Guest stevo Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Im stuck for words ........ stunning http://www.beretta.london/premium/beretta-so-sparviere-sidelock-over-and-under-shotgun/5831 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 You can buy a flat for that in Boston or Sleaford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Indeed, the moving sideplate, slow down the swing on the long crossers of store the roll ups between drives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 You can buy a flat for that in Boston or Sleaford. I bet you can’t haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 I just had an accident 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Pity berettas dont fit me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Very nice gun. The Beretta gallery London have a lot more expensive sidelocks than that one. Check out the SO10 beautiful guns. Edited October 21, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 For that money I would want "pheasant" and "grade" spelling correctly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Bit of a shame My cabinet is full 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Trouble for me is as soon as you get past the 20k mark with modern guns I cant for the life of me see where the extra money goes. At that price every component should be perfect with the crispest trigger pulls and perfect gun balance. Special engraving thats took a year or more the yes you pay for that but even the walnut dont look any better on some 100k plus guns than on a 20k gun. All main big named modern guns are machined and only hand finished. Edited October 21, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty1980 Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Lovely wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 It is a lovely gun, but what a truly eye watering price! When I was young, I always wanted a sidelock - and either a Beretta SO or a Merkel 303 sidelock was the gun I wanted. I later bought an SO 6 game model, brand new (and for a small fraction of the prices they are now). I had it fitted and used it (reasonably successfully) for well over 10 years for everything from walked up grouse to clays. Apart from some initial slight teething troubles quickly sorted it has been fault free and remains tight and crisp after many thousands of shots, though the chequering is now a little worn and the wood has the occasional mark etc. I still have it, but now I have aged, it is really rather a heavy lump. Years later I was lucky enough to also acquire a Merkel 303E (second hand 1960s example) - and (ignoring depreciation cost) with hindsight I wish I had bought the Merkel, not the Beretta originally. The Merkel is lighter, faster, slightly smoother and slicker in operation and generally feels even better quality. Its only downside is slightly heavy trigger pulls. I shoot well (for me) with that as well. If I was buying a sidelock o/u again, a 2nd hand Merkel 303 (not the more common 203) would be my choice over an SO ........ but the gun I now use for almost everything; an old AyA No 1 s/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 I hope the stock lasts longer than the one on mine did ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 It is a lovely gun, but what a truly eye watering price! When I was young, I always wanted a sidelock - and either a Beretta SO or a Merkel 303 sidelock was the gun I wanted. I later bought an SO 6 game model, brand new (and for a small fraction of the prices they are now). I had it fitted and used it (reasonably successfully) for well over 10 years for everything from walked up grouse to clays. Apart from some initial slight teething troubles quickly sorted it has been fault free and remains tight and crisp after many thousands of shots, though the chequering is now a little worn and the wood has the occasional mark etc. I still have it, but now I have aged, it is really rather a heavy lump. Years later I was lucky enough to also acquire a Merkel 303E (second hand 1960s example) - and (ignoring depreciation cost) with hindsight I wish I had bought the Merkel, not the Beretta originally. The Merkel is lighter, faster, slightly smoother and slicker in operation and generally feels even better quality. Its only downside is slightly heavy trigger pulls. I shoot well (for me) with that as well. If I was buying a sidelock o/u again, a 2nd hand Merkel 303 (not the more common 203) would be my choice over an SO ........ but the gun I now use for almost everything; an old AyA No 1 s/s. Wiseman's at Cannock had a nice Merk on their shelf 2 weeks ago. Lovely gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Wiseman's at Cannock had a nice Merk on their shelf 2 weeks ago. Lovely gun. Thank you - they don't seem to list their guns on a website, but in any case, I'm not looking for another (unless it was straight hand stock and double trigger!) Older examples can be very good value. Merkels have particularly appealing handling for me due to the very central weight distribution I think. EDIT - spotted on Gunstar; nice gun but single trigger and stock much too short (even for me). At least I assume it is the one you saw. Edited October 21, 2017 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very pretty, but some idiot assembled the barrels the wrong way round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 You could pay 10 times that amount for an oil painting but I would sooner have that Beretta hung on the wall. I may even take out to shoot on a warm and dry day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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