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Not mine.

Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 219 Location: Sussex Wisconsin

looks like rode hard and put away wet.....the buggered action screw isnt even tightened....

Joined: 04 Oct 2015 Posts: 280 Location: Clemson

AS IS....

I don't think I can own a SxS with a non selective trigger. To me it defeats on of the primary reasons I shoot doubles.

Joined: 17 Oct 2019 Posts: 456 Location: New Jersey

I don’t like the look of that barrel dent.

I’m thinking the brazing on the forearm hook is not factory. Being it’s a Beretta, will be interesting to see what the final bid/sale price runs up to..

Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 88 Location: Austin TX

Ahh, man I wish that was in better shape. I'd like to have a nice SxS made the year I was born like that one.

I had one of these when I first got SXS guns. It was a reliable gun.

I thought it would be interesting to see what it brings even with a few warts on it.

I went and looked at my Silver Hawk, and there is no doubt that the forearm hook has been brazed/silver soldered, etc. on. Mine is smooth to the barrel.

With regard to choking, this Beretta has a millimeter scale on the bottom of the barrel of the chamber diameter, followed by the bore diameter, followed by the choke diameter of the individual barrels. The barrel bore diameter (17.0 mm or .669 inches, conversion factor of 0.03937), the tight choke of 16.1 mm converts to .634 or 0.35 difference, which I would probably call super full, and the loose choke of 16.5 mm converts to .650 or .019 difference, which I would call modified or improved modified (my loose barrel is 16.4 mm or .646 inches with 0.023 constriction, which I would for sure call improved modified.

Yep, been there and done that with regard to this gun, but it probably has some life left. Interestingly, my 1959 model has a translucent "orange" but plate, but this gun appears to have a black one.

Joined: 16 Jul 2015 Posts: 2126 Location: Hudson,Wy

Not too sure that lug repair is brazing/ soldering at all. From what I view under magnification, it actually looks like light welding quickly performed with low heat. The fact that the corner of the weld (if it is) is cracked and the overall color tones/ texture sure does indicate this was done with a jeweler's torch and very quick application of filler rod.

If so, it raises many other questions of penetration/ erosion/ loosening of barrel joining solder. However, I may be wrong, not having the piece here in hand. I would certainly want to know before plunking down any cash though.

Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 88 Location: Austin TX

I was pretty sure that was welding also, by the way it's cut into the edge of the parent metal. But I couldn't figure out why anyone would do that so I didn't say anything.

Joined: 13 Apr 2017 Posts: 150

Thanks for letting us know about the welding. Many readers wouldn’t know if done correctly or incorrectly.

Joined: 13 Apr 2017 Posts: 150

Thanks for letting us know about the welding. Many readers wouldn’t know if done correctly or incorrectly.