tomhw100 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) hi chaps Interested to know! I use a double barrel 12g but im tempted to get a semi auto whats your views... Edited January 10, 2012 by tomhw100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crob12 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have one but i much prefer my o/u its just a matter of choice, I just like to be able to break my gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I use both, but have voted semi, as i think they are easer to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have both, at the moment using the semi the most both have their uses. My semi is light inertia recoil (no gas ports to clean) whippy with out feeling of balance like I found with the beretta 682. Draw backs of the semi are they spit the ejected cartridges everyware, gas recyclers need more cleaning. Also you need to be aware the safety aspect as they are not as easy to see they are empty as a o/u or s/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Depends on what your doing with it, if walking round land break action is much better, clays are different and I like the light feel/swing. Try one if you can, see if you enjoy it more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Decoying, wildfowling, and general roughshooting I'll go semi any day, but for a formal shoot at game (Pheasants and partridge), then a double O/U or S/S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have one but i much prefer my o/u its just a matter of choice, I just like to be able to break my gun get a hatsan escourt, they break well only joking had one loved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have one semi and three O/U's, I used an O/U for the flush shoot in December but other than that I haven't shot any of them since getting the semi over a year ago. Definitely prefer the semi for the hide, much easier and quicker to load in a confined space. The extra shot is also a plus on busy days, but for me I find the semi so much more pointable. You haven't said what you will use it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) lol i wouldn't use a semi for game! That is my only gripe the safety element to it-not being able to break it and that,it would be soley used for decoying and maybe the odd duckshooting outing. Rough shooting or walked up game i wouldnt even consider using a semi! Edited January 10, 2012 by tomhw100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Voted standard o/u. I have o/u,auto and sxs only use auto on marsh as its cheap and cheerfull and if it gets full of mud it doesnt mater. But im looking to replace it with a o/u or sxs. I hate picking up empty shells in the dark and geting flashes and powder in my eye. Each to their own best thing is do to try a few out if posible.Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Semi here for everything other than formal ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 i took my semi out today for the first time in a while and i kept cursing at the thing, i`m not sure what has happened to it but it was chucking spent shells a good 3-4 meters, wished i had taken the pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywack12 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I am new to the world of semi autos as only had one for 5/6 months. I much prefer them and use it for all my pigeon shootong/vermin shooting. It can be a bit of a pain picking up spent cartridges but I have now got one of them magnetic sticks which helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 A semi is far better for quick reloads- essential when you get a hot day on the pigeons, with birds coming in every few seconds. I use my o/u from time to time in the hide, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshootertindall Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 i have a semi only just bought it got it for a bargain very good less recoil and all in all better to use when shooting the only thing is saftey but if u are by ursself in a hide they are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I think it's the 3rd (or the 4th and 5th) shots in a semi that make it better for some types of rough shooting. And the fact that a workhorse like an Escort or a Remmy 1100 is cheap and good. Does fast-loading an 'normal' shotgun (with ejectors) takes less time than a semi though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 loading times are about the same for me i would say. semis easiser to load in a hide. i like semis but dont like using them with people around as the gun cant be clerly opened. i know you can get auto safe plugs and ribbons, but if i go to a clay range i take a o/u. if i had only one gun for everything it would be and o/u. if i was only ever going to shoot pigeons it would be a semi.(al 391) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris t Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Does fast-loading an 'normal' shotgun (with ejectors) takes less time than a semi though? If I've shot out and a bird suddenly appears you can put a cart in the ejection port and press bolt release and get the gun onto to it very quick. because the gun is always pointed in the birds direction. Also I can reload the mag tube with my eyes closed, so can thus look for incoming birds rather than looking at the gun. just my experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I use a Beretta 391 semi auto... With 2 in the mag and one up the spout, there's already an extra shot over an O/U or SBS. in addition, I can take one or two shots, and reload on the fly without taking my eyes off the sky, or missing a shot due to having the action open. Cons would be that empty shells go all over the place, and if you're unlucky, might jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have never owned a semi - auto . However I find the over /under very good and reliable . Easy to clean and have dropped it in mud with out afffecting its ability to function . I would like to try a O/U though as they look like fun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Always use the Semi now (Benelli M2)and love it. For pigeon shooting i find them much better in the hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Why dont you buy a cheap second hand hatson escourt and see how you get on with it, if you like it stick with it and if you like but want something more refined then sell it and get something more up market ! And if you cant get on with it sell it on again having tryed and tested and you shouldnt lose much on it and if you buy right you make just break even on it or better ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I use a auto and think they are much better for hide work though i perhaps dont shoot as well with it as i did with my previous O/U ,they are easier to load when things get busy and have less felt recoil which is a + i find them very pointable and the third shot is a bonus ,as already mentioned the biggest drawback is the picking up of empties after shooting has finished . From a safety point of view they are no more unsafe than any other gun if owned by a safe shooter ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Your right fen boy, and when people say but they cant be broke and thats where a breaking gun is better thats all fine when / if the breakable gun user breaks his gun. ive seen plenty of guns walk with there O/U SXS empty but closed and thats worse than a semi as at least with a semi the safe-t-plugs and flags can be seen a mile away ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Shot much better with my previous OU, but have no need for one, so only have the auto now. Edited January 12, 2012 by chrispti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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