rabbit_stu Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Recently got my sgc and fac and bought a .22lr cz452 and escort 12g as my budget is minimal and i wanted something to cover everything for now. Next year im planning, following a year of hard saving to purchace and o/u, mainly for clays, but maybe the odd piegeon, and in the distance future some game days. I thought about buying a cheap o/u to do this but wonder what your thoghts would be if i was to spend around £800-£1000 on a O/U and that be that, sorted for life other than a deer rifle/air rifle... your views please on my master plan of four guns and an air rifle covering everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Beretta silver pigeon of one variation or another, I know people who have had them 30 years plus shot everything clays to game. Last year I got a SP3 and gave away the winchester model 91 I'd had since i was 17 and really can't see another change on the cards for a long time. Really it comes down to Beretta or browning for me whichever fits better and don't be worried about good condition second hand buys they really do last well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Despite what people may say on here, if you look after it pretty much any gun can be a gun for life. I'm using a 115 year old SxS from 1897, it's had around £100 spent on it to replace the worn firing pins, and sort out the general wear. It's been looked after, and provided it's kept cared for and cleaned (there is no pitting in the barrel, it's been kept clean) then I've no reason to doubt it can see me out. And any children I might have. And their children. Then it might need new firing pins again. Get my drift? Oh, and it's a cheap French/Belgian gun, no fancy name, not high quality. Buy anything, then look after it. Your Hatsan can last too, you don't need to spend on a fancy name. As to the rifles, the CZ 452 in .22lr format will last, I think it's impossible to wear one out (certainly using lead bullets), and parts like the extractor, firing pin etc are easily replaced. A deer calibre could leave a barrel worn out, but that's probably never going to happen on a deer rifle, once zero'd they fire so few shots it's unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I've had my SxS since 1893 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 My bos has had a old BSA .222 for 40 years and still shoots good groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I've had my SxS since 1893 I knew you were knocking on a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 My first shotgun was a cheap and cheerful Baikel sbs, I was 13. It has seen some work over the years. It is still in my cabinet today, my 14 year old daughter uses to shoot rabbits and pigeons. It might have been cheap and cheerful, but it is as tight today as the day I first fired it. Any gun, if looked after, will last a lifetime and longer. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 My dad bought an AYA No 4 in 1965 (I think, might have been '66), its the only gun he's ever owned and still uses it regularly to this day - so yes, you can! AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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