I've been going to my local sporting clay club here and there over the last couple of years. Just having a blast as a casual shooter. I've used whatever random O/U they decide to hand me. Sometimes it's a 12 gauge, sometimes 20. Sometimes 30" barrel, sometimes 28". I think they're sometimes Browning, sometimes Beretta. That gives you an idea of my experience haha. Regardless of what shotgun I've used, I've had a good time and I'm breaking clays. I was playing around with the idea of building a custom lever gun lately, but then I thought... wait, I should get an O/U shotgun because I can get way more use out of that shooting clay. I've been doing tons of research and here's where I'm at.
Of course I need to get my hands on as many as I can to see what fits and what I like, but in the meantime I found this forum and would love some opinions. I know fit means so much in the shotgun world. But BEYOND merely what someone prefers subjectively in terms of fit and feel, I'm also interested in any inherent mechanical differences, differences in technology, differences in manufacturing, and so on that I should be aware of. For example one might have a mechanical trigger, another a removable inertial trigger. One might have a box action, the other boss. Really any knowledge is useful.
I was initially keeping my budget low and after looking at a bunch of options and visiting a few gun shops to see what felt good, I kinda narrowed it down to a Rizzini BR110 Sporter or BR460 if I wanted to splurge and felt it was worth it. Top model 110 is $3,500 and top 460 is $9,600. But then I thought wait... for not much more I can get into a Zoli or Blaser.
tl;dr
Zoli Z Sport (I really like the look of the Greystone) or F3. I need to find a shop that has all of them so I can see what I like. I got to check out the Rizzini and I really like them. Fit well and infinitely better than whatever rental shotguns my local club has. The 110X was sweet and the 460 did feel a little higher quality but certainly NOT more than double the price. So with that in mind...
Would a Zoli or F3 be worth the up-charge over the Rizzini or even maybe a CG Summit Ascent? Should I just get the Rizzini 110/X/IPS and save $7K+ or splurge on something better that I won't want to upgrade in a year or two? For context, when I first started long-range shooting I went straight to a full custom build and couldn't have been happier. Been using that rifle for 8 years and there is literally nothing better I could get even if I wanted to. So I'm a buy once, cry once kind of guy. That said, shotguns are a helluva lot more expensive than a custom tactical bolt gun.
I played around with a few Browning (725, Citori, DT11) and while they were cool, not really my thing.
Of course I need to get my hands on as many as I can to see what fits and what I like, but in the meantime I found this forum and would love some opinions. I know fit means so much in the shotgun world. But BEYOND merely what someone prefers subjectively in terms of fit and feel, I'm also interested in any inherent mechanical differences, differences in technology, differences in manufacturing, and so on that I should be aware of. For example one might have a mechanical trigger, another a removable inertial trigger. One might have a box action, the other boss. Really any knowledge is useful.
I was initially keeping my budget low and after looking at a bunch of options and visiting a few gun shops to see what felt good, I kinda narrowed it down to a Rizzini BR110 Sporter or BR460 if I wanted to splurge and felt it was worth it. Top model 110 is $3,500 and top 460 is $9,600. But then I thought wait... for not much more I can get into a Zoli or Blaser.
tl;dr
Zoli Z Sport (I really like the look of the Greystone) or F3. I need to find a shop that has all of them so I can see what I like. I got to check out the Rizzini and I really like them. Fit well and infinitely better than whatever rental shotguns my local club has. The 110X was sweet and the 460 did feel a little higher quality but certainly NOT more than double the price. So with that in mind...
Would a Zoli or F3 be worth the up-charge over the Rizzini or even maybe a CG Summit Ascent? Should I just get the Rizzini 110/X/IPS and save $7K+ or splurge on something better that I won't want to upgrade in a year or two? For context, when I first started long-range shooting I went straight to a full custom build and couldn't have been happier. Been using that rifle for 8 years and there is literally nothing better I could get even if I wanted to. So I'm a buy once, cry once kind of guy. That said, shotguns are a helluva lot more expensive than a custom tactical bolt gun.
I played around with a few Browning (725, Citori, DT11) and while they were cool, not really my thing.
