Italian classic semi-automatic shotguns of the Beretta 686 brand are increasingly appearing on the shelves of gun shops. Italian models belong to the middle class of weapons and above. Compared to similar Turkish-made products, they are more expensive, and outwardly they look much more spectacular. The Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1.
Who is the manufacturer?
Beretta is the world's oldest arms company, founded in 1526. "Beretta" among the rest of the Italian arms companies is the most popular: its products are purchased by the army, police and civilians.
What does the company produce?
The word "Beretta" is associated with a pistol,produced by this Italian company. Those who are engaged in hunting, clay shooting or interested in the history of classic guns know that the company specializes not only in the production of pistols. This company has accumulated extensive experience in the manufacture of hunting rifles. Its craftsmen produced both muzzle-loading triggers and self-loading ones containing a gas-operated reloading mechanism. The first hunting rifles intended for mass consumption appeared on the shelves more than two hundred years ago. This Italian company managed to take its rightful place in the world arms market thanks to “verticals” - guns with vertically paired barrels. Even before the beginning of the twentieth century, the manufacturer produced over one and a half million such products. Since that time, the technology of vertical pairing of trunks and the use of pads has been intensively improved. Today, the Beretta 686 has become one of the affordable and easy-to-use classic verticals. The photo in the article demonstrates the design features of these hunting rifles.
Basic vertical model
"Beretta 686" became the basis for the creation of hunting and bench guns equipped with vertically twin barrels. Today, on the shelves of weapons stores, the following modifications are provided to the attention of the consumer:
- Beretta 686E Sporting 76 MC.
- Beretta Gold Pigeon.
- "Beretta 686" Silver Pigeon.
- Diamond Pigeon.
"Beretta 686 Silver Dude": what is the model?
This modificationOver-the-counter shotguns like the Beretta 686 are an expertly crafted double-barreled hunting shotgun that is readily available at an affordable price. Compared to analogues, this model is rightfully considered the most elegant. "Bereta 686 Silver Dude" is distinguished by the elegance of execution and impeccable technical characteristics.
The design of this breakthrough gun provides for a vertical arrangement of two barrels. The model is intended for hunting small or medium game. Also, "Dude" can be used for training or sports shooting.
Description
Walnut is used by craftsmen to make stocks and handguards. Exclusive models can be made from such a valuable type of wood as butt. Mostly butts "bokflintov" walnut. In order to prevent the penetration of moisture into the wood, this material is subject to oil impregnation. In the Beretta 686 shotgun, special shock absorbers are provided for the butts, providing comfort during operation. Their job is to absorb recoil while firing.
Designs of stocks in hunting rifles of various modifications of the Beretta 686 group do not differ from each other. All of them are designed for a person of average height. For high-end guns, hand-made butt and stock are typical.
The Italian manufacturer does not provide a ball front sight for a hunting rifle of this model. Instead, the weapon is equipped with a removable colored front sight, which has an elongatedcylindrical shape. It is installed along the axis of the trunk. It is very convenient to use, especially in low light conditions. For the manufacture of the receiver, high-quality steel is used, on which artistic engraving is applied using a laser.
Peculiarities of making bokflint barrels
Steel bars are used in the production of barrels. They are first drilled and then subjected to technological processes such as bluing and cold forging. The barrel is made on a rotary machine. During one-stage forging, muzzle profiles are formed in the barrel channels, containing constrictions that give the walls of the barrels high strength. The ability to shoot steel shot, anti-corrosion qualities and high wear resistance of vertical shotgun barrels are achieved through the use of a complex and expensive chromium plating procedure. Chrome plating of barrels used to be considered a feature characteristic of Soviet-made hunting rifles. Over time, it was also mastered in the West.
Functions of Mobil-Choke interchangeable choke devices
In order to give the barrels a certain configuration that allows the use of steel shot, the designers of the Italian company have developed special muzzle devices. They are removable tubes screwed into the barrel.
You can distinguish them from each other by the length and profile of the choke constrictions. The size is indicated using special designations - stars. For a full choke, one star is provided, ¾ - are indicated by twostars, pay - three, ¼ - four. Depending on the type of hunting, the trunks are equipped with certain Mobil-Choke tubes. The process of installation and dismantling is carried out using special keys.
