what is the best auto

[hamster123]

hi everyone im looking to upgrade my semi auto i currently have a escort but want something a bit better any ideas i was thinking ulrika2 sx i dont no any i dont have any reviews of anything else

[SHOOTANDFISH]

You wont go far wrong with a ulrika 2

[hamster123]

You wont go far wrong with a ulrika 2

the only other one is the flanigun is that as good

[poontang]

Depends on what you want to use it for and your budget.

 

The best way is to have a look at manufacturers websites to get tech details of any gun you're interested in and make sure it suits your purpose. Reviews are very subjective and you really need to handle, and if possible shoot any gun you're interested in. Most people on here will tell you to get whatever they use, usually a Beretta. No doubt about it, they're good guns but not everyones cup of tea. Probably best to stick to one of the major manufacturers who have a good network/backup. Think along the lines of Beretta, Browning, Benelli, Remington, Winchester etc. ALL good guns and looked after won't let you down. As i said earlier pick them up, handle them and if possible shoot them and make sure you're comfortable. As long as it fits you'll be fine with any of the above.

Personally i use a Remington 1100 and wouldn't change it.

[hamster123]

Depends on what you want to use it for and your budget.

 

The best way is to have a look at manufacturers websites to get tech details of any gun you're interested in and make sure it suits your purpose. Reviews are very subjective and you really need to handle, and if possible shoot any gun you're interested in. Most people on here will tell you to get whatever they use, usually a Beretta. No doubt about it, they're good guns but not everyones cup of tea. Probably best to stick to one of the major manufacturers who have a good network/backup. Think along the lines of Beretta, Browning, Benelli, Remington, Winchester etc. ALL good guns and looked after won't let you down. As i said earlier pick them up, handle them and if possible shoot them and make sure you're comfortable. As long as it fits you'll be fine with any of the above.

Personally i use a Remington 1100 and wouldn't change it.

budget is 1500 i saw the flannigun at newark show 2 weeks ago and it did look nice

[SHOOTANDFISH]

Depends on what you want to use it for and your budget.

 

The best way is to have a look at manufacturers websites to get tech details of any gun you're interested in and make sure it suits your purpose. Reviews are very subjective and you really need to handle, and if possible shoot any gun you're interested in. Most people on here will tell you to get whatever they use, usually a Beretta. No doubt about it, they're good guns but not everyones cup of tea. Probably best to stick to one of the major manufacturers who have a good network/backup. Think along the lines of Beretta, Browning, Benelli, Remington, Winchester etc. ALL good guns and looked after won't let you down. As i said earlier pick them up, handle them and if possible shoot them and make sure you're comfortable. As long as it fits you'll be fine with any of the above.

Personally i use a Remington 1100 and wouldn't change it.

 

Good advice

[chrispti]

2 new guns just recently out and well worth a look at, Browning maxus and the Beretta A400 Xplor

 

 

Maxus,

 

 

A400,

[sambu13]

1:42 in the browning vid, they may as well use machine guns! no wonder they extinct the passenger pigeon.

[COACH]

The best Auto is the one that doesn`t jam.

So they are all rubbish really.

 

I have a Urika 2 and that's nice but it does jam up from time to time.

I`v had lots of others and they have all done the same from time to time.

I`v tested most of the new ones and they jam too.

A lot of the problem is the lighter loads we all use these days. You have to use a punchy 28g or heavier to reduce the jam ups.

I have noticed that if you put about 500 heavy rounds (32g or more) through these modern guns that they seem to loosen up and jam less later on.

[mickmep]

you really need to try a few/handle them and go for whatever you feel more comfortable with, there's abig difference between them.

 

i shoot ok with my urika 2 and flanigan, my next door neighbour cant get on with the beretta but i have trouble getting the flanigun back off him

he was surprised to say the least, he used to shot a semi until the 3 shot restriction came in with a beretta a303,

tried my urika a couple of weeks ago, had about 8 shots with it and gave it straight back, not impressed at all aparantly i could keep my auto

we went out last weekend and i took the sx3, when he tried that got on much better with it, put around 20 shots through it.

 

personally if i was going to buy another it would be an A400 or more probably a Benelli Rafaello SuperSport carbon.

more likely a SuperSport as i'm more a clay shooter.

[mickmep]

I have a Urika 2 and that's nice but it does jam up from time to time.

 

COACH. i think you've been unlucky with your urika.

i can honestly say i have only ever had 1 miss feed with mine, first time i used it the club only had 24 gram carts

some on here say theirs will cycle 24 gram, but to be honest i've never tried them again.

must give them a try now guns been used a bit more still got a few left over from when the misses had a go at clays.

[poontang]

budget is 1500 i saw the flannigun at newark show 2 weeks ago and it did look nice

 

With that sort of budget you can pretty much take your pick.

 

It really boils down to what you want to use it for? Try not to be taken in by flash marketing etc. and remember it's a tool to do a job. No point buying a gun with nice wood and blueing and then taking it on a marsh, it'll come back covered in mud and rust!! In the same way there's no point getting something designed for heavy loads only to find it won't cycle at the clayground. As i say you really need to decide what you want it for, there are one or two that'll do just about everything..........but they're few and far between.

[George1990]

Me want Maxus

[hamster123]

With that sort of budget you can pretty much take your pick.

