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.