I've owned two 694's, the first was a 32" right handed gun. I'm right handed but shoot shotguns lefty. It was the first right handed gun that I couldn't shoot left handed, just couldn't deal with the palm swell. So i sold it and bought a 30" left handed model. Best O/U I've ever owned. I shoot everything from 7/8oz to 11/8oz, 1150 to 1250fps. Recoil is mild, less that my 690 and 687 with the same loads. Also, both of the guns I owned would switch barrels with the safety on or off. First gun had the standard wood stock, the second has the B-Fast wood stock. Beretta doesn't believe in porting shotguns, none of their competition guns have it as an option.
I got a 694 from Cole’s with the TSK stock with there glove grip for my son last year. He was 12 when he first started shooting with it. He’s had it about 15 months and about 10,000 - 12,000 rounds through it so far and had no issues. Has been a great gun without spending DT11 money. Would highly recommend to anyone that shoots a large number of rounds.
Recoil on tsk stocks are pitch related. Once you get it set you will never go back to straight wood. The set up is much different than standard stocks.
I picked up a used 694 Sporting Bfast 32". I have been using my SO4 or DT10 for trap. I found the the 694 was now my go to gun for trap. The 694 is lighter and I have not noticed a recoil problem. I usually shoot 4 rounds of trap at one time. The 694 is a little lighter and at age 80 the lighter gun helps. I find the view down the barrel eases picking up the clay. Only a few thousand rounds so far and have had no problems. I have tried it a few times at 5 stand and sporting clalys. It handled nicely. I will try it more when the range opens after it gets rid of the 1000 plus trees that fell in the storm, Asheville NC area. I have tried it at skeet and found it too big a gun for me. I have a Beretta 682 four barrel skeet set smaller, lighter and faster swing.
I have owned my 694 for over 2 years now and it is holding up well. I bought the plain stock version and had a local stock specialist do the work to add the adjustable comb for a fraction of the price of what it cost for the factory version. I had to go back and get an adjustable butt plate installed due to the pad being a little high on my collarbone. The recoil with 1250fps 10z loads is great. I shot some 1 1/8 1250 FPS this weekend and I could feel it after I was done on a 100 bird course. I did have my barrels ported by Rhino and that was a game changer. The porting does not reduce recoil, but I can tell a big difference in muzzle rise on second shots.
Really liked your video on the 694. I have a sporter model with non adjustable wood stock with 30" barrels. I normally shoot Trap but wanted to get into sporting clays. I liked that I mounted the gun and it FIT and felt good. I shot a couple of boxes and yes the recoil was more than my DT-11. I had a Kick-Eeez pad put on and that made a big difference in felt recoil. I got a set of full length Briley 20ga tubes for an option while shooting sporting clays and it was great! The trigger would not reset with the 20ga but before having the trigger converted to mechanical, I read that someone just cleaned the trigger and it worked. I removed the stock and cleaned the grease from the trigger and lightly oiled it and it reset EVERY time. Overall I am very happy with the 694 and am looking forward to more sporting clays.
I’ve got a left handed 32” b-fast 694. I’ve had it for 6 months. It’s my first competition gun and I love it. I shot some cheap federal loads one day and I felt like it really beat me up. I then shot some Fiocchi shooting dynamics and felt like I could shoot all day long. Love the feel and swing of the gun and the way the palm swell fits in the hand
My daughter has been shooting the 694 for a little over a year. She is left handed. Cole Fine Gun in Naples, FL fit her with a left handed adjustable comb stock. She shot the 686 for three years before going to the 694. She shoots 100 to 150 1oz round during practices and at SCTP events she may shoots 200 competition rounds per day for two or three days. She loves her 694 and we hope it takes her through college. From people I talked, TSK is good for adjustability but does make for more recoil that is why we went with a wood stock. Once you have the gun fitted to you, felt recoil is minimal. Ported barrels make for more cleaning with little advantage.
