Wow, Seemed like an honest question but some of you folks are pretty touchy about the subject. What Gives? I own a perazzi also and was also interested about the answer.
Perazzi has made huge strides forward starting the sideribs farther forward then they were in the past.. The trigger question.. if taken as such is only said by a fool.. The winners circles around the world are littered by shooters who have become part of the Perazzi family..and have not found it to be an issue.. Most shooters who are not totally cheap.. change springs on a regular basis...usually before they break.. A small price to pay for such a dynamic shotgun.. The $47.50 Dan charged for a yearly inspection is as inexpensive as it comes..
Beretta bought a fairly good size piece of Perazzi... later Mr. Perazzi bought it back.. It is now 100% in the family.. Perazzi has added some new things to its product line..
time will tell if any smaller company can exist in todays enviroment..I wish all of them the best..
Long live Perazzi.. the gun and the company has been very kind to me..and i'm a nobody.. Perazzibigbore.... Mike
YAC.. for me a model 31 Remington would be my pump of choice.. but I can see your point of view.. In either event.. the Perazzi is easier for me to work on..and I have part on hand..
Mike, I agreed. Model 31 is IMO a smoother pump gun, or even better made.
Yes, Perazzi came to America when most shooters were shooting Model 12s, few Superposed, and Auto 5s. All good shotguns served well for us, but Perazzi introduce another level of shotgun making, and wining circle around the world, it's the choice of those who can choose anything they want.
For those who heard issues of flat springs, bet you never knew how much it takes to maintain a Ferrari to became the most wining cars of the F-1.
I always view with interest the remarks made towards Perazzi triggers and most likely few who do have ever owned one! While I now shoot Beretta, I still own Perazzi and for close to two decades shot them exclusively. As stated its easy to change springs and when a kid I hardly ever did and furthermore rarely dropped the hammers. Still, seldom had to replace unless it was desired. But as others stated, periodic maintenance prevents any failure. If more non perazzi owners actually changed springs out, rather flat or coil as a scheduled maintenance plan, they might just find out how much it adds to successful target execution.
Martin, speakin of executing clay targets,, good job breaking that 98 in handicaps my friend!! Do it a few more times!! Congratulations on a job well done!!
I would not dismiss this rumor so quickly. It is a fact that Beretta has "helped" Perazzi out a couple times in the past by buying into the company and then Perazzi buys it back when they are able.
They have not done a very good job of maintaing their dealer base over the last few years and there prices have gone through the roof so I can't imagine they are selling to many new guns these days.
Wouldn't suprise me in the least that they are in financial trouble and Beretta is coming to the rescue again.
Nothing against Perazzi, they make an incredible product. 2009/10 was a hard time for high-end shotguns and 2011 isn't much better. Krieghoff was/is no different and if it wasn't for the pro-sporter Ottsville may not be there anymore.
These last few years have been all black gun sales. Maybe they should just paint them all black, they might sell more. If your flush with cash it's been tough being a buyer, there are just so many choices out there and the prices are...... well dropping. It will turn but I just can not see everyone coming out clean.
Even Atkin Grant and Lang have troubles right now. I just ordered an MX8 2 barrel set this afternoon, I am doing all I can. 1 gun at a time.
Perazzi likely is the king of the heap for shotgun performance, but, for many of us, it is made of Unaffordium. This may also be why Perazzi runs into financial difficulties from time to time. Their products are all high end. When the economy gets iffy, purchases of such items are the first to be put off. Unlike some other shotgun companies that are diversified into other products, like various guns, ammo, etc., Perazzi does one thing.
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