tony armstrong Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 new gun advice browning525 game or berretta silver pigeon 1. i do alot of pigeon shooting and am in a pheasant syndicate i love the brownings but the berretta is slightly cheaper. your thoughts please. cheers tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 urm,buy a nearly new browning then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Nothing to do with cost........take whatever fit's you best, I like my 525 and shoot reasonably well with it but the Beretta looks nicer?!........shoot **** with an SP though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertieLeBlanc Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Do the blind test - shut your eyes and get someone to hand you the gun and mount it. Do this with both guns and one will feel right. Both great guns but I am a browning man myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) You will not go wrong with either, I like Mr Beretta and have a few, but out of the box I like Miroku (Browning) to. Edited September 11, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Both great guns but I am a browning man myself I looked at a 525 and a 686 both very nice, they were both a couple of years old took them from the shop to local clay ground... went home with the 525, the 686 looked nicer and had nicer wood but i shot better with the 525. What ever fits best (or budget for having it fitted....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) All down to weight the Browning will be heavier which may suit you but and the Beretta will be lighter , see what feels right to you Edited September 11, 2010 by magman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 I think the honest answer that anyone should give is that both Browning & Berretta make good guns that with minimal care, should last for years and will allways be in demand should you wish to sell. Personally i found the first browning i picked up fitted me pretty nicely and i liked the lines. The beretta i tried seemed slightly fussy and hence i went to the browning. I also thought the lumps out of the side of the action to accomodate the locking bolt on a beretta look ugly. One point i would make - particularly if you are planning to shoot phesants - is it a shoot where shooting a low grade O/U will be socially acceptable - i understand some shoots can be snobbish about such things. would a secondhand higher grade gun be a better bet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Consider the Miroku - identical mechanically to the Browning - cheapest of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Either will do the job perfectly. I had several Beretta's damn fine guns. Had them fitted/altered etc. Every one i've owned i sold after a short time and gone back to a Browning. I just shoot better with a Browning. Now i've grown up I don't mess with it, although I like to try the odd knock about gun. The thing is try before you buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieh Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think the honest answer that anyone should give is that both Browning & Berretta make good guns that with minimal care, should last for years and will allways be in demand should you wish to sell. Personally i found the first browning i picked up fitted me pretty nicely and i liked the lines. The beretta i tried seemed slightly fussy and hence i went to the browning. I also thought the lumps out of the side of the action to accomodate the locking bolt on a beretta look ugly. One point i would make - particularly if you are planning to shoot phesants - is it a shoot where shooting a low grade O/U will be socially acceptable - i understand some shoots can be snobbish about such things. would a secondhand higher grade gun be a better bet? Sorry Canis regarding your last paragraph i have never heard such ****, i have shot all over the country over the last 25 years and have never heard of anybodys gun being socially unacceptable, people may be wary of semi autos but this is because you cannot see that they are safe.Over the last 15 years i have used a beretta 56e which is not a higher grade gun, i have owned higher grade guns but i keep going back to my old faithful because i shoot well with it Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 new gun advice browning525 game or berretta silver pigeon 1. i do alot of pigeon shooting and am in a pheasant syndicate i love the brownings but the berretta is slightly cheaper. your thoughts please. cheers tony Another vote for Browning - and take a look at the Maxus Semi-auto, a few people on here have them - an amazing piece of kit. I know this is slightly daft - but I like the hidden barrel pivots in the Browning/Miroku OU action - its an asthetic thing. If you built a gun in your garage one would be tempted to use a coach bolt for a hinge, or at least have the ends of whatever you used to hinge the barrel assembly on sticking out either side of the action......and Beretta along with many of the other fine OU gun manufacturers have taken a similar route. The Browning approach is more of an engineering challenge - but elegant in execution. That aside, whatever feels right when you shoulder it - naturally without shuffling for a fit, is the comb of stock in the right place for your cheek..if it's right for you then it will feel natural - if doesn't then put it back in the rack - if it does and its in budget - buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suggs Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Winchester Select top cote signiture is also worth a look, made by Browning. £1000 new with invector plus extended chokes, but pad and hard case etc. been using one the last few weeks and im very impressed with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbbingfinger Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 i have a browning but lust after a beretta. i think they look nicer, mount nicer and shoot nicer. It is possibly all in my head but at the end of the day if they fit and you pull the trigger it goes bang and you get a result it doesnt matter what make it is. Still want a Beretta though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 One point i would make - particularly if you are planning to shoot phesants - is it a shoot where shooting a low grade O/U will be socially acceptable - i understand some shoots can be snobbish about such things. would a secondhand higher grade gun be a better bet? is shooting an O/U at game ever really socially acceptable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 is shooting an O/U at game ever really socially acceptable? They are now :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) Do the blind test - shut your eyes and get someone to hand you the gun and mount it. Do this with both guns and one will feel right.Both great guns but I am a browning man myself Great test, fit & feel , over Brand everytime. Do yourself a favour though, try a Miroku MK38 Sporter in the line up, very under estimated gun :blink: Edited September 13, 2010 by MITCHF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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