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Bit scary really don’t you think?

A 32ins F16 weighs less than 8lbs so recoil from some bumpy cartridges is going to be uncomfortable. For a competition gun shooting 100+ in one go its hardly heavy enough.

MK38 grade 3's are almost as expensive as a grade 5 in some instances. Keep your options open, there are some cheap grade 5's about at the moment and most of those on sale are open to offers.

£200 is a steal if you can get it for that. Look on Guntrader and see what they are advertised for.

The F16 is a poor substitute for an F3. I think Blaser built it down to a price to compete with all the other guns in that price bracket.

From all the messing around we have done with 28gauges, Hull High Pheasant 23gms 6 through half or three-quarter chokes consistently give the best results. No question.

Cheap gun. The barrels are worth that on their own

The dedicated trap shooters tend not to favour multi choke guns. Although the best guns for fast trap (Perazzi - imho) have a multi choke bottom barrel so I don't know really. I know it's easier to sell a fixed choke trap gun rather than a multi. Each to their own I suppose.

Go and buy a Miroku MK38 trap. Get the best one you can find for about £850, it will be fine.

I think this is good advice. There are some reasonably priced guns about and you would shoot better with a dedicated trap gun

50+ years ago I was a rep calling on farms in the north of England. I was invited to stay for tea one day and sat down with great expectations as the lady of the house always baked lovely stuff. I was confronted by four thick slices of cold ham with about a quarter inch of lean, the rest white fat.The only way I could wind it down was by drowning it in the home-made piccalilli with mouthfuls of bread. My digestive system was in a state of shock and I drove home very gingerly avoiding bumps and potholes. Not been keen on picalilli since.

Let’s be honest, the stresses and strains on the lubricated parts of a shotgun are fairly minimal and most of us are using far too much technology for a simple task. But........ if it’s your pride and joy you like to think you are doing the best you can to preserve it and ensure that it comes to no harm. You probably fancy yourself as a bit of an engineer too which gives you more justification to smear expensive, over-specced grease on a glorified hinge mechanism. But each to his own.

Schmierfix from Alan Rhone. Used it for years, easy to apply and it does a good job. If Kreighoff use it - it must be ok.

I know that only the people with money can spend it but a friend who is a travel agent tells me that he is swamped with holiday bookings.

GMK any good?

An Anal Monobloc carb eh? Not may of those about.

Dualit. Expensive initially but they go on for ever. Very simple and if something does go wrong you can repair it yourself with spares available from the manufacturer.

We look at these prices with horror but it’s not having much effect on shoot entries. Barbury, Hangmanstone and Gunsite have all had over 200 entries at their recent shoots. So where is the tipping point? £350 - £400 per thousand?

That was probably in black and white!

That was a long time ago!

I use the same grease and have never had a choke come loose when shooting.

Be optimistic. They are good people to deal with and are usually very ready to find a solution to any problem regarding their work.

+ 1 So you must have spoken to Teague today. What was their response?

I’m surprised you have aired your problem on this site before getting a response from Teague and giving them the opportunity to put things right. They are a good company with an excellent reputation and any talk of things not being what they were is nonsense.

Miroku MK60 Grade 5 30ins. You should be able to find one for about £2.5. Buy an original, unaltered gun with the original butt plate and quarter and three quarter chokes. Perfect gun, looks good and will shoot for ever.