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[ArtS]

Andy

This one is the regular 20 frame. My original one was a Baby Frame. They are really hard to find on the used market. The only way to tell them apart is measure the frame thickness. I believe there is 1/16" difference in thickness. It takes a set of calipers to measure for sure. The 28 ga is available in both sizes. It can be paired with either the 20 or 410. I only went to the trouble here because I already had a 20 SP and could use all three barrels. I just can't envision using the 410 much.

There is an older Beretta marked Sauer-Beretta on GI right now that has double triggers.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer

Andy

This one is the regular 20 frame. My original one was a Baby Frame. They are really hard to find on the used market. The only way to tell them apart is measure the frame thickness. I believe there is 1/16" difference in thickness. It takes a set of calipers to measure for sure. The 28 ga is available in both sizes. It can be paired with either the 20 or 410. I only went to the trouble here because I already had a 20 SP and could use all three barrels. I just can't envision using the 410 much.

There is an older Beretta marked Sauer-Beretta on GI right now that has double triggers.

I understood that from your post Art and I have a friend with a baby frame. It's a dandy woodcock gun. He's had it many many years and he's going to leave it to his youngest grand daughter.

[ArtS]

The 28 Baby Frame I had was a 26" fixed barrel IC/M. Several small women and kids learned to shoot using low pressure loads in it due to it's weight and balance given their body size and weight.

[Bill Murphy]

The Lovely Linda inherited a nice little 686 26" 20 gauge from her late husband. As time went on, I found a nice straight grip stock for it as well as a set of 28" 28 gauge barrels, with forend. It is one great package for any kind of hunting when a light gun is called for. In the eighties and nineties, Beretta USA liquidated their overstocks and blems at their clay target range pro shop in Maryland. Linda's 686 came from that factory outlet shop. The prices were very friendly. I have an SO2 light pigeon gun that cost me $2100 and a custom made 682X 20 gauge 30" step rib trap for $1200. Back then, no one wanted such a weird gun. No more of that foolishness, not for Beretta anyway.

























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