BERETTA Silver Pigeon... Avoiding damage to your gun... Roger Pace 

One of the most useful videos I’ve seen. Damn beretta owners manual doesn’t come close. Thx

Thank you for the Lever Explanation..was hard to find a video for it.

I always find your videos to be very interesting and informative. Largely due to your seemingly fond appreciation for this particular shotgun, I recently purchased my own Silver Pigeon 1. I find your videos on cleaning and care far more interesting than reading owner’s manuals. Keep up the great work, sir.

I bought a Berretta SP1 Sporter second hand (no manual) so that process of barrel selector on 1/ snap-cap fire/ then switching the barrel selector to 2/snap-cap fire.. has saved me from slapping the rear stock to inertia switch the barrels 👌 Thankyou for the tip!

Just bought my 686 and thank you so much for making this video!!!!!!!

Thank you so much. Your presentations on the silver pigeon are on point and have been very helpful with my new Silver Pigeon. Cheers!

Just bought my Beretta Silver Pigeon 1 Sporting this very morning. Very grateful for your advice. Nice video. Many thanks, Roger!

Very helpful sir. Thank you from Illinois, USA. Just ordered a Silver Pigeon.

Good demonstration. I just purchased a new silver pigeon 1 sport yesterday. Can't wait to get it out Friday. Fits like a glove.

Great video, thank you. I just hold a nickel firmly against each firing pin to release the pressure. It’s soft enough to dent similar to a primer and this saves the assembly/disassembly steps.

Simple, easy to follow and extremely informative thank you

Pretty good info, even while he's been sipping on some ale!!!

I've had mine since September and I agree, do what the manual says it's quick and easy to decock and use snap caps.

Just want to say thank you for this video. Very informative and it's what I needed to see. Much appreciated.

Thank you mate..... great, informative and to the point video. Cheers.

Great video Roger... Just purchased my new beretta silver pigeon 3 love it

Thank you. This is exactly the information i was searching for. I inherited a Beretta S686 Special from my late father and have no idea how to store it properly. I have never used nor been taught the use and care of it. However, he did mention about releasing spring tension before storage long time ago, now i know how. He used to dry fire it though not very often as it is almost never used.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us on the Beretta 686.

Thank you for the great information.

This video help me a lot with Beretta 694 Sporting.Thank you :)

Nice learning lesson! Thank you!

This was helpful

Thank you sir for this excellent video, it answered several questions about the Silver Pigeon that I had. Especially how to decock the hammers. It is never a good idea to leave any spring under constant pressure for long periods of time. I'm getting a new Silver Pigeon in about two weeks and I can't wait! Once again thanks for the very informative video about this fine shotgun.

Very informative, thanks!

Good vid!

Very helpful, thanks Roger.

Very good video, thank you Roger. On my new 686 I have to depress the release lever pin with the very end of my finger nail to make sure it's pushed far enough into the hole to release the lever tension while, as you pointed out, holding the lever hard to the right. It's a natural pointer and I love it for sporting clays.

Well done sir.

Thank you, very helpful!

VERY Useful ... thanks for the video

Yes it was helpful, thank you

Thanks. Did know about these tips. 👍

You have answered all of my questions, great clip, fantastic gun.

Brilliant Laura. thanks

enjoy your videos...beautiful gun sir.

G’day Roger, another vid of sound advice! Hope your scores are still going good. Take care. JC.

good video Roger, nice gun, very easy to assemble and dissasemble. best wishes. Bill

Great information, thanks.

Great help. I just got my first shotgun and the manual wasn’t very helpful. Thanks for the help!

Thank you sir, very useful informations

I think I have watched all of your videos now. Some several times. Just got a Beretta Silver Pigeon sport III ; 2007 build year. Perfect. Looks factory new. 30 inch barrels. So pleased. Love your comments. Keep them coming. PS , I may get an adjustable stock from the dealer. They do excellent woodwork. My gun shoots low to flat. At 22 yards 60 to 70 percent of pattern was below dead center. My instructor says to keep shooting for a few months, re shoot the pattern board and then decide. Thoughts?

The T Shirt was not free from Beretta..... I paid for it.

just purchased 686 pig 1 sporter very helpful infor thanks

Thank you!!

Very nice! I might get a 686 20 gauge soon. I'd love to take it rabbit hunting but I'd be scared it would get messed up. Probably just take it dove hunting and skeet shooting

good

Hi Roger, I'm a recent owner of a Silver Pigeon, and while I do see mention of not storing with firing pins under pressure, my manual says nothing of pressing the small pin on the receiver to get the lever to the "6 'o clock" position. Otherwise, I see nothing potentially different about how you do it. (except I don't store mine disassembled.) I clean, reassemble, use snap caps to pull both triggers, then store, assembled in my safe. Cheers. Still looking forward to my first 25 on trap and skeet. Might go this year to the Dakotas maybe for some pheasant!

