mark42 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 im due to buy a shot gun and have been offered a manufrance 3 shot pump action can anyone tell me if they are anygood its going for £150 its a 12gauge ill be using it with my ferret to bolt rabbits will it be a good buy ?? or better getting a o/u ??or a semi auto ? thanks to anyone who can help me with my dilemer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 i dont know the particular make but in general pump actions loose value v fast and they are very hard to sell on. For £150 i would imagine you could get a quite modern pump action 2nd hand. Take a look around on www.guntrader.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark42 Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 i dont know the particular make but in general pump actions loose value v fast and they are very hard to sell on. For £150 i would imagine you could get a quite modern pump action 2nd hand. Take a look around on www.guntrader.co.uk thank for that m8 will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 im due to buy a shot gun and have been offered a manufrance 3 shot pump action can anyone tell me if they are anygood its going for £150 its a 12gauge ill be using it with my ferret to bolt rabbits will it be a good buy ?? or better getting a o/u ??or a semi auto ? thanks to anyone who can help me with my dilemer mark my local gun shop is selling a 3 shot semi auto for the small tag of 280 pound sterling and this gun has a three year warantty its called an escort think it made in turky. so im gona try one on the pigeons oh and it is multi choke and has a sinthetic stock i think this has 2 be value for money if its not the lada of all guns cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 I would tend to go for a semi mate or even the o/u. A pump will just loose value and why pump a gun when a semi does the job nicely for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 I'd go for anything but a pump if you are dealing with bolting rabbits. You almost always need the option for a quick follow-up shot. No matter what people say, pumps are not speedy guns to shoot. And in the heat of the moment I sometimes forgot to cycle the action. I bought a Remington pump-action for about £170 on Guntrader last year, and sold it this year for the same price. It was a great tool for wildfowling, as it was wonderfully reliable. However it was useless in every other situation. The chap who bought it off me was converting it to an 8-shot FAC gun for Practical Shotgun competitions. For your budget I would try for either a cheap semi-auto or something like an AYA side-by-side. Or an OU, if you come across a good bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 My mate bought a brand new baikal semi for £395 a couple of months back. Lovely gun for money and never missed a beat yet, even 28gramm clay cartrages cycled without problem. He still envies my beretta al391 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 pump action shot guns are nice guns, but you lose money on them fast, go for a semi auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark42 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 pump action shot guns are nice guns, but you lose money on them fast, go for a semi auto. well thanks for your advice chaps went out today and bought a bikal o/u in exxellent cond paid £120 and a single barrel for the lad cant wait now to get out and give em a go :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Sound choices - happy shooting to both of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Yep, that is a good choice. Let us all know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark42 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 well we went out last night and shot 6 rabbits 5 with the o/u and my lad took a webley 410 bolt action single barrel and got 1 he was well buzzin and 2 flyin crows :( just need a bank loan now for all the ammo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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