 

It really boils down to what you want to use it for? Try not to be taken in by flash marketing etc. and remember it's a tool to do a job. No point buying a gun with nice wood and blueing and then taking it on a marsh, it'll come back covered in mud and rust!! In the same way there's no point getting something designed for heavy loads only to find it won't cycle at the clayground. As i say you really need to decide what you want it for, there are one or two that'll do just about everything..........but they're few and far between.

that is the type i need i do clays on occasions mainly pidgeon shooting but for that amount of money i want one that does everything am i being unreasonable ......

[Breastman]

Benelli M2

 

Beretta Extrema 2

 

Winchester SX3

 

Mark

[hamster123]

Benelli M2

 

Beretta Extrema 2

 

Winchester SX3

 

Mark

looks like a trip to bywell again they have only got the benelli in new unless any one has second hand they no about

[BlaserF3]

Why not upgrade to a decent over/under if recoil is not a problem, no jams, easy to clean, choice of two chokes, welcome on a game shoot etc;

[poontang]

that is the type i need i do clays on occasions mainly pidgeon shooting but for that amount of money i want one that does everything am i being unreasonable ......

 

Not unreasonable at all. Have you thought of getting two guns? One for clays and one for pigeon etc.

 

To be honest i doubt there's such a thing as a 'do all' gun on the market. Yes, some will cycle lighter clay loads and heavier loads with little problem, but a clay gun would usually weigh/balance and handle differently to a field gun. Most manufacturers make the same gun with slightly different handling characteristics for just this reason. It's a tough shout really, personally i'd take the two gun route. However if i HAD to pick one gun i'd probably go for the Xtrema, as it's proven over the years and covers pretty much all bases.

[hamster123]

Not unreasonable at all. Have you thought of getting two guns? One for clays and one for pigeon etc.

 

To be honest i doubt there's such a thing as a 'do all' gun on the market. Yes, some will cycle lighter clay loads and heavier loads with little problem, but a clay gun would usually weigh/balance and handle differently to a field gun. Most manufacturers make the same gun with slightly different handling characteristics for just this reason. It's a tough shout really, personally i'd take the two gun route. However if i HAD to pick one gun i'd probably go for the Xtrema, as it's proven over the years and covers pretty much all bases.

that is the only problem with a auto you a never that welcome with one on a shoot shame on you

[chrispti]

COACH. i think you've been unlucky with your urika.

i can honestly say i have only ever had 1 miss feed with mine, first time i used it the club only had 24 gram carts

some on here say theirs will cycle 24 gram, but to be honest i've never tried them again.

must give them a try now guns been used a bit more still got a few left over from when the misses had a go at clays.

 

 

I agree My Xtrema 2 never once jammed/failed to cycle. I used it for clays, pigeon shooting and wildfowling

[BlaserF3]

If you have two guns you will never shoot well with either because you will always be adapting to one or the other.

 

You will not go wrong if you buy a Beretta, if a 3" chamber is all that you need a Urika 28" sporter would be a good buy, it's easy to load in a hide and they have a good trigger for a semi auto and it's a excellent clay gun.

 

Try to shoot whatever you decide upon before you part with the money. What "feels" good in a shop might be terrible after a day's use.

[berettaman]

COACH. i think you've been unlucky with your urika.

i can honestly say i have only ever had 1 miss feed with mine, first time i used it the club only had 24 gram carts

some on here say theirs will cycle 24 gram, but to be honest i've never tried them again.

must give them a try now guns been used a bit more still got a few left over from when the misses had a go at clays.

 

 

I agree My Xtrema 2 never once jammed/failed to cycle. I used it for clays, pigeon shooting and wildfowling

 

As per my gun list i too own and love my beretta urika 2,and no i have had no problems with it at all so mechanically id recomend one,

but all is not rosey as they have coated the woodwork with XTRA WOOD its a thick varnish type finnish that cracks if you ding it whereas an oil

finnish would have a small dent which could be lifted with steam the exta wood stays cracked im sure if i dropped mine or cracked it hard against say a trap cage id be suicidal,but as long as you are carefull ..............

Edited March 9, 2010 by berettaman

[ziplex]

Only ever had a Franchi Raptor which I px'd for a Benelli M2 'cause the barrel started to rust in a number of places. Both lovely guns, the Raptor was the softer shooting of the two but the Benelli seems like it'll last a lifetime, it's been plastered in estuary mud a few times without any ill effects. Obviously try every one you're interested in for fit

 

(Both shoot anything from 28grm up without problems in my case, didn't try anything lighter though)

[mickmep]

but all is not rosey as they have coated the woodwork with XTRA WOOD its a thick varnish type finnish that cracks if you ding it whereas an oil

finnish would have a small dent which could be lifted with steam the exta wood stays cracked im sure if i dropped mine or cracked it hard against say a trap cage id be suicidal,but as long as you are carefull ..............

 

bought mine mid last year and it the xtra grain, completely different.

the xtrawood is a veneer to the stock, xtragrain is a burnishing treatment to bring out the grain in the stock wood.

as Berettaman says, you need to be careful and know/reserch what you are buying.

also the urika comes in field or sporter version, using different chokes and the sport version being optibored.

i went for optibored sporter xtragrain as i mainly shoot clays ( and have a thing for changing the chokes every stand )

[inthedark]

looks like a trip to bywell again they have only got the benelli in new unless any one has second hand they no about

 

I've got a benelli crio you can borrow for a try out, i dont use it much. I would think there'd be someone travelling on here who could run it up to you.