HDAV Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Just came across this and thought it might interest a few here: http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/guns/shotguns/2011/03/citori-miroku-shotguns-browning-japan-factory-tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 cool. of all the guns i`d have, the miroku is the one and only gun i`d replace instantly, without question, full stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 cool. of all the guns i`d have, the miroku is the one and only gun i`d replace instantly, without question, full stop. can read that 2 ways...I'm guessing you mean you like it and would always have 1?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 yup, i`ve a few shotguns, some decent ones too, in the event of a fire, i`d either grab that one, or that would be the first gun i`d replace with the insurance monkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Just came across this and thought it might interest a few here: http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/guns/shotguns/2011/03/citori-miroku-shotguns-browning-japan-factory-tour Thanks for that, fascinating, surprisingly manual in process. You can't help thinking that Browning and Co miss a marketing opportunity with largely handmade quality product can you? It goes someway to explaining why the guns are £1500 ish or more, remarkable value considering what's gone into manufacturing the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 cool. of all the guns i`d have, the miroku is the one and only gun i`d replace instantly, without question, full stop. Me too, my Miroku is priceless to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 HDAV - great link. I like Mirokus - had quite a few. Unbeatable value in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Gordon glad you liked it I came across it trying to find out when the MK38 was launched... The article is quite recent but it does say the photos were taken some time before publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 What a great article. When you think you can pick up a brand new MK38 for about £1300 retail, its staggering value for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I have 2 Japanese Brownings and a miroku. I now feel they are even more special than I already thought they were. What care, quality and precision for a relatively cheap gun. Apart from fitting the stock to you, I am left wondering what more they could do.I also wonder if the Beretta process is better. Or as good. Thanks for posting the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) I have 2 Japanese Brownings and a miroku. I now feel they are even more special than I already thought they were. What care, quality and precision for a relatively cheap gun. Apart from fitting the stock to you, I am left wondering what more they could do.I also wonder if the Beretta process is better. Or as good. Thanks for posting the article. Mirokus main business is car parts beretta are pure firearms, from 9mm to top end shotguns yet looks more like a car parts factory to me...... Edited March 7, 2014 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Interesting comparing the modern and traditional gun making methods . All down to numbers ,how many guns you make ,whether you make a standard gun or custom made and how big your market is . Speaking as one of the few on this site that has actually worked on full time shotgun manufacture I see the appeal of both worlds ,but must admit that work in a factory such as Miroku or Beretta must not be much different to a production line at Nissan or Ford .In my time every thing was machined but all had to be hand filed and fitted shaped and finished ,rather than the assembly job with minimum fitting of today . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Bit more info and history in this article http://www.clayshootingusa.com/html/archive/may_jun05/The%20Best%20Gunmaker.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Do a search on YouTube and you find a number of films from different makers AyA , Verony Carron etc. All very interesting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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