OT Browning model 42 shotgun
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OT Browning model 42 shotgun
Hi
I have a chance to pick up a Browning model 42 Hi grade 410.Does anyone have any experience with this little shottie.My main use will be for bunny busting
I have a chance to pick up a Browning model 42 Hi grade 410.Does anyone have any experience with this little shottie.My main use will be for bunny busting
Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
I think the .410 bore is a wonderful bunny buster cartridge and the Winchester 42 OR the Browning "repro" are the ultimate in .410 bore guns. I shoot a double in every other shotgun bore but not the .410...
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Hobie
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
I've owned both a Grade I and a Hi-Grade, at different times - and they were both excellent guns, although I preferred the smoother lines of the Grade I, myself.
I've always thought it was a shame that some enterprising gun designer couldn't clone one of those sleek beauties into a .32-20 rifle, or somesuch.
With either grade though, be careful not to gouge the receiver when taking them down. i.e.twisting the barrel/mag tube the quarter-turn to unlock the barrel from the receiver.
It's easy to get a little careless, about the position of the slide handle - and then it's too late.
Be sure you get an owner's manual for it, and read about the takedown - free from Browning, if there's none with the gun.
I've always thought it was a shame that some enterprising gun designer couldn't clone one of those sleek beauties into a .32-20 rifle, or somesuch.
With either grade though, be careful not to gouge the receiver when taking them down. i.e.twisting the barrel/mag tube the quarter-turn to unlock the barrel from the receiver.
It's easy to get a little careless, about the position of the slide handle - and then it's too late.
Be sure you get an owner's manual for it, and read about the takedown - free from Browning, if there's none with the gun.
Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
I have one with Briley choke tubes installed in it. Maybe the most pleasurable gun to shoot I own. It sure is nice in the dove field.
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
I ve just talked to the seller and it s going to be mine.It s new in the box though that will change real quick once I get my hands on it.I m starting on my list of guns I need to get
before I retire and this one was near the top of my list, it will be the woods this fall.
before I retire and this one was near the top of my list, it will be the woods this fall.
Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
Congratulations!
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
Congratulations, one of the finest .410s ever designed.
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
awesome. well done. may you enjoy it for many years to come.
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
You will love that gun. I also have the sister 20 and 28 gauge Model-12's and they are all a pleasure to shoot.
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If it is anything like my Grandads Winchester 42, it will be a sweet gun. Used it for rabbits and squirrels in my youth. He used to shoot quail with it.
My Sister got it when he died and she hates guns, but liked it, so she got it. Never been shot since
My Sister got it when he died and she hates guns, but liked it, so she got it. Never been shot since
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
That is why I sometimes like the OT. I didn't even know that browning ever made copies of the Win 42. Pricewise, how do they compare to the winchester? I haven't been able to afford the 42 though I do own a couple of early 12's.
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Re: OT Browning model 42 shotgun
The Browning 42s can be a bit pricy as well, especially a NIB Hi grade version such as I m buying.A good used standard grade should run around $600 - $1000 depending on condition.