Zoli lovers?
- Thread starter Fassteel
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chadmichener
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Zoli....... HAHAHAHA get real... buy a Beretta!
Gun shop in Edmonton. They are one of the supporting dealers, look up top.
FS, the asking price for the Zoli combo is probably about right. It's most likely the Model Z-90 by Antonio Zoli which was discontinued in the early 90's.
FWIW, there is more than one Zoli most commonly encountered -- Angelo and Antonio. Both of them made lower-end shotguns and rifles although IMO Antonio Zoli made slightly better guns.
The Z-90 is a different design than the current Zoli o/u which are marketed as higher end guns to compete with the Blaser, Beretta DT10 and Perazzi.
FWIW, there is more than one Zoli most commonly encountered -- Angelo and Antonio. Both of them made lower-end shotguns and rifles although IMO Antonio Zoli made slightly better guns.
The Z-90 is a different design than the current Zoli o/u which are marketed as higher end guns to compete with the Blaser, Beretta DT10 and Perazzi.
You are lucky then. I've shot 100's of thousands of rounds and have had several failures. Beretta, Browning, Krieghoff..... all guns will break given the chance.
Brad.
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
Tell me where I can buy a two barrel Berreta set for $1,500??!!
Nothing wrong at all with the Zolis....
Cat
The point being all guns will break. No matter what the make or model it is only a matter of time. When that happens you had best have a plan to get your gun fixed. If you have a gun that does not have parts readily available then you may have to go for extended period of time w/o a gun.
Personally I have a very low threshold for the amount of time I can be w/o my gun. If it is more than a week it may cause some serious (to me) problems.
That said, I have no idea the status of the Zoli with respect to availability of parts or repair.
Brad.
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the spank
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You must be a lucky guy then faststeel. I had a Rem 1100 tournament trap years ago that I ended up dropping of at the Remington Booth in vandalia Ohio at the Grand for a repair issue, wouldnt cycle doubles! They ended up rebuilding the entire gun from end to end except for the trigger assembly, I replaced that with a Timney. I had a poli-gardone o/u that broke first day out in the duck blind, pull the trigger and both barrels would fire together after about 6 shots had been run through it. My model 12 is on its 3rd firing pin! I had an 870 break a firing pin in the blind shooting at geese one morning. I had an 1187 rem split the forend right in half lengthwise 3 rd shot out of the gun! I've had a custom built Mauser in 308 Norma Mag that started firing when you closed the bolt handle! And a few others I cant recall off the top of my head, I could understand If i was hard on my guns or if I was the type who tinkered with them but aside from the 1100 with the Timney trigger and the Mauser I have never had customed or tweeked firearms. I shoot factory and thats that as well I do not reload ammo! Go figure....Truth be told my best gun to date has been my Win 101 Ducks Unlimited 50th Model, I must have 30,000 - 40,000 rounds through it on the skeet field and at minimum 5000 in the duck blind with it and it just keeps going, never an issue!
Anyways If I were looking at that Zoli, I would be questioning could I get parts if need be? Also, how much shooting can it take? Is it built for the long run or am I just going to shoot casually with it? I remember when they first appeard in the early 80's. Nice looking guns if looks count but my memeory tells me they were about the same quality/finish as a Franchi O/U. Decent but not really tops for sure. But it's not for me so If the fellow whose looking at it wants and likes it, I say go for it. What else you going to get in a combo for $1500??? Oh! Except maybe one of them ugly old SKB's!
the spank
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I think you got that backwards, lol!! Theyre O/U's are good , its their autos that suck!
You must be a lucky guy then faststeel. I had a Rem 1100 tournament trap years ago that I ended up dropping of at the Remington Booth in vandalia Ohio at the Grand for a repair issue, wouldnt cycle doubles! They ended up rebuilding the entire gun from end to end except for the trigger assembly, I replaced that with a Timney. I had a poli-gardone o/u that broke first day out in the duck blind, pull the trigger and both barrels would fire together after about 6 shots had been run through it. My model 12 is on its 3rd firing pin! I had an 870 break a firing pin in the blind shooting at geese one morning. I had an 1187 rem split the forend right in half lengthwise 3 rd shot out of the gun! I've had a custom built Mauser in 308 Norma Mag that started firing when you closed the bolt handle! And a few others I cant recall off the top of my head, I could understand If i was hard on my guns or if I was the type who tinkered with them but aside from the 1100 with the Timney trigger and the Mauser I have never had customed or tweeked firearms. I shoot factory and thats that as well I do not reload ammo! Go figure....Truth be told my best gun to date has been my Win 101 Ducks Unlimited 50th Model, I must have 30,000 - 40,000 rounds through it on the skeet field and at minimum 5000 in the duck blind with it and it just keeps going, never an issue!
Anyways If I were looking at that Zoli, I would be questioning could I get parts if need be? Also, how much shooting can it take? Is it built for the long run or am I just going to shoot casually with it? I remember when they first appeard in the early 80's. Nice looking guns if looks count but my memeory tells me they were about the same quality/finish as a Franchi O/U. Decent but not really tops for sure. But it's not for me so If the fellow whose looking at it wants and likes it, I say go for it. What else you going to get in a combo for $1500??? Oh! Except maybe one of them ugly old SKB's!
Spank
If I'm at the lucky end you are at the unlucky end.
My first 3 shotguns were A5's 2 12's and a 20.
My next 2 were Win SX1's
My first sporting clays gun was a fixed choke mid 70's Citori.
Next came a Tekny's 12 and 20 gauges.
Then the Beretta extrema II, a hunting piece that I use for sporting clays. FS
LOL, to each their own. I like both the O/Us (there are a few exceptions) and Autos from Beretta. If I was to pick up another auto, chances are very high it would be a Beretta.
