At the Scottish game fair yesterday I was having a look around the Gilsan Sports stand and spied two versions of the Guerini Invictus, the Ascent model with a trap style forend and an Impact model with regular forend.
Having had both off the rack for a feel and to shoulder I liked both, but the Ascent just felt better for me, the slightly raised rib gave a great site picture and the gun just felt right in the hands. Did a bit of humming and hawing overnight and went back up today with my 20g CG Forum, that just does not fit me, in tow to see if a trade in deal could be done.
Suffice to say I left the show with the new gun and also a 20G Silver Pigeon for the missus. The 20g for her was a half plan for this show, the new gun for me really wasn't.
Really looking forward to having a blast with the new toy and seeing how it works out. 32" barrel and another 3/4" extended chokes so longer than I am used to and it is a heavier gun, but the balance is spot on for me.
My wife is a happy bunny too with her new toy so a good, albeit slightly expensive, day.
The guys at Gilsan were a pleasure to deal with, we came to a very fair agreement over the deal that both parties were happy with so all in all an enjoyable experience.