Wingman

Many thanks, thats put my mind at ease!

Thanks everyone for the advice. Regarding Gordon's question about the top lever it's sitting dead centre. Having read up on a lot of the US websites for the 101 it seems that they come like this from the factory unlike others where the top lever sits to the right when new. Not sure if that's correct or not?

Hello All I went out for a round of clays today with my Winchester 101 Skeet. I have owned the gun a while and grown to really love the way it handles and been using it a fair bit. Probably put a good 1000 shells through it since I've had it and its not missed a beat. Today during cleaning I noticed a very slight amount of lateral play on the barrels about 1mm left to right when the forend is removed. It seems rock solid once the forend is back on so not sure if its an emerging problem or not. Gun is in excellent original condition and was apparently lightly used as a dedicated skeet gun by the prior owner. Any thoughts or advice, should I plan for a gunsmith visit or is it normal?

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Hi All I have a brand new unused enlarged bolt handle for Beretta autos that is not required as I no longer have a Beretta! Its brand new and never used and comes in original packaging - 25 pounds posted.. This is the info: https://magload.co.uk/product/beretta-enlarged-bolt-charging-handle/

It is and that's good advice thank you.

Thanks all, I will take a look at the BASC website.

Hi Everyone A good friend of my wife lost her father recently and he was in legal possession of 2 shotguns, the guns were confiscated by the police as his wife does not hold a SGC. The situation between step mother and daughter is not good (although they are both executors) and the mother is threatening to find someone who has a SGC to retrieve the guns and sell them. My wife's friend has asked us for some help (both my wife and I are holders of shotgun certificates) but I am really lost as to how the process works and what is legally acceptable in this situation. So, my question is what is required in this type of situation for the Police to release the guns to my wife for secure storage whilst things are sorted out? Also could the guns be gifted to us by the executors so that they become our property and we can work together with the daughter to decide what to do with them in due course? Appreciate any advice on whats proving to be a difficult situation for my wifes friend.

This 100%!

Mine have been in the loft for the past 5 years no problems at all with rust or condensation damage. Couple of sachets of VP90 and all is well. FEO is happy also.

A choke is a choke I’ve had Teague, Muller and the factory supplied ones in my beretta and I can safely say there is no difference. Even pattern plated them and in actual fact the best were the ones that came with the gun but the difference was marginal. don’t waste your money

Just to add my two pence worth on this topic, my view is that the ATA's make some excellent guns for the money. You can search back on some of my older posts and will see of that I've been considering one the Supersport adjustable models for quite a while no and if it wasnt for a temporary move into rented accommodation while our new build is finished I would have one in my cabinet by now. There is too much of this if its isnt Beretta, Miroku, Browning etc its carp but that just simply isnt true, my gunsmith rates them very highly for the build and overall quality. Like most on here I have made my fair share of purchases of the so called better makes and have ended up with a Perazzi that keeps cracking its forend, a Beretta 692 that failed to eject and Miroku MK70 that didnt fire the bottom barrel. All had to be fixed at additional expense to me (apart from the 692 which GMK fixed for free as it was new). So now as I find myself thinning out my collection what I am keeping are my old Auto-5's a nice Cogswell side by side and the Perazzi MX8 which annoys the hell out of me but I still like it and lastly my Benelli M2. BUT I will get one of the Supersports at some point as I could do with a OU that may not carry a big brand name but does what it should.

No idea at all, its certainly not new.

I have a Benelli M2, Beretta A400 and an Armsan A612. Have to say that the M2 is by far the best auto i have owned mainly due to the ease of cleaning and it fits me better but I love the other two as well. I really cant knock the Armsan have had it a few years now and its been faultless, its my go to gun when its raining as I dont care too much about it. It goes bang every time and things fall out of the sky so works very well in my book! If your sold on an auto and watching the budget I dont think you'll go wrong with the Armsan.

I have a bag of parts for the beretta A302/303 series autoloaders that’s not needed anymore as I have changed my auto to an M2. Includes a trigger mechanism that has been stripped down and a recoil spring (I don’t think it’s new). Looking for 20 quid posted for the lot.