[Help on advised buying & selling process]

There is, RFDNET.NET

Thanks that looks like a good solution, I new if there was a need someone would start a business to fill it

 

If you like foolproof drive over to see the gun.

True, there's almost always a possible solution. How practical it is through is a sliding scale.

[Help on advised buying & selling process]

Then you lose your money. I have been scammed once for an air rifle on here :(

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There is no foolproof process, at least when dealing with 'proper' firearms you have to be a licensed, honest person to have them.

I'm utterly amazed that there is no safe escrow process for these kind of transactions. Even if I confirm someone's identity it's only a means to start my own legal proceedings, not what I'd call protection.

 

Crazy.

[Help on advised buying & selling process]

What if I send the money and they say I didn't? I'm doubtful of this case but I like foolproof processes

[Help on advised buying & selling process]

Hi All,

 

I've read the PINs but they don't go into much deal about the best way to actually perform the exchange/purchase of the gun. Other than avoiding risky methods like PayPal etc.

 

I'm currently arranging the private sale of shotgun with another user and wondered how the RFD system worked.

 

Does he take to it his local RFD who then ships it to my local one, just as if they're a secure courier. Then when my RFD receives it I go and take a look and if I'm happy BACS the money directly to his account. When he confirms it's arrived in his account he informed my RFD that they can release the gun at which time (or before) they also check my shotgun license.

 

How do I authenticate that I've paid? I assume if there's a dispute over this the RFD will hold the gun until it resolved.

 

Thanks for the help.

[12G Pump Action in Synthetic]

Thanks TBird I looked at my search again and spotted that I'd selected "Semi-Auto AND Pumpaction" which I wrongly read as meaning OR. So the short list I found were pump actions that could be set to also operate as semi-auto's (which I didn't even know existed).

 

Cheers for the help.

[12G Pump Action in Synthetic]

I checked out about two dozen threads in the For Sale forum but the ones that fit what I was looking for all ended with SOLD :( It's almost like a gambling thrilling wondering if anyone will have brought it before you get to the last post All I found was 1 Benelli whose status couldn't be determined for sure so I PM'ed the member to find out.

 

GunTrader was a good suggestion too but all of the ones they had available were 1K or above which is a bit more than I wanted to spend.

[12G Pump Action in Synthetic]

I was about to get a second hand Winchseter SXP but Sportsman sold it before I got the chance.

 

If anyone has a something similar for sub £500 I'd be interested.

[Winchester SXP Balck Shadow]

Sportsman in Newport had 2 on the shelf today one at £349 (26") and one at £399 Looked nice enough

I saw one of those last week in Newport and decided to buy it lunchtime today. Damn thing was sold (it must have been sitting there since February and I miss it by one week).

 

Does anyone know where I can pick one of these up? I've looked around online but no joy.

 

Currently I have a Beretta A400 which is nice but tends to jam with cheap Hull cartridges so I shoot Black and Gold. This means I have the excuse that if I get one of these and it would pay for itself

[A400 with 28g now cycles fine :)]

I brought 4 boxes of 28g cartridges last week (all different manufactures) and every one went through fine

 

So it looks like the weight was the issue and the lack of breaking in that caused my jams. I now very happy with my beretta and appreciate the advice I received on here.

 

I found the ones I shot best with were Gamebore Black Gold. I was quite surprised how much difference in kickback there was too, the blue Eley First I tried felt like someone was hitting the end of the barrel with a lump hammer.

[Beretta a400 xplore]

I think ur lite version should shoot down to 21 grms no problens,how many have you put through it?my A400 recycles 24's faultlessly,but not 21's,but it is 3.5 mag version

It's brand new so only 100 cartridges. What's the next size below 32g is it 28g?

 

My 3 1/2" mag version shot 21 grams, no problem from brand new.

Id expect yours to do the same,

Yes I will have to see how I get on this weekend, hopefully it was just a little grease in the mechanism. Or perhaps the fact that I was shooting down so something was catching when the cartridges were ejecting.

 

You just need to put about 50/75 38gm+ through it (I had a burst of childishness and also got 20x 50gm no2's, just because I could astonished at the range they broke clays though!)

 

If you do that, it'll bed in nicely and you'll never have another issue

Well I'll have to take a drive to Cardiff or Swindon if I want to do that

 

Thanks for all the advice, sorry for hijacking the thread Mick but it's still a relevant discussion to what you were asking I think.

[Beretta a400 xplore]

I would think the later lighter version would be even better.

I have the light version, brought it 3 weeks ago.

 

I'm still breaking it in but I've had trouble with sub 32g loads. To be fair the manufacturer recommends heavy loads but be warned no all grounds allow you to shoot them.

 

This is probably all common knowledge but caught me out somewhat. I posted about my ammo issues and I've had some recommendations for alternative (sub 32g) cartridges in another thread. Hopefully they'll have greater recoil and help the action work more reliably. But once again the disclaimer: my gun is brand new so I haven't given it enough use for a fair test/review.

[How important is it to break a semi in?]

Clay grounds operate under clay rules the weight of shot isnt actually important if your worried run it in on 28g 7.5 but something like ELEY VIP FITASC/Victory V1 Sonic which have huge load behind the shot!

