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Thanks a lot luv2safari. First on here and I find out that a 82 yo guy can out run me, then I am told that barrels under 28" are undesirable and now my Bernadelli is suspect. I never heard that before about them. Oh well. Mine is stamped V.BERNADELLI on its barrels and GARDONE V.T-MADE IN ITALY. On the underside of its short 27.5" barrels and boxlock frame its marked VICENZO BERNADELLI. As to barrel length on SxS's I prefer the handling of shorter barrels. My favorite shotgun, that I have used for a very long time is my Sauer drilling with 24" barrels. Also the Ugartechia has 24" barrels. That's what I would rather have however this Bernadelli is light and handles well also.
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A proper shotgun has two triggers..that is all you need to know.... I'm betting you've retired to fixed power scopes too..
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Single selective trigger? Perish the thought!
REALLY..... I threw up in my mouth a little when I read that... A proper shotgun has two triggers..that is all you need to know.... Chui is spot on..........That's twice in two days! Biorhythms must be good this week. The Poobah exhibits knowledge above his station.
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She has two triggers . . . .
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If you insist on a single selective trigger, get the Merkel. The Spanish SxS single triggers can be troublesome.
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jim One was a 12ga sidelock and quite heavy. The other was in fact a matador. The workmanship was good on both. I have shot German guns so much of my life, I guess I'm used to them...seem natural to me. I would never kick an AYA out of bed.
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Be sure the Brenardelli is a Vincenzo Bernardelli. There is another one, and their guns are vastly inferior to the V. Bernardellis. First on here and I find out that a 82 yo guy can out run me, then I am told that barrels under 28" are undesirable and now my Bernadelli is suspect. I never heard that before about them. Oh well. There are two inferior Bernardellis. One is marked "Pietro Bernardelli" or "P. Bernardelli". The other is "Santini Bernardell". I ordered a P. Bernardelli double about 19 years ago. It was really poorly constructed; I looked at it for about 10 seconds before sending it back for a refund. --Bob
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1. I like a single trigger better.
2. I started to buy a Merkel 1620 with a pistol grip earlier this year but could not get my thumb around the grip because the comb was so close to the opening lever.
3. I would never buy a spanish sxs with a single trigger because Jack @ Chuck's says they are not reliable.
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Indeed, I love Basque guns, but alas their achilles heel would be single triggers. Having said that, I think you should buy one and get double triggers. IMO, no gun in their price range bests them for handling. Would you buy a sports car with an automatic transmission? By the way NO-ONE make a single trigger as dependable as a double trigger. Do it. Join the cognoscenti.
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Be sure the Brenardelli is a Vincenzo Bernardelli. There is another one, and their guns are vastly inferior to the V. Bernardellis. First on here and I find out that a 82 yo guy can out run me, then I am told that barrels under 28" are undesirable and now my Bernadelli is suspect. I never heard that before about them. Oh well. There are two inferior Bernardellis. One is marked "Pietro Bernardelli" or "P. Bernardelli". The other is "Santini Bernardell". I ordered a P. Bernardelli double about 19 years ago. It was really poorly constructed; I looked at it for about 10 seconds before sending it back for a refund. --Bob Good info. The P. Bernardellis are the most common of the non-VBs. The V. Bernardelli guns are vastly superior and are world class guns, IMO.
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