Man-o-woods Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) Can any one tell me what the term Sporter means when applied to a Beretta. for instance Beretta 682 Sporter. Is this a trap gun, a field gun or a dual purpose gun? Edited August 14, 2010 by Man-o-woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I thought a sporter was for sporting clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man-o-woods Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Kinda make sense. I have a mate just taking up shooting and wants a gun for game and clays. Do yo think a Sporter would be suitable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluke2 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 A sporter is a general purpose gun normally 28 inch or longer multichoked for various shooting disciplines and can be used effectively for anything,skeet guns normally have shorter barrels and fixed open chokes,trap guns normally high rib long barreled and tighter chokes some are multichoked others have a fixed choke barrel and one multichoke barrel.IT would take hours to explain them all properly and youll be better off with a book think theres a one called modern over and under shotguns that goes into detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Sporter, wider rib, heavier in weight, multi choked, shoots point of aim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Kinda make sense.I have a mate just taking up shooting and wants a gun for game and clays. Do yo think a Sporter would be suitable? I think a Sporter tends to be heavier, pushing maybe 8lbs to cope with the higher volume of shooting. Game guns tend to be around 7lbs so they aren't to much to carry around the countryside and where the lower volume of shots isn't going to beat you up too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) It is a Sporting Clay gun, that is not a Field/game gun, DTL, Skeet whatever. Generally heavier than a field/game gun with a wider rib, etc! Bottom line is, you can still do almost anything with almost any shotgun to a reasonable level if you know the gun, multi choke also helps a bit in this respect! Edited August 14, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Sporter doesn't have the auto safety either, which the game gun has! less likely to forget to take it off before you shoot which helps too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I have just moved into the area and have a 682 sporter if you want to have a look drop me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Sporter doesn't have the auto safety either, which the game gun has! less likely to forget to take it off before you shoot which helps too! I'm curious, which Beretta Game gun do you have with an auto safety, my Beretta Game doesn't (and never has), and auto safety does my head!! Perhaps just a model variation, certainly not a Game/Sporting precident in Berettas, unless something has changed recently! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Ah my mistake, thought all the game guns had it! *keeps gob shut* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Sporter, wider rib, heavier in weight, multi choked, shoots point of aim :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man-o-woods Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Ive been offered a 682 sporter at what appears to be a good price. So sounds like it could be worth consideration. Thanks for your comments they have been most useful. M-O-W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Logic Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm curious, which Beretta Game gun do you have with an auto safety, my Beretta Game doesn't (and never has), and auto safety does my head!! Perhaps just a model variation, certainly not a Game/Sporting precident in Berettas, unless something has changed recently! Cheers Beretta game guns do have this now mate, Weez's White wing does and so did the silver pigeon before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Beretta game guns do have this now mate, Weez's White wing does and so did the silver pigeon before that. Flippen ek... so ALL Beretta Game guns now have auto safety??? Hands up, thats news to me, and if I get another it will either be deactivated instantly or will not be a Beretta, I hate auto safe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Flippen ek... so ALL Beretta Game guns now have auto safety??? Hands up, thats news to me, and if I get another it will either be deactivated instantly or will not be a Beretta, I hate auto safe!! Dekers, you can specify auto safety or not when you order them - or a gunsmith can adjust it for you. As i understand it, it's just a "switch??" in the action. I ordered mine Auto but was asked what i wanted and then told i could have it changed later if i changed my mind. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Dekers, you can specify auto safety or not when you order them - or a gunsmith can adjust it for you. As i understand it, it's just a "switch??" in the action. I ordered mine Auto but was asked what i wanted and then told i could have it changed later if i changed my mind. AB Phew...well that sounds encouraging, I like Berettas, had a few, and currently have a few, if they were all fixed auto safety now I'd be off! Cheers for that!! Edited August 15, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 All it is is a small metal leaf and a screw in the action. To remove that the stock off and undo the screw easy and cheap if not free when you pick it up from the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 All it is is a small metal leaf and a screw in the action. To remove that the stock off and undo the screw easy and cheap if not free when you pick it up from the dealer. It's getting better, frankly, it is usually quite straightforward to disable the auto safety on guns...Not always though! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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