Every day with that trusty shotgun in hand, will be a day spent with a loved one. I have the first rifle my father ever bought me still. 20 years after his passing, rebuilt as a F Class rifle now, but never is there a day at the range I feel like he is not with me. Just like when I was young, these are the things that make the shooting community the best in the world.
i generally don't comment on videos, as a new SL2 owner (replacing a DT11 Black) I'm obviously a big fan of Beretta. This may be the best Beretta video I've seen on youtube, it's full of useful knowledge. and information. Great Job!
I have watched many of your videos and it’s obvious you are passionate about shooting and guns. This video however was on another level. It was pure joy to see and feel your love and respect for the process of you fulfilling a dream. Shoot well and keep us entertained.
That rose on the top lever is such a touching tribute to your late neice Jonny, and also seeing you shoot so well with it on that soggy day in September justifies, in my mind at least, the painstaking effort and time it took to get everything absolutely right with your DT. Super camera work and editing as well as tons of information about the gunfitting process made it such an enjoyable video. Look forward to seeing you shoot it for many years to come.
Beautiful gun and craftman proces! Btw the guy at 6:07 is Jesper Hansen (DEN) - Olympic silver medalist in 2021 and World Champion in 2013 in skeet shooting :D
Great video Johnny, Thank you very much for taking us with you, in this beautiful process of the making of your gorgeous gun my friend. I go to Italy every year, down South, time for me to make an appointment with Beretta, and get a custom gun for me.
Congrats on the new gun Jonny! As a 12 & 20 gauge Beretta 686 Sporting shooter, Beretta is one of those manufactures that you get emotionally invested in. Great job on the video 👍
The Beretta experience is something so "family" and personal and an absolute pleasure to see. For such a large company it could have so easily have been lost. Best bit is their guns are really good at whatever grade, and going to last and last with only the basics of care. Shooters around the world are well served by Beretta, and Beretta deserve praise as they do put the effort in. TGS and Beretta are going to have an adventure or two together it seems. That will be worth watching.
I bought an a300 a few years back and I Love that gun. The walmut stock is beautiful. The action is smooth. Its light. Incredibly fun to fire. Beretta is the upper echelon for a reason.
We do but not on a large commercial front. There are PLENTY of EXTREMELY TALENTED WORLD CLASS small shop custom makers that will build you the gun of your dreams. Given the price will be higher because they are a small shop building 1 gun at a time. The pricing won't be crazy more expensive but you will pay more and that's cool because you are supporting small USA makers. This was probably a 12k-13k build out and it's a very nice gun, a small shop would build you a custom at this level for probably around 14-15k. I have had a couple OUs built by small custom builders and at 10k the guns they build are literally works for art with crazy tight tolerance and world class fit and finish. It would be awesome to have a venue like this to go check out and have a firearm built BUT me personally I would take that cash I would have spent and went to a small custom shop added a few more grand to what I was going to spend and have a world class OU in my hands in 8 weeks. I also prefer the small custom builders for the simple fact of the relationship that's built. I can't call Beretta at 8am on a sat morning and have them know who I am by name and for that reason alone I go small shop custom. It would be cool to have a place like this here for the novelty of it but my money is going to the small custom shops be it my OUs or my bolt guns for shooting long range.
Great video Johnny , and the rose engraving on the top lever to remember your niece is a lovely touch too. What a lovely gun and made by an amazing company.
Very nicely done Jonny and such a wonderful sentiment to honour your niece in a fantastic way. The guis stunning and you clearly look so comfortable with it. Happy shooting 🙏🙏🙏
Hey I love your videos, smart on Beretta for teaming up with you, very smart marketing… Glad to hear you will still be shooting and reviewing other guns and makers. As a Krieghoff shooter, I feel deep down that’s what you wanna shoot, but I get it, lol
Absolutely love this video. As a silver pigeon 1 sporting, 694 black and a 50th anniversary dt11 owner I am a beretta enthusiast one day I’ll do this if I can afford it.
