Fabarms Autumn 20 inquiry

[matt koepnick]

Hello all. I have been shopping around for a 20 for the misses. Along the way I came across the Fabarms Autumn 20 in pistol grip configuration with 28 inch bbls. As yet we haven't got to handle one. Nearest one is 2 hrs away. Before traveling to visit it, we were wondering if anyone has first hand experience with shooting or handling one of these . Weight and dimensions are good.
So far have narrowed down our search to 3 firearms from 3 different manufactures. Each has it's own merits with her shooting wants, interests and dimension needs. This gun would make number 4 to add on the list. Thanks for any insights.
Mattly

[Larry Stauch]

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/browning-shotguns-o/u/browning-b525-gd1-o-u-shotgun-20ga.cfm?gun_id=102952173

[Brian Dudley]

The mechanics and lockup on that gun look a bit excessive.

[matt koepnick]

Thanks guys. Although the Browning is nice, the barrel orientation is a little off.. Ha Ha . As we looked at several items, the older Beretta Silverhawk with D,T. and extractors is starting to become the most attractive to the Misses. They are pretty much what fits her, and they configure to her build . Thanks for inputs.
Mattly

[Brian Dudley]

Matt,

Have you looked into the Dickinson guns? I personally owned one of their plantation over/unders and really liked it.

[matt koepnick]

We've handled a BSS one time at last years early OGCA show. was nice. From memory it had a single non select trigger. I know I've seen select triggers too. Maybe I'll find one at this weekend's show. Gonna go Sat and browse with my Repro...
I have never handled a Dickinson, but had looked hard at them when I was in my 16 gauge crazy days. Seen em advertised but never found any of them at my shows. searching for a 20 is a newer experience for me.
Thanks guys.
Mattly

[Mike Koneski]

Matt are you looking for a used or new gun? SxS? 20g?

[Jim Beilke]

Matt I have 20 ga S&W Elite for sale. S&W imported these for a few years. Very well built double 28" barrels, imp cyl, mod chokes single trigger, ejectors. I will post it on the Parker sight tomorrow. Feel free to ask questions. Jim

[matt koepnick]

We are open to either used or new. She has very definite tastes as far as configuration. Has to be pistol grip, beavertail ,double trigger, and extractors no more than 7 lbs. The Fabarm Autumn is missing the trigger, but she likes the looks of it. She got spoiled with her repo'd from me restocked Sterlingworth 16. Has everything she likes except recoil now. She's has Beretta 20's in the past. All were O/U . She now wont shoot O/U, (like me) and said she wants 2 triggers if at all possible. There's no push since old man winter is here for a while . Just started shopping as "Chance favors the prepared mind" to borrow a line from under siege.
Mattly

[Daniel Carter]

Matt if you reload a 7/8 or 3/4 load in a Fox 16 is very nice to shoot and will break any target or kill any bird if held well. My first 16 Fox i only had 1 oz. factory for and did not like them. Started out reloading 16 in my youth and went back to it and worked out great. They will need filler wads and they can be bought or made easily.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Matt, where is the gun show? There is one in Washington,Pa this weekend. Didn't go yesterday, had another 3-4" of snow and roads were bad early on. May go today as the wife is heading to Pittsburgh for the day.. Don't usually find much interesting there.
Where in Ohio are you?, I may have asked before. I still consider myself an Ohio guy, born and raised, and worked my whole career in Belmont county. Now live just 5 miles from Ohio border

[Alfred Houde]

I had the Orvis version of the Autumn, which is the same gun but with a blued frame or receiver. I bought it because it had a left-hand stock, and I wanted a newer gun that could handle any type of ammunition.

While well-made, I found it to be too bulky and heavy for the grouse/woodcock covers and ended up selling it for just about what I paid for it.

[Stan Hillis]

Matt I have 20 ga S&W Elite for sale. S&W imported these for a few years. Very well built double 28" barrels, imp cyl, mod chokes single trigger, ejectors. I will post it on the Parker sight tomorrow. Feel free to ask questions. Jim

This is the same gun as the Dickinson. They are high quality pieces. Some things about them are actually nicer than the Dickinson, for example, the wooden-buttplate screws on a Dickinson are Phillips head, and just looked totally out of place to me. I knew that the S & W Elite had nicer screws so I called S & W and a very helpful fellow looked around and found a set of slotted, engraved screws for me. I replaced them and they were perfect.

I ordered my Dickinson made to my specs (.410, 30" barrels, longer LOP, and a bit more drop than normal). It's been a gem for me.

[Andrew Sacco]

My buddy has a Dickinson and for ME it shoots about 70/30 and I can't shoot it. It was not custom ordered so I wonder if others are built as such.