I’m new to Over and Unders and your video helps a lot for my 691. I was concerned how stiff my fore end was. Are there any other tips on how to put on the fore end without damaging the wood? How to maintain and lubricate?

Excellent video Roger! It helped me alot. I have watched your other videos as well and they have been very helpful to me. Keep up with the good work!

Thank you Roger, very informative video

Roger, good video. Thanks. My 686 Beretta is hard to open after firing. Can you do a video on troubleshooting and possible fix?

Three most common ways to avoid damage to your SP1. 1. Don't lend it to Danny when hunting 2. Don't drag it through a barb wire fence when hunting 3. Make sure you have a big enough safe so you don't bang the stock on another rifle when you pull it out.

I installed snap caps in my 686 but cannot get the lever to reset when closing the barrel, nor will the barrel lock in place; but no problems with spent hulls. Will check with my local skeet range gunsmith to see if I can resolve the issue.

Hi Roger i love the video. As an australian i have too store mine in a safe and is there anyway too take the pressure off the leaver why the gun is in one unit? thanks

Thank you so much Roger for your extremely informative video I will be applying this knowledge to my Silver Pigeon 1 Sporting (not sporter) I just bought a new Beretta 486 Parallelo 12 Gauge, does this apply to the side by side as well I was unable to find any video on how to disassemble and store Beretta 486 Parallelo Could you please advise if it's the same procedure for the side by side? Thank you in advance Roger

Just purchased my 686 LH Silver Pigeon about a week ago....Some quick questions...this may seem silly but are there any issues storing the gun fully assembled? Seems like the manual implies that it should be disassembled after use? I like to store my shotguns in a locked safe so that is where I store them. Any issues using Hoppes gun oil as opposed to Beretta's gun oil for lubrication? Thank you for taking the time to make your videos!!! Definitely informative and much better than the manual....

I press the lever to the right and the pin down, but it won't come back to the center. Does the safety position have something to do with that?

Какая беретта 686 модель хорошо стрелять крупной дробь ?

Thanks for your videos Roger they're very useful. I'm new to shooting and looking for a used Beretta silver pigeon in the UK and came across your channel searching reviews. Do you ever buy used guns or always new? Any videos on helpful general tips for people getting started in shooting and things you wish you'd been told before or in hindsight not wasted your time or money on? Thanks

So you wouldn't say it's fine to just leave the gun always assembled and ready to be used if needed? A semiautomatic it's better for this?

Very informative I thought you fired the barrels off with snap caps then stored it away with the caps left in and the gun still assembled or is that not a good idea.

That looks like a sporter ? Is it trap only ? Or you hunt as well .... is it much different to the dedicated clay sport gun ?

Roger, great video. I have a question, you mention putting it in the box for storage but you handled it quite a bit. Will it cause any corrosion after handling with your bare hands? I was taught to wipe down and oil all metal and then not to touch it when putting it away.

Hi Roger, great video! Is it ok to disassemble the gun after taking your last shots instead of using snap caps? Wouldn't that accomplish the same thing as long as you don't recock or is it dangerous disassemble without first ejecting the spent cartridges. Thanks for your help!

can you store the gun without disassembling?

May I ask, do you keep your gun in the plastic Beretta case for long term storage and/or safe storage?

Great vid thanks a lot. I wonder whether 686 SP1 has auto-safety or not and that tiny oil is a cleaning or lubricating one. Thanks.

Nice, but i have problems with getting the handler back on the barrel when i have to put it away for storage

Hello Roger! Great information! I am new to O/U and I have a question to ask. Is it normal for the trigger to wiggle a little bit from left to right? thank you very much The shotgun is new, may be shot 100 rounds so far and just noticed it

Hi Roger, I noticed, that the video is probably cut about 0:51'-0:52' time, when you assemble the gun. Its about the ejectors - when you first assemble the ejectors are out, and just a second after they are in. I have the same problem, after the gun is disassembled and the ejectors are out, it's not easy to put the barrels in - you need to press them to do it. Can you explain that? Regards

Hello! What snap caps do you use? Can you give a link for them? Thanks!!

Roger, have you heard about the ejector problems with 69x guns, and what is your opinion?

Nice vid Mate. Are you Maltese or dicendent?

Does it shoot 2 bullets at once ?

Hello Roger (amazing videos) I have a quick question. on my silver pigeon I'm having difficulty getting the lever to come back to the center. I press the lever first and push the firing pin down. But the lever just will not go back in the center. Is there something that I'm doing wrong? any advice is appreciated, stay well Roger.