Congrats Jonny I know this was a long process and a lot of boxes to check to make this your gun. Once again I am envious. Great choice of wood and finish. It will age like fine wine. 👏👏👏
Congratulations on the completion of your labor of love. The duality of the engraving and stock along with the familial tribute make your DT11 a superb legacy piece. Whether you are in the field or on the clay ground you are now in the possession of a true demon.
You look more comfortable shooting your new gun, in the past you seemed to contort. Enjoy it Jonny. Though not at the same level, in the very early 90's i bumped into Barry Simpson, i was 21 years old and wanted a straight hand stocked 687, which Beretta didnt make, but a quick phone call to GMK, and they altered one for me. I bought the gun with some money my Grandad had left me, still shoot it, still love it. I'm 53 now, and its going to have a little more cast added and a pad, i hope im still shooting it in 20 years time. Its about passion.
I just got a DT-11 Sporting off the dealer shelf. I’ve added a Graco adjustable butt plate and Kick Ezz pad. No regrets I would love a custom stock maybe some day but my scores just keep getting better. No regrets in Canada it’s not as easy but this is a lifetime hobby.
Spectacular DT-11 sir !!!! Just incredible. Admired your tribute to your niece with the rose. Beautiful. There were many DT-11's competing and winning in last Olympics, and generally- you see so many DT-11's everywhere. Congratulations Jonny, well deserved sir. Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience with Beretta.
Some years ago, I spent an evening at the Rigby company and held a 60000£ safari rifle. That was an evening to remember. Their trophy room was amazing.
Hey Mr Carter, New gun looks fantastic mate well done. Pleased for you and gutted i missed the garth maybe next year. Hope you and the team are all keeping well. Take care. Paul.
Yes thank you we're both very well. Been really busy started hatching and rearing birds for our local shoot this year and building a custom custom quad this year so with work and family its been a mad year dont know where the years gone. Hopefully catch you at the British shooting show. Thank you for all the cool content really enjoy the channel.
The rose was a lovely touch. Lose the chrome exhausts was very entertaining! I’d love to know the 5 guns that made the shortlist and if a great safety catch was on the list of criteria 😂
Fantastic content as always, that factory trip of the customisation of your DT 11 was brilliant and the personal touch of the Rose is exceptionally moving. Great content as always 👍
Gun fit is one of the two most important items to become proficient with a shotgun...The second important item is getting your head tuned into looking at the target...There is a third and that is consistent mount which is easily accomplished with a good fit of the gun to it's owner...Enjoy your DT11.
I wonder how Jim feels about all this. 🤷♂ I mean he couldn't possibly compete with the largest and oldest gunmaker in the world. Don't get me wrong to me this all makes perfect sense and I am more than happy for you and your channel. After all I am the beneficiary of that success.
We are all beneficiaries of that success! Anyone that watches this and enjoys it is a beneficiaries. I'm 99.9% sure that is what he is saying... Unless he is family and the gun is willed to him lol.
Nice McKenzie & George belt Mr Carter, my Fiancé has photographed for their marketing works for them and I have belts and wallets by them, such good quality.
Congratulations on your beautiful gun! DT11L Sporting Scene Caccia, 32", custom stock, beavertail forend, custom engraving on the top lever. Correct? I just got a second hand DT11 30" sporter myself, and I can't wait to go shoot it. Everything about it feels so much better than my 682 Gold E and 694. Trigger pull is fantastic.
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The reason behind the rose is beautiful and the story hurts but you can clearly see the love you had for her. May she live on forever in your heart.
Every day with that trusty shotgun in hand, will be a day spent with a loved one. I have the first rifle my father ever bought me still. 20 years after his passing, rebuilt as a F Class rifle now, but never is there a day at the range I feel like he is not with me. Just like when I was young, these are the things that make the shooting community the best in the world.
Your tribute to your niece is a testament to your personality. ❤️👍
i generally don't comment on videos, as a new SL2 owner (replacing a DT11 Black) I'm obviously a big fan of Beretta. This may be the best Beretta video I've seen on youtube, it's full of useful knowledge. and information. Great Job!
