Grandalf Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 cool. i bought a montefeltro. and they are decent. i have worked out it deffo doesnt like 21gram loads. all other 24intl and 28g+ work very well. Ah, most of the time mine is cycling 42g loads - 32 work OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyeruk Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Very late to this club but i have recently purchased a new Winchester sx3 Black Shadow. Really nice gun,have put around 800 carts through it now and its flawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hatsan black synthetic newish model with loading gate bolt release, does what it says on the tin so to speak! pic with my new BPS pump Cap'n would love to try your Baikal ( had a brilliant Zenith camera ages ago, love Russian take on engineering), perhaps when we meet up at Hawley as and when Excellent idea! Perhaps we could call it the Pogo Stick Club, in honour of the semi-auto's greatest fan...I have a Baikal MP153, bought very cheaply as a "throw it in the back of the pickup under a straw bale" gun. As it turns out, I rather like it. Getting a bit fed up with snide comments along the lines of, "you'll never shoot well with one of those", and "why handicap yourself with one those".Yes, I could have spent four times as much and bought a nice Beretta or Benelli, but there are a couple off glaring faults with that cunning plan:a. I would cry every time it got scratchedb. I couldn't afford to go and shoot it.So; expensive ornament or cheap shooting tool? Hmmmm...Ok, it makes curious mechanical noises: filling the stock with structural foam quietened that down a lot.LOP is way too short. Plastic stock, so plastic extension, made from bits out of the Box of Useful Items, plus secondhand recoil pad.Balance is very front heavy. Jeez, guys - primary school physics: remove weight from one end and add it at the other end to move the centre of mass.Net weight added 3 oz.Centre of mass moved aft 3", to under the bolt release button.Total spend on mods £5.Necessity (read poverty) is the mother of invention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hatsan black synthetic newish model with loading gate bolt release, does what it says on the tin so to speak! pic with my new BPS pump Cap'n would love to try your Baikal ( had a brilliant Zenith camera ages ago, love Russian take on engineering), perhaps when we meet up at Hawley as and when Excellent idea! Perhaps we could call it the Pogo Stick Club, in honour of the semi-auto's greatest fan...I have a Baikal MP153, bought very cheaply as a "throw it in the back of the pickup under a straw bale" gun. As it turns out, I rather like it. Getting a bit fed up with snide comments along the lines of, "you'll never shoot well with one of those", and "why handicap yourself with one those".Yes, I could have spent four times as much and bought a nice Beretta or Benelli, but there are a couple off glaring faults with that cunning plan:a. I would cry every time it got scratchedb. I couldn't afford to go and shoot it.So; expensive ornament or cheap shooting tool? Hmmmm...Ok, it makes curious mechanical noises: filling the stock with structural foam quietened that down a lot.LOP is way too short. Plastic stock, so plastic extension, made from bits out of the Box of Useful Items, plus secondhand recoil pad.Balance is very front heavy. Jeez, guys - primary school physics: remove weight from one end and add it at the other end to move the centre of mass.Net weight added 3 oz.Centre of mass moved aft 3", to under the bolt release button.Total spend on mods £5.Necessity (read poverty) is the mother of invention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hatsan black synthetic newish model with loading gate bolt release, does what it says on the tin so to speak! pic with my new BPS pump Cap'n would love to try your Baikal ( had a brilliant Zenith camera ages ago, love Russian take on engineering), perhaps when we meet up at Hawley as and when Sounds like a plan 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 hello, well a looked at all the posts and did not find many Armsan Autos, which is the one i have the Phenoma,in camo after having shot singles/S/S/O/Us many years, now have my new shotty certificate i decided on a semi auto for low recoil and light weight for vermin shooting on the farm, i researched many and tried in the RFD a winnie/browning/SX3/beretta/ armsan and chose the armsan as it came to the shoulder spot on, LOP was right, weight, and in my budget. having spoken to the tech team in highland outdoors they have an old 612 that has shot 1000s of carts with no problem so fingers crossed!!!!!!!. having read the instructions a few times as thought best to understand the mechanics before i took out had the chance a few weeks ago but alas the pigeon had moved on, i did get one shot one pigeon smooth and hardly any recoil so am looking to hope do better next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 You read the instructions before you used it? What sort of modern trait is that? Appalling way to behave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Instructions are for when all