bedwards1966 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yeah right. I'm thinking of taking up mountain biking. I've got the cash to buy a decent bike with aluminium frame, full suspension, shimano gears and hydraulic discs front and back. But what the hell eh, I think I'll get a Raleigh Chopper and spend a shedload on a good coach to tell me why I keep falling off!! Afterall, a bike's a bike at the end of the day. I'm no bike expert, but even I know there is a major difference between a bike bought from ASDA and a custom built speciality bike. I know they both could do the same job, but they are a world apart and having one over the other would be a major advantage. A shotgun is completely different, it's 2 pipes fixed together onto a piece of wood. The more you pay, the prettier it gets, but the one thing that makes a difference is where it's pointed. Point a Purdey in the wrong place, it'll miss, the same as a Baikal. Point a Purdey in the right place, it'll hit. The same as a Baikal. That's why I said that in my view buying a cheaper gun and spending more money on lessons and cartridges/clays for practice is the best thing. Practise and being taught by someone who knows what they're doing is far more effective than pointing a gun with better engraving on it in the wrong direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'm no bike expert, but even I know there is a major difference between a bike bought from ASDA and a custom built speciality bike. I know they both could do the same job, but they are a world apart and having one over the other would be a major advantage. A shotgun is completely different, it's 2 pipes fixed together onto a piece of wood. The more you pay, the prettier it gets, but the one thing that makes a difference is where it's pointed. Point a Purdey in the wrong place, it'll miss, the same as a Baikal. Point a Purdey in the right place, it'll hit. The same as a Baikal. That's why I said that in my view buying a cheaper gun and spending more money on lessons and cartridges/clays for practice is the best thing. Practise and being taught by someone who knows what they're doing is far more effective than pointing a gun with better engraving on it in the wrong direction. What gun do you shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 What gun do you shoot? Mainly a Hatsan, sometimes a Belgian/French 115 year old SxS, with fixed, tight chokes. I've also shot Browning's, Beretta's etc and have never found any difference to the scores whatever I shoot, they just look better and cost more. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with these, but to think that a name will make you shoot any better is daft. Fit and shooting correctly is what gets results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timps Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 There is a bit more to it than just prettier engraving on the more expensive guns, you are paying for someone to hand finish and get the balance right, this might not mean anything to the novice or casual clay shooter but it does to the shooter where 1 clay lost is the difference between winning and losing. The biggest difference though is the gun getting tired, when I first started shooting my friend bought a Lanber I bought a Browning, there was no difference in the kills but after a year and a half of shooting two to three hundred carts a week the Lanber needed a lot of work to it so he sold it for a Beretta, I kept my Browning as it was still going strong. Another friend asked if a Lanber was any good for him, he is lucky to shoot 100 clays a month so I said it was ideal for him as he was insistent on buying new and the gun would last years with that type of usage no matter what the make. There is a reason why the registered shoots are full of Miroku, Browning, Beretta etc. rather than the cheaper makes,they last years of shooting lots of clays so you don’t have to change your gun, one of the best bits of advice is stick with one gun and get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Here here timps my old sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yeah right. I'm thinking of taking up mountain biking. I've got the cash to buy a decent bike with aluminium frame, full suspension, shimano gears and hydraulic discs front and back. But what the hell eh, I think I'll get a Raleigh Chopper and spend a shedload on a good coach to tell me why I keep falling off!! Afterall, a bike's a bike at the end of the day. that's a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yes I can see everyone's point of view now, a newbi like me should make sure a gun fits me and not to spend too much on my first gun and also to get expert tuition , as I've already shot 3 different makes of guns so far at my club and still average the same amount of hits!!! If you ave the money to buy a nice shotgun why not, hit or miss its only about 20p per shot, and as for tuition that's why you listen to your club mentors for advice, they may not be going to the Olympics but I'm sure they know what there on about it's all about enjoying the sport at the end of the day, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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