Depends on what Rizzini made the gun. If it's a B. Rizzini gun, it is very good.

 

Being pretty unfamiliar with this brand, your answer poses more questions.

What other possibilities are there beside a "B. Rizzini"? Are there some Rizzinis I should avoid?

Thanks for your help.

 

Yes, they are good guns. You can google their history. They used to be Zoli-Rizzini in the early 60's and then they split and Zoli went on to make their own guns. I still have my Zoli-Rizzini 20g. SXS that that grand mother gave me in 1963 when I was 10 years old. I shot a lot of ducks, geese, and pheasants with it.

 

On par with a Browning if it's a Battista Rizzini gun.

 

I love my 12 gauge S2000 and just purchased a 28 gauge that I have yet to shoot.

 

Some of their current production guns are very nice and well regarded. I’m not sure about ones of years past.

 

Another is F.A.I.R. (Fabbrica Armi Isidoro Rizzini), and yet another is E. Rizzini, which operates under the Fausti umbrella since that Rizzini married one of the Fausti sisters.

Not confusing because it's a different brand, but the Guerini brothers are nephews to B. Rizzini, too.

Larry

 

I recently bought a F.A.I.R Carrerra IV Sporting. I happened to see the name and had never heard of it. After some research and reviews, I took a chance and ordered one. I am so happy I took that chance. My Trap scores have improved markedly from the first day shooting. It's very well made and a pretty gun at that.

 

I have the B Rizzini Fierce 1, 12ga. It's a gun that is comparable to a CG Summit and a Beretta 694. Really like mine, I just wish I would have gotten 32" barrels.

 

In the beginning back in the 60's and early 70's was the start of Rizzini originally with a collaboration of Zoli and Guido Rizzini. They are great guns and a bargain for the cost. Eventually in the early 70's Guido Rizzini split off on his own and founded F.lli Rizzini which still makes guns today, around 25 a year they each are hand made and some say they are the finest guns made. William Larkin Moore and John at Pacific Sporting Arms can get them for you. Price on Request at the low end ~$50K but most closer to $100K depending on options.

Guido Rizzini had 3 sons Battista (B. Rizzini) Isadoro (I. Rizzini or now known as F.A.I.R.) and Emilio Rizzini (E. Rizzini)

At the other end of the Rizzini line from F.lli Rizzini is E. Rizzini. You will not find many if any guns marked E. Rizzini most of them that I am aware of were sold by Tristar which is just an importers name like Charles Daly. And had several makers provide guns for them. E. Rizzini is no longer in business pretty sure Emilio passed away. His son married Barbara Fausti of the Fausti line of guns.

F.A.I.R. first came into the US through New England Arms in the late 90's. I have a NEA 500 FAIR made over under in 16 ga. with both 28" and 30" bbls. After NEA folded up BC Outdoors imported FAIR guns as the Verona. I have a 12 ga. Verona from the early 2000's. Italian Firearms Group in Texas imports FAIR guns and has for awhile. I own 3 FAIR Iside SxS guns in 16 ga. And last Friday picked up a 30" 12 ga. SxS. Never had any issues with any of them.

B. Rizzini legally owns the name Rizzini in the US for guns. I recall well when Battista sued his brother Isadoro for the exclusive rights in the US for the name Rizzini. They first came into the US through SigArms as the TT and TR models. My first B. Rizzini a Vertex first generation is ~25 years old my youngest son took it and made it into a trap gun. He was the Mn. ATA State class RU at the age of 14 with it. Gun has at least 100K rounds through it without any issues. Like all my Rizzini guns. I own 4 B. Rizzini guns currently.

The B. Rizzini guns are slightly higher quality than FAIR IMO and experience. Although they all have held up to high volume shooting. The B. Rizzini guns are slightly "nicer" IMO. Based on 6 FAIR guns and 4 B. Rizzini guns over the years. I still own all of them. I ended up selling my Joel Etchen Beretta Custom SPII 687\682 Gold E Combo because of the B. Rizzini guns. I shot that for around 15 years.

 

I've heard Rizzini makes a lot of actions for other companies as well as their own. I'm assuming probably the companies you listed as well as others?

 

You can be pretty confident in Rizzini shotguns. My dad has shot one for probably 15 years or so. He's not a high volume shooter but over the years it certainly gets shot. I have a Rizzini BR110 Sporter in 410 that is just plain fun to shoot. I also have a side plate F.A.I.R. 28ga that is an absolute joy to carry and shoot at upland birds!

 

I have a Rizzini 110 Sporter that is a fixed choke Trap configuration. I bought it to shoot bunker as it’s my main game. Other than pierced Cheddite primers and being stiff on ejection even for a used gun it works as is it should.

Knock down the factory primers by .001 and it’s perfect for what I need.

 

https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads/there-are-four-different-rizzinis.69662/

 

I used a Fratelli Rizzini (F. Ili Rizzini) SXS a few years ago at a SXS shoot. Came with 2 barrels, one choked 0 and 5, and the other 4 and 8. I used the latter set as it was a trap competition.

Single trigger, beautiful timber. Nicest SXS I've ever used.

At the time I had a 74 T top 'Vette. I jokingly said to the owner that I'd swap it for his gun.

His response was "Top it up with 20 grand and you're still short".

I was VERY careful not to drop the gun.