Perhaps I can chuck in my 60 years of experience here, possibly saving you some money and CERTAINLY a lof of heartache.
I have been down the road of 'I must have a head turning gun' ! I did the Beretta SO 5, Perazzi 2000s, EELL thing, usually costing me a fair bit of money between each. Problem being, after approximately a year of each, and not being able to shoot any of them to the standard of my old Miroku 3800, I finally found success in the Prosport. I had shot that gun reasonably well for some 2 years (similar scores to yourself) and like you, do no longer shoot Competitions. However, last year, as I am getting closer to the big 80, having had a couple of minor strokes and a knackered shoulder, I was finding fatigue becoming a problem. I was missing more targets on the last 4 or 5 stands on a 100 bird shoot than enough. On 1 shoot I dropped 17 birds off the final 4 stands ! I then met an old acquaintance who said he was packing up shooting. I had taken him to buy his first gun back in 1992. He asked if I would help him sell the gun. When I saw the gun and its condition I just had to buy it. A Classic Doubles Trap gun with 2 sets of woodwork, Sporting and Trap. It was still with the original cardboard boxes and sales receipt. Also 360 of the original 1000 cartridges he bought with the gun. Suffice it to say, my ProSport has been traded for a 525 SL, my Grandson's 21st prezzie, I am shooting the CD, which weighs 8 lbs exactly, my scores are creeping back up and if has cost me Ā£500 ! Last week I shot a friends new K80, yes I straighted the stand we were on, but I had just done the same with my gun costing Ā£14000 less. If you are shooting the scores you quoted with a 525, then I would go for a side plated Browning or Miroku, that should tick the 'bling' box too ! Good luck with your quest.
Iām not a comp shooter just a social (Iām to chicken to enter a comp) Iāve only had the CG a couple of weeks, loving it. This one will be a keeper, Iām on the lookout soon for another semi auto for pigeons.
. But that doesnāt make me right, just different. However it means your drivers for change are not purely results driven so maybe you want something pretty and of a brand that rewards the pride of ownership element. So a great used Perazzi? Otherwise look at a 694 as one of your options if you want a very decent clay breaking tool that doesnāt embarrass. Plenty of dealers nearer to you. EJC, Emmett and Stone, William Evans Bisley, Park street etc..