Which one is better 😅
I have watched many of your videos and it’s obvious you are passionate about shooting and guns. This video however was on another level. It was pure joy to see and feel your love and respect for the process of you fulfilling a dream.
Shoot well and keep us entertained.
thankyou!
Sorry for the loss of your niece, the rose on the lever is a great tribute. Great video and wonderful new shotgun, congratulations.
That rose on the top lever is such a touching tribute to your late neice Jonny, and also seeing you shoot so well with it on that soggy day in September justifies, in my mind at least, the painstaking effort and time it took to get everything absolutely right with your DT. Super camera work and editing as well as tons of information about the gunfitting process made it such an enjoyable video. Look forward to seeing you shoot it for many years to come.
Thank you for bringing us a long on your DT11 journey. The Rose is a beautiful touch & such a tribute to your niece.
Beautiful gun and craftman proces! Btw the guy at 6:07 is Jesper Hansen (DEN) - Olympic silver medalist in 2021 and World Champion in 2013 in skeet shooting :D
Great video Johnny, Thank you very much for taking us with you, in this beautiful process of the making of your gorgeous gun my friend.
I go to Italy every year, down South, time for me to make an appointment with Beretta, and get a custom gun for me.
Congrats on the new gun Jonny! As a 12 & 20 gauge Beretta 686 Sporting shooter, Beretta is one of those manufactures that you get emotionally invested in. Great job on the video 👍
That rose on the top lever mt, outstanding reason, a truly iconic vid m.
thanks.
The Beretta experience is something so "family" and personal and an absolute pleasure to see. For such a large company it could have so easily have been lost. Best bit is their guns are really good at whatever grade, and going to last and last with only the basics of care. Shooters around the world are well served by Beretta, and Beretta deserve praise as they do put the effort in.
TGS and Beretta are going to have an adventure or two together it seems. That will be worth watching.
I bought an a300 a few years back and I Love that gun. The walmut stock is beautiful. The action is smooth. Its light. Incredibly fun to fire. Beretta is the upper echelon for a reason.
Congratulations on your new gun. Wishing you much success with it.
Lovely touch Jonny with the rose 🌹 thanks from Ireland
In the US we may have gunstores in every town and city, but we don't have this. This is something I'm jealous of.
We do but not on a large commercial front. There are PLENTY of EXTREMELY TALENTED WORLD CLASS small shop custom makers that will build you the gun of your dreams. Given the price will be higher because they are a small shop building 1 gun at a time. The pricing won't be crazy more expensive but you will pay more and that's cool because you are supporting small USA makers. This was probably a 12k-13k build out and it's a very nice gun, a small shop would build you a custom at this level for probably around 14-15k. I have had a couple OUs built by small custom builders and at 10k the guns they build are literally works for art with crazy tight tolerance and world class fit and finish. It would be awesome to have a venue like this to go check out and have a firearm built BUT me personally I would take that cash I would have spent and went to a small custom shop added a few more grand to what I was going to spend and have a world class OU in my hands in 8 weeks. I also prefer the small custom builders for the simple fact of the relationship that's built. I can't call Beretta at 8am on a sat morning and have them know who I am by name and for that reason alone I go small shop custom. It would be cool to have a place like this here for the novelty of it but my money is going to the small custom shops be it my OUs or my bolt guns for shooting long range.
I have been waiting for this story for a while, very person and emotive. Outstanding story. You deserve it, well done. 👏
Great video Johnny , and the rose engraving on the top lever to remember your niece is a lovely touch too. What a lovely gun and made by an amazing company.
Jonny, superb selection of shotgun and video of the entire process. Congratulations. Perry Pappous, California, USA
What a great video and truly lovely tribute to your niece. You’ve made not just a beautiful gun but a beautiful family heirloom to pass on
Great video and a wonderful thing to do in memory of your niece
Thank you
Congratulations Johnny. Genuinely thrilled for you. Wishing you many years of happy shooting. Beautiful gun
Very nicely done Jonny and such a wonderful sentiment to honour your niece in a fantastic way. The guis stunning and you clearly look so comfortable with it. Happy shooting 🙏🙏🙏
A journey not a destination video, brilliant.