else fails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 I purchased a new American egg incubator very many years ago. Undoing the packaging revealed a very large sign that said, and I quote exactly 'IF ALL ELSE FAILS READ THE F.....ING INSTRUCTIONS! Only there were not dots on the original. I read the F.....ing instructions but never did get the thing to work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbers Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Own a Hatsan Escort (Black Synthetic) and love it. Use it for decoying, roosting,squirreling and general vermin control.Put anything through it and never misses a beat. Take it when ever I am out feeding or checking traps and dont worry about just chucking in the back of the truck covered in mud. Also shoot better with it than by silver pigeon. me too,love using it,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugb25 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Since my 1st list I've now got A beretta a400 / beretta al390 lioness / 2 beretta ugb25 trap / a Remington 1100 410 sporter and the Mrs has a hatsan muddy girl 20g also got a ruger 10/22 target lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 why is this topic not Pinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ok I admit it I'm a s/a virgin. I will be looking to rectify this in Jan with a buget of about £500. I'll be using it for clays only. Was looking at the Armsan A612 sporting but its a bit RED! Any suggestions or advice greatfully recieved. My club only allow up to 28g 7's so bedding in a new gun with elephant shells in not an option. Thank you in advance for your suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry136 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Ask the club, they may let you bed in the gun by firing elephant shells into the ground? Also have a look at Hatsan Escort for that price, I had an Escort as my first S/A lovely gun, no frills, did everything i wanted it to. Edited December 4, 2015 by Harry136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 bedding in a new gun with elephant shells... what's all that about. Just use the cartridges you intend using on a normal day's target shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Its just Ive read on here that a new gun may need bedding in with some heavy carts but as I only shoot clay 28g is the max I can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Its just Ive read on here that a new gun may need bedding in with some heavy carts but as I only shoot clay 28g is the max I can use. I am afraid that is a load of old twaddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMoody3 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I've got a Hatsan escort Luxano, and I ******* hate it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 On some of the Beretta s/a's there is a sticker on the case saying to put a few heavy load shells though the gun to break it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markbrowning Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Bedding in is more important to interia based guns as opposed to gas operated semi's. You will find it will cycle most things, but if you eventually want to use softer or 24g carts you would need to bed it in. However when doing M2 and Rafello I just used a slab of punchy clay carts. Purchase something like the Hull superfast or Power blue as opposed to something like a soft comp-X and you shall be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Bear Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I've got a Fabarm H368 I bought used, it's pretty nice and has grown on me in the last few months after sitting in the cabinet unused for ages. So far it's been reliable and other than having a stupid light pipe bead that I truly hate I'm getting on OK with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 For 500 I'd be looking Baikal MP153 or Armsan A612 in black. Any of the big names for that money would well used examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco77w Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 There's already a pic of my Armsan on here somewhere but here's my other semi auto shotgun https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/61/e3/29/61e3296de7a6b403d268d8d842036731.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) A while ago I was asked how the camouflaging of my Benelli looked. Eventually got round to taking some photographs. The job was done by Riflecraft of Harleston in Norfolk. Very pleased with it. The gun was just bare metal from years of abuse on the marsh. Now it looks new. Details of cost etc are in an earlier post in this topic. Now looks like new but doesn't shoot any straighter... You can select any paint scheme you want. Most of my shooting these days is on green fields. Edited December 9, 2015 by Grandalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Just got myself a very nice Browning Fusion Elite from a PW member, love it. Won't cycle 21g but its happy with 24 &28 ☺ Edited December 12, 2015 by MITCHF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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