njc110381 Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Now I've got it sorted which gun I would like, I've just noticed another thing to think about! I want a Lanber multi choke, with 3" chambers. Trouble is, you can have a narrow rib or wide. The wide seems to be aimed at trap shooters, and the narrow at rough shooters. I like the narrow one for some reason, it just sounds better! What is the purpose of the rib, seeing as you don't sight a shotgun like a rifle anyway? Sounds to me like something extra to lose the target behind if you have a wide one! This is the last question I think, for the moment anyway! Cheers in advance guys, I'm learning a lot from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Now I've got it sorted which gun I would like, I've just noticed another thing to think about! I want a Lanber multi choke, with 3" chambers. Trouble is, you can have a narrow rib or wide. The wide seems to be aimed at trap shooters, and the narrow at rough shooters. I like the narrow one for some reason, it just sounds better! What is the purpose of the rib, seeing as you don't sight a shotgun like a rifle anyway? Sounds to me like something extra to lose the target behind if you have a wide one! This is the last question I think, for the moment anyway! Cheers in advance guys, I'm learning a lot from you! its a good question, generally sporter's have wide ribs and field guns have narrow ribs (possibly a weight issue there) But the main thing i am aware of is which one distracts you. I find a narrow rib distracts me for some reason, and preffer a wideish rib. However i can shoot with both. I would research which lanber model your buying into, as to my knoledge the sporter has the wide rib and the field the narrow rib, and they are quite different guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 I have a Lanber with the narrow rib and i shoot okish with it. I have handled some quality guns at a ground with a wide rib (10-12mm) and although I never got to use any of them, I could see that the clay was without a doubt more noticeable over the end of the barrells. After reading Nicks post I wish I had bought a sporter LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 i have the field (narrow rib) and i also shoot well with it too nice guns for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Can shoot with either but have a preference for a narrow (10mm) rib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I have a Browning sporter with a 12mm rib, and an O/U game gun with a 5mm rib. I shoot equally well with either. The narrower the rib, the more prone to damage. A pure O/U game gun should have a solid rib, to minimise the potential for dents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Cheers guys, very helpful. The lanber narrow rib is vented, so maybe the wide one will take small knocks better. It weighs 3/4 lb more though, so I'm still unsure! I'll see how they both feel, the only differences I can see between the two guns is the rib width, weight, and butt pad. The sporting model has a hard pad for smoother mounting? Don't see the need to be honest! Both sound like good guns, and you are giving good words for both, so I'll probably go with whatever feels comfortable! Just need to be granted a license now, and if you've read my other additions to 16 Bores thread, that could be easier said than done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Anyone remember the Indy Shadow? like looking down the M4 the rib was that wide! I have an old Beretta 687 sporter with a wide rib (12mm i think) but I don't even notice it I have been using it that long. Try before you buy and go for the one that feels right for you - and don't stare at that rib, you should be staring at the target :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 The rib matters only when you are waving the gun round in the shop. Once purchased and used for shooting, you will probably never, ever notice the rib - thin or wide - ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 My last 3 guns, all had a 6mm game rib. My latest beretta 687 Gold Pigeon EL has a 12mm rib. I was uncertain at first, but 22 x 25 on the sporting layout on trial sold the gun to me. Find a gun that fits and learn to shoot it well, the rib width will become an irrelevance. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Good answers! One less thing to think about then! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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