Taileron
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You could always use the UK military contractors for the move. It goes something like this.
1. Time agreed to arrive 9am, actual arrival time 2pm. Hung over clowns then start ripping your house to bits.
2. Departure time agreed 5pm. Still throwing your possessions into a van at 11pm.
3. Family arrives in destination with nothing (Cyprus) agreed collection date arrives (6 weeks later) Family told that the contractors missed the boat, literally, and another 8 week wait for possessions.
4. Possessions arrive with 3k worth of damage and entire boxes “ missing”
5. Due to MOD cost cutting measures and “the cheapest possible contractors used” all damage/missing items are to be claimed for on the individuals own home insurance, thus resulting in £150 per month premiums.
6. And repeat upon return to the UK, but this time 3.5k worth of damage and a massive dent in my car.
7. Leave the military as swiftly as possible ( on going )
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Didn’t buy the ATA after a great deal of deliberation and a good test shoot. It’s a good gun and I feel has no real competition in the brand new sector for £600. It fitted nice and shot well 23/25 but had a horrible twang when closed. The demo gun I used had seen about 4K carts and was just bedding in nicely, shame really as I had the cash on the hip, just couldn’t part with it ( the cash )
Don’t forget the cakes on Monday Dave👍
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3 hours ago, Rewulf said:
Mines had about 3000 carts through it so far , and has never been a problem.
The older ones had trigger problems, a complete replacement of the whole trigger group with the upgraded version cures it.
But the the newer ones do not have the issue.For the money, you cant really go wrong.
I’m with you there, for the cash I thought it represented excellent value for money. The dealer was very open and upfront about the initial batch having trigger issues, as were SGC when I called them. SGC said they were literally flying out the door and they have already placed another large order this year as the demand was unexpectedly high.
I think I’m going to take the plunge and pick it up tomorrow.
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1 hour ago, Zimtrout said:
which one did you get??
This one buddy.
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Popped out yesterday afternoon and had a play with a new ATA 12g Black Laminate sporter 30”. I have to say for £625 I was super impressed. It balances a bit better than the standard due to the marginal extra weight of the laminate stock. The fit and finish was on par with my 525 and the Matt black barrels looked very well suited to the laminate. It swings easily and shoulders nicely, but I didn’t buy it and I’m not sure why. Now I’m starting to think that I’m actually a internally suppressed brand snob, and I really don’t like brand snobs, so my internal voice is telling me to buy it to ensure I’m not a brand snob.
Never thought decisions were this difficult.
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Did a full day a few weeks back, I put 100 through my Maxus as did 4 other people and the gas piston was absolutely filthy. Tried all of the above suggestions but still couldn’t remove some of the grime. I purchased an ultrasonic cleaner off flea bay and dropped it in for an hour, it came out like new.
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My maxus will cycle 24g, but anything lighter is problematic.
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One Xmas Santa got me a black widow AND a Gat gun. Love you Santa.
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9 hours ago, general grievous said:
In 8 years I'll be 60 and the day before, my boy will be 21 so he will get the Speedmaster and I plan to get a Milgauss. I want the one with the green face but I'll need to eat a few more frozen pizzas first!!
That’s my plan. I really like the green milgauss AND Air King, can’t decide. The curve ball is a El Primero, but I would never use a chronograph. A friend has just bought a 1960’sGulf Monaco for ridiculous money, but it does look fabulous.
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2 hours ago, figgy said:
Some genuine rolexes have had non genuine parts fitted.
That goes with all the big players. I had an original pre bond seamaster 200m quartz. I did the battery changes myself but after 25 years of faultless service it started to keep poor time and was returned to omega for a service. 3 ish years later the battery had gone so I took off the case back to find the original omega movement had been replaced with a standard ETA movement. After a return to the reputable dealer I was informed that this was industry practice as omega had discontinued the original. Raging.
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Franchi Raptor 12g. Had to sell it as I was going overseas for a few years and didn’t want to pay storage fees. The guy I sold it to still has it and won’t sell it back to me. Cycles anything, fitted like a glove, never missed a beat and looked lovely.
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4 hours ago, moondoggy said:
You’re not called Nigel Farage are you?
I’m not sure the milkshake he got was quite as warm and mixed with chicken nuggets as the one that was sprayed all over my neck.
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15 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said:
I took it to a watch dealer. He said the action looked real. He compared it to another Rolex. But he said he would have to run the serial number to verify. But he said if it came up stolen he would have to turn it over to the police. Since I have no idea we’re it came from I didn’t what to risk losing it. I know my grandfather would not have stolen it but I don’t know who he bought it from or took it as collateral.
There is an on line database to check the serial numbers. I think it’s £10 and it gives you access and allows multiple searches. I have used it a couple of times to check out watches that have been bought second hand. It’s called the watch register.
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33 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said:
I want to be a watch person. I own a few. Hell I own a Rolex. But they irritate me. I’d love to be a suit and tie with custom shoes and a watch type guy. But that’s not me. I got this watch when granddad passed. I had it looked at and it appears to be real. My grandfather was wealthy but not someone to spend big money on a watch. The family guesses he loaned money to someone and took it as collateral. He loaned money to half the town.
If you were to take that to a Rolex dealer then can confirm that it’s genuine swiftly. A full service will be about £800 to 1k depending on what you had done. Rolex can date it accurately. You may be surprised how much it’s worth, definitely needs adding on the home insurance. There a loads of differing submariner models, here is an idea of value.
