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A friend is joining a duck club in No. Cal. where twenties are favored, and he has asked for advice on a suitable O/U with a single selective trigger. I know nothing about O/U's, twenties, or single triggers, so pass on his request to y'all. It would need to be recent enough to handle steel, of course.

Thanks

Some years ago, a friend hunted geese and duck in Canada a lot. He used a 3" Browning Superposed 20 ga. and really enjoyed it successfully.

The Beretta 686/687 series are reliable, tough guns.

Your friend might take a look at a used SKB585 20 ga. I use one in 12ga and consider to be my "go to" waterfowl gun. Though a tad heavy for upland, would make one fine duck gun, choke tubed to boot.

Tony Galazan's Inverness, 20 gauge, 3" chambers, single trigger, steel compatible, screw in chokes. I won't put mine in a boat, but maybe your friend would.

I'd look around and pick something middle of the road of what the other folks are using. Then after settling in shoot whatever he feels like. Fitting in at the club might be the short term goal if there's an etiquette to be aware of.

The best thing about the Beretta 686/687 series is that you can send it to Coles in Maine and they'll install double triggers and safety for $300. Then, your choke choice will become meaningful...Geo

Buy the Bretta and save a nice Browning from the abuse. Barrels can be replaced. Stocks are available. Cost is reasonable. Duck guns can get a used like few other guns. Wet, dirt, mud, ice the odd fall or drop in the blind makes a dedicated waterfowl guns a hard life.

Don't know the prestige factor at the club. A few years ago I picked up a CZ Bobwhite 20ga for my saltwater waterfowl gun. Here on the coast the salt mist in the air will start things to rusting. The black chrome finish on the CZ barrel works well and a good coat of Johnsons Paste wax seems to work on the action. I have nicer guns for inland waterfowling.

CZ makes a decent gun that wouldn't be a worry in the duck blind.

Here we hunt the incoming tide and stand alongside a big chunk of drift wood and move inland with the tide(we have up to a 14' tide change)so our decoys are right near the edge of the water. No shelter from the wind, rain(60+" during duck season)and salt mist. Plus we're constantly laying the gun down to move decoys.

Then I've seen duck clubs that have walkways from the clubhouse to the blind with heat and easy chairs in the blind.

Please insure a 3 inch chamber for flexibility.
I use the 2 3/4 ammo for early season and very cold days.
I use 3 inch for later season and also for the chance goose.

Please insure he tests the trigger guard opening with the gloves he will be using for hunting. I use the olive drab wool glove inserts.

http://sportsmansguide.ca/net/cb/4-prs-o...b.aspx?a=916805

Mike

could play it save and get a combo
http://www.gunsamerica.com/984267142/Browning_Citori_525_Combo_12_and_20_ga.htm