Difference Between a Field and a Sporter With The Gun Shop 

I'm new to shotguns, clays and game. This really helped me understand the difference. Thank you!👍

Brilliant explanation of the differences between Sporter and Game!

This is a damn good grounding, on the difference between both type of guns ,that a lot of people don't understand. a good and well explained video!.

I can tell you one thing you walk around North or South Dakota from 8am to 4pm with dogs, gear, buddies etc, carrying around 7+ lbs of gun and shotshells, and 1-2 birds in your back vest bag, it’s going to wear a bit, so consider a lighter gun, lighter boots etc. you should consider a 28” barrel etc for a faster swing on hard flying wild birds. Don’t forget to break for lunch….

maybe 5 years late, but i like your explanations and your conclusion at the end. eppreciate your content, have seen a couple of your videos now.

Great video - and very informative - please keep them coming - thank you

Very helpful, thank you!

Owned many shotguns. If you are thinking of buying a shotgun for both sporting clays and upland hunting consider going with a 20 bore sporting gun. You'll be fine for 90 percent of the clay presentations and you'll be light enough to carry in the field.

Top notch content as always. Thank you.

Just got a SP1 field gun in 12 ga and I love it for trap and sporting clays. 5 oz lighter, and stock/comb fits me well.

Thanks for your honest video.

Very helpful !! Good information! Thank you sir.

Very informative and well delivered , keep up the good work guys !

I like the field models honestly. Theres exceptions obviously but I shoot sporting Clay's mainly and bought the citori 725 feild with 28" barrels and love. Often shoot skeet also as a warm up also and it does great. Honestly though it's mostly form and doing everything right and consistent every single shot or atleast 95% of the time.

Nice simple logical advice.

Thank you very much. I have learned a lot from you!

Why I went with a 20g. Lighter from the start. I bought a Silver Pigeon III 20g with a 30” barrel. It has very good manners for bird hunting, and those really long days , soaked from the rain.

I have a field that I would put against a sporter, anytime : ) Great video, please continue to do more, I love what your're doing. It seems that nobody has knowledge of this subject anymore with the youth today. Thank you.

20 gauge Silver Pigeon sporter. Good enough for 97 percent of sporting clays and light enough for the field.

Very good information 👏🏻👍🏻

Extremely helpful video! Thank you!

It seems then that my Franchi Instinct L, with its light weight and shorter barrels, is a field gun. I like it for sporting clays which is "field practice".

Thanks .

Just found your channel today. I like the way you explain everything out. Meaning layman's terms. Greetings from across the pond here in the United States.

Great video. Yeah I’m interested in a browning 725 field. Held it the other day and was so perfectly comfortable in hand. Problem is I mainly shoot trap once a week or once every two weeks and hunt birds maybe in the winter 3-4 times only. Any additional advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Good one

I love how you make it sound like 4 ounces is a big difference when you have to carry the gun in the field. A 1/4lbs. is negligible. Let's be more realistic. Like you stated, the differences aren't that much where you couldn't use either one for field or sport, and get the same results. I'm more inclined to believe it's a gun manufacturers way of trying to convince you that you need 2 separate guns, in order for them to make more money off you. I've taken my Remington 11-87 to the trap range and was hitting better than many of the people with their high dollar over and unders. Maybe it's worth it if you compete, but I think most people like to go clay shooting occasionally, in which case you can have as much fun, and very good success, with your field gun. That's just me.

Did beretta only release the silver pigeon 686 with the rounded fore stock in 2019?

can I use any sporting model from Beretta for both hunting and skeet shooting?

For hunting mobilchoke or optima-choke ?

Well explained.

Thanks John we’ve learnt a lot from watching your videos regards Martin And Joby

"Variability" is a word.

Can you do best gun for home defense pls. thanks

This is a great video thanks. Here is my question: what if I can only buy one gun and I want to use it for field and sport shooting? What brands and or model would you suggest? I really like over-under if possible

I bought a yildiz 12 gauge/bore in yalls terms it 5.8 pounds which is like 2.6 kilos is this more consistent with a game gun or a sporter? I’m new to the O/U guns I just always have pumps mossberg 500 12 for home defense and a short barrel Remington 870 in 20 gauge for a truck gun. So now I have a actual hunting shotgun and was just curious and what it would be classified as.

Can you guys do a review on the Browning Cynergy CX? What would you recommend if you would suggest a gun one level better? A Silver Pigeon? Writing from the U.S.

I am buying my first gun for skeet shooting/sporting clays. Just taking a start. I am confused between browning b525, browning Citori Aust, Miroku MK 10, Mk70, Bettinsoli evo silver, Beretta silver pigeon, Franchi Harrier. I like slim and sleek guns. Which one should i buy? They are all in the same price range. 1500-2500$ Au. Hope you have an easy answer. Thanks

Automatic ejectors on the sporting 😊👍🏽

Hi there - Thanks - this is very, very useful - been shooting clays for many years and have always loved my Beretta Sporting guns - 1 x Silver Pigeon and 1 x 682 Gold. Want to buy my son and daughter (11 and 13 years old) a clay gun and am looking at 28” Silver Pigeons in Sporting and Field models. Leaning towards a Field gun in 28” as it is lighter for them. This will only be for clays. They get tired of holding my 30” Sporters. Also the stock is shorter on the Field which is better for them, right? I can put an adjustable cheek-piece in for them to raise it if needed. Have seen a quality used Field gun in multi-choke, which is perfect. Any thoughts on why I should NOT go down the Field gun route as described above. Thinner rib a problem longer-term maybe? Lighter gun not a recoil problem as I use 21 gram ammo in any case. Can’t make a mistake in South Africa here as licences are so darned tough to come by. Thanks for your help and advice...!

