adrianw Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I am after a used 12b O/U for trap and sporting (about £700). Is there a good shop where I can try before I buy that's accessible from South London? Thanks. Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yep - Bisley, Churchills, West London Shooting School - Take a very, very big wallet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Also consider Oxford Gun Company in Oakley. If you can get there, go mid week if you can. Highly experienced and been good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem223 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Greenfields in Canterbury (Sturry) might be closer to your budget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Some shooting friends local to Oxford Gun Co are of the opinion they'll sell you what they want to get rid of, not necessarily what is best for you. Go there with your eyes wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Some shooting friends local to Oxford Gun Co are of the opinion they'll sell you what they want to get rid of, not necessarily what is best for you. Go there with your eyes wide open. I shoot there most weekends and know the shop and the people pretty well. I see many transactions taking place and I think your friends are wrong. What OGC could be 'guilty' of is not to sell you an unsuitable gun even though you think it is best therfore avoiding an expensive mistake. And it is unlikely that many people know guns and shotgun shooting better than Doug Florent. They sold me a second gun for my lad at half the price of what I wanted to pay because that was all 'he needed', in Doug's view. And with hindsight, he was right. Go to any shop with your eyes wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Ive known Doug Florent for many years. We are both in the trade, and while we both describe our selves as the reprobates in the gun trade, there is honour among thieves and he would never rip any-one off! If Oxfords your patch, you wont do better than seeing Dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm sure there's stories to be told about virtually every gunshop - for and against. Everybody is entitled to their opinion even if it doesn't match yours. You don't know the circumstances which caused them to think the way they do. I also know you can't please everyone all the time. The old adage 'caveat emptor' - buyer beware, applies to gun purchases as it does everything else. I've known Doug Florent since his shop was in Greenford quite a few years ago, whether I buy from him depends if he's got in stock what I want, the condition and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm sure there's stories to be told about virtually every gunshop - for and against. Everybody is entitled to their opinion even if it doesn't match yours. You don't know the circumstances which caused them to think the way they do. I also know you can't please everyone all the time. The old adage 'caveat emptor' - buyer beware, applies to gun purchases as it does everything else. I've known Doug Florent since his shop was in Greenford quite a few years ago, whether I buy from him depends if he's got in stock what I want, the condition and price. Except that my opinion is based on personal experience. Yours is second hand and based on a vague opinion based on feeling not fact. .....are of the opinion they'll sell you what they want to get rid of, not necessarily what is best for you Please hesitate before you post negative information about a gun shop that you can't substatntiate personally and which might damage a person's business. I wouldn't like it if done to me. And I have seen many transactions carried out at Oxford Gun company and none of them left me thinking that Doug wasn't doing a fair deal for his customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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