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15 minutes ago, bluesj said:
I can never understand that after all a car costs more (most of the time) but people are happy to leave them out in the road
Agreed, I got so tired of my cars getting whacked that I decided to never spend a fortune on a nice one so some scumbag can either key it or whack doors/shopping trolleys in it. Having said that the decider was when my young daughter ( some years back ) projectile vomited McDonald’s chocolate milkshake all over the back of my head on a journey back from the safari park. The stink was unbearable even after a deep clean/valet, I had to trade it in.
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4 hours ago, JTaylor91 said:
It’s probably the most valuable possession I own so it’s insured and worn everyday, the only time it comes off is at night or if I’m doing something messy or it could get broken.
Same as here. I like a nice watch. A friend said to me the other week that if his watch was worth as much he would keep it in a safe. No point in doing that IMO, mine cost quite a bit and is used continually, as such gets a battering. After 5 years I send it back to the manufacturer for a service and it comes back like new. But, I place absolutely zero value in vehicles and abuse them until the drop to bits. Each to their own I suppose.
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5 hours ago, figgy said:
Browning do a maxus sporting clays model.
That’s what I thought. Off I went to my RFD to order one and he spent a day on the phone. Earliest he could grab on was December 2019, realistically Mar 2020. It seems browning like to put them in the website without the ability to actually deliver.
Bought a black/gold instead.
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Hi,
£700 would get you a nice maxus. I saw an ultimate ducks on gun trader a few weeks back for £850 and it looked mint. I have two and love them both.
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Hi,
Is it brand new? I have two maxus and have bedded them both in with cartridges that have a bit of thump in them. My personal choice is lyevale power reds. Once run in I have cycled all different sizes and loads and both have never missed a beat. I have used eley select and they broke clays the same as any other cartridges, but they were very dirty and the gas system seemed to be heavily soiled (more than usual) in my opinion. I have had other semi autos that were very fussy on loads and sizes but the maxus is pretty good. The speed load function is really slick, once you get to grips with it.
All the best
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Many Thanks for the responses.
I have spoken to my oppo and it seems highly likely he is not fully releasing the trigger based on the experiences mentioned above. Hopefully this will be the cause of the issue and prevent him having to hand his gun into the dealer for warranty work.
Very much appreciated
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A few months back I took my work group out for a day on the clays, a couple of this group now have the bug and have bought guns or have license applications in for consideration. A good friend bought himself a 525 ( which he is annoyingly good with out of the box )
My question is that of late, my friends 525, on 3-4 occasions it won’t fire the top barrel. There is no pattern to when, just entirely random. He is using power blues/ English sporters. Using my limited O/U knowledge I’m guessing the sear is not moving over for whatever reason. The gun is brand new so covered by warranty, is it a common fault that will clear over time or does it require dealer intervention? Would switching to top first aid the break in period for the trigger assembly?
Any help would be appreciated.
Many Thanks
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On 10/05/2019 at 09:30, Jay_Russell said:
lovely gun !! congratulations
Thanks. I really like the maxus range and struggle to fault them. The speed load function is very slick. How does your sling fit? Is it comfortable over a good walk as I’m thinking of getting one myself.
cheers
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Got my Mrs a Kofs Sceptre SXE junior 20g in January. She had 1 lesson and now comes out every time with me and has just got her ticket through. She started off on 21g loads then moved to 24g with cyl&cyl from the off and has now moved onto skeet &skeet. She loves shooting even if she has a bad day and I’m in the process of ordering her a 525 micro for her birthday. The kofs is very light and a great size but I’m unsure of the longevity of it as its showing signs of wear after about 2.5k carts. I think if used a few times a month it wouldn’t last more than a couple of years but it was incredibly cheap. Great starter gun imo.
Hope that helps.
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On 07/05/2019 at 23:45, Harry136 said:
Hi, I'm due to have shoulder surgery in 5 weeks on my left shoulder, its the second surgery on this joint, I'm a right handed shooter. I currently shoot a Browning Cynergy O/U in wood, I love the gun, but at nearly 9lbs its going to be too heavy to shoot with, even in the future. I'm after a recommendation for a lightweight 12g Browning.
I broke my neck last year and as a result I have nerve damage which has caused my left arm to be significantly weakened. The upshot was I was struggling with the weight of my 525 and swinging when trying to hit crossers. I bought a maxus and got on with it from the start so much I have just bought another. Might be worth a look.
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I only shoot semi automatics now due to a knackered neck and I have owned quite a few over the years. I really rate Hatsan as a rough gun, the spares are easy to come by and the engineering is spot on for the price point, in my opinion.
Give it a thorough clean paying particular attention to the gas parts and piston seals. When you drop out the trigger group be careful that the hammer spring does not fly out and whack you in the eye. If it does, there are loads of YouTube videos to put it back in ( the spring, not the eyeball😂)
I always give my gas guns a good clean after every use, however I don’t strip the inertia guns down to the same extent as I don’t feel they need it ( just a basic barrel clean )
I have tried all manner of carts and my personal choice for all of them is Lyevale power reds, good amount of whack, 27 g, plastic, good price point. The only gun I own which seems to be able to cycle anything is the Maxus, I have managed to get that to cycle a 24g load, brilliant thing it is.
I think the importers are Edgar Brothers, I have dealt with them in the past and they were sound, they may be able to help with chokes. All of my guns have extended chokes as I whacked the barrel of my 525 when it fell out of my slip ( the stitching had split and it just dropped straight out onto the floor ) and the expense of that repair was a lesson learned, particularly for rough shooting.
All the best.