Which 16ga O/U

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Got an itch that needs scratched. Always liked the 16 and have a gorgeous Ithaca 37 in 16ga that I love but I’m wanting on in an O/U. Looking at the Rizzini BR110 Limited and the Franchi Instinct Sideplate models.

Thoughts, preferences etc?
 
I'm a big Rizzini fan, I've got a Roundbody EM 28ga that I love. But one thing to know about the 16ga BR110 is that it's built on the 12ga frame. The other models like the Aurum, Artemis, Roundbody, etc are built on a 16ga frame. These models are quite a bit pricier, no surprise there.

I like Franchi's too, and I have seen a couple of the Instinct Sideplate models in Scheel's and they look great. I'm 99% sure they're built on a 16ga frame.

I'd like to run across a FAIR SLX600 in a shop someday so I could hold it and see if it fits me. There's a nice one on gunbroker right now, and they run a little under $2k.
 
When I grab a sub gauge, I sure like a more svelte feel to the gun…that’s 75% of the reason I choose to take one…many days it’s lots of carrying and a minimum of shooting…nice carrying something lighter and easier handling…
 
I have a rizzini Artemis 16 gauge it’s pretty I’d trade it out in hot second for a pretty browning white lightning in 16g
 
Browning is what I shoot
2- White lightning 16’s. 26&28 tubes
And a Gran Lightning 28in 16 which I don’t have any confidence in and don’t shoot
 
Citori16 said:
Browning is what I shoot
2- White lightning 16’s. 26&28 tubes
And a Gran Lightning 28in 16 which I don’t have any confidence in and don’t shoot
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I too have a White Lightening in 16. I can't shoot it worth a darn! It is a beautiful gun, and handles really well, I just don't shoot it as well as some of my other guns. It's point-of-aim is not what I am used to and I know that contributes to my struggles.
 
LC Smith said:
I too have a White Lightening in 16. I can't shoot it worth a darn! It is a beautiful gun, and handles really well, I just don't shoot it as well as some of my other guns. It's point-of-aim is not what I am used to and I know that contributes to my struggles.
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I had never shot one until about 15 years ago… I have to admit it took a bit to get used to but once I did I shoot as bad with it as I do all my other guns😂…. The added plus is it makes me feel a little Boujee with my twenty year old vest and my stained Carhartt pants. I look more like I should be shooting an old 870 with duct tape on the stock and a poly choke
 
"Boujee." Had to look that one up. Found it as bougie. :ROFLMAO: I remember that vest, what was left of it. lol
 
carptom1 said:
I had never shot one until about 15 years ago… I have to admit it took a bit to get used to but once I did I shoot as bad with it as I do all my other guns😂…. The added plus is it makes me feel a little Boujee with my twenty year old vest and my stained Carhartt pants. I look more like I should be shooting an old 870 with duct tape on the stock and a poly choke
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It’s all about looking like you know what you are doing. LoL
 

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LC Smith said:
I too have a White Lightening in 16. I can't shoot it worth a darn! It is a beautiful gun, and handles really well, I just don't shoot it as well as some of my other guns. It's point-of-aim is not what I am used to and I know that contributes to my struggles.
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I have had very few shotguns I did not have to change to get their POI to match my POA.
 
Al Bonkers said:
I have had very few shotguns I did not have to change to get their POI to match my POA.
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I bought an angled spacer to fit under the butt pad to lift the POA with gun mount. It helped a bit to more closely mimic my gun mount with my other SxS guns.
 
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