Retirement gift for me!

Goosemaster said:
I have a 1890 lc Smith 16 ga.
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Goose, do you know what grade it is? Got any pictures? I have a 1905 12b and a 1944 16b. Both are lower grade guns, but I love shooting pheasants and ducks with them. the 16 is on the left and the 12 is on the right.
 

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I guess I am old fashioned, fancy wood doesn't kill birds, or make me a better shot. If it were me I would buy a Beretta SP1 or a Browning Citori. Maybe in a gauge I don't have. Chose the one that fits best and you like, and go on a cool hunt with the money you saved. I would do this before I would drop big bucks on a shotgun. Thank you for your service and enjoy your gun and retirement.
 
2point said:
I guess I am old fashioned, fancy wood doesn't kill birds, or make me a better shot. If it were me I would buy a Beretta SP1 or a Browning Citori. Maybe in a gauge I don't have. Chose the one that fits best and you like, and go on a cool hunt with the money you saved. I would do this before I would drop big bucks on a shotgun. Thank you for your service and enjoy your gun and retirement.
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It should be illegal to upland hunt with an ugly gun! ;)
 
2point said:
I guess I am old fashioned, fancy wood doesn't kill birds, or make me a better shot. If it were me I would buy a Beretta SP1 or a Browning Citori. Maybe in a gauge I don't have. Chose the one that fits best and you like, and go on a cool hunt with the money you saved. I would do this before I would drop big bucks on a shotgun. Thank you for your service and enjoy your gun and retirement.
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The most I have spent is 2600.I have a few old guns that are worth serious coin.I inherited them from my dad .
 
2point said:
There is an old saying, watch out for the old guy with only one shotgun that is old and worn. A couple summers ago we had an old guy show up to shoot 5 stand with us. He said he never did it before and pulled out an
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That is funny... I showed up for a charity trap shoot one afternoon with my 1905 LC Smith 12b and shot the best round of my life (89). I ended up spending the next hour with the old guys talking about the gun. They were all shooting dedicated TRAP guns from Kohlar, Perazzi, Kreighoff, etc. and it blew them away that this old Elsie could shoot and looked good doing it. LOL I know from the LC Smith collector letter that it was ordered as a live pigeon gun by a gentleman in NY. The 30" tubes are really full and really full.
 
There is an old saying, watch out for the old guy with only one shotgun that is almost worn out. A couple summers ago we had an old guy show up to shoot 5 stand with us. He said he never did it before and pulled out an old 16 gauge model 12. Some guys said full choke isnt best for 5 stand. They said he could shoot all report pairs, no true pairs. Yada Yada. He said I am okay. Our course was set up tough that day. 15 total different traps. It is hard just to remember all the clays and flight patterns. I remember I was happy with a 21 and this guy we thought was a rube shot a perfect 25. Of course after he was smiling and said he had been a competitive shooter for many years. Also my SP1 isn't ugly, lots of guys think it is a SP2. I got some nice wood. That is what she said too. 😀😀😀😀
 
LC Smith said:
That is funny... I showed up for a charity trap shoot one afternoon with my 1905 LC Smith 12b and shot the best round of my life (89). I ended up spending the next hour with the old guys talking about the gun. They were all shooting dedicated TRAP guns from Kohlar, Perazzi, Kreighoff, etc. and it blew them away that this old Elsie could shoot and looked good doing it. LOL I know from the LC Smith collector letter that it was ordered as a live pigeon gun by a gentleman in NY. The 30" tubes are really full and really full.
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My wife was bugging me and must of hit post whole story is on my other post.
 
2point said:
I guess I am old fashioned, fancy wood doesn't kill birds, or make me a better shot. If it were me I would buy a Beretta SP1 or a Browning Citori. Maybe in a gauge I don't have. Chose the one that fits best and you like, and go on a cool hunt with the money you saved. I would do this before I would drop big bucks on a shotgun. Thank you for your service and enjoy your gun and retirement.
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Great response. I have several cheap OUs already…a yildiz spz 20 and a huglu 12….i could buy a gun just based on reliability and call it a day.
 
That’s a sharp-looking setup. I’ve used one similar for years and it’s held up great in the field—solid fit, easy to draw from, and doesn’t get in the way.
 
Bigperk66 said:
I'm about to retire from the Air Force, and am thinking about a new O/U or S/S as a retirement gift for myself (no, I'm not a narcissist).

I've been looking into a sporting gun, that I could use in the field as well, and I don't have high end money (Perrazi/Kreigoff). I started going down the path of a high end Yildiz or Huglu, but after some research, realize they are not available here in the US. When I say high end, I mean grade 4 or 5 walnut, just to be clear.

Easy answer is just spend the money and buy either a Citori or a Berretta. I'm wanting something that when handed down to one of my son's, their reaction is "wow". Not collector grade, but a field gun that shoots and looks the part.

I do appreciate everyone's time, and look forward to your responses. For a little clarity, I have shot trap and skeet in the past, but once retired would like to start shooting some sporting clays.
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Hey brother. I just retired from the USN last July. I ended up with a Silver Pigeon in 12ga and then a 16ga Franchi Instinct Sideplate. Your career deserves one or the other but most definitely both! Good luck in navigating the process. The VA is slow. Your claim will take months even with BDD. DFAS is good with pay starting on time. I elected for Tricare Prime and then enrolled in the VA system. You’ll qualify even before a claim decision if you’re a combat vet. So the overlapping coverage is good.

And you’ll be bored stiff in about two weeks. I’m going back to work for certain.
 
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