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    Beretta 695 20-bore

    Mar 11, 2021 3 minutes

    THIS month’s test focuses on a smart little Beretta 695 20-bore, a development of the new 69 series guns. It is a single-trigger, multichoke over-and-under hitting the scales at just under 6.lb. An extra-finish gun, it is distinguished from other 690s – and most Silver Pigeons – by its deep-cut scroll engraving. This is applied by laser and looks rather superior to the thinner machine engraving that has been the norm on mass-produced guns (deeper cut engraving, ever harder to distinguish from hand work, has been enabled in recent years as laser technology progresses).

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