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

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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Bruno Civolani: The Father of Inertia-Driven Shotguns

Bruno Civolani, an Italian engineer born in 1922, revolutionized shotgun design with his inertia-driven action in the 1960s. While not the first to develop an inertia system, as Carl Axel Theodor Sjogren of Sweden had previously worked on a similar concept, Civolani’s design significantly improved upon earlier attempts.Civolani’s fascination with firearms began in his youth, and he was inspired by Axel Sjögren’s recoil-operated shotgun.

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