I have a 694 sporting with the B-Fast stock and 32" barrels. The wood is gorgeous and I only had to raise the comb a small amount to fit the way I wanted it. I have been shooting the gun for about 3 years with no problems and everything has stayed tight through I don't know how many thousands of rounds. The gun comes with two recoil pads so you have some adjustment as to length of pull. Other width pads are available. My barrel selector switch works fine with the safety either on or off and I've never moved it by accident. When I first got the gun the second trigger would not set reliably (worked about 80% of the time) with my light 7/8 oz reloads. Worked 100% with 1 oz and heavier loads. Contacted Beretta and they helped me get it sent back. Not sure what they did, but when I got it back it worked great, even with my really light 3/4 oz loads. That's sometimes the way of the world with inertia triggers. The recoil is very tame, even with 1 1/8 oz loads. Haven't tried anything heavier. If the barrel was ported I wouldn't have bought the gun. I don't need the extra noise and I hate shooting next to people with ported barrels. The people next to you notice the noise more than the shooter does. Have tried some ported guns and didn't notice that it really made any difference in recoil.
Personally I’d put the cg over the 694 since the 694 has quality issues such as the forearm cracking, receiver not taking factory barrels, beretta not honoring warranty, etc,
Ported barrels are loud and most people I know who own them say they do not reduce the recoil that much and did I mention they are LOUD ! I had a Beretta 690 and I liked it but the black finish wore off of the receiver after less than 6 months. Beretta would do NOTHING ,but I loved my Beretta so I sold it and bought the 694. I have had it almost 2 years and recently I have had to replace the forend which cracked badly through no fault of mine but at my expense. I think their forend design needs a better engineer. However , I do love that gun and I find recoil to be negligible. I also have a little bit of weight in the stock and on the barrel. This does not mean I would not like to try other guns, however some of us must live within our means or "hide it from the wife" ! Regards
Ported barrels are not there to reduce recoil. They are there to reduce muzzle rise. I shoot a Browning 725 Citori Sporting with ported barrel and the ports help when you have a true pair crossing. The lack of muzzle rise means I am not looking under the barrels to pick up the second clay.
Nice review. I have the 694 Bfast 30inch. Recoil is really not bad. Used it even duck and geese hunting and it was a blast. No issues or miss fires yet. The trigger screw does tend to come loose, loctite’d it. Only have around 500-1k rounds through it.
I’ve had the trigger screw fall out in the middle of a sporting clays event 3 times… got caught without a spare once and had to finish with someone else’s gun. Used blue loctite, which helps but it’s still coming loose after a while. Other than that I love the gun, just that trigger screw is annoying. I also shoot at least a flat of shells a week and I e had the gun almost 2 years, so I have at least 25,000 shells through mine
I would never buy a stock with so many adjustments but I did buy a 694 Sporting fixed stock and if it did not fit correctly I would have looked else where. I went to Cole’s and Pedro set Me up and He was Excellent ! I would not buy a gun with ported barrel either. I think recoil is light and Just FYI I shoot Trap with a Remington Auto for Singles and Handicap.
I bought one of the first ones, 32” ACS, easily 10,000 rounds with zero issues for three years. There has been a very SMALL number with cracked wood immediately following the user over tightening the screw in the doll’s head insert. The wood on mine is beautiful with lots of character. I did have to search a little bit to find the one that had the personality in the wood that I wanted, but I disagree that the wood is boring having seen quite a few. If it’s in your budget, buy one.
I have a LH Beretta 694 30 inch sporter with wood stock. I have added the adjustable B fast system after purchase to give me more cast. Compared to my Yildiz 30 inch pro sport (extremely underrated in my opinion) the recoil in the Beretta is definitely more harsh. 👍
I watch a good deal of ISSF International Trap and Skeet. Almost all competitors, male or female, use either Beretta DT11's or Perazzis. There are a few shooters, mostly Americans, who use Krieghoffs. A gentleman I shoot with has both a Beretta 694 and a DT11. He shoots the DT11 a little better, but I believe it's because the DT11 has a 32" barrel, while the 694 has a 30" barrel.
