RGC Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) NOW SOLD Beretta Silver Pigeon 3, 12g, 30” barrels, m/c. £1,150. East Sussex coast. Beautiful gun in handsome condition, barely a mark on it, proofed 2006. I bought it privately last October, it was previously sold by Avalon Guns. Having returned to shooting after a working lifetime out of it, I thought an o/u would help me break clays. It turns out I do well if I hit the sky with it, so rather than continue to feel like an incompetent fly half wearing £200 boots, I plan to buy a more modest sxs (something like an old AYA XXV, or its like, if anyone’s of a mind to do a deal?) and spend more time rough shooting, where I can blame the gun/the birds etc, and only the trees will suffer. Very sad, as I am besotted with the gun’s engineering and finish - oiling the stock is a pleasure in itself - but even at my advancing age I need to be using it not just cleaning it. There are one or two rub marks on the barrel blueing under the forend, a light surface scratch at the butt-end of the stock, and the facing edge of the gold trigger is now steel colour, but otherwise it’s all good. It has five flush-fitting chokes, the spare butt pad, the handbook and the original Beretta hard case - which has an inch-long lump out of one of its four sliders (which still works properly). I’d prefer a face to face sale. Edited February 8, 2011 by RGC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 they are lovely guns, I bought one recently and yours is a bargain seeing as they are nearly 2K to buy new now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutner Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 IS right or left hander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RGC Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Haven't received a second pm from you yet, Bluboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janner1 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 yhpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted February 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 SOLD! Thank you to all those who enquired about it. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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