Over/Under advice please?

[singleshot12]

  With all things you get what you pay for. 

But with some things you pay alot extra just for the name

[AWS]

I really like the feel of the Onyx and even bought one, shot it well one clay birds but is was a failure for me in the field, sold it to my hunting partner, he shoots it like it was custom built for him.  For a game gun a Citori is too heavy in my opinion.  I like my field guns to run right around 6 lbs and at the weight 28" barrels.  I have a Browning Superpose Lightning 20ga that run 6 lb 4 oz and it is like a magic wand on birds.  If you go under 6.5 lbs really take a hard look at 28" tubes.  I will say though I did buy a CZ Bobwhite sxs 20 that is at 6-4 with 26" tubes that is working well on ducks this year, having choke tubes and steel safe barrel it does ahve a little more weight out front.

[C-Money]

Ahhh...just get a Perazzi and have fun!    The Browning O/Us are very nice for the money. Just for kicks, google the Escort Silver Select. Pretty nice Turkish O/Us, a bit cheaper than the Brownings. I saw one at Hight Mountain in Moses Lake.

[uplandhunter870]

Ahhh...just get a Perazzi and have fun!   

thats about all them p guns are good for haha

back to searun's question i think that the return on investment is going to lie in does the gun fit well so you can shoot it worth a darn and is the fit and finish worth the price tag.  also resale would be a factor to consider if you think you may want to sell it at some point, as we all know brand names carry reputations and a beretta or browning may command a higher resale than a CZ just cause of what different people associate with each name.  although beretta is proud of their stuff and think that it's worth more even though a comparable citori may have the same fit and finish for a few hundred less

[Wa hunter]

Sea run,
I have a Beretta o/u 20 gauge I would part with P.M. if you are intrested.

[SeaRun1]

Hey Wa Hunter,

I sent you a pm.  Lets talk.

SR1

[thinkingman]

I guess I am looking for that point where you no longer see return on investment.  With all things you get what you pay for.  So I am looking for that point where I get a nice looking and hard working gun.

SR1

Look at Miroku.
They produce Citoris, Win 101's...some others that don't come to mind right now.

[jackelope]

Miroku built for Charles Daly too.

I think a lot of what you pay for in a Browning or Beretta over a CZ is long term durability too. By that I mean it will hold up and lock up tight after 10k rounds. Something you don't necessarily need in a field gun. A much higher commodity in a sporting gun. You can drop some huge money in a sporting gun.

[RadSav]

The flaw with most O/U shotguns in comparison with your better semi's is that few allow for cast-on/cast-off adjustment.  So the statement that it is best to find the one that fits was very good advise. 

I always wanted a Citori from the time I was old enough to hold one.  I've now owned four of them and not a single one shot where I wanted out of the box.  I bent barrels and hit the beautiful stocks with a wood rasp and bondo.  They all ended up shooting great for me, but never again would they have that classic Citori look/finish.  My first Beretta Silver Pigeon was such a nice surprise when it shot where I was looking right out of the box.  Sports a few battle wounds, but for the most part it looks like the beautiful piece of art it was when I bought it.  I've now owned three different Beretta O/Unders and they have all fit me without modification.

I could have saved myself a lot of grief over the years if I had just been open to finding the right fit instead of being sold on that one particular brand.

[jackelope]

You could have a stock made.
 

[thinkingman]

Miroku built for Charles Daly too.

That was it.

[RadSav]

You could have a stock made.
 

My point was that one should not get too fixated on one particular brand before figuring out if it fits your body build first.  At least unless you find one with full cast-on/cast-off/drop at heal adjustment.

[jackelope]

Too bad you couldn't shoot them on a pattern board like bows

[RadSav]

Too bad you couldn't shoot them on a pattern board like bows

Ain't that the truth!

[ribka]

Miroku built for Charles Daly too.

I think a lot of what you pay for in a Browning or Beretta over a CZ is long term durability too. By that I mean it will hold up and lock up tight after 10k rounds. Something you don't necessarily need in a field gun. A much higher commodity in a sporting gun. You can drop some huge money in a sporting gun.

And SKB who make a great ou for the money

Have owned  many shotguns and as mentioned fit most important. I put an adjustable stock on some of my shotguns. A bit heavy for humping up and down hills for chukar and Huns

Just picked up a CZ ultralight upland. For the money nice gun. 26 inch barrels

As I get older seem to prefer 28 inch barrel


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