sishyplops Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hi all , i have just bought a lovely 20bore silver pigeon S its a 2007 game gun 28" fixed choke, can anyone please tell me what the S stands for, all it says underneath is "Silver Pigeon S" as there seem to be so many different variants of the Silver Pig i'm interested to know what it is, i know its pretty much bottom of the food chain but wondered where it sat in the range. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) I'd be interested in the answer to this. You've bought a good 'un there. I bought one in 28 bore, 30ins, multi choke flavour last year. It's great. It's a 687s. Edited June 11, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've got a 686 that my late mother bought for me as a present in 1986 and under the action it has something like > sporting 686 special. It is a lovely little gun that has accounted for many driven birds. But the later silver pigeon is a different beast and the 28 is heavier than the 20 because it is built on the same action and barrels as the 20 but because of the smaller bore there is a lot more metal in the barrels which make it feel heavy in comparison. I believe that there is a lighter smaller action but there are so many models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 It's a question that's come up before. In the 90s there was a 686S a 687S and 682S but all except the 682 were available as either game or sporter. But then there was also an S686S and about 10 years ago there were some S686Es around. As far as I can tell 'S' sometimes refers to sovraposti which is Italian for superposed which is Browningspeak for over/under and sometimes means 'Special'. I have never found anyone who can explain with certainty what the 'S' means for a Silver Pigeon S but my best guess is 'Special'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I understand them to have all sorts of grades within the 687S, I checked with the importers using my serial number and they informed me mine is grade 3 - which I suspected from the engraving and some amazing wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I have a 687s and on the barrel it has sporting engraved. So possibly it stands for sporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 The ribs are a different width on both the Sporter and the Field, engraving is also a tad different on both. But in general a fine shot gun that hold the price reasonably well If you do a search on www you will find out more.I cant on work PC as its restricted (classed as weapons ) how you can shoot someone from a web page I will never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I have a 687s and on the barrel it has sporting engraved. So possibly it stands for sporting. Its a game gun pics attached side view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) My 686s was a fixed choke game gun. I was under the impression it meant 'Special' but if it did I don't know what made it special. The thing I liked about it was the elegantly smooth flow of the wood to the stock behind the action rather than the definite line in the wood where the line of the action would be if it were a side lock...if that makes sense. I think that 'chunky' bit spoils the look of Beretta box locks personally. Nice guns which have stood the test of time well. Edited June 11, 2015 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) think ive found it, , in 2007 there was only (according to beretta's catalogue) SP S and SP V, then in 2008 there was onyx, S, 11, and then the 687 models Thanks for all your input chaps Edited June 11, 2015 by sishyplops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchiet123 Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 The ribs are a different width on both the Sporter and the Field, engraving is also a tad different on both. But in general a fine shot gun that hold the price reasonably well If you do a search on www you will find out more.I cant on work PC as its restricted (classed as weapons ) how you can shoot someone from a web page I will never know Drives me bloody nuts that does! And they keep blocking the proxies I use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 think ive found it, , in 2007 there was only (according to beretta's catalogue) SP S and SP V, then in 2008 there was onyx, S, 11, and then the 687 models Thanks for all your input chaps I bought my 686 'S' back in the early 2000's, possibly as far back as 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I bought my 686 'S' back in the early 2000's, possibly as far back as 2002. My 687s is an 03 model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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