Franchi Affinity

[Dan Morris]

Originally Posted by Rapier

The 1100 you can get fixed almost anywhere in the US. But you can not take it off to a high volume shoot and expect it to return in one piece. Old saying in Argentina, if you bring an 1100, bring 6 because it will take 5 to keep one running for a week. An A-5 will start failing to extract in 4 boxes of shells. A Franchi will come apart in your hands like a 2 bit watch. In the US where a 12 bird limit is normal, it is hard to break anything but do not go off to Mexico or Argentina. I have owned a light Benelli and I doubt you will like getting slapped in the face every time you pull the trigger.

Were It me, I would look for a 20 gauge 30 or 32 inch ported barrel 425, 525 or 625 Citori sporting gun, used. With the finish in good shape. A person can put 500,000 rounds through one and never hurt it. The Browning O/U is made so it just gets tighter as it wears and the Japanese, with the 525 have the O/U CNC build down to a science, 90% of the barrels for one size frame will fit other frames without any adjustment. The for-ends, including the ejector hammers, will interchange and fully function.
Ed

LOL, back when I was regular on Skeet, I had more spare parts for a 1100 than most shops....in the little guns, the 410 was a nightmare.....that's why I
went to a Browning O/U with Purbaugh tubes......
Dan