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Bob Peters

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I've been thinking of a new gun. I've got a 725 and like it, an M2 camo, and fabarm L4S initial. All 12s. The fab is tempermental and jams once a year, which is too much. I shot the a5 20 over the summer at a show. It really smoked the targets! But wait, every gun I shot that day never missed. The clays were all powder puff shots. Inertia guns seem less finicky to me vs. gas guns. Or I could look at the A5 16. They honestly seem almost identical in weight and receiver A5 20 and A5 16 that is. Or I could look for an old gun which I'm not opposed to. Always have wanted an 1100. I'm Lefty so need a reversible safety. Has to have wood stock, blued barrel. And obviously no porting.
 
Revising my post since I failed to read the last sentence of the OP.

Not sure which shotguns allow you to change the safety. I do like the new Browning A5 shotguns. 20 only comes in wood and blued. A400 can be had with wooden furniture as well. Hard to beat either one of these in my mind.
 
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Bob Peters said:
I've been thinking of a new gun. I've got a 725 and like it, an M2 camo, and fabarm L4S initial. All 12s. The fab is tempermental and jams once a year, which is too much. I shot the a5 20 over the summer at a show. It really smoked the targets! But wait, every gun I shot that day never missed. The clays were all powder puff shots. Inertia guns seem less finicky to me vs. gas guns. Or I could look at the A5 16. They honestly seem almost identical in weight and receiver A5 20 and A5 16 that is. Or I could look for an old gun which I'm not opposed to. Always have wanted an 1100. I'm Lefty so need a reversible safety. Has to have wood stock, blued barrel. And obviously no porting
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1100's are good guns but they too will occasionally jam. Plus, they are heavy for today's standards, The 20 gauge LT's were pretty sweet. My dad used one for decades with minimum jams.
 
birddude said:
1100's are good guns but they too will occasionally jam. Plus, they are heavy for today's standards, The 20 gauge LT's were pretty sweet. My dad used one for decades with minimum jams.
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The 11-87 isn’t as heavy and has a stainless tube so it doesn’t jam like the 1100 might. Folks didn’t clean the tube on the 1100 enough. The 11-87 will also handle 3” shells.

I have two left hand 11-87s.
 
Tomahawker said:
Lefty here. At this point a reversible safety would throw me off.
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I thought so too.

I am right handed with everything but a firearm, strong left eye dominant.

I always shot right handed firearms and put up with the safety until my son started shooting. He is naturally left handed so I switched some shotguns over.

Now I really like not having to curl my trigger finger around to the other side to slide the safety off, I’ve switched everything over but one I can’t find a left hand safety for.

The Williams “Big Head” safeties are worth the switch. eBay has them.

And left hand autos are sweet. The BPS has a top safety and bottom eject, good for anyone.
 
Bob Peters said:
I've been thinking of a new gun. I've got a 725 and like it, an M2 camo, and fabarm L4S initial. All 12s. The fab is tempermental and jams once a year, which is too much. I shot the a5 20 over the summer at a show. It really smoked the targets! But wait, every gun I shot that day never missed. The clays were all powder puff shots. Inertia guns seem less finicky to me vs. gas guns. Or I could look at the A5 16. They honestly seem almost identical in weight and receiver A5 20 and A5 16 that is. Or I could look for an old gun which I'm not opposed to. Always have wanted an 1100. I'm Lefty so need a reversible safety. Has to have wood stock, blued barrel. And obviously no porting.
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Bob: You mentioned trying the new A5 20 at a show. I attended a show north of the city in May and bought the A520 and love it! Very easy loading gun(smooth action) and the POI is fairly true, maybe a tad high, but acceptable. My nephew shoots a 12ga 1100 - he shoots well but the weight is a killer at over 8#.
 
Bob, that new LH Franchi looks good, but only offered in 26" barrel. They also are inertia (Benelli style) not gas-operated. I'm LH too, and tried the LH Benelli M2. But, it just seemed too light for me to swing properly, AND really thumps the shoulder with the 3" shells. So, I traded it for a Win SX-4, and the safety easily switches in 5 minutes (or less).
 
I’m a lefty as well. I have a m2 left hand, 20. Bps 16 and a few doubles. I’ve never owned a 12 I don’t hunt waterfowl. My birthday is tomorrow. Been single a loooong time so every year I get myself something special for my birthday. Last year I got measured and ordered a custom left hand rizzini 20 gauge light lux It came in about 3 weeks ago in time for my third trip to South Dakota it’s going to be a while before I pick up another gun. I shoot it really well and it’s very light but not so light it hurts. Light enough to carry all day and well balanced . It cost a few bucks but when a gun truly fits you it really makes a difference
 
Mrben said:
I’m a lefty as well. I have a m2 left hand, 20. Bps 16 and a few doubles. I’ve never owned a 12 I don’t hunt waterfowl. My birthday is tomorrow. Been single a loooong time so every year I get myself something special for my birthday. Last year I got measured and ordered a custom left hand rizzini 20 gauge light lux It came in about 3 weeks ago in time for my third trip to South Dakota it’s going to be a while before I pick up another gun. I shoot it really well and it’s very light but not so light it hurts. Light enough to carry all day and well balanced . It cost a few bucks but when a gun truly fits you it really makes a difference
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Wow, nice shotgun.
 
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