So i own 2 of these, both 694's and equipped with the TSK RR models, got them from Cole's. In the video you mentioned you have to tighten the screws occasional, you should NOT have to do this or atleast after finding the issues i haven't had to. The comb, to resolve that coming off, u need to set it correctly, MOST likely what is happening with yours, is its is set too far FORWARD and when u shoot its is hitting the front palm grip OR just bottoming out into the frame. Lift the comb off, look where the posts are positioned u have 4 screws to move it back, set it back more, it will NOT change any characteristic of the gun and from the video it looks too close as well. This is also the reason your recoil is hitting so hard, because it is colliding with the palm grip, and transferring it to your face, lol. The rest of the screws, just add a drop of blue lock-tite, but since i had initial problems like u mentioned i have resolved them and NONE since.
Ironically I have a $1k franchi and I'm a bird hunter not a target shooter. I also had issues with the selector on my shotgun when i got it and sent it in for warranty. I chalked it up as a cost of saving a thousand dollars off a berretta. But the more i handle and hear and read about berrettas that cost thousands more i realize im not missing much.
I too am very surprised that the barrels aren’t ported. That’s one feature that I really noticed helped my shooting on sporting clays with my Browning 725 vs my non ported CZ O/U’s
Hello, would be cool to see you do a budget review of the old JC Higgins model 20. In my opinion its the slickest shotgun ever made. Its kinda a hidden treasure.
Doing some research I found out that the Beretta 694 Pro Sporting was developed in collaboration with the Beretta Shooting Team and other competitive shooters. It is specifically designed for competition shooting and is not a recreational firearm. At a price of $6,129.00 it must be designed for those that have perfected their game and need just the extra margin of performance to make it to the winner's circle. Curious if anyone has won any major sporting events using this shotgun? Once I looked at the price I lost all interest since I'm not a professional competitor.
Just a quick note for anyone looking to buy a shotgun in this price range. Please look at another brand. I personally really dislike the 694. When I tested it, the gun physically hurt me. The gun recoiled into a really uncomfortable way. On top of that it cut open my cheek. My recommendation would be to buy a browning 725 max combo from guns unlimited, or if you are dead set on beretta get either the silver pidgeon or the 2 steps up to the sl2. I would recommend the dt11 but one recently blew up on a friend of mine and almost killed him.
You mention recoil several times, my friend with the both the DT11 and 694 has never had a problem with recoil, even with 1 1/8 oz loads. I've shot both, even though they're left-handed guns, with the B-Fast system, and recoil was negligible.
Loved the honesty in this review. Probably not a gun i would own but then again... I'm a inertia semi-auto snob. (Maybe that's your problem Steve... you're semi-auto guy!)
I had a 686 SP 3 it kicked the shit out of me. I skipped the 694 and went straight to the DT-11 and man what a difference. Shot 6 boxes the other day and no issues with cheek pain or should pain. Everyone else I was shooting with had citori 725,s and a Bengali 826 and they had to stop because they hurt. It was a shit load of money but worth it.
i am looking at trying a 694, but realise you can get 3 stock sizes S,M, Large. so if you buy new then choose the stock, but looking at a used 694 then your stuck with what was ordered when new . also i see you can get different length posts for the comb. not sure what comes as standard? as stated in you review you ran out of adjustment so longer posts will suit a longer neck.
@@Sam-mu5xh I had the opportunity to shot both guns side by side a number of times. My friend has a 694. The 725 is a nice gun but it has more muzzle flip than the Beretta and I was continually getting hit by the trigger guard on my second finger. Both have combs and the 725 is ported.
Your cheek, maybe too far up on the stock, need it more towards the middle. My length of pull is 15 5/8. I am 6’2 tall person. Lengthen the tube. Work on your pitch also. That is a personal item. Good luck
694 Pro TSK 32" owner - My experience has been quite the opposite about recoil and muzzle jump as reported by your experiences. I ended up needing a longer TSK tube than what came stock (thank you Cole Gunsmithing!) to get my fit dialed in. One setup and a few thousand rounds through I really hit my stride with confidence and consistency. This is the lowest perceived recoil and steadiest shot-to-shot platform I have had the pleasure of shooting. It's significantly more stable / consistent on my shoulder than other options available to me. I regularly shoot with friends who own the A400 Multitarget, 686 Black, 692 B-Fast, and several Browning O/U options - although I have not had the opportunity to get comfortable with a DT11 series.
