I agree Billy. See this? This is a Belgium Browning Mag 20. In today’s market what do you think it’s worth? Alot, I know and it’s going no where but hunting until I die.I can not comprehend this form of logic. It's like saying this 9/16 wrench is too nice to work on this old greasy truck or this 4x4 truck is too nice to take off road. Maybe I'm the odd man out on this.
You hit a home run with that deal for sure.
I get it. If this old square head was in pristine condition, I wouldn’t take it either. Most folks wouldn’t take it out duck hunting the way I hunt either. This gun isn’t just a “patina” gun, it’s a workhorse that demands to be hunted. Like the best retriever or hound you’ve ever seen. You can’t stop it and you can’t deny it an opportunity. It’s like meth and sex.
I get it. Some folks place sentiment and monetary value in material things rather than using them for their original intent. Why expose it to a harsh environment? Because that is the original purpose of any waterfoewl gun. What a waste of a fine fowling piece.
Not a waste at all. It gets used, just not in wetlands. My synthetic guns are better suited for waterfowl hunting than the 390. I use it for other hunting like dove, squirrel, and if I get the opportunity, pheasant. As I said, you’re welcome to your opinion. I have mine. Again, has nothing to do with monetary value. My A300 Ultima has a synthetic stock, oversized controls, a widened loading port, a wide vent rib and the same gas system as my 390 (other than the gas piston). It’s a better waterfowl gun than the 390. No need to expose the 390 to those conditions.
Great autoloader there! As 07AMF mentioned, the only difference in the operating system between the B80/a303 and the 390 is the valve and spring on the back of the gas block on the 390 that regulates gas pressure. The 390 will cycle the lightest skeet/trap loads to heavy waterfowl loads without any alteration. The 390 also uses Mobil chokes.
