I can't speak to the Zoli HR directly, but I did put an elevated rib on my low rib sporting clays gun. On rising targets it was fine, but it tripped me up on crossing targets. I found myself trying to look around the rib rather than down it. Maybe with more time I'd have gotten used to it but I gave up and took it off. You probably won't have this problem if you're accustomed to a high rib gun.

 

i own and love a Z mid rib. much closer to a flat rib than a high rib. the high rib can certainly be used for sporting. you can find discussions related to this as relates to the new K80 pro sporter vs std sporter.

 

Ernest T.......what do you need a shotgun for? Thought you could just chunk rocks at most anything?

You picked a nice gun, congrats. I have a friend who has been shooting a HR at Sporting and skeet for a few years with it. He does well with it, and won't even look at another gun. My only gripe is he treats it worse than his shovels.....take good care of it, and you'll enjoy it for decades.

 

Ernest T.......what do you need a shotgun for? Thought you could just chunk rocks at most anything?

You picked a nice gun, congrats. I have a friend who has been shooting a HR at Sporting and skeet for a few years with it. He does well with it, and won't even look at another gun. My only gripe is he treats it worse than his shovels.....take good care of it, and you'll enjoy it for decades.

My arm is sore from throwing all those rocks, so I decided to try a shotgun.

I do tend to take care of my guns, especially the expensive ones.

Thanks for the replies.

 

Picked up the gun today. Of course nothing but rain in the forecast for the next 3 days. Pretty decent shape for a used gun. I'm pretty psyched. No instruction manual, but I downloaded a manual from the Zoli site.

Tweaked the comb a little and WOW! Really feels like it fits great. I may need to move the trigger back a little. Also could use some instructions on how to adjust the trigger, since I'm not seeing that in the instruction manual. Balance is really nice...........even better than one I tried out in a local store. Itching to try it out.

There are no instructions in the manual for adjusting the rib, but looks pretty straight forward......remove screw under front sight and turn the nut to raise of lower the rib then reinsert and tighten the screw under the front sight. If I'm missing something let me know.

Guess I'll have to pattern the gun to know how I want to set up the rib. Appreciate the help.

 

 

Fine looking shotgun Ernest T!

 

Predict you'll love it. You'll not find a more vault like lockup anywhere. Just a joy to handle and shoot. Congrats.

 

Beautiful gun! You won't need anymore guns after owning this one!

 

Sorry, I meant to post this days ago.

 

Sorry, I meant to post this days ago.

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Thanks!

 

Great looking gun! Now go wear it out! The trouble with using such a clay target busting machine is it means you have no alibis left due to equipment!

 

I also have a new-to-me and very lightly used Zoli Z-gun, a low rib sporter in my case. Let me point out a word of caution straight out of the owner's manual about the forearm disassembly, just in case your missed it.

Unlike other O/Us which I've owned over the years, the forearm removes slightly different. After pulling the forearm release lever Do Not rotate the forearm against the curve of the frame as you would with other O/Us. Instead, after pulling the release open slide the forearm straight up (parallel to the barrels) toward the muzzle. No rotation, just straight up and away from the frame.

If your downloaded owner's manual is the same as the one included in my Zoli case the "To Disassemble" instructions are on page 9. The Cautions and Important sections are underlined. The warnings about the forearm reads:

CAUTION!!!: "To remove the fore-end from the barrel do not rotate it against the curve section of the frame but slide it out towards the muzzle".

IMPORTANT!!! "Rotating the fore-end against the curved section of the frame without sliding it out could cause the wood to break in the ejector area".

I've owned over/under shotguns for several decades and normally don't read instruction manuals thoroughly on new ones. The only reason I did on this Zoli is that it is a Boss type action which I've never owned before. Glad I did on this one and just wanted to give you a head's up in case you missed the caution part about the forearm.

Congratulations on your new Zoli. May your shoot it in good health.

 

I also have a new-to-me and very lightly used Zoli Z-gun, a low rib sporter in my case. Let me point out a word of caution straight out of the owner's manual about the forearm disassembly, just in case your missed it.

Unlike other O/Us which I've owned over the years, the forearm removes slightly different. After pulling the forearm release lever Do Not rotate the forearm against the curve of the frame as you would with other O/Us. Instead, after pulling the release open slide the forearm straight up (parallel to the barrels) toward the muzzle. No rotation, just straight up and away from the frame.

