Most durable O/U action

[Nevada Mike]

When I shot a lot f Int'l Skeet I shot a Perazzi MX Mirage or a 3200 Remington - both are extremely durable.

I now shoot a Perazzi MX20 and.it is a tough action, Beretta is also good. I love Browning Supers and still own two, but they just don't hold up as well. I think this is because the under barrel hook design is not as good as the side trunions on the Perazzi and Beretta guns.

The Citori has a trigger that requires a clean release after every discharge and I have seen people have trouble with this. YMMV.

 

[GuttormG]

Baikal model 27
Heavy, not pretty, sold in 1000s and 1000s, never even heard a tumor of one becoming "loose".

 

[HankBuck]

When I shot a lot f Int'l Skeet I shot a Perazzi MX Mirage or a 3200 Remington - both are extremely durable.

I now shoot a Perazzi MX20 and.it is a tough action, Beretta is also good. I love Browning Supers and still own two, but they just don't hold up as well. I think this is because the under barrel hook design is not as good as the side trunions on the Perazzi and Beretta guns.

The Citori has a trigger that requires a clean release after every discharge and I have seen people have trouble with this. YMMV.

@Nevada Mike - Agree with you on Browning triggers, even by “shotgun standards” Browning triggers are especially SLOPPY…..every few hundred rounds of shooting doubles - I will “fail” to release the trigger Enough to fire my 2nd shot = LOST TARGET. Now shooting a Caesar Guerini - they have Excellent triggers.

 

[Vintageguy]

I mention this from the angle of someone out there who might be looking for inexpensive and reliable service O/U’s.
I shot a lot of clays at clubs weekly and did some competitions from the late eighties until about 2010. I also had a side gig during that time specializing in work on doubles. The Citori was by far the most popular and the one I saw most on my bench with most failing to fire the second barrel due to a dirty inertia block in the action. Beretta was popular but I saw some loose ones and they had the most ejector trouble. Never repaired a 101 Winchester and they were the second most popular. Toward the end of my most active clay years, other brands were gaining in big way like Caesar Guerini but they really hadn’t reached the round counts of the others for me to compare. I knew of a lot of Brownings and Winchesters that served during those decades, both of friends and those of mine, that fired and ejected 200 to 500 rounds a week, every week throughout those years without failure and if the actions on the Brownings were cleaned every few thousand rounds they wouldn’t experience the second barrel not firing issue.

 

[leslie hetrick]

The Beretta 686/687 is the most durable O/U for wing shooting purposes in my opinion. We can spout off on trap and clay actions that make for 9lb-10lb guns, but the 686 can be made into a semi-custom that is very light weight.

My son shoots a 6lb Orvis Uplander in 20 gauge with an english straight gripped stock. While it looks far more refined than a beretta labeled 686, it still has that action that can handle a million rounds and can be repaired with off the shelf parts.

i have a browning upland special in 20 ga thats very light and gets used alot on long walking hunting trips. pad is for lenth of pull, not recoil.

 

[Brandon.Gleason]

I've been shooting Brownings for about 10 years, averaging 5-10k rounds per year. Started with a 625 XT, and now shooting a 725 trap. Looking hard at a Kolar T/A HP combo vs Kreighoff K80 TS combo for next year.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I have a Citori and shoot it "okayfit.

But my old A5 shoots the lights out for me at the range or in the field. Much better fit.

 

[TennesseeHunter]

I’ll chime in and say my favorite shotgun and most durable in my own opinion are Caesar guerini invictus guns. A wonderful fit and finish and company overall in my experience. “Good for one million rounds” says guerini. I’ll drink that koolaide.

A close second would be the beretta dt series in my limited experience with those. Never owned one but I know too many people Shooting them to not hear anything too bad.
Before the CG I shot a beretta 682 for several years. Between me and the previous owner that gun had more than 150,000 rounds. I did have multiple issues with it over the years in way of a broken spring, broken hammers, worn out locking bar lug thing, and some sears needed replacing three times lest it fire both barrels at once. I did like the gun though.

I’m not a general fan of browning break actions for serious shooting. Really the citori is nice but the browning b2000 followed by the a5 are my favorites for semi autos. I don’t shoot them enough to really test durability but I haven’t found a semi that shoots better for me.

 

[casey]

Ive shot alot of "B" guns through the years as hunting and sporting guns. Both brands have served me well. I will give the nod to the Beretta though for the stronger trunnion lock up. With that said, my target shotgun was a K gun! 45 years of skeet with that Kreighoff and never had it break other than a spring. If I was going to do it again, it would be a DT11 or a Perazzi. Just to change things up. I shot a couple rounds last month with my old 3200, loved every shot! Maybe I would buy another Kreighoff!