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BigJimP · August 20, 2013, 10:06 AM

Browning and Beretta O/U's are on one - relatively comparable level...for durability, value, etc....

It's a significant step down, in my opinion, to Winchester, Mossberg, Stoeger, etc../ and most any gun made in Turkey. Durability ...not very good .../ fit and finish etc not very good / quality of components not good / are the barrels regulated properly ?? etc.....

Its a pretty big step up to Perazzi, Blazer...and then Krieghoff & Kolar from the B guns.
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BT-99 and Browning XT both have almost identical parallel combs...so if the BT-99 didn't work / its hard to imagine the XT would..??? So there must be another issue that was affecting what you felt between the 2 guns...like weight maybe...??
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I suggest you talk to a lot more shooters in your area/ try and shoot a lot more guns.. before you invest in an O/U --- there are a lot of good used guns around, lots of options - depending on the games you prefer ( Skeet, Sporting Clays and 5 Stand are typically one type of gun / Trap is a little different (longer and heavier usually)...but shoot what you have until you get a better feel for the differences in some of these guns.

If you're mostly a Trap shooter....Browning XT especially in 32" barrels ..is a very solid gun ...and hard to beat at any price. But there are probably more used XT's around than most any other trap guns...so look around at some other stores, check the gun club bulletin boards, etc...

August 20, 2013, 10:06 AM	#6
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Browning and Beretta O/U's are on one - relatively comparable level...for durability, value, etc.... It's a significant step down, in my opinion, to Winchester, Mossberg, Stoeger, etc../ and most any gun made in Turkey. Durability ...not very good .../ fit and finish etc not very good / quality of components not good / are the barrels regulated properly ?? etc..... Its a pretty big step up to Perazzi, Blazer...and then Krieghoff & Kolar from the B guns. ------------ BT-99 and Browning XT both have almost identical parallel combs...so if the BT-99 didn't work / its hard to imagine the XT would..??? So there must be another issue that was affecting what you felt between the 2 guns...like weight maybe...?? ----------- I suggest you talk to a lot more shooters in your area/ try and shoot a lot more guns.. before you invest in an O/U --- there are a lot of good used guns around, lots of options - depending on the games you prefer ( Skeet, Sporting Clays and 5 Stand are typically one type of gun / Trap is a little different (longer and heavier usually)...but shoot what you have until you get a better feel for the differences in some of these guns. If you're mostly a Trap shooter....Browning XT especially in 32" barrels ..is a very solid gun ...and hard to beat at any price. But there are probably more used XT's around than most any other trap guns...so look around at some other stores, check the gun club bulletin boards, etc... Last edited by BigJimP; August 20, 2013 at 10:12 AM.