badgerman

quite a few interesting points in there, can i ask why you wrote it originally? cheers, BM.

just what i needed to see - keeps the spirits up for a little while longer till i can get out after them myself. BM.

that looks like some serious kit speedy, quality write up BM.

little orange flag you put in the breech which sticks out to clearly show the gun is empty - used obviously because o/u or s/s can be broken to demonstrate this. I take my 391 with me all the time, dont have a flag i just sleeve it betweeen stands, only comes out when i'm ready to shoot. (steady on) BM.

cracking news that mate, nice one. here's hoping a few more acres have been secured. BM.

Reading through some of the equipment threads i've realised i only ever use shell deeks and have done for years - but i will admit my decoying is a bit hit and miss (take it if you want ) so i wondered about new kit and as i dont have any full body deeks, what does everyone think? important to have a mixture of the two or just a personal preference? i wondered if anyone who never used them found much difference/improvement when they introduced them? i've only really avoided them because i can get so many more shells for the same price and they're easy to carry/pack up. cheers, BM

just been trying to get on the website and it just redirects to some german site. anyone know whats going on or experiencing the same? BM.

i'm in on this too, but i've got finals this month so i wont be quitting til thats all out the way. definitely agree with ice, i usually smoke about 10 a day, but on the sauce that doubles or trebles and the next day with a stinking hangover the last thing i want is a ciggy - usually puts me off them for a couple of days so i reckon that'll be my plan. will miss the coffee and fag break in the hide though. BM.

i know there's the east anglian job coming up but thats not til the end of april, i was sure i had one down for this weekend thats all.

i had a feeling there was some sort of game fair or similar going on somewhere in suffolk this weekend, but i cant find any details about it now. anyone know anything? or have i made it up? cheers all, BM.

never go out without them, look over the fields and you can see nothing by way of pigeon action, get the bins out and you can see a field covered in them. - no its not my eye sight, when you're standing in a field its pretty tricky to spot them when they're amongst the crops and you havent seen them drop in. -also there was a big section on binoculars in the 'In Gear' supplement in the Sunday Times last week - makes for an interesting read. all the best, BM

burpster you're quite right, i was working on the basis that the man's budget would never stretch to a new beretta, so new vs new for depreciation the hatsan does indeed win. however, second hand 391s are bought for around £500 and frequently sold on for the same. given that you can buy hatsan's new for £300, you would probably rather do that than buy a second hand one if your budget allows for it, in doing so though, whilst gaining a new gun, you have also lost £150. so my argument was more referring to the fact that a second hand beretta will keep your money safe, and in my opinion perform better. and whilst it could be said that second hand hatsan's level off at £150, (as the beretta does at £500) again you might aswell get a new one with the warranty given they're so cheap anyway. so if his budget would allow him, i was suggesting that whilst it is second hand vs new, the second hand will keep its value and in my opinion be more of a pleasure to shoot. there is always a reason more than a name that one is £1000 new and the other £300. however, with regard to my statement about handling, pologies mate, of course it is an individual thing, but i know me and a lot of my mates felt that way. so its just a matter of personal opinion isnt it. all the best, BM

they are still flocking by the thousand where i am, never seen so many pigeons congregating as i'm seeing now, wish the bloody things would split up so i can get on them, have tried several times so far and whilst they're in their numbers, they're just not interested in the deeks.

spent a lot of time researching what s/a to get and (as per signature) i went for the 391. original budget was £300 but i found that the beretta 300 series though reliable, just wasnt as sweet to swing as the 391. remmi's were heavy and whilst you can pick up an escort new for the same price as a 20 year old beretta, there is a reason for that! buy a second hand 391 now for £500 and in a couple of years you should sell it for the same. buy an escort and your resale price is sh*te, the market is flooded with them and why buy one second hand when you can pick them up new for next to nothing? as has been said, a gun to lob in the back of the truck and leave uncleaned for months at a time - might aswell go the way of the escort, but it will never handle the same as a beretta and it'll never hold its value like one either. all the best, BM

the stock on mine marks easily aswell, its a shame but i've decided that that's what happens when you take a gun out of the safe. surprised by how the action marks aswell though, starting to rough up a bit with only a little use. any else notice this?