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Stephen Duden

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hey everyone. I’m looking to switch up my over under. After getting a Browning it doesn’t fit me as much as I thought. Anyone have any suggestions for a different option? I’m listing the Browning for sale and hopefully someone can get some use.
 
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hey everyone. I’m looking to switch up my over under. After getting a Browning it doesn’t fit me as much as I thought. Anyone have any suggestions for a different option? I’m listing the Browning for sale and hopefully someone can get some use.
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The June 2018 issue of Clay Target Nation has an article, "Which gun should I buy? Affordable over-and-unders" that might be useful for you to read. CTN is the official magazine of the NSSA and NSCA and is available online at
http://ctn.nssa-nsca.org

In my experience one needs to hold, and possibly, shoot a new shotgun to see if it fits and feels right.
 
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Was this Browning actually fitted to you? Specifically LOP ...

What is it about this Browning that is not fitting you?
 
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No I wasn’t “fitted” to the gun. The guy at the shop had me hold it in a shooting position and took some measurement and said it was good.

Not really sure how to describe it other than it feels bulky and not a smooth swing. But maybe it is just O/U.
 
How much have you shot it? I have a Browning Super Light Feather. I love the gun and shoot it well. But it's short and light. Which means it's a bit whippy. I tell folks it handles like a sports car, it's fast. That works great on sporting clays which I shoot the most. And I do well with it on wobble trap. But it causes some trouble on skeet. I have a tendency to over correct or move the gun too much too fast. Skeet is predictable, and that's not good. Sporting clays and wobble trap are less predictable so a gun you can correct fast works for me.

Which are you looking to shoot the most?
 
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I’ve put less than 100 rounds through it. 1 round of clays at Shane’s. I pretty much only shoot sporting clays. Hope to someday join a gun club and have access to more trap. But skeet isn’t my favorite.
 
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No I wasn’t “fitted” to the gun. The guy at the shop had me hold it in a shooting position and took some measurement and said it was good.

Not really sure how to describe it other than it feels bulky and not a smooth swing. But maybe it is just O/U.
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It sounds crazy but changing the LOP by as little as 1/4” does make a difference to some shooters ... just a slight shift of the balancing can lighten the feel of front. That feel will affect the feel of the swing.

Now as to the bulky feel certain style forearms on the Citori feel bulky (I’d call it wide) I love the older field type that tapers toward the front compared to the clay models wider feel. While I am not a big clays person my favorite field gun is an old Ruger Red Label partly because of its forearm ... it’s has no taper but is a good slim width the whole length ... and to me feels and fits so your “feels bulky” makes sense to me.
 
If this is your first O/U then it's going to take a little time to become accustomed to it, if not then you may have bought the wrong model. Different models have different forearm configurations. Holding the gun mounted isn't going to tell anyone else if it fits or not, only if you have it correctly mounted, this time. It's what the shooter see's when looking down the gun. Also if you don't have a consistent mount an O/U is going to magnify any issues you may have, they are not the best beginners guns.
Also the difference between a field gun and a target gun is enormous and will either be really good for you or really bad. A field gun is going to recoil differently than a true target gun and they both feel different. I don't know which one you may have...
 
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