[SWMO]

Looking to use this for shooting clays.
Some skeet & trap & maybe just a liitle sporting clays.

not looking to do the O/U as I am not lookingb to get beat up.

[ArmedBear]

Urika 2, hands down. Low felt recoil, excellent balance, not too light for your purpose.

It's a gas-operated semiauto; the Benelli is short-recoil operated. All else being equal, a short-recoil semi kicks at least as much as an O/U.

Do note that an O/U for the range tends to be heavy enough that it doesn't beat you up with a decent pad on it. Semiautos are a PITA at the range. Keeping a rigid gun's muzzle pointed in a safe direction at the skeet range can be tiring, and semis spit hulls at your neighbor when you shoot trap.

If you ever reload, an O/U is a lot nicer for a few reasons.

(I do use Beretta semis at the range sometimes, but if I had to choose one or the other, I'd pick an O/U.)

[PJR]

Urika 2, hands down. Low felt recoil, excellent balance, not too light for your purpose.
X2. For clays the 391 is the best choice.

I did a comparison test with my 391 and a Benelli Cordoba two summers ago. The Benelli was very nice but for recoil reduction and the ability to handle lighter target loads the Beretta is at the head of the class.

[waterhouse]

I haven't shot the new Benelli (assume you are talking about the Vinci), but I agree with AB and PJR.


I own several Benellis, and if I don't grab an O/U to walk behind the dogs I'll carry any of the Benellis over my Beretta semis. Lightweight, don't mind carrying them for miles, and quick on flushing birds.

For clays, go with the Beretta. Lighter recoil, and you aren't carrying it far so the weight is a help.

[ArmedBear]

quick on flushing birds.

Quite true, and the really light Benellis are REALLY quick, with carbon fiber ribs and other little high-tech weight savings.

Note also that clay pigeons and feathered pigeons fly differently. What makes a gun a great chukar hunting gun might make it a mediocre Sporting gun and a terrible Trap gun -- and vice versa.:)

Generally, for the field, quick is good. For the range, slow and smooth are good.

On exception would be dove shooting, and the Cordoba, which is made specifically for dove shooting. It still kicks harder than a 391 or a range-weight O/U does.

[CoRoMo]

I made a thread just like this one, a good while ago.

I went with the U.2 and it proved to be a wonderful choice. It swings like a dream and I'm smoking more clays than I ever have in my life!

The quail in Texas, a couple weeks ago, didn't get much of a fighting chance either.:evil:

[SWMO]

NOT THE VINCI!
The BENELLI I am looking at is the SUPER SPORT not the Ninci.
Just to clear that up.