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The Kizilkaya RT25 or Beretta DT11? When it Comes to Clays Crushers, Let Your Wallet Do the Talking

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Shotguns
Tags: #BerettaDT11, #claysshootingshotguns, #KizilkayaRT25, #RT25shotgun, #turkishshotguns

Ask Matt Nelson about the Turkish Kizilkaya RT25 competition-grade clays gun and the Texan tell you straight-up, in no uncertain terms, that it’s a clone of the legendary Olympian Beretta DT11.

But while the Beretta DT11 starts at around $10,400, you can get into the 12-gauge  Kizilaya RT25 for only $4,900. Certainly, Kizilaya isn’t the first Turkish gunmaker to knock-off Europe’s best at bargain-basement prices. However, Kizilaya has tackled the challenge of successfully reverse engineering the shotgun that took 14 of the 15 medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Webley & Scott in America Part 2: The APS Pro/APM Pro Clays Crushers

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Shotguns
Tags: #claysshootingshotguns, #montecarlo stocks, #webleyandscott, #webleyandscott shotguns, #webleyandscottallpurposeproshotgun, #webleyandscottapmshotgun, #webleyandscottapsshotgun

When Webley & Scott was founded in Birmingham, England in 1790, clays shooting seemed inconceivable. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that Webely & Scott’s homeland would get around to introducing sporting clays to the British shooting public as a means of keeping their shooting skill sharp during the off-season.

British marques dragged their feet for hundreds of years before producing sporting shotguns. When they finally came around the shotguns cost around $100,000, locking most enthusiasts out of the market – unless they wanted to take out a second mortgage on their house. In 2019, some 200 years after its founding, Purdey introduced it’s trigger-plant over/under in both game and clays models. Holland & Holland came pretty close with its 12-gauge, trigger-plate Noble over/under unveiled in 2023. It was portrayed as an all-around sporter.

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