Browning A5 Light or Beretta 391 Extrema

mitchntx · December 13, 2012, 07:59 AM

I love my Browning. I like the mechanical recoil "feel". The gun is as solid a performer as I have ever owned.

I picked up a Beretta 391 Extrema. Smooth and silk shooter. I've only run a few hundred rounds through it, but it seems to be every bit as reliable a shooter as the Browning ... only much lighter.

Do I keep both or sell the Browning? The Browning will most certainly sit in the back of the safe for long periods of time.

But the thought of selling it is like saying good bye to an old girlfriend. Very few of my small collection do I have an emotional attachment to.

jaguarxk120 · December 13, 2012, 08:48 AM

Keep both guns, the Browning won't set in the safe as much as you think.

dalecooper51 · December 13, 2012, 05:15 PM

If nothing else, it will serve as a good back up or loaner gun. I would keep it around. In a year or two if you find you haven't shot it at all, then let it go. Give it a good cleaning and waxing then park it in the safe for a while.

PJR · December 13, 2012, 05:16 PM

Unless you need the money keep it. Nothing wrong with having a back-up gun.

mitchntx · December 15, 2012, 09:44 PM

Keeping both is an option, although room in my safe is at a premium.

Tough spot to be in eh?

zippy13 · December 16, 2012, 06:18 PM

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Nothing wrong with having a back-up gun.

Or two, or three, or...

mr kablammo · December 17, 2012, 11:14 PM

Keep both. Right now it could seem practical to sell the A5 but you'll regret selling in seconds if you do.

mitchntx · December 19, 2012, 08:44 AM

I suspect you would be correct.

December 13, 2012, 07:59 AM	#1
mitchntx Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 358	Browning A5 Light or Beretta 391 Extrema I love my Browning. I like the mechanical recoil "feel". The gun is as solid a performer as I have ever owned. I picked up a Beretta 391 Extrema. Smooth and silk shooter. I've only run a few hundred rounds through it, but it seems to be every bit as reliable a shooter as the Browning ... only much lighter. Do I keep both or sell the Browning? The Browning will most certainly sit in the back of the safe for long periods of time. But the thought of selling it is like saying good bye to an old girlfriend. Very few of my small collection do I have an emotional attachment to.

December 17, 2012, 11:14 PM	#7
mr kablammo Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2005 Posts: 241	Keep both. Right now it could seem practical to sell the A5 but you'll regret selling in seconds if you do. __________________ "America is a free country, and Michael Moore is free to make an @zzhole of himself". David Horowitz in "Michael Moore Hates America".

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December 13, 2012, 08:48 AM	#2
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,619	Keep both guns, the Browning won't set in the safe as much as you think.

December 13, 2012, 05:15 PM	#3
dalecooper51 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2007 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 318	If nothing else, it will serve as a good back up or loaner gun. I would keep it around. In a year or two if you find you haven't shot it at all, then let it go. Give it a good cleaning and waxing then park it in the safe for a while.

December 13, 2012, 05:16 PM	#4
PJR Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Posts: 1,127	Unless you need the money keep it. Nothing wrong with having a back-up gun.

December 15, 2012, 09:44 PM	#5
mitchntx Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 358	Keeping both is an option, although room in my safe is at a premium. Tough spot to be in eh?

December 19, 2012, 08:44 AM	#8
mitchntx Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 358	I suspect you would be correct.