Tactical and technical characteristics
- The Silver Pigeon Beretta 686 weapon model uses 12/76mm ammunition.
- Smoothbore Fracturing Type.
- The length of the weapon is 1160 mm.
- Barrel length 760 mm. On the gun counters you can also find side flints equipped with 710 mm barrels.
- The stock and forearm are wooden, oil-impregnated.
- The weight of the "vertical" does not exceed 3 kg.
- The number of barrels is 2 pieces.
- Ammunition - two cartridges (one for each barrel).
- Store ammunition is not provided.
- The double-barreled shotgun is equipped with an aiming bar containing a front sight.
- The Bokflint is equipped with five interchangeable nozzles, a soft rubber shock absorber and a steel receiver with artistic laser engraving.
- Brand - Beretta.
- Producing country - Italy.
The gun comes with a case, interchangeable mobile chokes and maintenance keys.
Device
The barrel locking system is equipped with a special lock with two conical rods. Their location is the block shield. When the barrels are closed, these rods are displaced until they become in the grooves located on the sides of the breech breech. Due to a similar design in thisthe Italian model, the presence of hooks and axis became optional.
The barrel unit with the elements of the coupling enters special grooves, which are equipped with the upper part of the wall of the block. It is possible to prevent unauthorized opening of the receiver thanks to the screw that the gun face is equipped with. This screw is specially made of soft material and acts as a filling.
Initially, there is no barrel swivel in the weapon. To install it, on the screws, the owners have to drill the interbarrel bar on their own. To avoid this, some hunters recommend purchasing a swivel, the design of which provides for an enclosing fixation.
Strengths of Dude
This model of the Italian classic shotgun has the following features:
- Versatility. "Vertical" due to a set of mobile chokes can be used both for hunting and during sports shooting.
- High accuracy of combat.
- Wear resistant. The service life is at least 50 thousand shots.
- "Omnivorous". You can equip a double-barreled shotgun with various ammunition.
- Perfectly adjusted trigger mechanism. During the shot, due to the smooth operation of the trigger mechanism, the tossing of the barrels is minimal. This quality was appreciated by hunters and sportsmen, because they have the opportunity to quickly return to the sighting line.
- Practicality. Double-barreled shotgunapply for shooting at various distances.
- Easy maintenance. In these hunting rifles, the trigger blocks are removed together with the body, which greatly facilitates repair and cleaning.
Flaws of the model
This Italian "bockflint" also has flaws. These include a slight imbalance between the mass of the receiver and the butt. According to the owners, the handle with additional pads installed on it weighs much more than the trunks.
The high cost of the gun can also, according to some consumers, be considered a disadvantage of this "vertical".
Beretta 686. Reviews
The owners of the Silver Pigeon 1 give this "bokflint" a mostly positive response. Modern "bokflints", in their opinion, due to the modernized locking system, are smaller and look more elegant than earlier models. In addition, the "vertical" has a small weight, which has a positive effect on its maneuverability. The hunting rifle has a high-quality assembly. Nevertheless, as many consumers note, gaps are noticeable in the gun: between the block and the face of the firing mechanism and between the bolt lever and the surface of the block. In addition, its metal parts protrude slightly above the barrel side couplings. Upon closer inspection, you can see that the color and texture of the forearm and stocks in these hunting rifles are somewhat different. But still, this model has a strict design, good quality finishes of metal elements and a beautifullaser engraved.
Buyers of the Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1 shotgun are hunters in central Russia.
Italian sports side flint
For the attention of lovers of training and sports shooting on the gun counters, another very popular model of a gun from an Italian manufacturer is presented. "Beretta 686 Sporting" is considered a very high quality smoothbore weapon equipped with vertically twin barrels.
For this modification, 12-gauge ammunition is provided. The length of the trunks can vary from 71 to 75 cm. The Beretta 686E Sporting weighs up to 3 kilograms. The gun is equipped with a wooden stock made of walnut.
The products of the Italian arms company Beretta are very popular all over the world today. Highly aesthetic design, decent build quality and a rich variety of side flint models will not leave indifferent true connoisseurs of hunting weapons.
