Taileron
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1 hour ago, Westward said:
My personal take is that Mirokus tend to be low in the comb, at least in comparison with Italian and German guns,
Yes, have to agree with this and depending on which gun you shoulder they all vary. People often say the MK70 is far too flat shooting as the comb is very low, but TBH I find it spot on for walked up.
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I have a 32” Mk38 and a 28” MK70, both are GR1, the 38 is my clay gun and the 70 is for rough/walked up. A great deal of people will say the 38 is essentially the same as a 525, I have to disagree with this for how they fitted ME. I was fortunate to be able to try them both back to back and I could hit 50% with a 525 with a nice bit of cheek slap, rising to 85% with the 38 on the same birds, so please try them both. As for the wood, I have several friends who shoot 38’s and only one has had a broken stock, that was a grade 5, but he was insured. Miroku stocks in Grade 1 have a huge variety, some horrible fence posts, some more like GR3 and believe it or not they ALL feel different in the hands. I shopped around for both of mine and purchased the best GR1’s I could find which felt the best in the shoulder, I managed to find my 38 which was a special order from Miroku and came with a trap forend, which is lovely, I have now purchased another for my 70. I’m not at all bothered by the cardboard box it comes in because that just goes up the loft. The 1 downside is the recoil pad, rock hard rubber, not the nice one on the 525, so that is a consideration for you. The wood on my 70 is that nice I have recently had it London finished and you would honestly believe it to be GR3+. One of my friends has a 38, he is a very good shot who is sponsored by a cartridge company, his 38 has had 500,000 through it and has only ever had 2 bottom pins and 1 top lever spring in a lot of years shooting. The 38 in 32” is quite barrel heavy, more than a 525 because of the solid mid rib, I have balanced mine with the aid of Teague titanium and some weights in the stock, it’s now perfect on the hinge pin and I won’t ever be selling it. For some reason Miroku barrels get heavy leading after a 150 bird shoot, not sure why, so get yourself a tornado brush which quickly removes leading/plastic marks.
Hope that helps, best of luck with the purchase.
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^^^^This….But make sure it fits you as a lot of semis are quite short LOP. I bought the extra thick pad of GMK to get my affinity long enough.
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1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said:
Hello, ok thanks, what year did the MK 2 start ?
2018 onwards mate
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7 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:
Hello, the shape puts me off and second hand prices 🤔, am still looking for a Dacia Duster, 2015/2016 low mileage , a nice one came up in Basingstoke , £7,750, I offered £7,000 in cash, still looking 🤔
Make sure you buy the Mk2 version, it’s worlds apart from the Mk1. I now have a Dacia Duster Mk2, Skoda got a little bit too expensive for my tastes. Hands down the best value for money car I have ever owned, does everything the Yeti did and loads of handy extras for a LOT less money. I must however state that the customer services are absolutely shocking should you need to use them. I had a minor problem, my vehicle had not been added to their database when I bought it new. I mistakenly thought they could sort it in a couple of clicks, 2 years later no further forward.
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I had a 4x4 TD for a number of years without any problems. The build quality is very good and the dealer support is also without fault.
The VW/Skoda DPF system ( if you buy diesel) has active/passive re gen mode and you must read up on how to use it because it’s quite different to other systems. I followed the guidance but others didn’t which caused a “blocked DPF” and had to pay for ultrasonic cleaning which is expensive. It was not the best for fuel efficiency, the 2.0 TD unit would deliver a max of 30 mpg around town, rising to 40 on a long run.Hope that helps.
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1 hour ago, London Best said:
I suppose when you try to imagine the number of cartridges loaded around the World the occasional dud is to be expected. Remarkable how few show up really.
Solid point, it must be millions sold per year so I suppose it’s just a spin of the dice as to when it’s “your turn” to get a dud. The place where I buy the cartridges from is an agri shop, they are not particularly known for the smooth handling of items and I suspect the slabs have simply been dropped at some point.
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2 minutes ago, old'un said:
To confirm there maybe a problem with the cartridge sizing why not measure the case diameter (the metal part) and case rim diameter and then compare it to another cartridge make.
We tried that but they were so damaged it was near impossible. We did however examine another pack of power blues and 2 had dents in the case, tried them and they failed to eject. I can only surmise that this batch we currently have has been mishandled somewhere along the lines. The bad primers I’m unsure about, we have used lyevale for as long as I can remember and never had one before.
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25 minutes ago, Scully said:
I’d have to agree with Old’un. I’ve used many Lyalvale cartridges and found none to be a problem. Ejectors however, can and do wear.
Agree with you there Scully until a couple of weeks ago. I have never had a problem with lyevale in any of my guns but within the last fortnight my pal and I have had 3 bad primers and 8-10 with the exact same problem as PJM has had. We were shooting power red/blue/English sporter and both guns failed to eject sporadically. The ejectors are not worn as both guns are only a year old.
