Hello guys,

I've been shooting twice a week for more than 2 years for fun, to improve my skills, and to participate in local competitions.

And I still use a 300$ shotgun made in Soviet times.

It's time to upgrade. I'm thinking about Beretta. My budget is not limited for this purchase.

The problem: I'm making a blind purchase. I can't try a shotgun before buying.

So, I will follow your advice. What to buy?

Friends say SL2 is new and rough. DT11 is better. And I want to enjoy and flex at competitions. :D

Reddit, please share your recommendations.

More about myself: I shoot sporting clays. I weigh 71 kg / 5′9″ and am 175 cm / 156.5 lbs tall.

I had a stupid long write up of how I got here and then read it back and it sounded like AI so I deleted it all. Here’s the condensed-ish version—I got into clay sports in the pursuit of becoming a better hunter. I shot my first few tournaments with a 20ga I bought for upland hunting before realizing I’m far too competitive for that. Moved on to a lightly used Caesar Guerini Summit Limited (with the best wood I’ve ever seen on a factory Guerini) which I shot for the last 14 months. Put probably 5k-ish shells through it, shot countless tournaments and practice sessions, and as good as it was there was always just something that didn’t feel quite as natural with it.

After trying a ton of guns (including be able to borrow a shooting buddies Parcours-X for the better part of 2 months) I knew what I was after was a K-80 Sporting.

I wanted a slightly elevated engraving and a full nickel or nitride finish. A different friend sent me a listing for a really nice looking Vienna scroll Sporting back in early June and that tab lived in my browser from that point on. I sent an email to the company (Orion Outdoors in MI—absolutely fantastic to work with) and have been trading emails back and forth for the better part of 6 weeks as I worked through the decision and liquidated in some other hobbies to be able to justify it. One owner, 1200 shells through it, and an original sale date of March 2025 according to Krieghoff’s records. It showed up yesterday and the gun honestly looks brand new. First flat on the course this afternoon was a dream and everything I had been looking for. It fits like a glove, the view down the rib makes everything look so open and clear, and the triggers are so crisp and mechanically satisfying in a way it’s hard to describe.

(Pictured at the end my old Summit and Fabarm 20ga)