Beretta vs C Guerini

birdshooter said:
Matt, are you done fondling yet? ;)
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Yes I am. First trip to the shop the Prevail with K/O was all they had in stock and it just didn't fit me as I mentioned. Went back last weekend and after an hour of shouldering and such with the Browning and the Impact i tried a Prevail without the K/O stock and it fit perfectly. Everytime I put it up it felt just right. Couldn't believe it to be honest. I Ended up with the Prevail as I couldn't pass it up at the price with the fit. SHot it Sudnay and was impressed with it. WIll keep my open for a 725 and also an Impact and could see myself owning both of those at some point just to try them out.

I appreciate all the opinions and such. The search was fun!

Matt D
 
Good luck with it. It all boils down to feel in the end.

By the way, you didn't happen to see a Beretta DT-11 sporting while there did ya.

Oh... Oh... now I opened another can of worms......:eek::D
 
I really like the fine doubles, either O/U or SXS. The problem I have is though I would and have hunt with them, I am jumpy that I might scratch them up. This was made apparently when I took a Parker into duck blind. It's like when I bought a new shiney truck, throwing wood in the bed made me cringe, I might get rid of those guns because I then I won't be tempted to shoot them in a mucked-up blind, or in the mist on some pheasant outing. guns are made to be shot, right? I did that already with the trucks, if I crease the fender, get a scratch from a branch on the road, cover it mud. I don't give a lick. Maybe I should try a Remington 887, or a Benelli Nova, especially for waterfowl. Those shallow framed O/U's are sweet. The infrequent days with a lazy cool breeze, where the leave crunch under your feet, I would sure love to shoulder one! Good Luck.
 
Felt that way about my Cortona too, LOL. But then I left it in the rain. Had to have REI coatings do a water proof re blue. That coating is sweet, glad it happened now. Every new gun goes to them before I shoot it much from now on. I use the thing for every thing.
 
birdshooter said:
Good luck with it. It all boils down to feel in the end.

By the way, you didn't happen to see a Beretta DT-11 sporting while there did ya.

Oh... Oh... now I opened another can of worms......:eek::D
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No Dt-11 but I did spend some time fondling the DT-10 they had. Very Nice Gun.

Matt D
 
Nice gun but out of my price range.

The DT11 has some unique changes from the DT10, namely it's barrels. As I understand it's barrels have a continuous taper all the way from the chamber to the choke. The theory being less shot deformation and better patterns. Sounds nice in theory, whether that actually translates to real world results I wouldn't know.

check this out: http://www.berettausa.com/dt11/barrels.aspx
 
FCSpringer said:
Felt that way about my Cortona too, LOL. But then I left it in the rain. Had to have REI coatings do a water proof re blue. That coating is sweet, glad it happened now. Every new gun goes to them before I shoot it much from now on. I use the thing for every thing.
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Would that be RIE coatings and is that then entire gun minus wood or just the barrel? cost?
 
oldandnew said:
I really like the fine doubles, either O/U or SXS. The problem I have is though I would and have hunt with them, I am jumpy that I might scratch them up. This was made apparently when I took a Parker into duck blind. It's like when I bought a new shiney truck, throwing wood in the bed made me cringe, I might get rid of those guns because I then I won't be tempted to shoot them in a mucked-up blind, or in the mist on some pheasant outing. guns are made to be shot, right? I did that already with the trucks, if I crease the fender, get a scratch from a branch on the road, cover it mud. I don't give a lick. Maybe I should try a Remington 887, or a Benelli Nova, especially for waterfowl. Those shallow framed O/U's are sweet. The infrequent days with a lazy cool breeze, where the leave crunch under your feet, I would sure love to shoulder one! Good Luck.
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I'm much like you...love them fine doubles with nice wood. They are in my blood. I couldn't possibly give them up. I have a nice 3.5" Browning camo/Syn Cynergy that I use as my foul weather/duck gun. I still get to use a nice double gun but don't have to worry so much about banging it up. It's saved me from going in over my head in a slew. It made a great walking stick at the time...not by choice either. Better then going down in liquid ice over ones head. It continued to work flawlessly all week afterwards too. I don't like to bang up my truck either but they still earn their keep hauling hay, firewood, hunting gear, Etc. Just load it with a little care. I like to see firewood piled high above the box and see that old truck hardly sagging..I only own heavy 3/4 ton or 1 ton trucks. 1/2 tons are nothing more then a car with a box anymore...a grocery hauler.
 
Interesting that guys classify low-mid range over under guns as "nice".

They are good workable guns but they aren't near the top tier of over/unders or "doubles".
 
Not sure if that was directed to my post or not? Are you saying low to mid level O/U's can't really be classified as "nice" ?

One doesn't have to have $10k + shotgun for it to be considered "nice":confused:

Forgive me if I've misunderstood you:)
 
Wasn't directed at anyone or I'd have said so. Just making an observation. When I read the over romanticizing talk of nice wood,on a nice double,and then guys start talking about guns that are available in big box stores and hardware stores all over the country it makes me chuckle.

Everybody views guns different,you can classify them how you'd like. To me $300 pumps,$600 auto,and $1,500 over unders all fit the decent category but they aren't near the top of their class.
 
Well I have seen and handled, Boss, Westley Richards, H&H, Woodward, Churchill. Due to modern metalurgy, strength, technology, are just as good, as the previous generation. There are few quaility engravers, woodworking specialist, fitters, and they can not make a profit under several thousand dollars. From a technical stand point a Cynergy is one of the most advanced. though it costs a whole lot less. Lots of inovation in the SV-10 Beretta. It might not be as a "limb of your arm". But in the lightweight, in 20 ga., it would be hard to tell the difference! The bottom line is what does the gun do in the field? Durability, performance. A light weight whisper of a gun with English heritage, bespoke with engraving, and fiddleback walnut, requiring 2" or 2 1/2" shells would test the devotion on all but a few sportsmen hear, those who have private grounds, and time to get get it right, in nice weather! Most of these guns are realigated to museums, those that own them, keep them with gull-winged mercedes roadster, most have shot a few times. See theys guys don't really hunt, thats O.K. thats who the guns were made for. The guys who used these were the golden age shooters who payed a whole lot less. If lord DeGray, ( Ripon), where here now, he'd use a Browning or a Beretta, or my suspicion he would use a winchester Flanagan SX-3, with a extended magazine. He shoots 5 birds dead in the air simulateanously, with a brace of doubles, and a beater!
 
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