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On 09/07/2021 at 20:15, billytheghillie said:
Why pay over a £1k when you could buy a Franchi Affinity for £700 new, plus 7 year warranty. Excellent guns
Agreed, fantastic guns. My pal has just bought the new affinity with the larger loading port and bolt handle. For £699, IMHO, it’s the best value shotgun currently available.
I did like my maxus, but always felt the build quality was not what I expected from browning when compared to the affinity and the fabarm range. Another pal has the L4S, it cycles brilliantly but almost takes your shoulder apart with power reds.
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2 hours ago, daytona said:
Thanks taileron,I wish dealerships saw it that way ,
Thanks farrier,
I was looking at one a few weeks back, it was old, not invector plus chokes, quite a few bangs and dents, £2500. It seems dealers are paying rock bottom prices at the moment but still charging the going rate.
Around the Midlands, a new one is £3200-£3700 depending on dealers.
For £1800 it should fly out of the door, if it was a 32" I would be in the car today to pick it up buddy.
All the best with the sale.
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£1800 for a grade 5 MK38 in mint condition is an absolute bargain.
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Browning do a range of fingerless and standard gloves. I have both and can confirm they are good quality items that last.
Hope that helps.
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1 hour ago, Ultrastu said:
What was the question again?
😂😂 That just made me snot hot tea out of my nose
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Brand new completely unmarked, removed from a new gun 2 years ago to fit a CS700 and has been sat in a box since. £130 brand new, £60 plus £10 postage.
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I have just finished changing all of my windows. I had a quote and the local firm wanted £5500 plus £2400 for two laminate doors. I found a company on line, modern UPVC windows direct at Hinckley, part of Burbidge Custom Windows. You simply measure the reveal, brick to brick, take 5mm off all around and design the windows you want on line. Fitting windows is incredibly easy, the doors took a while but nothing a proficient individual cannot tackle. The upshot was that fitting them myself cost £3850 INCLUDING the doors. Their prices on line have not changed at all in the last 6 months, the only delay was getting hold of the laminate for the doors, the delay was 3 weeks. My old windows must have been fitted by a blind man who was unable to read a tape measure, the worst one was 56mm too small and the gap was filled with a lake of silicone.
The company will deliver nationwide for £50, regardless of how many windows are purchased, I collected mine as it was only a hour away in the car.
Hope the information helps. Best of luck👍
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I was chatting to a keeper (now retired) the other day about walked up. He asked me what chokes I was using, I responded with 1/4 1/2, it’s what is in all of my guns and I use it for just about anything. His exact words were “why are you messing about with that nonsense, you want cylinder and 3/4 or full for walked up)
When I asked him why this particular set up he said “because on walked up they are either right under your feet, or miles away” To be fair he has a point, I’m going to give it a go and see what happens.
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13 minutes ago, Spr1985 said:
Thank you for your input, albeit imho rather presumptuous and not helpful. Everyone has to start somewhere and it’s the first air gun that I have owned in over 20 years and I’ve had it in my possession for three days, as yet I have not got all of the kit together hence my request for help.
surely asking for help to test something so that I can then have it worked on by a professional instead of just going out and using it is the responsible thing to do? I could have just watched some videos on the internet on how to crank the power up and then Go and use it 🤷♂️ And be irresponsible.Absolutely agree with you, IMHO I believe a simple request for assistance is entirely correct. If you lived in Shropshire you could borrow mine buddy. I know many air rifle shooters who do not own a chrono…..because they always borrow mine👍
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4 minutes ago, Mice! said:
Very nice.
Cheers. The 95 runs at 11.6 like a metronome, but my current favourite is the 44. I completely underestimated the level of skill pistol shooting requires, it’s nice to have something I can do at home during lockdown as my shotguns were just gathering dust.
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Hello,
I have had all of those 3 previously.
TX200 was great out of the box, but I felt it was fiddly to load especially whilst wearing gloves.
HW97 was a dog out of the box, but once a vmach kit was in, it was as good as the TX200. A bit easier to load.
Prosport was again great out of the box, beautiful looking gun (the best springer ever IMHO) but when scoped really heavy.
Sold them all and moved into pcp’s…..but still had a springer itch. I now have a HW95 in a CS700 thumbhole, which I will never sell. All of your choices are excellent guns in their own right so I would recommend, if possible, having a good go or at least shoulder all of your options.
Best of luck.
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3 gun cabinet, bought a couple of years back. Fits up to 30” or 28” semi automatic. Selling due to overseas move. £40 collected from Shropshire
Miroku MK38 choice advice appreciated!
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No problem at all, glad it helped. You may find that the BWM stand will have some fantastic specimens on display, might be worth an early doors visit, once you have had a blast see if you can pick a nice one up.
Best of luck👍