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I once had a Beretta S55BV with duck barrels (Silver Snipe)
I wanted skeet barrels so I sent a letter to Beretta
and gave them the serial number and model and said I wanted
a set of skeet barrels. I asked what I needed to do. They said
send money and an address they already had the specs for my shotgun.
I was in the country of Turkey but rotating home so I sent the money and a stateside address, in a few months here they came
and fit right on. go figure.
This was in 1979.
Mike
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I think there is a snowball's chance in July of finding a spare set of barrels.
You would look a while to find another similar gun in Canada.
I believe it conforms to the specs of the 424 as listed in vintage books and catalogues and Wilson's Beretta history. Couple problems with this gun as a 424: Cabela's shows a 424 on Guns International. It has a silver receiver (I'd call it more French grey than coined), and it does not appear to have a vent rib. I can't recall having seen a 424 with a blued receiver or a vent rib or a single trigger. Were all of those options available on the 424? I'm hanging with the GR, or whatever variant of a GR might have been imported in Canada, or possibly brought back from Italy. We know they were offered with blued receivers, single triggers, and vent ribs.
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To see guns that look very much like the one we're discussing here, go to Guns International and look under Charles Daly shotguns. Check out the Charles Daly Empire Grade sxs. Cabela's have 2 of them, Mark Beasland a 3rd. Other than a beavertail vs splinter (or maybe semi) and a nonselective single trigger, they look to be very close matches.
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Given "Black Onyx" (I think other name was 626--blackened action and choke tubes) had no x-bolt and some were made for 89mm magnum cartridges indicates that only Purdey double under-bolts are needed for sufficient strength. They could have made cross-bolt and no cross-bolt "GR" variants at same time for different markets. While in Anglophile countries x-bolts are not admired they are loved in places like Germany and Austria. "Fritzies" certainly love extra bolting.
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WOW!!!! I can't believe you folks. What a wealth of information and knowledge. I can't thank you enough for all your thoughtful input into my so very insignificant inquiry. I wish you all a very happy, healthy & prosperous New Year and some fantastic shooting in 2017.
Cheers; Twogone
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Twogone, you'll find this place very helpful that way. We both like to help and to try and solve puzzles like the one you've presented to us.
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Who was Beretta's importer to Canada in that era? It shouldn't be too tough to come up with a catalog, or a reproduction, from Abey Books to find out.
There are plenty of Galeif and Garcia catalogs, and I doubt anyone else was importing Beretta while those two companies were doing it. But, maybe there were several importers to Canada?
Also, if the big market (US versus Canada) had guns speced a certain way, it would make sense that the Canadian market got things just a little bit different, to ease possible production shortages. Maybe no vent ribs in Canada, or cross bolts, on guns that usually had both, here in the US?
Best,
Ted
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I once had a Beretta S55BV with duck barrels (Silver Snipe)
I wanted skeet barrels so I sent a letter to Beretta
and gave them the serial number and model and said I wanted
a set of skeet barrels. I asked what I needed to do. They said
send money and an address they already had the specs for my shotgun.
I was in the country of Turkey but rotating home so I sent the money and a stateside address, in a few months here they came
and fit right on. go figure.
This was in 1979.
Mike Mike, DO you still have the gun? That sounds like a winner. My Silver Snipe, plain as vanilla ice cream, is one of my favorites. 26" barrels, Mod and Imp Mod chokes. Great pheasant gun. You ever decide to part company with that one, remember me. I'd be interested. Shoot it in good health. Happy New Year. Best, Ted
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The gun left my company some time ago  I was bewitched by a Browning Superposed  Mike
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The gun left my company some time ago I was bewitched by a Browning Superposed Mike How do you feel about the trade now that you've used the Superposed for some time, Mike? I cannot see myself ever getting rid of my 20 ga. 687 SP II Sporting for a Superposed. It is a death ray.  SRH
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