Review Of The Beretta 694
BY Herschel Smith
2 years ago
I would love to have this gun, but they’ve priced me out of the market at just over $4000. I’d also like to have the predecessor to this one, the 686.
Model 686 is no longer in production so it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find them for sale (although some are still out there). They don’t a bit of upgrading and added $2000 to the price for the 694, making it less appealing that owning a model 686.
The comments in the video seem to prefer the 694 over the Browning.
On November 26, 2022 at 8:14 am, Wes said:
I would suggest continued pursuit of a 686 for you. Some time back I hunted with a friend with whom I swapped guns, he taking my 870, knowing his 686 was going to prove his point. I didn’t want to give the Beretta back. What a joy to carry & wield. I also owned (at the time) the companion bolt gun they made, in 30-06, which was a finely done Sako action with the luxury of the Beretta touch in putting it all together. I’m not a “shotgun guy” but if I were a 686 would be in my safe.
On November 26, 2022 at 9:18 pm, bobdog said:
I’ve shot them both. It’s pure opinion, like everything else having to do with shotguns, but the Beretta is too light and most Brownings are too heavy and coarse. Neither on swings well. Light guns tend to recoil hard. Heavy guns don’t swing well.
Even if you can’t afford one, test drive a Perazzi, a Krieghoff or a Kolar and you’ll see what I mean in one round of trap, skeet or clays. All three are hideously expensive, but you’ll get a good idea how a shotgun should behave.
I’ve shot several Perazzis in competition and liked them all. I shoot Blasers these days. The Blaser F3 is a medium priced gun and handles well. Shot one today.
$.02.
On November 27, 2022 at 8:50 pm, Bradley A Graham said:
I still love my Japanese made SKB…..
On November 28, 2022 at 6:55 pm, bobdog said:
My first shotgun was a Weatherby Athena, which was made by SKB, some 25 years ago. Got it as a giveaway from a Michigan bank for sitting on a CD for five years, as I recall.
Not a bad little field gun, but not strong enough for high volume competition shooting. I still liked it for what it was. My brother-in-law bought it from me and still shoots it once in a while.