ulsterman Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) HI All thinking of buying a new gun have narrowed it down to either a beretta outlander or a explor light without kickoff have been reading a lot of good things about the outlander so I wonder if the explor is worth the extra money what do you think. cheers Edited December 12, 2012 by ulsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TbirdX Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think I'd buy a Maxus...oh, I already did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Both are excellent guns, only thing with the light is how heavy a cartridge are you going to be using, as you may feel the recoil if using heavy carts. See how they both feel and handle as well, might be one will feel more right to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 id buy the a 300 if you are only going to shoot wood pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterman Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 HI 32G is about the most heavy cartidge that I will be using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Buy a franchi raptor, as good as the A400light and much cheaper, but light over the outlander any day Edited December 12, 2012 by retromlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I have an A300 Outlander and,although it's a game/field model I only use it for clay shooting using 28gm cartridges. I get no problems with recoil even after shooting a 100 bird competition. I have put about 6000 through it in 10 months without a hitch of any sort. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterman Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 HI All thinking of buying a new gun have narrowed it down to either a beretta outlander or a explor light without kickoff have been reading a lot of good things about the outlander so I wonder if the explor is worth the extra money what do you think. cheers only fat guys win at seesaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 i got a new outlander bout april new use it on pigeons great gun,dont notice any recoil,its lighter than my o/u 12,an i use whatever pigeon shells i can get cheap,28,30 or 32 gram loads also fed it a couple of hundred 30year old reloads no problem,my mate uses a unico nice gun but heavier an lots more cash too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 BENELLI ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Series Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) I also have the Outlander, only use it on clays as i've no land to shoot at the moment. It's a very nice gun, got mine for £795 new, so excellent value and as others have said cycles flawlessly and doesn't appear to be cartridge fussy, although the lightest i've used is 28g. The walnut is on the bland side but i've been rubbing oil in it for a few months now and it's bringing out the grain quite well. The only negative point is they only give you one choke (1/2) in the box, which i think is a bit tight but you can pick the mobil chokes quite cheaply. One more plus point; the gas piston arrangement in the outlander is the same as used in the a400, i find the self cleaning piston does a good job and as a result i find the gun is very easy to keep clean, it is a well designed simple bit of engineering in my eyes! Edited December 13, 2012 by A-Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 used a benelli m2 for about 5 years and liked it. i recently traded the benelli for a beretta a 400 unico xplor and so far i really like it alot. i have probably put approx 2500 shells through it ranging from stout pigeon and crown loads down to typical med velosity clay loads with total reliability. mine has the kick off and i have grown to like it especially with the heavier loads. for a gas gun it is very easy to maintain. i can clean it almost as fast as the benelli. it fits me well and i shoot it better than the benelli i owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbank Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Which ever you choose I am sure it will serve your purpose. To add a bit to Outlander comments; had mine for over a year now without any issues. Feels lighter than it really is, fast handling gun. Does become a bit of handful with wildfowl loads, not so much a recoil issue, more stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulsterman Posted December 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Well after looking at both guns and reading what you guys had to say I went with the outlander got it for £760 great gun for the money just need some time off to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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