I use the same version of the 694 with TSK. The cheek slap you have has to be attributed to the pitch and the cheek pressure on the stock. Too much or too little cheek pressure will result in the it. Also to get your natural position of check on the stock drop the butt pad a bit. For the pitch - a couple of degrees and the drop a a few mm will make all the difference - strange - but true. Great video.
Speaking of barrels porting, thank God they didn't do that! Good review, sir! (As for their QC... I bought a 694 a few months ago and couldn't assemble the barrels on the receiver. Had to return it. Can't figure out how did the Banco Nazionale Di Prova fire the gun without being able to assemble the barrels - because they stamped the gun as proffed!)
The 686 is actually their best gun but, they are purposely holding it back because the patient is over. So it doesn't get the steelium plus/ pro-X treatment. It's probably the most copied gun in the world. Weatherby orion is one example. Would love to shoot the new SL2 one day though.
@@helloneighbor11exactly. I've seen multi million dollar electrical gear for data centres have loose nuts from the factory. Shit just gets loose in shipping. Just needs some thread lock
@@helloneighbor11 thats true. without loctite a lot of stuff on firearms will vibrate loose. the barrel clamp on my tube extension would always come loose before I put some blue loctite.
😂😂😂😂 rich man'a budget! The DT11 is like $15k new, Casear Guerini about the same, Perazzi is way up there, but bespoke. Rizzini is nice, but the stocks are odd to me. Fabarm is a cheaper CG. Haven't seen a Krieghoff yet personally. 694 is not really entry level, it's closer to mid.
I've owned two 694's, the first was a 32" right handed gun. I'm right handed but shoot shotguns lefty. It was the first right handed gun that I couldn't shoot left handed, just couldn't deal with the palm swell. So i sold it and bought a 30" left handed model. Best O/U I've ever owned. I shoot everything from 7/8oz to 11/8oz, 1150 to 1250fps. Recoil is mild, less that my 690 and 687 with the same loads. Also, both of the guns I owned would switch barrels with the safety on or off. First gun had the standard wood stock, the second has the B-Fast wood stock. Beretta doesn't believe in porting shotguns, none of their competition guns have it as an option.
Kudos for Beretta for not adding worthless ports in their shotgun barrels.
@@the45erINTERESTING, SOME GUYS BELIEVE IT HELPS WITH THEIR FOLLOW UP SHOTS
@@Plainsimple67WHY ARE YOU YELLING
@@Plainsimple67nothing more than a complete gimmick, always a mess around the porting and they’re nothing more than excessively noisy
Are the top levers different depending on the hand?
I got a 694 from Cole’s with the TSK stock with there glove grip for my son last year. He was 12 when he first started shooting with it. He’s had it about 15 months and about 10,000 - 12,000 rounds through it so far and had no issues. Has been a great gun without spending DT11 money. Would highly recommend to anyone that shoots a large number of rounds.
Recoil on tsk stocks are pitch related. Once you get it set you will never go back to straight wood. The set up is much different than standard stocks.
I picked up a used 694 Sporting Bfast 32". I have been using my SO4 or DT10 for trap. I found the the 694 was now my go to gun for trap. The 694 is lighter and I have not noticed a recoil problem. I usually shoot 4 rounds of trap at one time. The 694 is a little lighter and at age 80 the lighter gun helps. I find the view down the barrel eases picking up the clay. Only a few thousand rounds so far and have had no problems.
I have tried it a few times at 5 stand and sporting clalys. It handled nicely. I will try it more when the range opens after it gets rid of the 1000 plus trees that fell in the storm, Asheville NC area.
I have tried it at skeet and found it too big a gun for me. I have a Beretta 682 four barrel skeet set smaller, lighter and faster swing.
