Gareth Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) Hi all, I'm just getting into shooting and am waiting for my SGC to come through. I have shot with my friends franchi 28" 12 guage and get on with it well, although I'm left handed. Im thinking of spending around £600 on the gun, and want it to last me a long time. I was thinking about multichoke because we go clay pigeon shooting sometimes, but will also (mainly) be decoying and rough shooting. I've seen a few other franchis and browning medalists which fit the bill, I was just after some of your opinions. Thanks for any help, Gareth Edited December 31, 2010 by Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Gareth Buy a gun that fits not the first one you see that looks nice in your price range. Gun Fit is key and will improve your score/ hit ratio more than anything. Then look at what you like style etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorpeet Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Fit is very important. try to get some impartial advice on that. Some gunshops will tell you that whatever they most want to sell fits you best! I'm left handed and find that Miroku/Browning fit me best. They also tend to be fairly straight stocked. Semi auto's can be shimmed to suit. Hatsan do proper LH auto's & are within your budget new.Nice guns despite all the bad press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triscrx Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 If you can afford to wait get an advert up for a Secondhand Beretta is my advice. Very reliable and time proven shotgun with great reputation. Build quality is second to none and when you come to sell and upgrade or move on you will be suprised what it is worth. For example my last Beretta 686E I paid £600 for secondhand and sold it for £900 12 Months later. If you pick the right model and get a bargain it may well pay off. Multichoke is the better choice as it opens the market up when you come to sell it as well as it will appeal to more people. Just my 2p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berties Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Gareth Buy a gun that fits not the first one you see that looks nice in your price range. Gun Fit is key and will improve your score/ hit ratio more than anything. Then look at what you like style etc. I'm with you on this one,fit is king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid12 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 ...theres so many differant guns out there to pick from but try as many as possible before buying as most are slightly differant to one another in a little way..ive had 9 differant 12gs before i was truely happy...i bought barreta,browning and all the other top makers that people said are best but i ended up with a lanber sporter which fits me best.. shop around and dont rush in to buy one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) The fit is indeed critical, I shoot LH and started with a budget of £500 looking for a L/H thats fits can take a while took me 3 months and in the end spent double my budget. Some RH stocks can be bent but it is a risk, Franchi are in my opinion an underrated gun, £600 will be tight for a berretta or browning/Miroku. Lanber, Franchi, Winchester more likely to be found for £600 ish budget, however dont worry about buying a 20-30+ year old gun as one thats been looked after will likely be bettered made than brand new one. FOr a first gun I think an O/U is the best idea semi are great but more complex to use and maintain and for one extra shot... just learn to take the birds with the first shot.... Just noticed this http://www.avalon-guns.com/gundetail.php?STOCKNO=10862 should get one for budget but try before you buy if you can Edited December 31, 2010 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks all, I'm in no rush as I don't yet have my cert. Waiting for the police to contact me still, I only submitted a week or two before Christmas though. I was quite fond of the Browning Medalist or a Franchi, but now I'm liking the Lamber sporting deluxe too. I read quite a good review on it, and It's right within my price range as well. I'll have a look at some of the other makes mentioned above soon. Thanks again, Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Have a ride over to this guy in Boston,you will not be disappointed he is very highly regarded throughout the shooting fraternity. http://www.dl-gunsmiths.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks Jega, didn't know about him. I will take a trip down sometime soon, it's not far away at all Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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