gillfach05 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am about to purchase either a baikal hushpower 410 or an investarm hushpower 20g. I can find no independant reviews of the 20g and can find no videos of either gun showing how effective the moderators are in different terrains with different carts. Will one of you owners of these guns please post a short vid of these guns so us prospective buyers can see and hear them in a real life situation? The is nothing on you-tube which surprises me although I have seen the video clip of the guy with the mossberg pump albeit that the sound is drowned out by some clown in the background talking over the sound of the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) The trouble with any video like this is the way the whole situation varies. You have already listed some of the variables, but then add in different recording equipment, some with automatic gain control, others without, then add in different playback equipment, and varied levels of skill by those who seek to make the video, and frankly you are on a bit of a hiding to nothing. :( Edited January 31, 2011 by john_r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STOCKY A391 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 If you post where you are based someone may let you try one. I have just purchased a pederretti .410 hushpower and have taken it too the last couple of hampshire meets for a trial, Worth a try..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 although hushpowers are quitier than any un modded shotgun, the true benefits, are not heard by the shooter, but anyone standing 30ft away, practically unheard, so to get a true video clip, the person filming would need to stand that distance away, as someone has said, try finding someone close to you that can give you a demo 410 will be quitest, then 20g, then 12g single shots are quiter than pumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob4586 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 As said, where are you based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 You need to decide what you want to do with the gun. a single .410 is good for creeping about shooting sitting rabbits at close-ish range and is almost airgun quiet. A 20g o/u will give you normal shotgun ranges but be a bit noisier and heavier. I own single and o/u modded 20g's and in my opinion they knock spots off a .410, more range better pattern but still quiet enough to do the job where a normal gun couldn't go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Eric prior sporting gun did a independent review in a back issue may of been 15 month back. Has stubby said you will have to be about 20 yards away to hear the effective ness of the mod.I have a 20 o/u if i had the knowledge an bits an pieces to video an post/upload i would.google saddlery and gun room they have pages of info reguarding hushpowers. For long walk about shooting a 20 o/u is not an ideal gun gets dammed heavy an clumbersome, unless possibly get a sling fitted.but ideal hide ,roost shooting gun,.or near houses,livestock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) I've just bought an investarm 20.Apparently you need to put through upto 100 to get full effectiveness. But i was out with a mate the other day and he walked about 80 paces away,the wind in face about 10m/ph and fired 2 shots,to me sounded like clicking fingers,we then was in a field with no wind and I shot a pigeon about 30 meters away the 2 on the ground by it lifted but flew round then over me,so i figured they couldn't isolate the direction of the shot as they weren't paniking,then my mate was in the hide and i was by some trees about 100 meters away with no wind,he said ny shots sounded like they were a half mile away,and even though he knew where I was he said he couldn't tell where the shot had come from.Finally i was in a field about 80 meters away from some horses with no wind and fired a shot,one horse looked up,the other 2 didn't react. I contacted a few forum members who have them,all say great in hides or near cattle,but slow to move on the snap shot.I think i'll be happy with it when I get the chance to use it. Edited February 1, 2011 by retromlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Can one of you chaps with the new 20g o/u husher weigh it for me. I have an older one and want to know the difference. S&G claims 7 1/4lb but I think they are being less than honest. My older one weighs nearly 7 3/4lb and I can't see how the new one could weigh less with a bigger tube and bulkier baffles. I was thinking about upgrading see. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Can one of you chaps with the new 20g o/u husher weigh it for me. I have an older one and want to know the difference. S&G claims 7 1/4lb but I think they are being less than honest. My older one weighs nearly 7 3/4lb and I can't see how the new one could weigh less with a bigger tube and bulkier baffles. I was thinking about upgrading see. Cheers Oh, come on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 siH trying to get some acturate scales as bathroom scales no good and I only got a small kitchen scales,personallt i'd be suprised if they were 7 1/4 lb,more like 8lb ,bu ti'll sort it.RET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake202 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 i can recommend the mossberg hushpower lol jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big simmo999 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 And still no video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 To be honest its a bit pointless doing a video from a sound perspective. If you look on you tube at any of the clips with normal shotguns, they all sound considerably quieter than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 sitinhedges,just weighed my 20 o/u for you and its 7 3/4 lbs and thats with out the screw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 sitinhedges,just weighed my 20 o/u for you and its 7 3/4 lbs and thats with out the screw Cheers Mate, is that the latest one with the 2 1/4" tube and monoblock baffle My older one has the 2" tube on it and plate baffles, weighs 7 3/4lb too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 ye mines the latest one with the 2 1/4 tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 sitinhedges,just weighed my 20 o/u for you and its 7 3/4 lbs and thats with out the screw is that one with the later, larger moderator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 yes thats the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Pelt Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) The weight is certainly an issue, I have an older model Baikal single barrel 20g, weighs 7lbs 14oz, but it's worth lugging it about for the hush ; you get far more shooting than you would with a conventional shotgun. Worth bearing in mind that it's all at full choke and hushpuppy carts do not have the cracking fps of game carts for shots at extended ranges. A while back a gun dealer in Kent advertised a Benelli Beccaccia 20 bore semi-auto, 24" barrel with a hushpuppy moderator, if it worked that would a tool to consider. Edited February 18, 2011 by Full Pelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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