Acera
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Got the approval email after 6 months and a few days last week.
I wanted to build a short barreled shotgun in the classic Lupara style, this is how it finished out.
Details,
Beretta Silver Pigeon.
20 Gauge - 3 inch chamber.
10.5 inch barrels. (Just past end of forestock).
20 inches overall length.
Stock was modified from original.
Stripped the original finish off and went with hand rubbed Tung oil for wood protection.
Inexpensive fiber optic front sight secured with epoxy.
Barrel engraved with the required trust information instead of the receiver.
Electronically filed the Form 1.
Took the gun out to the woods and shot it. Works great. The 8 shot Dove loads were easily to manage and not recoil prohibitive at all. Was able to easily toss up hulls and knock them many yards downrange with either single or two handed grips. Buckshot and Slugs were a bit more exciting, but not unmanageable at all. 1 square foot targets at 15-20 paces were no problem to put a slug into the middle of. The buckshot got most of the pellets into the target at that range also.
Not going to be anything other than a 'fun' gun, no serious purpose currently envisioned. I will try and hit some hand thrown clays next time and bring proper paper targets to see how accurately I can actually shoot it with slugs.
I wanted to build a short barreled shotgun in the classic Lupara style, this is how it finished out.
Details,
Beretta Silver Pigeon.
20 Gauge - 3 inch chamber.
10.5 inch barrels. (Just past end of forestock).
20 inches overall length.
Stock was modified from original.
Stripped the original finish off and went with hand rubbed Tung oil for wood protection.
Inexpensive fiber optic front sight secured with epoxy.
Barrel engraved with the required trust information instead of the receiver.
Electronically filed the Form 1.
Took the gun out to the woods and shot it. Works great. The 8 shot Dove loads were easily to manage and not recoil prohibitive at all. Was able to easily toss up hulls and knock them many yards downrange with either single or two handed grips. Buckshot and Slugs were a bit more exciting, but not unmanageable at all. 1 square foot targets at 15-20 paces were no problem to put a slug into the middle of. The buckshot got most of the pellets into the target at that range also.
Not going to be anything other than a 'fun' gun, no serious purpose currently envisioned. I will try and hit some hand thrown clays next time and bring proper paper targets to see how accurately I can actually shoot it with slugs.
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