Decided to go with the Maxus. The golden clays model was hard to find, but finally got it for a good price from TX. 30" barrel. Can't wait to get out to shoot some clays. Beautiful gun.
Good gun. I had one, it handled my 7/8 ounce reloads reliably in the amount of time I shot with it.
My only gripe on the model Maxus I had was the bright fiber optic front sight.
Looking forward to shooting it, hopefully soon.You're going to love that gun.
I love the fiber optic sights on my Brownings. However, they do have plain white pins that are very easy to change out.Good gun. I had one, it handled my 7/8 ounce reloads reliably in the amount of time I shot with it.
My only gripe on the model Maxus I had was the bright fiber optic front sight.
Easy to take down and clean all and all a good platform.
Different flavors of kool aid. I've found that my preference and scores (60-79%) on the "easy" recreational sporting clay courses in about a 200 mile radius of Harford County work best with just a white, 3/32" diameter bead on my Browning.
If I ever started getting in the 80/90%, I'd probably find another hobby. I don't have time or interest in competition level targets - I barely have time for recreational weekend fun!
Yeah, I usually shoot in the 40's with sporting clays, which would put me at the 80%+ level. However, I have no desire to get into another hobby. lol
The front bead on shotguns really isn't there to help with target acquisition. About the only time I actually focus on the front bead is when I mount the gun while shooting trap or skeet, or when I practice mounting the gun. In those situations, I make sure the mid bead and end bead line up. When I am shooting sporting clays or hunting, I don't even pay attention to the bead.
With all that said, I replaced every bead on every shotgun of mine with a red fiber optic bead because I really liked the one that came with my Teknys.
I am about to replace all the front sights on my Sig handguns with a green fiber optic sight. Now there, I do pay attention to the three beads because it is completely different. The gun with the green fiber optic front sight just works so much better for me versus three white dots.
Heck, shot my first two pheasants with a Browning A-5 with no bead on the barrel back in the 70's.