I have noticed 2 styles of checkering on the Silver Pigeon 1; one style as shown in this video, and the other style is the 'V' shape style checkering on the grip and fore stock. Are these different years of manufacturing of the SP1 or a different reason?

This is useful and entertaining at the same time!

Are the barrels made from the same steel in those two . Can I put steel shot through the sporter ?

You’ve got a strong thumb man. I can’t open the action with one hand lol

Great work, you are a natural. Also I want one of the gun shop mugs in the vid, where can I get one ?

Im one of those who prefer a sporter to a field gun, but im pretty tall with big hands and justbprefer the filling out of the sporting gun.

Bore size 18.4 vs 18.6mm. Different balance.

point of impact the big thing!!!!!

Dear Sir thank you for your great info , please in soon time i bought benelli 828u and i am left handed . it already comes for right handed ? if yes please tell how i can turn it to left handed with big thanks in advance Bader hazena

A gun's a gun: Put in a shell, close the action, pull the trigger and it goes bang. If weight in the field is an issue for you, as it is for me, use a light, smaller gauge gun. There is very little game that you'll be pursuing on foot in the field that you can't kill just as well with a 20 bore as with a 12.

What hapund to gamber gold

so by the game gun is better suited for the field ? better for actual hunting ? so the pigeon silver I wouldn't be as suited for hunting ?

This dude is so funny

So what category is the MIROKU MK70 GAME GUN SPORTER 12 GAUGE because it has game and sport in its name. :)

@The Gun Shop Thank you for your videos I like the common sense technical assessment. I acquired my 20ga. Browning Citori Lighting in 1988. It has been a solid performer and after thousands of shells the Citori has yet to fail in any dimension. I am looking for a new Browning Citori 12 ga. I am considering the Citori 725 Sport however when I went to my local gun shop they were really pushing the Beretta "top of the bottom" , Sorry I stole that phrase from you, base Pigeon model. They discussed some of the features you have addressed in several videos. My upland bird hunting and Field Trial Competition days are over at least in the near future. Upland bird leases costs prohibitive in Texas due to Oil and Gas drilling among other things. I also gave up golf due to nagging injuries thus I want to transition back to Sporting Clays "pigeon" , Trap and Skeet. What shotgun would you recommend, I am a Loyal Browning customer but gun shops tell me to try the Berreta. I wonder if Beretta is offering better profit margins to dealers or is there a logical explanation to choose Beretta over Browning. I understand the Beretta's are over all less expensive to service but I have never had to have my Citori lighting serviced. You thoughts are greatly appreciated.

This looks like a young man who was in a vice doc about guns in england. Does this this happen to be that same gentleman?

I didn't understand what did you say at the end of the video 😮.

Pull - bang 😃

Variation. Just saying

Absolutely all true, however I have shot a variety in one day from side by side to over and under to single and semi auto no difference in aim point some fit some don't still hit, depends on the shooter not the gun

"Game gun, standing like this whole day" Maybe the story if one are a shooter? A hunter are on the move from morning to evening 7,5 -8 lbs gun are way to heavy.

Blimey!

The trouble is what suits Tom doesn’t necessarily suit Dick or Harry to say nothing of Jane ?

How much cost the sport one?

Why is Beretta pushed as a great gun? Its a cookie cutter machine made gun. It is too expensive for its percieved quality. What other guns do you recommend? Thank you.

made it to 1:55

I wish i had more money

What’s a bakial

The dimensions on the stocks should be different. The ribs should have different widths, one with center bead and the hunting model without. A sporting gun also weighs more, dedicated Trap or Skeet guns weight much more, sometimes approaching 10lbs. Believe it or not Sporting Clay guns look and feel more like a field gun which is why the two guns in the video are very similar. A dedicated Trap or Skeet gun would have a Monte Carlo stock, a meatier Forend and potentially a raised Broadway rib. You would look silly hunting with a dedicated Trap or Skeet gun but you would “Not” look silly hunting with a sporting Clay gun.

Yea i noticed the weight right right away.. by looking at you struggle to pick one up

I am sure it's just me but I can't follow/understand this video well.

What does “poo bang” mean?? 😉

I couldn’t understand a damn thing he said. It’s like he is mumbling to himself. A darn shame cuz I think he actually has a lot of good information to share.

Sorry, it’s not the accent. His rate of speech is too fast and often ends up sounding like he is mumbling. It’s a Shame really cuz he sounds quite knowledgeable. It’s not personal as I would really like to have the knowledge.

I want the detailed information. He does not seem serious, Nor can I hear him . USE A BETTER MICROPHONE.. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR A 695 SPORTER

He sounds like he is in a massive hurry. If he actually wants his audience to gain something from his knowledge he needs to slow down.

Terrible voice, slow down for Gods sake!

A gay gun ?

The guy needs to take the marbles out of his mouth, can anyone understand what he’s saying??

couldn't stand you half way the vid.