re: I'm buying my first clay shooting gun, suggestions?

I'd say another option is a Ruger Red Label. They made some improvements to the new ones but mine has been flawless for nearly 20 years.

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Yeah, estimating $2000 is waaaaaay off.

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He said $1500 max. That's doable with a Citori Lightning.

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Sweet advice.

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Thanks?

For an inexpensive OU thats not too bad check out a Lanber. They shoot well and are of decent quality, they're no 2000 dollar Beretta or Browning yet you can get them for for around 700 bucks with a set of chokes, ejectors, barrel selectors, nice wood etc. If you shoot a lot of clays you're going to wear this gun out faster than one of a better quality but its a good starting point. I added a stock extender to mine and can shoot it as well as my 686 Berreta now, you can find these all over the internet gun sites

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said $1500 max. That's doable with a Citori Lightning.

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The lightning is a discontinued gun, for good reason.

It has the old, woefully large, receiver that most clay shooters do not prefer. It's balance point is so far forward it feels like a tank. It did not go over well at all with the clay shooting crowd and browning promptly got rid of it. The 725 has a totally redesigned the receiver, ejectors, and locking mechanism. It's a vast improvement over the previous citoris and the bitching from clay shooters is why.

Furthermore, telling a guy that's buying his first clay gun to dive head first into the used OU market is not good advice. There's a really good chance to get screwed.