Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I bought a ticket for a Gun Bash a few weeks ago. The Bash occurred Saturday, but I opted not to go. “Winner need not be present to win”. I never win anything anyway. The weather was weird, high winds, so I stayed home. The ticket was for a good cause. A small town needed money for their ambulance program. It was for a good cause so I bought a $30 ticket. Well, I won! I won a Franchi Affinity 3 12 gauge 3” shotgun. Walnut and matte blued. I am going to pick it up tomorrow. Anyone know anything about these shotguns? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Congratulations! I don’t know anything about them though. I’ve heard of them but that’s it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I have looked at them in stores. Nice looking semi auto. I think it's only 2 3/4" chamber. Should be a good bird gun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 4 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: I have looked at them in stores. Nice looking semi auto. I think it's only 2 3/4" chamber. Should be a good bird gun. Thanks. The card says 3”, but 2 3/4” would be fine with me. I fired some 3” Magnum rounds from a pump gun once. I won’t do that again. Of course a semiauto eats up some of the recoil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 +10 on the magnums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 That's great!!! Congratulations on the win. I don't know anything about the shotgun though. As far as the 3" shells, I do know about. Had a Saiga 12 (semi-auto), I say had because it only reliably cycle correctly with 3" shells...my shoulder didn't like them at all. It's beating someone else up now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Congrats Pat. I have the same luck usually. Although back in the late 90's I went to an NWTF banquet and won 3 shotguns! A Charles Daly turkey gun in camo, a Mossberg 835 in camo, and an Rem 870 in stained burch! With the NWTF logo on the receiver. That was pretty cool. I currently have in hand 2 $30 raffle tickets for VT sportsman's federation. One for April, the other for June . There is a gun for each day of the month. It goes by the State Play Three lottery and your ticket number needs to match the lottery pick for that day. Last year remarkably, they drew the same number two days in a row. Lucky sucker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Congrats on the win! I rarely win anything myself, but also scored this weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) I don’t have any experience with the Affinity 3 but I do own a couple Franchi shotguns (used to own four of them). Mine were 3x SPAS 12 and a SAS 12 (pump only version of the SPAS). As their values went through the roof, I sold two of the SPAS 12s. They’re well built (kinda over-engineered imho), reliable shotguns. My SPAS had an internal buffer that started to get brittle around it’s 20th anniversary, so my advice would be to grab spares for buffers as well as (gas system) o-rings while they’re available. Congrats on winning… by the way, the “Affinity 3” is thus named cause of it’s 3” chamber. Edited March 27 by WOLFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I also know nothing about this shotgun, but if the barrel length and sights are Sporting Clays legal and you are in the Sevierville area in the next year, PM me in advance; I won a silent auction for a sporting clays membership. My treat to you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Good goin' there, Pat! Franchi's are well thought of guns; I've admired all of 'em since college days. Personally, I prefer gas-operated repeating shotguns, but the Affinity's "inertia" system is tried and true - think of the Browning A5. From all I've heard and read you've got yourself a winner there. (Ha! "A winner for the winner!") I did finally treat myself to a Franchi a few years ago - an "Instinct L" model O/U. Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 So the “3” in the name Affinity 3 means 3”? Hmmm… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Sorry For You, Pard... Jabez Cowboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 10 minutes ago, Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 said: Sorry For You, Pard... Jabez Cowboy Why? Recoil or fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Semi- Auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Congrats Pat !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Thanks everyone. I am looking forward to picking up my new shotgun tomorrow. After reading up on this gun and talking to a Pard I think this will be a great addition to my gun safe. It’ll run on 2 3/4” & 3” shells. I am thinking that once I pattern it (proper term?) I will take it turkey hunting next month. Maybe, we’ll see. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I predict you will love it. I borrowed a Franchi 20 gauge for an impromptu quail hunt many years ago and limited out in three coveys. I couldn't miss! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 A great win! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Neither of my Benellis are gas operated. If the Franchi inertia driven semi auto is at all similar, you’ll be astounded at how fast it’ll operate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 That's a nice "Welcome to West Virginia." This never would have happened in California. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 15 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: That's a nice "Welcome to West Virginia." This never would have happened in California. Yeah, I had terrible luck in California. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 You had better post pictures! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 18 hours ago, WOLFY said: Neither of my Benellis are gas operated. If the Franchi inertia driven semi auto is at all similar, you’ll be astounded at how fast it’ll operate. Since Franchi is under the Berreta brand as is Benelli I believe they are the same action. Choke tubes should interchange as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 6 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: Since Franchi is under the Berreta brand as is Benelli I believe they are the same action. Choke tubes should interchange as well. Yep, well sorta. Some Benelli shotguns have the same type of inertia driven actions but not identical. I am literally just now learning about this stuff. I believe the chokes are called “Beretta Mobil”. I will have to look later, but I think the gun came with IC, M & F chokes. Beretta and Benelli use Mobil choke tubes as well, mostly. I found this website and it dawned on me that shotgun companies are just as bad as Ruger when it comes to subtle changes in their guns, like grips and frames. Hahaha https://mullerchokes.com/pages/muller-chokes-interchange-list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I've had trouble with aftermarket chokes coming loose, I stick with factory chokes. The original chokes were designed for the old standard barrels when they started back boreing the old chokes were to small. That's why so many makers had to design new tubes with a slightly larger diameter. Browning invector which is just the original Winchoke was to small for the back bored sporting gun so browning made the invector plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 On 3/28/2023 at 12:12 PM, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: You had better post pictures! As requested: 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOLFY Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 gorgeous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Nice Pat, congrats again. It's always a good thing to win a cool gun. Welcome to the east! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Opposites, really do attract! That SG is beautiful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Opposites, really do attract! That SG is beautiful Uh-huh…and what’s that say about you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Uh-huh…and what’s that say about you? At least I have mirrors in my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 41 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: At least I have mirrors in my house What carnival did you get them from? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Nice looking shotgun! It's long enough that you could use it a crutch in an emergency or if you wanted to emulate Gene Kelly singing in the rain...or you could just use it for it's intended purpose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I confess to liking short handy shotguns for hunting, Remington Special Field in particular, but a lovely gun, congrats on the win! What makes sense depends on hunting venue and preference. So far, I have resisted Tactical shotguns, though the 940 JM Pro is tempting. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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