CZ sidexside shotguns

[Colt]

A year ago last Christmas I bought a new CZ Ringneck sxs shotgun in a 16ga and have loved it. The shotgun fits me well and right out of the box I shot it well. I have been impressed with the quality of the material and craftsmanship for the price. I think the oil finish lock is attractive, the action is crisp and the trigger is not too bad (a touch mushy). The wood is not the fanciest, but it's to be expected for the price. (Good factory stock wood is next to impossible to come by, notice how everyone is going to laminate, plastic and veneer-wrapped stocks.)

I have put several thousand rounds through the gun hunting doves, quail, chukars, pheasants, sage-grouse, flushed ducks, and clay pigeons and have loved it. The 12ga has choke tubes, where as the 16 did not. I was willing to live with that because of my love for the 16. The gun has extractors rather than ejectors, which I like because I reload and would rather take the hulls out the action as they are presented, as opposed to blocking hulls as they are ejected or picking them off the ground (personal preferance). I looked at the Bobwhite model (strait English stock) and the Ringneck (semi-gripped stock) and felt the ringneck fit me better and therefore bought that one.

If you are looking for a new side by side the CZ is a great value at under $1000. This is especially true when you compare it to the other junk that is out there in that price range.

CZ Ringneck sxs in 16ga and Mearns Quail

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[Spruce Creek Grif]

Colt,

My experience with CZ isn't quite as good as yours. I have a 28 gauge Ringneck. I'm on my 3rd. First 2 had the same problem, second barrel would not fire. I've had much better luck with this one and hope it holds up. So far so good with about 500 rounds through it.
I must say CZ backed their product sending me new shotguns each time.
First replacement took 3 months to get and it was rusty out of the box. Not good.

I've heard a number of mixed reviews about the CZs. Some love it some hate it.
I also have the CZ Partridge in 20 gauge. Nice gun no problems.

Nice photo of your quail hunt!

[Ashby Kennels]

I'm a big fan of all things CZ. Their pistol and rifles are top notch. I've had good luck with their shotguns. They were much better the first year or so before they raised the prices.

[RangeViewKennels]

I looked at the ringneck also. There are so many mixed reviews. I ended up buying the Stoeger Uplander. It had just as many mixed reviews. Many said it was junk.

The first one I bought was the 12ga and I liked it so well I bought the 20 ga also. Both have been great and have killed a ton of birds for under $400 each.

Maybe I just go lucky, but I am happy with both.