I have owned my 694 for over 2 years now and it is holding up well. I bought the plain stock version and had a local stock specialist do the work to add the adjustable comb for a fraction of the price of what it cost for the factory version. I had to go back and get an adjustable butt plate installed due to the pad being a little high on my collarbone. The recoil with 1250fps 10z loads is great. I shot some 1 1/8 1250 FPS this weekend and I could feel it after I was done on a 100 bird course. I did have my barrels ported by Rhino and that was a game changer. The porting does not reduce recoil, but I can tell a big difference in muzzle rise on second shots.
Really liked your video on the 694. I have a sporter model with non adjustable wood stock with 30" barrels. I normally shoot Trap but wanted to get into sporting clays. I liked that I mounted the gun and it FIT and felt good. I shot a couple of boxes and yes the recoil was more than my DT-11. I had a Kick-Eeez pad put on and that made a big difference in felt recoil. I got a set of full length Briley 20ga tubes for an option while shooting sporting clays and it was great! The trigger would not reset with the 20ga but before having the trigger converted to mechanical, I read that someone just cleaned the trigger and it worked. I removed the stock and cleaned the grease from the trigger and lightly oiled it and it reset EVERY time. Overall I am very happy with the 694 and am looking forward to more sporting clays.
I’ve got a left handed 32” b-fast 694. I’ve had it for 6 months. It’s my first competition gun and I love it. I shot some cheap federal loads one day and I felt like it really beat me up. I then shot some Fiocchi shooting dynamics and felt like I could shoot all day long. Love the feel and swing of the gun and the way the palm swell fits in the hand
My daughter has been shooting the 694 for a little over a year. She is left handed. Cole Fine Gun in Naples, FL fit her with a left handed adjustable comb stock. She shot the 686 for three years before going to the 694. She shoots 100 to 150 1oz round during practices and at SCTP events she may shoots 200 competition rounds per day for two or three days. She loves her 694 and we hope it takes her through college. From people I talked, TSK is good for adjustability but does make for more recoil that is why we went with a wood stock. Once you have the gun fitted to you, felt recoil is minimal. Ported barrels make for more cleaning with little advantage.
I have a 694 sporting with the B-Fast stock and 32" barrels. The wood is gorgeous and I only had to raise the comb a small amount to fit the way I wanted it. I have been shooting the gun for about 3 years with no problems and everything has stayed tight through I don't know how many thousands of rounds. The gun comes with two recoil pads so you have some adjustment as to length of pull. Other width pads are available. My barrel selector switch works fine with the safety either on or off and I've never moved it by accident.
When I first got the gun the second trigger would not set reliably (worked about 80% of the time) with my light 7/8 oz reloads. Worked 100% with 1 oz and heavier loads. Contacted Beretta and they helped me get it sent back. Not sure what they did, but when I got it back it worked great, even with my really light 3/4 oz loads. That's sometimes the way of the world with inertia triggers.
The recoil is very tame, even with 1 1/8 oz loads. Haven't tried anything heavier. If the barrel was ported I wouldn't have bought the gun. I don't need the extra noise and I hate shooting next to people with ported barrels. The people next to you notice the noise more than the shooter does. Have tried some ported guns and didn't notice that it really made any difference in recoil.
Personally I’d put the cg over the 694 since the 694 has quality issues such as the forearm cracking, receiver not taking factory barrels, beretta not honoring warranty, etc,
Ported barrels are loud and most people I know who own them say they do not reduce the recoil that much and did I mention they are LOUD ! I had a Beretta 690 and I liked it but the black finish wore off of the receiver after less than 6 months. Beretta would do NOTHING ,but I loved my Beretta so I sold it and bought the 694. I have had it almost 2 years and recently I have had to replace the forend which cracked badly through no fault of mine but at my expense. I think their forend design needs a better engineer. However , I do love that gun and I find recoil to be negligible. I also have a little bit of weight in the stock and on the barrel. This does not mean I would not like to try other guns, however some of us must live within our means or "hide it from the wife" ! Regards
Ported barrels are not there to reduce recoil. They are there to reduce muzzle rise. I shoot a Browning 725 Citori Sporting with ported barrel and the ports help when you have a true pair crossing. The lack of muzzle rise means I am not looking under the barrels to pick up the second clay.
