Your thoughts on Verona Semi-Auto
My hunting buddy just won a 12ga Verona Semi-Auto w/synthetic stock at our local DU banquet.
The folks there told him it was an Italian shotgun worth around a $1000.
To me it doesn't seem to be of Italian worksmanship (looks Russian), nor in the $1,000 price range (no comparison in quality to a Beretta AL391 Urika). I found them on auction for about $300!
What do ya'll think of this firearm? Should he keep it, or try to get whatever he can for it.
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The folks there told him it was an Italian shotgun worth around a $1000.
To me it doesn't seem to be of Italian worksmanship (looks Russian), nor in the $1,000 price range (no comparison in quality to a Beretta AL391 Urika). I found them on auction for about $300!
What do ya'll think of this firearm? Should he keep it, or try to get whatever he can for it.
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Nobody knows anything about this gun? 0 -
I definitly dont think they're worht a grand, but I could be wrong. Heard bad reviews on their over under, one barrel refused to fire after it was 'repaired' a couple times....other than that, dont know a thing.
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i can assure you, if they used it for a raffle/banquet, the people organizing the dinner didnt spend that kind of money to give it away. its just another market that the inexpensive gun mfgers are moving into to sell their wares. and like good americans, we seek to buy low and sell high. im sure the raffle/banquet tickets more than paid for it and left them still in the green. anyway, if he won it and wants to know whether or not to keep it, rule 1. the minute he fires it, it will go down in value. 2. tell him to put it on GB with a high reserve and see what the market will bear. now i know you and i are two polar opposites when it comes to shopping, but trust me on this rg, when you pick up a 1/2/3/4/5/20,000.00 gun, theres something about it that you sense when its in your hands that will let you 'know' its worth it. if there is any doubt when you see a gun of question, your senses will tell you to be cautious. granted, having this forum is great. but this thread proves a very important point; and, that is...most people dont know a great gun when they pick it up or see it. i admire everyones desire to achieve knowledge and insight and to use this site much like a comsumer reports website, but theres something about holding an expensive (or a well built gun) that will tell you it 'is.' the click as it closes, the grain in the wood, the way everything fits, the balance, the sights, everything falls together. unfortunatley, most new gun shoppers fall in love with a gun and then look for reenforcement to justify their choice. it becomes a 'majority rules' decision. then even worse, people force themselves to like it even when it hurts to shoot it, or, if it doesnt fit...requiring gizmos to correct what they missed, because of an ignorance of firearms prior to buying one. i found the best way to decide what is a good gun is and whats not, is to shoulder it, shoot it, and then ask the price. if its 4,000.00 i am not surprised and i buy it becasue its worth it and i know i can resell someday and break even. if its a charm with perfect fit and does everything its suppose to, and then im told its 250.00, i buy it and im pleasently surprised and go away satisfied. if i dont ever resell it, it doesnt matter, it fits me and works. it becomes a gun that stays in my rack. maybe your friend needs to do that? so to honor your request not to comment on something someone doesnt know anything about, i will say this....you dont have to always know a gun to know what the game is. the new world market is after your money and they will paint and old horse if they have to, to sell their wares. if your first instincts cause you to question it, the oods are your instincts are right. you can take that to the bank. the problem with all these new imports is they dont have a reputation developed yet. they are hoping to create a reputation with uneducated buyers...before the buyers find out what a good gun is suppose to be. the actual business ploy is to win the new shopper and hope that knowledgable gun shoppers dont find them out. (note i said shoppers, not retailers or wholesalers.) by then, they got their target profit and move on to another country. (remember, im a gun bbl manufacturer and ceo. i know the markets, both domestic and international.) i see all and know all when it comes to business strategies. i can thank my degree in part for this too. take a ford escort to a jag dealer and he'll tell you what he thinks of escorts. take a jag to a ford dealer and he'll tell you all the great things about his escort. they dont care, they just want your money and you get stuck with your choice. choose a jag and you have 'invested' in a car that will give you a return both personal and financial. choose an escort and youve got disposable transportation. same with guns. its all my opinion. hope i helped.
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I used to sell these at dicks sporting goods for 300 dollars. Not a bad auto loader for the price. I had two different customers come back and say that they were happy with the gun.
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I have a Verona OU that I have been extremely happy with.
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Verona was an Italian company. Sold a lot of shotguns in Spain and Italy, and I believe was imported by a company out West in the USA. Best known for double barrel guns. I have 2, they work well but are not fancy. Barrels were not chrome lined when I bought mine (many years ago).
Unknown on the Auto other then to confirm I see them at the sports store for about $300-400. These days you don't know where the gun is made regardless of the label. They make Charles Daly in Turkey, so who knows where this one came from.
Good luck with it.0
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