I thought there may be something like this available, i.e. a lighter than 32g cartridge that could provide greater recoil to help the semi's action.

 

I shall see if my local retailer has any in stock this weekend. I need to stop in there anyway because the Jag they sold me doesn't quite fit on my cleaning rod.

[How important is it to break a semi in?]

Personally i think you and your gun will be fine

Thanks, that's nice to hear.

 

What kind of jams did you have

I think the problem was that the recoil force of the cartridge wasn't sufficient so it caused:

-The cartridge to eject but the bolt didn't make it all the way back to lock when the gun was emptied.

-The cartridge to be trapped by the returning bolt, pinning it in the breach.

 

I've never needed to shoot in an auto but if you feel the need to why not just use 32grams of 7 1/2, if the shot size is OK the volume of it is irrelevant with regards to safety. I've seen allsorts of larger size cases in the bins at clay clubs mind.

I was told heavier loads travel further and the boundary line around my local ground isn't very far out. I was actually wondering if I could say "can I shout a 100 at one of the rabbits?" since that's down into a dip and against the ground.

 

... and as you only had a couple of jams yours might just need ridding of the grease to help it cycle.

It was pretty grease when it arrived. I brought a cleaning kit on the way home so it's since been cleaned and oiled.

 

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Thanks for the feedback everyone.

[How important is it to break a semi in?]

I've just brought an A400 semi-auto and had my first shoot today. The problem is that I discovered my local ground (Newport) isn't licensed for 32g cartridges so I had to shoot lighter ones even though the retailler and manual says use 32 when breaking it in.

 

Most went through fine but I had a couple of jams on low traps (shooting rabbits below me). Now I'm not sure what's best.

 

How import is it for the gun action to be broken in? Is it worth going to another ground to use the heavier cartridges for a couple of hundred?

 

That aside it is a great gun and a joy to shoot

[How often do you clean your gun?]

Thanks for all the responses, looks like I will be picking up a cleaning kit on the way home from TreeTops today

 

From what I can gather it's worth me cleaning the barrel after every session but the bolt and trigger assembly require less maintenance.

[How often do you clean your gun?]

I'm guessing most people do it every x number of shots fired. Like after a 1000 cartridges. Or is it when you notice a change in the performance of the gun?

 

For people with semi-autos how often do you clean and oil the mechanism? So far I've only seen a few videos demonstrating barrel cleaning.

[Identifying Steel and Lead Cartridges]

Magnet!

You'll get one from any market for less than £2 Just hold it on the shot charge

It'll stick to Steel but not to lead.

 

Paladin

Good lateral thinking I have one on my desk in fact from an old harddrive (they're incredibly strong) so I can use that.

 

Is there any reason why this doesn't deserve a mention on the box?

[Identifying Steel and Lead Cartridges]

This is probably obvious but since my choke needs to align to the ammunition I wanted to check. I have some free cartridges my retailer gave me but the metal type isn't mention on their anywhere.

 

It just has: 12gauge 32gram 67mm Plastic Wad

 

I'd assume they're lead because it's more common and heavier but I never like to make assumptions (even more so when it's something to do with a shotgun).

 

Thanks

[Safest way to carry a semi-auto?]

Click on the word HERE in the above post. Give Lucy a ring and tell her that Martin sent you.

 

I am MC as in that is my username.

Thanks Mate I wasn't ignoring you honest, you just posted the answer while I was writing the question.

 

This forum does have an impressive response time.

[Safest way to carry a semi-auto?]

Get your Safe T Plug from either MC or ME I cannot remember which, the plug is very visable and the best thing on the market for showing a semi is safe.

 

Terry

I was going to ask if anyone could recommend a UK retailer I shall ask when I go to pick up my shotgun but it looks like they're an American thing so the only place they're available here is on eBay and I don't have an account :\ Whats MC/ME?

[Safest way to carry a semi-auto?]

My god and I didn't think anyone would reply to confirm a few things yes I am shooting clays not out in a field.

The summary seems to be "buy a flag/plug" which is something I will check about when I go to pick up my gun.

A slip too.

Thanks for all the advice.

[Safest way to carry a semi-auto?]

I know with O/U you can break them but with a semi do people advise keeping it in a sleeve until you need it?

 

Is just using using a strap frowned on? If not should the barrel be pointing down?

[Chokes]

Since this is a choke thread i'd be interested to know what people think about using chokes to adjust/compensate for shorter barrels (eg 26" vs 28") when tackling more distant targets, does it work ok?

[New Barrel]

I've been thinking about the length of the barrel I want to get for my gun and since I'm not sure if I want 26" or 28" could I buy one with the gun then get another size later?

 

I mean from the way the semi brakes down it's very easy to change out. Would beretta charge loads for the seconds one, kind of like very overpriced manufacture spare parts on a car?

 

I appreciate it's hardly a few feet of drain pipe I'm wanting

[Opinions : BERETTA A400 Xplor Light]

I didn't think it was likely what I'm after would come up very soon, so at the moment I'm looking at new. But if I get a second gun chances are it would be used so I'll bare those tips in mind.

 

Also even though I live in Wales I'm currently working in Northampton so any retails selling guns between those two points would be somewhere I could consider buying from.