Flli. Rizzini - The Perfect Side by Side?! 😦

Warning - this gun is not flashy! It’s not the MOF gun or covered in gold. Rather this gun represents all round perfection in a traditional style of gun making.
The best of the best, indeed ‘the perfect roast potato’
Enjoy
PS - a roast potato is something not particularly special in itself however to master the making of one takes many years of devotion to the art. This gun is comparable in the eyes of a layman to an AYA but trust us - it isn’t!!!
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[@locarnese5598]

Best firearms channel out there--period. The perfect side by side? The one making you look good even when you miss.

[@buserror]

Ahah, I always tell that to people when they ask me why I shoot a SxS or hammer gun: Even if I miss, I look pretty :-) :-)

[@tmn8239]

I visited the Rizzini Brothers in their little shop in Gardone a few years back. Very pleasant people and extraordinary guns. The attention to detail is just staggering. You are guaranteed a once in a lifetime gun, if you have the money.

[@abuzaben]

The Color case hardening is at the perfect tone, being not distracting, not too little and not too much.

[@bunnybasheruk]

My mom used to make the best roast taters (fact), none of these Aunt Bessies bilge. That said that gun is a stunning thing of beauty, there are approx 55,000 reasons I cant own a gun like that.

[@MrEMrC]

A few years ago, to get across the idea that just ticking boxes does not make a good piece of writing; (for a group of teachers), I recorded the sound of an English gun from early 1900s, and a cheap Spanish gun , closing. EVERY SINGLE teacher identified the sound of the quality English gun. Equally, by feel alone they could differentiate between a £30 fly rod and a £200 rod. None of them had anything to do with shooting and only one of them fished. Quality is not something restricted by words.

[@royjennison3916]

wow , nothing but stunning , you just do the best gun reviews on you tube , that side by side is just a work of art . thank you for doing this vidio .

[@slowmoshooting]

Aha, the good old roast potato analogy, a stalwart in any comparison of guns. 😂👍

[@ourmaninjapan16]

So you know how I'm rude about [generally] Italian guns with bold engraving, gold inlay etc...this gun gets it. Its a Chesterfield, in a world of "gaming chairs"

[@rafaellastracom6411]

It´s up there for sure but I still bank on a Sumner engraved pre-war Boss. They are THE best.

[@gerarddresch712]

O you know how I love Side by Side and this is just Beautiful. Which makes this another Great Video. Thank you for what you do.

[@peterlavelle567]

Wonderful video. What a piece of art.

[@DFox-ud3gx]

That gun is a beautiful specimen of hunting all day in the cold bitterness and bagging your limit then having a hot,hot steak and potatoe's meal This gun is priceless. Great job Johnny

[@ItsOnlyCarpingChris]

As the saying goes "you either get it or you don't"

[@jeanmorin3247]

Yes, but getting it is all about money, isn't it?

[@clive1539]

Probably too nice, I wouldn’t want to take it out in case it got scratches on the engraving. But it’s good that things of beauty are made regardless of whether we can afford them.

[@johndivit5869]

I could not agree more Jonny. Those guns are absolutely stunning! Come lottery day, I'll be having a pair!!!!!

[@grahamsimpkins1540]

Well there side by side and there this pair of truly stunning guns with incredible workmanship. Just wish I could afford a pair with out the wife going supersonic Great video Johnny ! Really enjoy the Holts video you covered, and of course all you content. Please up the fantastic work 👍. As for the roast potatoes must be in Duck fat home made !!

[@brianbasic1133]

What you call roasted potatoes, are called home fries where I'm from(Missouri, USA). I actually have ate more at restaurants than at home. Regardless that is a fine shotgun. Nicer than I be comfortable having, as I am slightly klutzy. So all my guns end up with dings and scuffs if handled with any regularity. Best wishes.

[@antoniomoreira127]

Flli Rizzini, which by the way has nothing to do with all other Rizzini guns (some nice and even good value for money, and others quite on the vulgar side) that we can find around, are unquestionably some of the best S/S guns in the world. For all the reasons you mentioned, of course, which are mostly finishing and aesthetic qualitys, but that doesn’t separate those guns from the rest of the high end S/S guns all around the world, from the english Purdey, H&H, Boss and a few others, but also the most aristhocratic Italians S/S, like the Bosis or the Desenzani, also among a few others, not to mention the amazing german Hartmann & Weiss (I could name some other makers, but I guess that is not necessary). But what in my opinion is very worth of being mentioned when we are talking about the Flli Rizzini S/S is their own action system, diferent from Purdeys, H&H or even Scott actions that are used by most of the best S/S guns makers in the world, being a action system that is not only incredibly solid, but also gives the gun very unique handling characteristics. Only matched by Purdeys, but that is my opinion... Regarding the guns presented they do look amazing, but as someone else before me said I’m also a S/S man (I shoot a Purdey Pigeon Gun, a EJ Churchill Field Model and an Arrizabalaga). Although that single trigger is “acceptable” (if Boss uses it often I guess it’s OK), I truelly hope that the chokes are fixed... interchangeble chokes in a S/S is like having an airbag in a Ferrari 250 GTO, you just can’t do it...! I’m a recent subscriber of your channel and I think you’re doing a great job, congrats!

[@traviscochran6280]

That gun is a work of art.

[@josephlabarbera1050]

Hi, When will review Fausti? I have a Fausti Italyco made to fit and I love it- Second season shooting pheasant in North East USA

[@lokitakahashi3042]

i will say this is the prettiest firing shotgun there is. will all the engraving and shine handle a 2 weeks with a backpack hunting trip? probably not.

[@DogsandDoubles]

Yes- Flli Rizzini R1Es are beautiful on the outside. But they're also innovative on the inside. Rizzini's patented locks, ejectors and single-triggers are pretty cool: fllirizzini.it/versioneinglese/model-r1-e-sidelock.html

[@noahlock6987]

Aunt becis potatoes will never beat the look of “the country mum” roasties FULL STOP !

[@faycalamezianeelhassani4471]

I like the stalk, it's color, the Chequering, but I have been never keen on side by side guns.

[@Carlostaj456]

Hi, as a side by side hunter, (ugartechea and arrizabalaga) , I must admit that Rizzini is gorgeous, however, in my opinion a classic SxS must have double trigger and fixed chokes, is the best shoot selector, the most intuitive. Question, the Rizzini has fixed? How whe select? In safe button? Greetings from Spain, I love your channel

[@charlessmith4242]

* I agree, without double triggers or the option to order it with double triggers, it is far from the perfect hunting gun. If one is strictly a clay target shooter this gun may be perfect.

[@jeffersondavis2530]

A right and proper gun to keep in the barn when milking the cows, however it has a considerable way to go to come up to the Stevens 311.

[@thehill1946]

'The' best is a subjective statement and claim. Being beautifully made and finished isn't the end of the story though - it's the materials, the bits that no one can look at and judge - it's how they react to heat and to wear and to treatment - - there's more to Best, much more than the eye appeal.

[@redduc9523]

That IS a lovely gun!!! Roast potatoes better be home made, I didn’t even know there was a market for any other type.

[@tgsoutdoors]

A man of your class doesn't shop in stores where bessies would be sold!

[@redduc9523]

@@tgsoutdoors I’m not that posh

[@gavinwomack9175]

Can I possibly get a comparison between the 828u sport and the 828u field?

[@wholeNwon]

Unique and superior boxlock engineering, too. Was the wood-to-metal fit at the forend iron as perfect as at the receiver? I wish the resolution of the images and of my screen were sufficient to begin to appreciate the ecstasy-worthy engraving. So, how does the gun compare with the best from Boss and Fabbri? Are the German and Austrian makers in the running for the best in the world?

[@snowflakemelter1172]

There is no " receiver" on such a gun.

[@kenlansing1216]

I would think the perfect side by side should also have double triggers.

[@simonreinhold_co_uk]

... we got a little lost in the weeds with roast potatoes (!) What I was trying to explain is the difference between a good quality restaurant meal at a price you don’t mind paying, and the gulf of step up to 3 Michelin starred food. The level of perfection achieved is not obvious to everyone and you need some understanding of how much effort and expertise goes into producing it to fully appreciate it. ... hence the difference between Aunt Bessie’s and homemade roast potatoes!

[@MrAlanbooker]

Simon, that is why I listen to you with both ears wide open!

[@scottdiller1893]

Busted me up comparing that wonderful machine with potatoes, what the heck, good sir?! Perhaps cuts of meat might have been an easier analogy? All the best, and please keep them coming!

[@tgsoutdoors]

I forgot all About that tangent 😛

[@MPICHASS]

Can u do a video on kersten locking shotguns!?

[@markwierzbicki5307]

No no no! It is not acceptable to eat anything than home made roast potatoes! Loved this video, likely because you sailed so close to the wind!

[@shubhamtiger1491]

Sir i have Brescia side by side gun 1948 Sir please make some video for top 10 companies side by side guns which one is best

[@parrisgeorge9708]

Well it's "almost" the perfect shotgun... I was VERY fortunate several years ago to handle a 28 gauge R1. Now THAT was the perfect shotgun! I say that due to me being a 28 fan ;)

[@oldmuddygun]

OK OK its hard to admit it, but this gun is just a little bit better than a Baikal !

[@oldmuddygun]

@Pugna 100% agree with you 👍 got three in my cabinet 😄

[@joelhall5124]

I know I'm late to this video, but that has to be the Italian Boss! The engraving is out of this world. Oh and on the roast potatoes: no it's never acceptable to buy frozen spuds, only homemade will do

[@wholeNwon]

Fabbri?

[@R32R38]

Just the wood for the stock must be worth a huge amount.

[@ssazerac]

Official Rules of being a Man #30: Own a hand crafted shotgun. It’s a beautiful thing.

[@antmclearnon8796]

Homemade all the way!!! Sasha’s not living his best life if he’s not!

[@lloydyp]

Quite right sir 👍

[@royjennison3916]

i have being looking at a side by side and is advertised , 26in. nitro reproved (in 2020, struck off) sleeved barrels, , does this mean its not safe to shoot any more .

[@simonreinhold_co_uk]

Guns are struck off to prepare them for proof. All it means is the barrels are sanded down (blueing is removed). Sleeved means new tubes have been welded on and it has passed proof (it is illegal to offer barrels for sale that are out of proof). If it is sleeved and reproved then it has seen a fair bit of use. If it’s one at Holts give me a call 01485542822

[@adrianhurley3909]

Forgive me, I guess AYA's before it was explained.....guess I'm an Aunt Bessies user!

[@ATINKERER]

For a gun that's the best of the best I would have thought that at least you'd have displayed the name of the maker someplace.

[@kimshepherd9691]

Yes

[@willbowen4065]

Supreme!

[@STTrout]

The perfect side by side is the one with the barrels 90 degrees clockwise

[@michaelhocking9037]

Gun art !

[@petersheridan1990]

A thing of pure beauty 😍

[@219garry]

Now I want a baked potato.

[@flash.gordon]

The best side by side is a soft recoil Boss 12gauge.

[@fullchoke01]

Just when you think Jonny belongs to the roads he comes out with this propper lord of the manor gem. Could still mirk plenty pheasants with it though. Beautiful gun, old winchester 101 vs new 101 video would be a banger.... just saying😉

[@tgsoutdoors]

They don’t do the new 101 over here 😭

[@fullchoke01]

@@tgsoutdoors oh really, thats a shame, no matter the kodensha one is the better gun. Still takes a very good gun to beat it.

[@markcolby1978]

WOW 👏

[@frankmorris4790]

Why is it perfect? Because you can go out and even miss with it all day, take one look and feel all better. Holland and Holland?

[@aloucheqaszem4635]

When are you going to review a Luciano bosis wild please

[@tgsoutdoors]

Now there is a handsome gun!

[@dgoodman1484]

I know you can’t just grab a turn screw and disassemble these beauties so we can see the important parts, but when showing these magnificent rarer shotguns, especially older ones, you have to figure out a way to make these videos longer! I literally could look at videos of these beauties all day. But I also need to know what makes them tick. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Gokiburi777]

No doubt a perfect gun. It looks like it has borderless checkering and that sets it apart from “ 3 border to catch run over crowd”. With that said, it has standard house pattern rose and scroll. It’s all a matter of taste, but I think a perfect gun should be unique. At first glance it drowns in a sea of other guns, best or not, that look exactly like it.