Great video and love the rose in memory 👍👍
That brought me to tears.
Hey I love your videos, smart on Beretta for teaming up with you, very smart marketing… Glad to hear you will still be shooting and reviewing other guns and makers. As a Krieghoff shooter, I feel deep down that’s what you wanna shoot, but I get it, lol
What an awesome story and beautiful gun. Truly happy for you. Thanks for taking us along.
Such a cool experience
Absolutely love this video.
As a silver pigeon 1 sporting, 694 black and a 50th anniversary dt11 owner I am a beretta enthusiast one day I’ll do this if I can afford it.
Johnny you are truly a legend . And that gun is a absolute beauty. Look forward to following your journey with it.
Congrats Jonny I know this was a long process and a lot of boxes to check to make this your gun. Once again I am envious. Great choice of wood and finish. It will age like fine wine. 👏👏👏
Congratulations on the completion of your labor of love. The duality of the engraving and stock along with the familial tribute make your DT11 a superb legacy piece. Whether you are in the field or on the clay ground you are now in the possession of a true demon.
Well said, and thankyou for your support
brilliant film, your passion for the sport is always palpable. Thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Such an enjoyable video and stunning gun! The rose was a great touch 👌🏼
One of the best videos I've seen in years on the channel. Congrats!
Lovely gun... so glad it turned out well for you... 🙂
Such a brilliant presentation! I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you!
Brilliant as usual
This has been a neat video to watch. I have enjoyed watching the process of making a shotgun that is custom fit to the shooter.
You lucky duck! Congrats on the premiere sponsorship
You look more comfortable shooting your new gun, in the past you seemed to contort. Enjoy it Jonny.
Though not at the same level, in the very early 90's i bumped into Barry Simpson, i was 21 years old and wanted a straight hand stocked 687, which Beretta didnt make, but a quick phone call to GMK, and they altered one for me. I bought the gun with some money my Grandad had left me, still shoot it, still love it. I'm 53 now, and its going to have a little more cast added and a pad, i hope im still shooting it in 20 years time. Its about passion.
Really awesome and congratulations on your new gun
What a dream right there mate! One day il go to Beretta Italy and do the same.. Hopefully upgrade my 694 for an SL2 or DT11 EELL. Cheers.
I just got a DT-11 Sporting off the dealer shelf. I’ve added a Graco adjustable butt plate and Kick Ezz pad. No regrets I would love a custom stock maybe some day but my scores just keep getting better. No regrets in Canada it’s not as easy but this is a lifetime hobby.
Spectacular DT-11 sir !!!! Just incredible. Admired your tribute to your niece with the rose. Beautiful. There were many DT-11's competing and winning in last Olympics, and generally- you see so many DT-11's everywhere. Congratulations Jonny, well deserved sir. Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience with Beretta.
Some years ago, I spent an evening at the Rigby company and held a 60000£ safari rifle. That was an evening to remember. Their trophy room was amazing.
Great video. Beautiful gun👌🏻
Congratulations on your new gun! Great looking gun. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Thankyou and thankyou for your support
beautiful gun, love the engraved rose.
Me too
Jonny a lovely video, a place I would love to go
Congratulations!! Beautiful gun!
Love your new gun. ASE gold & 1970 ASE game owner here. Can’t wait for a 3/6 month review 😀
Beautiful and life lasting!!
What a lycky man you are!!
Congrats!
Enjoy it!!
Very nice gun. Glad it turned out perfect for you.
Hey Mr Carter,
New gun looks fantastic mate well done.
Pleased for you and gutted i missed the garth maybe next year.
Hope you and the team are all keeping well.
Take care.
Paul.
Thanks Paul, Hope you are both doing ok?
Yes thank you we're both very well.
Been really busy started hatching and rearing birds for our local shoot this year and building a custom custom quad this year so with work and family its been a mad year dont know where the years gone.
Hopefully catch you at the British shooting show.
