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I have an Iver Johnson double trap with a beavertail that looks a lot like the Trojan pictured earlier. However, since it came from the factory like that, I will leave it as is. In my opinion, the nicest beavertails are Parker 28 and .410 skeet guns, .410 Skeeters, 28 gauge Parker Repros, and 20 gauge Model 21s. I have seen nice 12 gauge beavertails, but none that came from the factory.
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In the order as posted:
1 & 2 L to R are Parker G, B, and V grades, all 12 ga.
3 & 4 L to R are Parker D and G grades, both 20's.
5 & 6 L to R are Parker A1S Washburn Upgrade and B grades, 12 ga.
7 & 8 Rem era Parker DH 16 gauge.
9 & 10 are Winchester 21's, 12 & 20 gauges.
11 & 12 are Ithaca SBT and NID's, 12 and 20 gauges.
13 & 14 L to R are LC Smith, 2 Specialties and a Crown, all 20's.
Hopefully I got all that correctly listed. I really have no preference to BTFE vs SFE when it comes to shooting and really do not notice much if any difference. The BTFE is nice in hot weather in a 5 stand or trap situation but gloves can fix that. I do favor the appearance of the SFE. The short stubby Ithaca NID BTFE has always appealed to me for some reason, I am probably the odd man out on that one.
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Craig, those and the one on Stan's gun look nice. I imagine I could live with those . Actually the forends on my Utica Foxes (which a lot of guys seem to hate) are almost slim beavertails, and I rather like them.
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Craig, those and the one on Stan's gun look nice. I imagine I could live with those . Actually the forends on my Utica Foxes (which a lot of guys seem to hate) are almost slim beavertails, and I rather like them.
Phil I was kinda against BT’s and single triggers until I started shooting that VHE trap in the pigeon ring . After that my outlook changed a good bit .
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Pictured is a Hunter Arms 410 with a beavertail forend. The forend is very comfortable when shooting such a small gun. I also feel it compliments the look of the gun.
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Those Ithaca NID beavertails Randy shows are the early style they produced from 1926 to about 1934. By 1935 Ithaca introduced a much nicer looking, to my eyes, beavertail, more Winchester Model 21-like. Here are my No. 4E beavertails from a 1933 20-gauge and a 1936 12-gauge --
01-05-2023, 06:50 PM
. Actually the forends on my Utica Foxes (which a lot of guys seem to hate) are almost slim beavertails, and I rather like them.
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