Cynergy for a novice shooter?

[ilmonster]

Peter, congratulations! The cynergy (like a citori, Beretta 68X, etc.) will probably outlast you. I own a Citori I use mostly for skeet and have shot other's Cynergys at the club and it is a fine gun. More important than Cynergy vs. Citori vs. Beretta is how the gun fits you. It sounds like it must be close as you seem to be happy with how you shot with it - fantastic! Now go shoot some shells! The action will loosen up with use.
Also as an aside, as you are a reloader you may want to try some 7/8 oz. loads. They really crush clays (when you do your job that is) and have very little recoil. Enjoy!

 

[ArmedBear]

More important that Cynergy vs. Citori vs. Beretta is how the gun fits you.

Hear, hear.

There are junk guns out there, but none of these are them.

 

[sohcgt2]

Nobody has mentioned CZ or Traditions, both half the price of Beretta or Browning with similar fit and finish.

 

[oletymer]

There is a reason the CZ and Traditions are not mentioned. Think about it.

 

[ArmedBear]

oletymer-

Aw, screw it.

If people insist on learning all their lessons the hard way, why should we stop them?

 

[Pete409]

I will disagree with what several people said about the most important thing in gun selection is "how the gun fits you."

Almost ANY gun can be made to fit almost any shooter (within reason of course), but a POS gun is a POS gun regardless how it may fit you. Gun "fit" says nothing about the quality of the gun, or how well it operates, or how long it will last, or how smooth the trigger pull is, or anything like that.

The top shooters in ANY of the shooting sports hardly ever buy a gun off the rack and shoot it without some type of fitting modification. Why should the novice shooter expect a gun off the rack to fit him/her any better?

You can spend well over $10,000 for a Perazzi, Krieghoff, Kolar, or other top level gun and STILL have to have the gun fitted to you. OTOH, you might walk into a gun store and shoulder an el cheapo made in Outer Mongolia and find that it fits you like a glove. Does that mean that the $99 special made in Outer Mongolia is a better gun than the Krieghoff? Not hardly.

So, my advice to those looking for a gun is NOT to buy the one that happens to have a stock that's your length or that has a comb profile that you like. Instead, buy a good quality gun that will last you a lifetime. Then spend a little more on it to get it to fit you properly, if needed. A few lessons from a professional shooting instructor is also money well spent.

 

[ArmedBear]

I will disagree with what several people said about the most important thing in gun selection is "how the gun fits you."

As I posted above, I think that's the most important thing to consider when you're already looking at nothing but good-quality guns.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I can only add that in the end when I handled the Cynergy, Citori, a bunch of Beretta's, RL's and several other over and unders, the Cynergy felt the best.

So I bought it and stopped worrying about it. Now for better or for worse this is the gun I have and I will learn to use it or get it fitted even better to me.

Again, thanks for the advice. They are nice guns!