Thank you for all the cool content really enjoy the channel.
Nice to see how you have your own weapon made completely personal. I enjoyed your experience!! I love Beretta
Really enjoyed the journey in this video. I probably would've opted for a showier wood finish, but the overall results of the project seem stellar!
I can't believe the effort and lengths you go to to beat Ant. Love the video and the watching the building process. Well done 👍
😂🤣😂
Beretta makes great guns. 😊😊😊
Fantastic video Jonny.
You chose a great gun 👍
The rose was a lovely touch. Lose the chrome exhausts was very entertaining! I’d love to know the 5 guns that made the shortlist and if a great safety catch was on the list of criteria 😂
What artist. Makes me feel like lucky for you in some small way. I know that sounds crazy just amazing.
Appreciate it man
Wow, your a lucky guy that's always been a dream of mine I just need to hit the lottery !!
Your a great story teller ! Congarts sir
You realize you just put me on a path to buy a custom DT11 Sporting Black. A new reason to go back to Italy. And you have killed my budget!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic content as always, that factory trip of the customisation of your DT 11 was brilliant and the personal touch of the Rose is exceptionally moving.
Great content as always 👍
Thank you sir
Now if only that lottery ticket would pan out . . . .
99% of lottery buyers stop buying tickets just before the win, keep on it /s
@0:45 the building looks like a double barrel with a star site!?:)
Fantastic video well done Johnny . Top Gun.
Gun fit is one of the two most important items to become proficient with a shotgun...The second important item is getting your head tuned into looking at the target...There is a third and that is consistent mount which is easily accomplished with a good fit of the gun to it's owner...Enjoy your DT11.
Beretta really know how to make a great gun, great video.
Thank you Johnny, great video.
Welcome to the DT11 family 😊
The editing in this film is fantastic. Nice work, JC
Much appreciated!
What an incredible process! If I were to win the lottery, I'd do exactly what you did in your video. Excellent job.
DT11 best of the best 👌 very good choice
Class 👌 nice one big man 👌👌
Thats a beautiful shotgun. The stock is lovely. The rose, very touching.
Great video. Well produced and fantastic content. Well done
You two do some good work yourself! 👍🏼
I wonder how Jim feels about all this. 🤷♂ I mean he couldn't possibly compete with the largest and oldest gunmaker in the world. Don't get me wrong to me this all makes perfect sense and I am more than happy for you and your channel. After all I am the beneficiary of that success.
Apogies for my ignorance. How are you beneficiary of that success? I mean no offence just curious
We are all beneficiaries of that success! Anyone that watches this and enjoys it is a beneficiaries.
I'm 99.9% sure that is what he is saying... Unless he is family and the gun is willed to him lol.
Awesome. Been looking forward to this. Thanks JC 👍
Absolutely fantastic… !!!
Lucky guy!
Super great video! You lucky guy!!!👍👍👍
Congratulations well deserved
Thanks for another great video
Congratulations.
Nice McKenzie & George belt Mr Carter, my Fiancé has photographed for their marketing works for them and I have belts and wallets by them, such good quality.
Think about adding the Beretta Steelium Pro Sport 20 and 28 gauge sub barrels? 410 offering in the future would make it complete.
Welcome to the DT11 club👍🏻
You must have some rent gee, I would of had a B25 no dout about it ,but I hope you like your gun.
Love seeing the factory tours , great video again JC but dare I ask what the final cost was or would be for that service and spec
Pink shorts!!!
Congratulations on your beautiful gun!
DT11L Sporting Scene Caccia, 32", custom stock, beavertail forend, custom engraving on the top lever. Correct?
I just got a second hand DT11 30" sporter myself, and I can't wait to go shoot it. Everything about it feels so much better than my 682 Gold E and 694. Trigger pull is fantastic.
Bang on!
I'm pretty sure I couldn't have taken that beauty out in the pouring rain 🫣
these things are made for using. just have to break a habit of a lifetime and clean it!
Very nice Johnny, enjoy!
Good opera selection.
Dude I am salivating! You are killing me
very nice