AYA or Beretta?

[Steven Adam Gray]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

I’m confused. SxS or O/U or it doesn’t matter? For SxS I’d go aYa and O/U a Citori as Kevin said. Beretta feels better to me but I’ve seen a number of issues with Berettas lately. I shot a 28g Browning 725 clays gun. Man it’s not the prettiest thing but a hoot to shoot.

Andy sir what problems are the beretta o/u facing ive considered purchasing one several times just never found the right one
Thanks, Steven

[Andy]

I’ve seen poor finish work with burrs on the ejector or a DT11, cracked forend on a 694, misaligned mid bead on a 694 (mine), rough trigger on another DT11 and poor wood to metal fit on a 687 silver pigeon. These were all new guns in the past 4-5 years. Granted the majority were fine but sure more than Perazzi, Blaser, Browning and Caesar Guerini. Cole Gun told me they have noticed more quality issues with Beretta. My feeling is when you start making every gun under the sun and all sorts of plastic guns stuff changes. I could be wrong but I’d see any beretta in person before I bought one. That’s my two cents. Oh and a 694 with unregulated barrels from the factory that had to be retuned. And that’s not a cheap gun.

[Steven Adam Gray]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

I’ve seen poor finish work with burrs on the ejector or a DT11, cracked forend on a 694, misaligned mid bead on a 694 (mine), rough trigger on another DT11 and poor wood to metal fit on a 687 silver pigeon. These were all new guns in the past 4-5 years. Granted the majority were fine but sure more than Perazzi, Blaser, Browning and Caesar Guerini. Cole Gun told me they have noticed more quality issues with Beretta. My feeling is when you start making every gun under the sun and all sorts of plastic guns stuff changes. I could be wrong but I’d see any beretta in person before I bought one. That’s my two cents. Oh and a 694 with unregulated barrels from the factory that had to be retuned. And that’s not a cheap gun.

Wow yeah a dt11 and a 694 arent cheap guns and you'd expect better for what you are paying for them even the 687 for a 3k plus gun id expect better all my browning citoris have pretty good metal fit and finish also wood fit is good as well and for the money I have 2000 in my 12ga 30 barrels cxs and almost 2800 in my feather lightning 20ga 28 inch barrels. But I guess I stick with Browning.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Steven Gray

Wow yeah a dt11 and a 694 arent cheap guns and you'd expect better for what you are paying for them even the 687 for a 3k plus gun id expect better all my browning citoris have pretty good metal fit and finish also wood fit is good as well and for the money I have 2000 in my 12ga 30 barrels cxs and almost 2800 in my feather lightning 20ga 28 inch barrels. But I guess I stick with Browning.

Don't get me wrong, Beretta's handle better than Browning's all day in my book, I'd just see the gun before buying it.

[Ed Blake]

Last week I took delivery from Millers Gunshop in Delaware a 28 gauge 30” Browning 425. It’s a lot of gun for the money and I recommend it. I also have an AyA 4/53 SxS 28 with 29” barrels. It’s a great gun too but at just under 6lbs it doesn’t handle as well as the 7lb 425.