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Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III

My friend Robin knew what he wanted in life. At school he would always talk about the Beretta Silver Pigeon he was going to buy himself when he started work. Sure enough, he achieved that goal and I remember a happy afternoon busting clays with him and that fabled gun on his dad’s farm.

Since then I have always had a soft spot for the Silver Pig, but when I went to buy one many years ago I found the stock was too low on the standard guns, so I went for an easier option and got a gun that fitted me.

Now the Silver Pigeon is back

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