Sadie'sGun
New member
I have a $1500 budget for a my first O/U and I wanted to get some feedback from you all.
I'm leaning towards the Franchi Instinct SL 12 gauge (maybe 20ga). I've handled these in store only and I like the feel, balance, and light weight. Any feedback on this gun?
Any other suggestions?
I've shot the beretta 686 and liked it, but it doesn't seem possible to get one in this price range.
It will be a field gun for pheasant/quail split 50/50 (with occasional sporting clays) so I'm ok with a used model just not sure if it's worth the risk finding one used online. I haven't bought a used gun before so it's a bit of an unknown. any advice here?
Last question, I'm 6'5" and i would like to add .5"-1" to the stock. Are there any custom ordering options out there for O/U guns? It seems crazy to me that you can pay that much for a gun and you can't get a 1" insert added to the stock.
Thanks!
:cheers:
I'm leaning towards the Franchi Instinct SL 12 gauge (maybe 20ga). I've handled these in store only and I like the feel, balance, and light weight. Any feedback on this gun?
Any other suggestions?
I've shot the beretta 686 and liked it, but it doesn't seem possible to get one in this price range.
It will be a field gun for pheasant/quail split 50/50 (with occasional sporting clays) so I'm ok with a used model just not sure if it's worth the risk finding one used online. I haven't bought a used gun before so it's a bit of an unknown. any advice here?
Last question, I'm 6'5" and i would like to add .5"-1" to the stock. Are there any custom ordering options out there for O/U guns? It seems crazy to me that you can pay that much for a gun and you can't get a 1" insert added to the stock.
Thanks!
:cheers: