I have a friend who had the presence of mind and the financial resources who at the age of 68 purchased a parcel of land near Cordoba. At the age of 82 he shoots a .410 B Rizzini custom built for him. The other thread concerning the B.Rizzini is pertinent here. This gentleman has about 40 guns at this time many of which are high value doubles - has had as many as 700 at one time. He started shooting in Argentina - Doves mostly - with a 20 gauge Bertuzzi if I recall correctly then he switched to 28 gauge and now it is the B. Rizzini which he purchased from William Larkin Moore. Now his gun is a little above the average gun but he told me that the mechanics of the $3,000 gun and his $20,000 gun were exactly the same. He loads in Argentina - bringing the some of the fixings in from U.S.A. and having the powder and primers sent in bulk from Italy - dumps a fistful of shells in his pocket in the morning and shoots till their all gone. More than one fistful acutualy as he shoots about 300 rounds per day now. He advised me that Argentina offered an opportunity for the wing shooter to practice the shot which was difficult as opposed to shooting lots of birds. So he has taken advantage of his land and the opportunity to become an accomplished wing shooter. Most of us can only manage a few days per year in Argentina ( if that ) - he has spent 3 - 6 months there for the past 14 years so how he sees things may differ from most of us. Still his observations about the guns which can take it day in day out without repair is pertinent. He critiqued my Beretta ASEL that although a fine gun, perhaps excellent gun it had more shortcomings mechanically than the B. Rizzini. Just his opinion but one earned.
