billytheghillie Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 june issue of sporting gun review of above gun. 85/100 not bad for a semi that a lot of people put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 I have one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie_M Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Me as well its cheap and cheerful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 and does the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 When is the June issue out??? OOOOOhhhh, Yes, escort's are a great gun, nearly forgot to say. I dont think i could live without mine :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 got 2 a 12g and 20g both work fine and do what i want colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 june issue of sporting gun review of above gun. 85/100 not bad for a semi that a lot of people put down. 85% is appalling for a magazine review and one of the worst I have ever seen. Grow up, when have you EVER seen a BAD review of ANY gun in magazine? The Magazines don't have the balls to slag of any manufacture that advertises with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardguy007 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 85% is appalling for a magazine review and one of the worst I have ever seen. Grow up, when have you EVER seen a BAD review of ANY gun in magazine? The Magazines don't have the balls to slag of any manufacture that advertises with them So i suppose this is gun is carp too then as it only scored 84/100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 So i suppose this is gun is carp too then as it only scored 84/100? Well said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majordisorder Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Well said... So I should obviously buy the Escort as it was rated higher..............really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 So i suppose this is gun is carp too then as it only scored 84/100? It may be a strong action on the Merkel but how ugly are those barrel locking lugs ? I bet they make extraction of unfired carts tricky as well. If a gun is going to cost £10K then it needs to be asthetically pleasing as well as work well my vote is that for 10k it is Carp ! Returning to the core of the thread We all know the Hatstand has its place as The "budget" semi auto. They will appeal to those that have little money available for their shooting and those who don't want to take £1000 + worth of gun rough shooting Theres clearly a few people who relay horror stories of problems with them, while there are others that state that theirs does precisely everything thats asked of it ! trying to grade it on the same scale as the merkel or any other expensive gun is pointless - Guns are not computer games. As Dekers says the reviewers have to present every gun in a positive light otherwise they would risk the wrath of their advertisers. Read the reviews differently in future taking more view of whats not being said: for example if its an existing gun that has been tweaked a bit to produce this years model and the review doesn't mention the guns proven reliability then its probably not all that reliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 So i suppose this is gun is carp too then as it only scored 84/100? For £9700 YES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'm with Dekers with this one. The reviewer, in this case Jason Harris, is hardly likely to slag off the Escort. Afterall he does own Trulock & Harris, and a quick look at their website and surprise, surprise they're selling the exact same gun. And at a slightly lower price than the RRP mentioned in his article. The vast majority of reviews aren't worth the paper they're written on, 'one man's meat is another man's poison' and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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