CZ O/U 12 Gauge?

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How tough are they and are they suitable for clay birds. Not interested in the frilly stuff just reliability and durability. I have one of their rifles and it certainly is a quality product. Love to get an O/U but don't want to spend over $1000. Any recommendations. Also not sure what is meant by , the gun should fit you. Thanks for any info.
 
CZ are excellent value for the money and actually have a 5 yr warranty. Is this the best choice for a serious shooter who will fire 20K shots a year maybe not but you have to judge that yourself.
 
Your CZ rifle and the over/ under shotgun are two different birds. The shotgun is made in Turkey and will not be of the same quality as your rifle. While the Turkish guns are indeed good value for the money, they are not the same as the CZ products built by CZ. I say this because I had both a Turkish/CZ SxS and over/under and I have a CZ (made by CZ) over/under combination gun. But don't get me wrong, the Turkish CZ's are a fine gun but they are designed for hunting, not high volume clays shooting if that is what you want to do. If high volume clays shooting is your goal and you want to spend less than $1000.00 but are intent on an O/U, then I would look for a used Browning or Beretta or SKB, something along that line. Gun fit refers to many things such as is the length of pull too long or too short, does your cheek sit where it should be on the stock and do you have a proper sight plain, do you have to move your head around to get it to fit the gun instead of the other way around. You have to handle the gun and see if it comes up naturally to your shoulder in a smooth motion and if it "feels right".
 
I disagree with Kenny and Gunsaholic. The CZ Huglu shotguns will stand up to clay bird shooting with out problems. A dude on Shotgunworld Forum has been testing a CZ Canvasback for a long time now and last I checked, hes over 20,000 rounds and its still going strong. I have a CZ Redhead, the next step up from the Canvasback. Its a pretty gun that is tastefully engraved and not over done like some guns. It performs as it should and has never let me down.

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I am well aware of the fellow on shotgun world who has the canvasback over/under. 20 000 round after 2 or 3 years is not much shooting for a dedicated clays shooter. Dedicated shooters shoot off more than that in a year. And that fellow had a couple of issues with the gun. So it comes down to how many shells a year is the OP going to shoot? Sure it's good for the average event where one might belong to a club and shoot 4 boxes a week. And yes, some might stand up to more shooting than that. But come on, the gun was not designed for high volume shooting. Contact CZ and they will tell you what it was designed for. I had 2 of these guns. Do you really think there is no difference between a sub $1000.00 gun and a $2000.00 gun? The CZ should be taken for what they are and what they were meant for, a reliable, fairly well finished gun for hunting or the occassional clay event. But it is the OP's money . If he plans on high volume shooting and wants to take the chance, then at least he was told before hand.
 
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