[@leonardborger3323]

The R1's did not sell at auction or the second online auction. Thoughts??

[@tgsoutdoors]

Possible that they are not flash enough, not have the right name to achieve what they should be worth in this country?

[@leonardborger3323]

@@tgsoutdoors Perhaps the market for SxS is terrible both in the Uk and the States? You can buy a first class used Purdey SxS for $20,000 and a new one is $165,000. In other words, the used one is only 12% of the new price. You loose 85% if you buy new.

[@paulwilson7234]

Too good to use......

[@robertsalmon9844]

Can someone like ummm get me them for secret santa?

[@karlsailor]

I get it

[@tdm5100]

These guns even used are about 50000 US a piece. Nothing common with the regular sporters-making Rizzini company . Different entities.

[@bigglesbiggles4999]

Purdey guns outclass that by a country mile

[@josephhamelman373]

Absolutely Love the videos, here's the but, please slow down on pronunciation of the makers/manufacturer as Americans struggle with your accent. Once again love the videos. thank you

[@simonpowell2559]

Struggle with what accent? What language do you speak? This is English.

[@stog9821]

I found it a little difficult at first too but I got used to it. Give it time and you will too. C’mon Simon. Throw a rock in England. Walk over to where it lands, and you’ll find the local accent changed form where you were standing a second ago.

[@simonpowell2559]

@@stog9821 Thanks for reply (I didn't deserve one.) I am from the Midlands, in England. People tell me I have a "posh" accent, as in received pronunciation, like BBC English. But when in the States people struggled to understand me and often thought I was Australian. My point is this chap is about as clear and easy to understand as it gets in England. If you had an accent from say Liverpool or Newcastle I could see why you have problems. I guess we get lots of American accents on TV and movies, and also struggle with the ones here so are used to it. I must have come across as rude, I'm sorry. Glad you enjoyed the video. These guns are beautiful. I would be afraid to take them out in the field. Happy hunting.

[@parasleonidas2833]

A shotgun is a sidexside the others are a variation to it. The only thing that would make that gun a little more beautiful is round action.

[@garyK.45ACP]

KZbin puts a parental advisory on a video in the USA about a gun you can own in the UK?!?!??!

[@darrenlaithwaite7810]

Ant Bessie's ,👎 can't beat a proper roasty, beautiful gun by the way.

[@tgsoutdoors]

Tell Sasha that!!!

[@DogsandDoubles]

Hye, Jonny. Do you know what these brought? Thanks.

[@tgsoutdoors]

I do not, I know they were unsold from the first auction and thing they sold on second admission

[@DogsandDoubles]

@@tgsoutdoors OK. Thanks. I'll look them up.

[@tgsoutdoors]

I am Up there next week. Let me know how you get on and I can ask

[@DogsandDoubles]

@@tgsoutdoors That would be great. Thank you.

[@nielshenrikkufallnielsen268]

I would rather prefer my Holland&Holland or Purdey.

[@stefanorizzini1397]

Look familiar... 😉

[@mwnciboo]

I get lost in that stock....So deep.

[@sasha.novakovic]

I feel I should make an official statement regarding the Bessie’s drama 🤣.... Of course homemade roast potatoes are epic.... HOWEVER.... I live alone ya bugging if you think I’m about to cook myself some bloody roast potatoes! They have their place in this world... Give Bessies a break!! 🤣

[@sheffguy29]

As a yorkshire man well bessies are awesome for quick i cant be bothered to cook cheap macdonalds version, then theres the real deal yorkie puds and real deal roasties but either way never discount old aunt bessies 😁

[@realvictim]

Absolutely no excuse for not cooking proper roasties and the added bonus is that you get to eat them all without having to share :D

[@tgsoutdoors]

#BANTHEBESSIES

[@realvictim]

@@tgsoutdoors #GetintheGoosefat

[@lloydyp]

Nah, roasties are crap anyway, mash is the ultimate form of potato!

