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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Franchi SL 16 gauge review? |
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Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:48 pm
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Joined: 27 Nov 2020
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Location: mtns of central PA
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| Anybody handle one of these? Any thoughts? |
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Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:57 pm
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Location: Northern California
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| I have not handled personally but they certainly look nice — and always great to see another quality gunmaker introduce 16s. The only knock I’ve heard from a guy who owns one — and loves it — is that they are extremely light, which makes it a joy to carry while upland bird hunting but not so fun to shoot at clays due to recoil. |
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Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:20 pm
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Joined: 27 Nov 2020
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Location: mtns of central PA
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| Sporting Days wrote: |
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I have not handled personally but they certainly look nice — and always great to see another quality gunmaker introduce 16s. The only knock I’ve heard from a guy who owns one — and loves it — is that they are extremely light, which makes it a joy to carry while upland bird hunting but not so fun to shoot at clays due to recoil.
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Thanks for the advice. This would be the grouse gun, so I'm looking for something light, and this has a lot of the specs I want w/o breaking the bank too bad. The one knock I see on them is that bright orange front sight, which I find kind of ugly, but I guess I could have a smith replace that. |
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Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:35 pm
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Joined: 05 Oct 2020
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Location: St Clair Shores, MI
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Ive got one
Joy to carry for grouse.
It is light. Best I could shoot on skeet is a 23.
Shot a bunch of rabbits with it as well with some Golden Pheasant #5s
Got a bunch of Federal steel 4s, I think Im going to wade a creek near me and jump shoot some ducks this fall. |
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Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:37 pm
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007
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Location: WI
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I've been thinking about the SLX for a while now. I bought a SL in 20 gauge for my girlfriend and she loves it. She shot trap with it last summer and found that the recoil with target loads is very manageable. Personally, I don't think her 20 gauge fits me very well, but it sure is light and easy to carry.
I have enough light weight grouse guns I really don't need another in the safe tying up my cash, but that Franchi is well made and quite pretty.
That said, if they made the LX or the sideplate model in 16 gauge they'd have my money by now. |
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Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:58 pm
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Joined: 26 Jun 2020
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Location: Spokane, WA
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| Franchi does make an Instinct SLX O/U in 16 gauge. 28” barrels and five choke tubes. |
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Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:32 am
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| Lots of Franchi O/U reviews on youtube |
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