Description
BERETTA 12G OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR.
(ACTUALLY A SAUER BERETTA MODEL 12g Over and Under S56 Boxlock Ejector).
Another NICE example of what is actually quite a rare shotgun. The result of an early 1960’s alignment of two GREAT European gun manufacturers, Beretta and Sauer. The entire production of these FINE HAND FITTED / FINISHED shotguns is 700! Internet research provides information that due to the high price only around 550 ever sold. Bear in mind information suggests a retail price of around $1500 US. Looking on line in 1962 a UK pound bought you 2.8 US Dollars. (Apparently in 1948 it was just over 4!). That still relates to these guns retailing circa £535. THAT was a LOT of money for anything back in 1962!
Manufactured more for mainland Europe and continental styles the gun comes with a cheek piece stock. It also features a double trigger operation. Not a thing that ever bothered me and in many ways I prefer this set up. It makes life so much easier when swapping from side by side to over and under and back. The stock is presently at 15” including the inch recoil pad. It has also been reduced at some time to 12 ¾”. It now sports a very well fitted stock extension taking it back out to the current pull. 28” fixed choke barrels at ¼ and ¾ with concave and knurled side ribs. The original barrel sling swivel has been neatly replaced with a small oval. All in all still a very nice example of a great quality gun.
‘SODS LAW’ threw his cap into the ring too as a second one turned up the self-same week. That gun is already sold.
Still nice and tight on the action and will very likely still be performing well in another 50 plus years.
£599.99
THE STEEL SHOT DEBACLE?
FIRST THING: Given lead is SO dangerous, can we ask about getting every lead water main replaced? After all, ANYONE with one of those still supplying water has zero choice. LETS PUT THAT QUESTION TO HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT.
That is every child’s grazed knee washed out with lead infested water (direct into their blood stream. Every glass of juice. Every cup of tea or coffee, Vegetables washed and cooked in the stuff. ALL that DELICIOUS Gravy. Cloths washed in it. Then we bath in the sodding lead infested stuff!
HOW DO THEY DEFEND THIS FACT?
THEN THERE ARE more and more Non-Toxic Shot alternatives being produced. WITH near matching performances to traditional lead and close to, if not matching pressures. Take a look at Horton Gunmakers for their own entry into this debacle of modern-day shooting. APPARENTLY so lethally deadly to shooters and game eaters? How is it every old lead water main supply pipe is not getting ripped out and replaced? To my mind it’s a DISGRACE that the shooting industry did not simply ask that one simple question. NO, they saw an excuse to charge a fortune and that mainly to the detriment of the quarry. Just my opinion …..for what its worth?
Anyway, take a look for yourself:
NOW, TRY and help speed up availability. I WILL suggest that YOU pass on details to everyone you know who shoots. Then ask whoever we buy from WHY they are not DEMANDING cartridges made in this material? Basically VOTE with your WALLET.
YES, it will take a little time for everything to filter through, but patience IS a virtue. It also allows everyone who wants to keep hold of their ‘old favourite’ for the rest of their lives. Even pass it on to the next generation and hopefully beyond!
On that note I AM looking into the possibility of stocking some direct from Steve at Hortons. RING for an update and keep checking the web site.
