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Browning Gold

Postby Carolina Boy » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:52 am

Finally broke down and bought a new gun this weekend, got a Browning Gold with the new paint job. Any of you guys shoot this? I need to change out the front bead, any recomendations on a brand? I saw a lot of the magentic front sights.... will they hold?????
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Postby Josey Wales » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:16 am

Keep it clean or else it will hang up. 3.5" shells tend to hang up not matter how clean it is.
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Postby Jelly » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:27 am

PM bonehead, he shoots one. Shoots it pretty well too
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Postby greenheadman1 » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:32 am

I have one and you do have to keep it clean like any other gun, but 95% of the shot's fired through mine have been 3.5 steel and I have never had a hangup with them. I tried to shoot some light loads dove hunting one time and it wouldn't eject them
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Postby duckkiller » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:17 am

I have one and absolutely love it mine has one of the magnetic sights and it hasnt fallen off yet, they are very strong
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Postby Ducklord » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:06 pm

I have one and it does get hung up alot. It gets frustrating, but a good shooting gun.
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Postby duckkiller » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:09 pm

Mine rarely hangs up but I keep all my guns clean
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Postby Koz » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:23 pm

That's a shame, you should have gone with the Extrema2.

I have put about 2 cases of ammo through mine with no hangups. I guess I need to clean it before duck season.
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Postby Bonehead » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:47 pm

I have been shooting a Browning Gold 3.5 for 5 years with at least a case of steel through it every year. I could count on one hand the number of times it has hung up on me. I have never kept it particularly clean either. I give it one good cleaning after each duck season.

This past year I let one of the guys in our lease talk me into not cleaning it because he thought it would jinx our good luck. It looked terrible, covered with mud and it still was slingin them shells.

I cant speak for other folks, but it has been nothing, if not reliable for me.

I have a star dots on mine. I bought them for turkey hunting...but leave them on there year around.

Good luck with the new gun.
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Postby dukbum » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:16 pm

Josey Wales wrote:Keep it clean or else it will hang up. 3.5" shells tend to hang up not matter how clean it is.


dats BULL! never had mine hang up and only clean it once a year :)
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Postby Greenhead22 » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:30 pm

Gulfcoast has 2 BGH's that have close to 30K rounds through each without any ejection problems.

CB, I'll send you some links for the sights I use. I prefer the kind that grip the rib on the sides, or the sights that screw into the rib on the front side.
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Postby SoftCall » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:06 pm

Mine never hangs - keep it clean and do so by breaking it down after every hunt.

Can't comment on the bead...lost my bead about three years ago and haven't missed it yet.
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Postby duckkiller » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:30 pm

greenheadman1 wrote:I have one and you do have to keep it clean like any other gun, but 95% of the shot's fired through mine have been 3.5 steel and I have never had a hangup with them. I tried to shoot some light loads dove hunting one time and it wouldn't eject them


I found that mine will eject low brass 2 3/4 shells if they are 1 1/8 ounce but nothing smaller. All in all its a great gun and if I was going to buy a gun tomorrow there is no doubt that it would be another gold
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Postby LODI QUACKER » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:23 am

Well mine hangs up when cold and dirty. and if you shoot it underwater the barrel WILL blow up!
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Postby Bama Duck » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:54 am

Shot thousands of rounds through my Browning Gold 20 in Argentina and it never missed a beat.
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