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Help me decide! Retay vs Benelli vs Franchi 20 or 12 gauge
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<blockquote data-quote="REN" data-source="post: 4872677" data-attributes="member: 4849"><p><strong>Re: Help me decide! Retay vs Benelli vs Franchi 20 or 12 gau</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>not really. Yes the both use the same system and bolt design as well as chrome lined barrels. However the overall design is different (butt and front stock). The warranty is also different (if I remember correctly) </p><p></p><p>Ive owned both and loved each one of them but ended up selling the Franchi for the M2. IMO the M2 is the best 20 gauge available today, again just my opinion. I absolutely love the feel and fit of the stock and balance of the gun and Ive owned a lot of shotguns (and still do)</p><p></p><p>when it comes to cost or I can get X gun for $300 less here is my own view. If you have a gun you just love then save and get the one you want, you will have it for a LONG LONG time. In 15 years you wont care it cost you $300 more. </p><p></p><p>As far as Retay I dont have any personal hands on experience, Ive only watched some videos of guys making reviews on them. From what I gather they are a very good quality gun that tooks benellis design and updated it some to try and resolve the benelli "click" issue (one I personally have never had in 10 years of shooting them) but they also have some shortcomings, like all shotguns. aftermarket parts are hard to come buy and it is a newer gun that has not had the years of field testing that others have</p><p></p><p>at the end of the day you need to decide what is the gun that fits and feels the best to you and ignore the cost because that part of it wont matter in 20 years. Of the 3 I dont think you can make a bad decision as all of them are quality guns that should last you a lifetime.</p><p></p><p>one other note, I am the type that likes my gun to be custom to me and my own taste. I prefer to ALWAYS buy black and then cerekote it and customize it the way I want it to be. I dont really like to buy a gun that is customized to the masses or by someone else If I can help it. That way the gun has a bit more value to it to me because I created it in my view. That is why I usually try and actually find used guns and then strip them down and bring them back to life with custom dips and cerekote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="REN, post: 4872677, member: 4849"] [b]Re: Help me decide! Retay vs Benelli vs Franchi 20 or 12 gau[/b] not really. Yes the both use the same system and bolt design as well as chrome lined barrels. However the overall design is different (butt and front stock). The warranty is also different (if I remember correctly) Ive owned both and loved each one of them but ended up selling the Franchi for the M2. IMO the M2 is the best 20 gauge available today, again just my opinion. I absolutely love the feel and fit of the stock and balance of the gun and Ive owned a lot of shotguns (and still do) when it comes to cost or I can get X gun for $300 less here is my own view. If you have a gun you just love then save and get the one you want, you will have it for a LONG LONG time. In 15 years you wont care it cost you $300 more. As far as Retay I dont have any personal hands on experience, Ive only watched some videos of guys making reviews on them. From what I gather they are a very good quality gun that tooks benellis design and updated it some to try and resolve the benelli "click" issue (one I personally have never had in 10 years of shooting them) but they also have some shortcomings, like all shotguns. aftermarket parts are hard to come buy and it is a newer gun that has not had the years of field testing that others have at the end of the day you need to decide what is the gun that fits and feels the best to you and ignore the cost because that part of it wont matter in 20 years. Of the 3 I dont think you can make a bad decision as all of them are quality guns that should last you a lifetime. one other note, I am the type that likes my gun to be custom to me and my own taste. I prefer to ALWAYS buy black and then cerekote it and customize it the way I want it to be. I dont really like to buy a gun that is customized to the masses or by someone else If I can help it. That way the gun has a bit more value to it to me because I created it in my view. That is why I usually try and actually find used guns and then strip them down and bring them back to life with custom dips and cerekote. [/QUOTE]
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