Nice review. I have the 694 Bfast 30inch. Recoil is really not bad. Used it even duck and geese hunting and it was a blast. No issues or miss fires yet. The trigger screw does tend to come loose, loctite’d it. Only have around 500-1k rounds through it.
I’ve had the trigger screw fall out in the middle of a sporting clays event 3 times… got caught without a spare once and had to finish with someone else’s gun. Used blue loctite, which helps but it’s still coming loose after a while.
Other than that I love the gun, just that trigger screw is annoying. I also shoot at least a flat of shells a week and I e had the gun almost 2 years, so I have at least 25,000 shells through mine
@ that’s why I went w red. Altho you shoot a lot more than me.
I would never buy a stock with so many adjustments but I did buy a 694 Sporting fixed stock and if it did not fit correctly I would have looked else where. I went to Cole’s and Pedro set Me up and He was Excellent ! I would not buy a gun with ported barrel either. I think recoil is light and Just FYI I shoot Trap with a Remington Auto for Singles and Handicap.
Those TSK stocks make the gun look like it has a prosthetic leg 😂
Another great video! Can’t wait until you review a Beretta 687 SP V
Amazing review as always!!.
Enjoy your time at the range...
Love my 325 sporting!!!
I bought one of the first ones, 32” ACS, easily 10,000 rounds with zero issues for three years. There has been a very SMALL number with cracked wood immediately following the user over tightening the screw in the doll’s head insert.
The wood on mine is beautiful with lots of character. I did have to search a little bit to find the one that had the personality in the wood that I wanted, but I disagree that the wood is boring having seen quite a few.
If it’s in your budget, buy one.
Where is the best place to look for specific guns to see their wood?
To me if you’re buying it with the tsk stock you’re not worried about the wood otherwise you’d get the wooden stock
Also not sure why he didn’t look in like Cole’s to see the exact wood on the gun he wanted to purchase.
@@swagstevo2442probably because he’s not sponsored by them.
@@andrewhensen8638 no you can go on their website and pick out the gun you want to buy. They photo every gun they sell….
Add some thread lock to the screws? Some low strength purple (easy to remove) should do the job
I have a LH Beretta 694 30 inch sporter with wood stock. I have added the adjustable B fast system after purchase to give me more cast. Compared to my Yildiz 30 inch pro sport (extremely underrated in my opinion) the recoil in the Beretta is definitely more harsh. 👍
I picked one up for 3,300 used/mint on GB.
For the price of this gun, you are not being nit picky.
I watch a good deal of ISSF International Trap and Skeet. Almost all competitors, male or female, use either Beretta DT11's or Perazzis. There are a few shooters, mostly Americans, who use Krieghoffs.
A gentleman I shoot with has both a Beretta 694 and a DT11. He shoots the DT11 a little better, but I believe it's because the DT11 has a 32" barrel, while the 694 has a 30" barrel.
So i own 2 of these, both 694's and equipped with the TSK RR models, got them from Cole's. In the video you mentioned you have to tighten the screws occasional, you should NOT have to do this or atleast after finding the issues i haven't had to. The comb, to resolve that coming off, u need to set it correctly, MOST likely what is happening with yours, is its is set too far FORWARD and when u shoot its is hitting the front palm grip OR just bottoming out into the frame. Lift the comb off, look where the posts are positioned u have 4 screws to move it back, set it back more, it will NOT change any characteristic of the gun and from the video it looks too close as well. This is also the reason your recoil is hitting so hard, because it is colliding with the palm grip, and transferring it to your face, lol. The rest of the screws, just add a drop of blue lock-tite, but since i had initial problems like u mentioned i have resolved them and NONE since.
Can we please get the CZ Wingshooter Elite 🙏
Do yourself a huge favor, save your money and buy something better
Ironically I have a $1k franchi and I'm a bird hunter not a target shooter. I also had issues with the selector on my shotgun when i got it and sent it in for warranty. I chalked it up as a cost of saving a thousand dollars off a berretta. But the more i handle and hear and read about berrettas that cost thousands more i realize im not missing much.
Right out of the box selector failure is unacceptable.
Apparently there was an issue with a batch that Beretta is now looking into it it needs a recall.
