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Joined: 24 Oct 2016 Posts: 28 Location: South Jersey

Being new to the 16 gauge, the new A5 sweet 16 being the only one I own, I am actually looking for an O/U to purchase. I am a browning fan having a Hunters Gold, BPS, 12 gauge A5, and 20 gauge citori feather lightning. I mostly pheasant hunt and took this gun pheasant hunting with my father. He loved it a lot and am considering letting him have it as a gift for helping me while I went through the police academy and sense being left handed I like O/U better for me. My thoughts being on what over under would be best bang for my buck and where would best place to look, assuming gunbroker.com?

Thank you

Joined: 15 Jun 2010 Posts: 1358 Location: Twin Cities, MN

What do you want to do with it and how much do you want to spend? Great guns out there from $1,500 to $70,000.
Regards,
Jeff

And the For Sale section here comes up with some pretty good stuff

Mike

Joined: 24 Oct 2016 Posts: 28 Location: South Jersey

I was trying not to spend more than $2,000.

Joined: 05 Nov 2016 Posts: 189 Location: Montana

I watched for a $2000 O/U for quite some time. A local shop had a Citori superlight feather on the shelf at $2400 for a few months. They dropped the price $200, I bit. Being also a southpaw, I will spring for a stock bend from a reliable guy I have used before with good and lasting results. The Feather has a minimal cast, so the bend should go very well.
If you find a $2000 16 O/U that tickles your fancy you better buy it. There were two of these on the shelf when I bought mine. After viewing both sitting there for some months, the 2'nd went within a week after I bought mine.
Good luck...... a very worthy mission Very Happy

Joined: 05 Nov 2016 Posts: 189 Location: Montana

Oh yeah, and I forgot......
I spoke with RizziniUSA guys right before I picked up my Citori. They are taking orders for a BR110 - a 16 gauge O/U in the $2000 range. I f I recall, they said this model will be shipping in a few months.
Give 'em a call???

Joined: 15 Jun 2010 Posts: 1358 Location: Twin Cities, MN

Kevin,
Sounds like a Citori will fit the bill perfectly. They're nice guns.
Jeff

Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 962 Location: Minnesota

I presume you are looking only for a 16 ga, in that case, as others have said, Citori. If the other gauges, I like the beretta better.

Joined: 24 Oct 2016 Posts: 28 Location: South Jersey

The one I am currently looking at is
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/611799025

Joined: 15 Jun 2010 Posts: 1358 Location: Twin Cities, MN

I would ask them what it weighs. Don't know if those are heavier than a Lightning.
Jeff

Joined: 06 Jan 2017 Posts: 88

If you can find one, the old I. Rizzini (FAIR) OU's imported by New England Arms were pretty decent guns. Scaled properly for a 16, so they were not overly heavy.

My Citori 525 28" comes in at 7lbs 5/8oz. It is very well balanced, for me at least.

Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Posts: 684 Location: Ontario

The perfect O/U.......a SxS!

Joined: 16 Jul 2015 Posts: 2126 Location: Hudson,Wy

For the money on that Browning I would go looking for a F.A.I.R. Rizzini. A friend of mine uses one as his main gun and it is very nice, handle very well, and weighs about what it should. The Browning always felt a bit slow and heavy to me, at least for a gun that a man would carry on long hunts. For sitting on a bucket and shooting doves, the heavier Browning does have a nice smooth swing to it. The fit and workmanship on the Rizzini is better than the Browning though.