I might conclude by noting that both the Field and Competition sporter version are also offered in Left-Hand spec. Robert Frampton of GMK, the Beretta importers, tells me that more than half of these have already been sold on to the Dealers.
Hi Donald You are doing everything OK. Snap caps in,safety off,barrel selector on bottom then top firing both times. When in the field the recoil of the shell will reset your other barrel automatic.
I have recently bought a silver pidgeon and when using snap caps for storage, I have to slide the saftey off, depress the trigger firing one barrel, there is no automatic second pull to release the second barrel and i have to slid the barrel selector over, with the safety still off from the first trigger pull to prime and release the second barrels firing pin.
When im out game shooting the second barrel automatically primes and fires, is this normal?? Kind regards Adrian. JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address. Have a good new year. Cheers Dan, Hope you have many years of enjoyment out of it. By the way, they did only make of each I think.
My sporter is number of I'll never sell it. Thanks Terry for your help with these guns. I do have the field model,it has the metal sight. Thanks again Terry Dan. Hi Dan, The Sporter version has a white sighting bead not metal , a leather-coated rubber recoil pad or a gel tek one, new guns are supplied with both pads , an mm rib, an adjustable profiled trigger and the optima multichoke system the field model has the shorter mobil chokes. The sporter is also about 8 onces heavier than the field gun.
Hi Joe - you are quite right. The two pics mentioned are from another Beretta. They must have got scrambled in the mix when transferred from GunMart magazine to GunMart Online - our apologies. Which means we probably have wrong pics on a sideplate somewhere The photos used in the report are misleading as two photos of the stock are of a side plated action and not the silver pidgeon ltd used in the rest of the photo's you can just see the edge of the side plate in one and a gold coloured trigger in the other which the ltd's do not have.
Apart from that good report I own the sporter version and won't be parting with it as its so good. I have bought the 30" Sporter version and it is a really nice handling and handsome gun.
It has attracted many complimentary comments at my local clayshooting club. Amazing gun shot two pigeon with my first two shots!
I bought one of these a couple of days ago and it really is a beautiful gun and a joy to shoot with. The number made doesn't seem correct in the article though. They are limited to world wide and not in the UK as stated. However they have gained an enviable reputation due to their consistency, styling and practical field performance. This applies as much to standard models as bells and whistles creations like Jubilees and SO sidelocks. This test gun falls somewhere between the two.
It has upgraded wood, tasteful tight scroll and game scene engraving and a coin finished action that is not too bright. There is a bit of cachet to this special Silver Pigeon, as well — only were offered worldwide and each gun is individually numbered.
One other feature that sets it aside from the current standard model Silver Pigeon III is a fore-end with a rounded tip rather than the Schnabel. This new design is excellent and gradually coming in on other models. They set a standard that others seek to achieve. There are solid joining ribs and a 6mm ventilated sighting rib.
Being specific, it is very rare to encounter a Beretta 68 series gun where the jointing between barrels and monobloc is poor. It is equally rare to find a gun where the barrels have been distorted as a result of the manufacturing process. Sometimes, on cheaper guns, one sees rivelling internally matching the bridges of the rib — not in a Beretta. Sometimes sighting ribs are out of true — again, rarely, if ever, in a Beretta. And, sometimes one sees barrels that leave much to be desired with regard to the internal and external finish — again rarely on a Beretta.
This is a plus as well, particularly for those of us who are not so careful with gun cleaning. Another positive, confirmed at the pattern plates, was the competent regulation with regard to point of impact. Many manufacturers are not as careful as Beretta in this respect. Every Beretta gun, as far as I am aware, is still checked for point of impact in a tunnel range at the Beretta 1 factory which also incorporates its own branch of the Italian Proof House.
If you take a tour of the factory you will eventually come across a man whose only purpose in life is to shoot the newly manufactured guns and make sure that both barrels are going where they should this is done by means of an electronic impact detector. The engravings are created using state-of-the-art Beretta technology, namely a 5-axis laser, capable of engraving rounded surfaces while maintaining perfect continuity in the design and reproducing, even in bas-relief areas, a precious contrast effect that typically characterizes premium shotguns.
The top view of the shotgun boasts a particular finish that highlights the new key engraving and the elegant design on the action frame and on the receiver shoulders that is aligned with the motif on the junction of the upper barrel. The gun features a gold-colored single selective trigger.
The selector is located on top of the safety tang, allowing the user to select the barrel for the first shot with a simple, rapid sideways movement.
The ultra-reliable and sturdy ejection system is the tried-and-tested version used on the platform. This venerable platform boasts more than a million guns in use over the course of more than 30 years. The Silver Pigeon III features, in all calibers, the famous Beretta Steelium barrels in tri-alloy steel available in 67 cm, 71 cm, and 76 cm lengths, characterized by deep drilling, cold hammer forging and vacuum relieving.
The special geometry, with its millimeter double forcing cone, is designed to offer outstanding performance and always perfect and uniform patterns, reducing at the same time felt recoil. The 12, 20, and 28 gauges require the use of 70 mm Optima-Choke HP chokes , which is also perfect with steel shot.
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