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

They would look better in my cabinet

[@tomthompson7400]

Its pretty , but the engraving is just a little too fussy.

[@mikedee6173]

Who manufactures these?

[@tgsoutdoors]

F’lli Rizzini

[@mikedee6173]

@@tgsoutdoors thank you!

[@adnanmarwat8484]

Atleast u should have mention the name of shotgun

[@thevoyageur2152]

Great Vlog. Why don’t a lot European shotguns have Rubber Butt Pads? And why is there a Parental Warning on this video?

[@AlanWright]

I'd be too scared to take it on a shoot, how much? £55k?

[@johnkizziah108]

Mod 21 Winchester

[@pietropasolini2809]

Conosco la figlia del costruttore

[@nurettinkhan615]

Tüfek tüfek.

[@219garry]

That would look really nice with a black synthetic stock

[@homeschooldaddyjournal9839]

Are there non-home made roasted taters?

[@tgsoutdoors]

I was shocked to discover that some people think they exist

[@JosephStealin]

House or gun??? Which should I buy?

[@tgsoutdoors]

What house is £55k!

[@JosephStealin]

@@tgsoutdoors welcome to Merthyr Tydfil

[@MKChase-uj9vx]

Yep... you're loosing it posh lad 🤪...you need to get out more!

[@stu748r]

My other half and I prefer French Fries, she provides the fries, I provide the French.........................

[@ryanh7515]

Sash needs sacking that's all I'd like to say on the subject of frozen roast potatoes.

[@jimswheels]

Bought roast potatoes are an abomination for the lazy.

[@ydarbg]

Is it able to compete with my Russian Purdy 🤗

[@konstantinosp799]

Single trigger IN A side by side. NO NO NO. BLASPHEMY

[@renelopez2244]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@josephmaguire6598]

A baikal is like some cheap frozen roast potatoes your old man accidentally burnt to charcoal. That work of art is like your nannas home made roast potatoes witch are cooked in duck fat beautifully golden brown and crunchy on the outside and on the inside nice and fluffy

[@callumvaughan6684]

Single trigger boooooo

[@KathrynLiz1]

That gun is exquisite... I'd love to shoot it.....it's worth my entire income for 4 years... LOL

[@lauragasparini1980]

im the bf forever of the first daughter

[@sararizzini7280]

I'm the daughter boyzzzz

[@paolarizzini1939]

and i’m the second daughter 🤪

[@sararizzini7280]

my dad thanks you and would like to invite you in his factory to show you the last news!!!

[@pietropasolini2809]

I Am a friend of her 💁🏻‍♂️

[@jeanmorin3247]

It all comes down to be the most convincing status symbol. But if the status that you want to convey is not that you are the richest, but that you are the person who will be most attracted to quality of workmanship and artistry, then, the gun does the job. But then, if all you possess is not of such level of quality, then the status will look somewhat phony. So, it is in the end, a status symbol that conveys only one thing, that you are rich, filthy rich, and that you can deprive others of the things that they want by paying more than they can, including the artists who spent so much time building it and cannot keep it for themselves.. Johnny, you are a gun lover, but aren't you also a bit of a status seeker in praising this locker queen to high heavens? It looks a bit like keeping Fabergé eggs to throw at mirrors when you are mad. Theatre.

[@tgsoutdoors]

Isn’t it just a case of giving praise where praise is due? This guns really does represent perfection in the art of the traditional sidelock, but I would say they are also much less of a status symbol than a London made gun.

[@thesomersethunters8405]

Such a openly tuberist comment...

[@tgsoutdoors]

freedom of speech allows tuberism

[@jacobrans9269]

What a prat.

[@bollob9777]

Are you referring to his likeness to Chris Pratt? A few people have commented in other videos that he is the UK's Star Lord....

[@jacobrans9269]

@@bollob9777 No ,, He's a prat. Very annoying prat.

[@simonpowell2559]

Why do you feel the need to post this?

[@jacobrans9269]

@@simonpowell2559 Why not ?

[@simonpowell2559]

@@jacobrans9269 It just seems like a waist of time.