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it would cost about £300 to have the gun teagued or briley'd and you would make half of that money back in a private sale.

 

Cyl and Cyl is not the end of the world, its not a bad choking, its what my dad shoots for everything and he can break everything i can with 1/4 and 1/2 teagues

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Ppppffff again.

 

"Cyl and Cyl is not the end of the world, its not a bad choking, its what my dad shoots for everything and he can break everything i can with 1/4 and 1/2 teagues"

 

And that's from someone who is currently working in a gun shop.

 

Besides, how many new shooters do you know of that do justice to a clay 35 yards out and travelling / dropping?

 

I rest my case.

 

Buy the gun (as above).

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:good: .....................did I really say that :good:

 

 

Get it,I bought a 686 3 aeons ago and it`s a topper,if I was just shooting driven(not devon screamers)game,woodpigeon from a hide or bolting bunnies then Cyl/Cyl is perfick,but I shoot wildfowl,foxes and love roost shooting,so I have a multi..................and hardly move from 1/4 - 3/4. :lol:

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Ppppffff again

 

Chokes - I've never had them on any of my guns.

 

Have heard many clay shooters blame the chokes when they miss, my principle is - point the gun in the right place and the bird will drop.

 

My first gun was exactly that model, used it for years with no problems.

 

Go for it.

 

WF

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As it was explained to me recently :-

 

Step 1: Obtain reasonably sized bovine, preferably a cow.

Step 2: Obtain largest banjo in shop

Step 3: Attempt to strike cow on backside with said banjo

Step 4: Practice Step 3. Lots. No really.

Step 5: When cow's behind can be struck at will, consider modifying the banjo to suit

 

This advice may or may not apply, but I am following it :good:

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The cow/banjo simile is perfect. :good:

 

Chokes were invented to confuse shooters and destroy their confidence.

 

1/4 and 1/4 chokes No7 shot will break anything on a clay layout, in the hands of a competent shooter.

 

I have seen shooters changing chokes between stands. :good:

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Unless you want to shoot skeet all your life I would agree with those that say they are a bit too open for all round use.

 

If it was 1/4 1/4 it wouldn't be a problem.

 

As any engineer will tell you, it is a damn site easier removing metal than it is putting it back :good:

 

You could buy it and fiddle about with cartridges, but there are loads of others guns out there, you don't have to buy this one even if it is cheap (which is explained by the choke situation - very limited market)

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  JRDS said:
The resale value will be very poor, buy it at your peril.

 

the purchase value is very low, you WILL loose £100 on it as gunshops need to mark up by £100 to make storing it worth the money

 

personally i think it would be a great gun once teagued.

 

I shot 1/4 and open for the first year i shot clays and got up to about the 35/50 mark before feeling the need to 'fiddle'

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  stupidsalmon said:
I've been looking for my first 12g for awhile now and have come up with this for £595:

 

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What do reckon for this price?

It has Cyl. Cyl. chokes,

 

Thanks in advance

SS

hi friend I owned a couple of berettas their excellent the one you mention is well priced and looks in good nick the chocks Ar a good start as anything tighter is a wast of time if you use plastic wads but if you use felt 1/4- 1/2 choks would be beter

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  dunganick said:
  JRDS said:

The resale value will be very poor, buy it at your peril.

 

the purchase value is very low, you WILL loose £100 on it as gunshops need to mark up by £100 to make storing it worth the money

 

personally i think it would be a great gun once teagued.

 

I shot 1/4 and open for the first year i shot clays and got up to about the 35/50 mark before feeling the need to 'fiddle'

For £600 the purchase price was expensive for a gun that has had all the choke removed, try getting a quote from the trade for putting it into them!!!

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