If your downloaded owner's manual is the same as the one included in my Zoli case the "To Disassemble" instructions are on page 9. The Cautions and Important sections are underlined. The warnings about the forearm reads:

CAUTION!!!: "To remove the fore-end from the barrel do not rotate it against the curve section of the frame but slide it out towards the muzzle".

IMPORTANT!!! "Rotating the fore-end against the curved section of the frame without sliding it out could cause the wood to break in the ejector area".

I've owned over/under shotguns for several decades and normally don't read instruction manuals thoroughly on new ones. The only reason I did on this Zoli is that it is a Boss type action which I've never owned before. Glad I did on this one and just wanted to give you a head's up in case you missed the caution part about the forearm.

Congratulations on your new Zoli. May your shoot it in good health.

I did catch the correct way to remove the forearm in the manual, but the manual I downloaded seems pretty generic. No mention of how to adjust trigger pull length, but that was pretty easy to figure out. Also no mention of how to adjust the HR barrel on my gun, but I think I have figured that out.

So far I have removed and cleaned the trigger group............also requires following the instructions in the manual to do it right (also shown in the attachment in post above). I have also figured out how to remove the ejectors for cleaning. I suspect that somewhere in the future, I will need to figure out how to remove the firing pins and springs.

I was hoping to be able to find a parts diagram for the Z-Sport, but no luck so far.

If you run into any more useful information, I'd appreciate you sharing.

Thanks!

 

I use the 13 yd method to adjust ribs and combs.

36” square heavy paper with 3 rows of 3 orange stick on 2” dots.
Full choke on a rest at 13 yds from muzzle to target. Aiming point is 6 o’clock on orange dot.
1 shot, then center a 2” circle on shot pattern. Measure distances from 6 o’clock aiming point and make any adjustments needed. 1/16” adjustment equals 1” at 16 yds.

My setup for Sporting Clays is the POI is centered on the 2” dot and for trap the POI is 2 1/2” above the 6 o’clock POA (about 60/40).

Set up for my new Z Sport 30” HR took 6 shots to get the Sporting Clays adjustment and 2 additional shots for Trap.

 

Ernest T, how has your Zoli worked out for you?

 

Yes, inquiring minds want to know.

 

Regarding forearm removal, Fabarm also has some guns that require the forward movement of the wood when removed rather than pulling it off like peeling a banana. Not sure if they all do or only some. This is an Elos deluxe I bought from a gentleman that won it at a raffle. Fabarm puts a big orange card right on top of the papers in plain view when you open the case explaining this procedure. Unfortunately for me the man I bought it from shuffled the papers around and the big orange one was buried and he did not mention it to me. First time I removed the forearm from the barrels it cracked the wood off. I glued it and it lasted a couple years but I should send it in for a new forearm wood, it deserves better. I will not make that mistake again.

 

There is an Allen screw at the bottom of the hole in the trigger blade. Loosen the screw, slide the trigger and retighten. There are anchor points in the trigger bar for the screw to seat in. Once upon a time I could have told you the Allen wrench size, but I’ve forgotten it…and many other occasionally useful things.

 

I use my HR exclusively for SC. I have it setup 50/50 rib and the comb just allows me to see down the rib. I ignore the fact that it's a HR gun and just shoot. My beads almost line up and my site picture is a thin rib. I personally love the visibility of being up on the gun. My stance is almost standing straight because of it. The recoil on this gun is ridiculously low, so just a slight lean forward. Mine is perfectly balanced for me and I can barely notice it during the swing. I would also offer that if you wanted a lighter swing, I'd ditch the stock chokes and go with the Ti flush from Teague. Before you say to add weight to the stock to liven up the front end. I've removed all the weight from this gun and I'm still at a heavy 8 1/2. That's how mine is setup for SC.

 

[QUOTE="I found a used Z-Sport HR (with 32" barrels) that will be in my hands in a few days. I had been looking for a used one for a while, because the new guns are out of my budget."
@Ernst T, I have a zoli z sport 12ga with a 30" flat rib barrel on it. I too bought it used. It appears to be 20 or 21 production gun. I've been trying to find a 32" HR barrel for my gun with little luck. When you bought your zolis' used, did you happen to come across a website that routindly had zolis' for sale. Ray

Thanks!
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For Zoli stuff look at Carlson's website: Carlson Sporting Arms LLC. Occasionally see some used stocks there, but rarely a barrel. I found a used MR Zoli barrel on Guns International, and the HR barrels are extremely rare. Coles is another good site to look for Zoli stuff. Good luck on finding a barrel.