I too am very surprised that the barrels aren’t ported. That’s one feature that I really noticed helped my shooting on sporting clays with my Browning 725 vs my non ported CZ O/U’s
Could you elaborate how porting the barrels helped you?
@ ported barrels reduce recoil and muzzle jump so it’s easier and faster to acquire your second bird when shooting at sporting clays
Just a thought, but maybe if you get that adjustable stock to recoil straight back the muzzle jump should disappear. Two problems solved.
Hello, would be cool to see you do a budget review of the old JC Higgins model 20. In my opinion its the slickest shotgun ever made. Its kinda a hidden treasure.
Instead of using modified and improved modified use 2 light modified chokes. Break them out to 50 yards. It will raise your score.
We’re breaking serious targets out to 50and slightly beyond with SK and IC. Guys thinking they needs tighter chokes are only hurting their scores
@@FYMM69in sporting clays?
Doing some research I found out that the Beretta 694 Pro Sporting was developed in collaboration with the Beretta Shooting Team and other competitive shooters. It is specifically designed for competition shooting and is not a recreational firearm. At a price of $6,129.00 it must be designed for those that have perfected their game and need just the extra margin of performance to make it to the winner's circle. Curious if anyone has won any major sporting events using this shotgun? Once I looked at the price I lost all interest since I'm not a professional competitor.
Nah it’s more for people who compete as a hobby. The actual comp gun is the DT11.
@ You wouldn’t know based of 6+K price tag! That’s some expensive hobby equipment.🤪
@@Quality_Guru meh not for shooting clays. That’s a mid priced gun. But yeah it’s still expensive for a hobby
Isn’t the SL2 Beretta’s new flagship target shotgun?
Yeah
0:47 I am a bit confused, i never saw the green choke in the upper barrel and the black one in the lower on a beretta ?
Just a quick note for anyone looking to buy a shotgun in this price range. Please look at another brand. I personally really dislike the 694. When I tested it, the gun physically hurt me. The gun recoiled into a really uncomfortable way. On top of that it cut open my cheek. My recommendation would be to buy a browning 725 max combo from guns unlimited, or if you are dead set on beretta get either the silver pidgeon or the 2 steps up to the sl2. I would recommend the dt11 but one recently blew up on a friend of mine and almost killed him.
You mention recoil several times, my friend with the both the DT11 and 694 has never had a problem with recoil, even with 1 1/8 oz loads. I've shot both, even though they're left-handed guns, with the B-Fast system, and recoil was negligible.
Loved the honesty in this review. Probably not a gun i would own but then again... I'm a inertia semi-auto snob.
(Maybe that's your problem Steve... you're semi-auto guy!)
I had a 686 SP 3 it kicked the shit out of me. I skipped the 694 and went straight to the DT-11 and man what a difference. Shot 6 boxes the other day and no issues with cheek pain or should pain. Everyone else I was shooting with had citori 725,s and a Bengali 826 and they had to stop because they hurt. It was a shit load of money but worth it.
could we get a video of the cz drake and the weatherby orion sxs
I was looking at these but I'll pass based on your review. Unacceptable QA (safety/selector), loose bolts and sub-par wood. Thanks for the review!
What would you choose instead
I would love to see the Weatherby sorix that he previewed at the gun show.
Waiting for this one too!
I have a ati with a similar barrel selection
In the further can you please make a video about the G force arms filthy pheasant or yildiz legacy HP please. 😬
i am looking at trying a 694, but realise you can get 3 stock sizes S,M, Large. so if you buy new then choose the stock, but looking at a used 694 then your stuck with what was ordered when new . also i see you can get different length posts for the comb. not sure what comes as standard? as stated in you review you ran out of adjustment so longer posts will suit a longer neck.
Good information
Test Norma Wingstrike please
694 or browning 725/825?
694 is the better gun shooting gun.
LOCTITE is your answer.
Can you put a Falcon Strike on it? For the tenth time, gaaad 😅
Sold my 725 and got a 694 best idea I have had in a while. Really like it.
Really, how would you compare? I am looking now..
