help on difference between beretta 391 teknys and 391 urika

BTT

I would like to find out also.
I am shopping the same two guns, and a Benelli Sport II.
Cougar888, have you looked at the Sport II?

Tough choices on this, the teknys is a couple hundred more than the Urika Optima Gold Sporting, (1000.00 if you shop)
and the Benelli Sport II you can get off the net for (about 1175),
which is about the price of the Teknys, (abt. 1300?)
The Benelli Sport II has more (I think) features, and the Cryo
Barrell and chokes.

Man, tough choices.

Lance

Well, I went to the shop today and figured if I compared them side by side, held and mounted them, I could easily decide. WRONG. It was a tough choice.

After talking to 4 people at the store, the conclusion I have is that the guns I compared- teknys and urika are the SAME mechanically, but slightly different astetically (sp). The urika seemed slightly heavier (in ounces). I bout bought the urika, then at the last minute chose the teknys (field). The calculation of $100 extra dollars over the 40 years I hope to get out of it kicked in with the "I want to be different" logic. For some reason I was thinking the optima chokes were extended outside the barrel. Turns out they are flush with the barrel. No problem, just a surprise.

I hope to break this thing in tomorrow at the range and then goose fetching next Friday. I'll reprt my findings.

I did not consider Sport II. I guess I just had Beretta on the brain. Also, I expect Benelli to be more $$ than Beretta (kinda like cadillac and Chevy). I could be wrong, but that's what I did.

Now, anyone that has a 391 know what ammo and choke combinations work best? Also, is the skeet choke worth it?

cougar888 said:

Well, I went to the shop today and figured if I compared them side by side, held and mounted them, I could easily decide. WRONG. It was a tough choice.

After talking to 4 people at the store, the conclusion I have is that the guns I compared- teknys and urika are the SAME mechanically, but slightly different astetically (sp). The urika seemed slightly heavier (in ounces). I bout bought the urika, then at the last minute chose the teknys (field). The calculation of $100 extra dollars over the 40 years I hope to get out of it kicked in with the "I want to be different" logic. For some reason I was thinking the optima chokes were extended outside the barrel. Turns out they are flush with the barrel. No problem, just a surprise.

I hope to break this thing in tomorrow at the range and then goose fetching next Friday. I'll reprt my findings.

I did not consider Sport II. I guess I just had Beretta on the brain. Also, I expect Benelli to be more $$ than Beretta (kinda like cadillac and Chevy). I could be wrong, but that's what I did.

Now, anyone that has a 391 know what ammo and choke combinations work best? Also, is the skeet choke worth it?

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Welcome to the club, fellow Teknys owner.

Regarding the chokes, the Modified Choke that comes as a default choke already in the barrel is flush, but all the other chokes (i.e. Full, IM, IC, and C) that come with the gun are extended - at least they were with my Teknys.

I understand your point about trying to be different. There are many, many 391's out there, a testiment to its quality and value, but only a handful of Teknys.

Be careful with your barrel site. Mine seemed to have fallen or broken off. No big deal to replace or upgrade.

If you need/want to remove your magazine limiter for your 391, there's already a thread on this site to assist you.

Good Luck

I went to Cabella's in Dundee, Mi. this weekend to look,
and my favorite to "feel" good mounted was the Benelli Legacy, but for looks, 'ol holy mackinaw, the Tekneys was IT
The wood, select walnut with a gloss oil finish was fantastic, I sure don't understand why more guns don't come with this finish, the Urika Gold Sporting paled in compairson, not only the finish, but the floor model had several small dents in it, and feathered around the dents, and ofcourse very little could be done to fix this, whereas oil finish would not feather like this, and a fresh coat of oil would take care of a lot of sin.

I would have bought the Benelli Legacy on the spot if it had the wood the tekneys had, as it is, I am still thinking.
I am not too worried about the fit, I
think/hope that with a little spacer use, I will get the Tekneys to fit like the benelli, and I wrote down all the features of my top 5 choices, the Tekneys came out far and away on top.
I was hoping to see the Beretta Soprt II, but they didn't have one, no one seems to, too bad for Benelli, thats not a good way to sell guns, set up "exclusive" dealers with protected territories, and than, i guess, hope they sell the product out of a book. Reminds me of when I was a kid, and sold Mason shoes out of a catalog, but then they weren't 1300.00 :?

Lance