@@Sam-mu5xh I had the opportunity to shot both guns side by side a number of times. My friend has a 694. The 725 is a nice gun but it has more muzzle flip than the Beretta and I was continually getting hit by the trigger guard on my second finger. Both have combs and the 725 is ported.
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Thanks for the info, the c825 isn't ported and has been modernized a bit. I want to look at that one as well.
@@Sam-mu5xh the gun that fits is the gun you want. Good luck.
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Always true, cheers man.
Muy elegante arma amigos saludos belleza lindas
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Your cheek, maybe too far up on the stock, need it more towards the middle. My length of pull is 15 5/8. I am 6’2 tall person. Lengthen the tube. Work on your pitch also. That is a personal item. Good luck
6k and you have tighten all of the bolts ?? Makes sense 🤷
They don't use threadlock from the factory because they are supposed to be adjusted
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694 Pro TSK 32" owner - My experience has been quite the opposite about recoil and muzzle jump as reported by your experiences. I ended up needing a longer TSK tube than what came stock (thank you Cole Gunsmithing!) to get my fit dialed in. One setup and a few thousand rounds through I really hit my stride with confidence and consistency. This is the lowest perceived recoil and steadiest shot-to-shot platform I have had the pleasure of shooting. It's significantly more stable / consistent on my shoulder than other options available to me. I regularly shoot with friends who own the A400 Multitarget, 686 Black, 692 B-Fast, and several Browning O/U options - although I have not had the opportunity to get comfortable with a DT11 series.
For a 5000 gun the wood should be better
I use the same version of the 694 with TSK. The cheek slap you have has to be attributed to the pitch and the cheek pressure on the stock. Too much or too little cheek pressure will result in the it. Also to get your natural position of check on the stock drop the butt pad a bit. For the pitch - a couple of degrees and the drop a a few mm will make all the difference - strange - but true. Great video.
Contact cole's gunsmithing. Im prettty sure he has the solid wood adjustable stocks for purchase. That alone should help the recoil.
I like the 690 it’s a bit of a step up from the 686 the SL2 is there top and clay gun
Love your videos, love from India!
I can't listen to this any longer ...
The non TSK versions are more affordable and just fine.
Speaking of barrels porting, thank God they didn't do that!
Good review, sir!
(As for their QC... I bought a 694 a few months ago and couldn't assemble the barrels on the receiver. Had to return it. Can't figure out how did the Banco Nazionale Di Prova fire the gun without being able to assemble the barrels - because they stamped the gun as proffed!)
DT one one...... Lol lol lol lol
Well I guess it's out of my range
$62.29 😢
comb still looks too low considering the placement on your shoulder. great review!
I believe you can get taller posts for the TSK, it looks low
That stock looks janky.
The 686 is actually their best gun but, they are purposely holding it back because the patient is over. So it doesn't get the steelium plus/ pro-X treatment. It's probably the most copied gun in the world. Weatherby orion is one example. Would love to shoot the new SL2 one day though.
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First comment nice looking shotgun
6200 bucks and the screws fall out 😂 yikes
They are just screws same thing happens with motorcycles. $2 of loctite should fix it
@@helloneighbor11exactly. I've seen multi million dollar electrical gear for data centres have loose nuts from the factory. Shit just gets loose in shipping. Just needs some thread lock
@JoeC92 it's not even about getting loose in shipping it's the vibration from recoil more than anything
@@helloneighbor11 thats true. without loctite a lot of stuff on firearms will vibrate loose. the barrel clamp on my tube extension would always come loose before I put some blue loctite.
No logic in owning that unless you earn a living using it
Just not impressed with it being a $6,000 investment to be honest. Thanks for a great review
The brand of Tim Walz! Figures that it came with defects.
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great budget clay gun.
There are better budget clay guns to be had.
😂😂😂😂 rich man'a budget! The DT11 is like $15k new, Casear Guerini about the same, Perazzi is way up there, but bespoke. Rizzini is nice, but the stocks are odd to me. Fabarm is a cheaper CG. Haven't seen a Krieghoff yet personally. 694 is not really entry level, it's closer to mid.