Bungle The Bear Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hi guys - looking at a Miroku MK 60 universal for the cabinet will be used on mainly game - anyone got any good or bad thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Miroku make top flight guns, which are well engineered and built to last. In my opinion, they are the best value for money gun that you can buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Miroku make top flight guns, which are well engineered and built to last. In my opinion, they are the best value for money gun that you can buy. This ^^^^ I love mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) without a doubt my mk would be the first gun i`d buy again. Edited July 15, 2014 by cookoff013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have an MK60 and love it. Although thinking of getting a 725! Not tried one yet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody walloper Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 mk 60 only gun that sees daylight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecash Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have mk38 sporter multichoked - lovely gun. Looking for another. My preference would be for either a used near mint mk38 sporter or the MK70 with multi chokes fitted with a decent fully adjustable recoil pad and an adjustable comb thrown in. Grade 6 or Grade 6 the limited edition! they can be superb value if you wait and buy right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Got a Mk 60 Grd 5 30" sporter with Briley chokes. Cant fault it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hi Got a pair of the mk universal fixed choke grade 5 game rib lovely guns shoot and kill well took a bit of getting use to as there 32 inch Now I have there definate keepers Don't think you go wrong with one phone around there are a few demonstrater guns at dealers so you could have a deal on one All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had a 30" MK60 for 4 years. Had it Teagued etc. and used it mostly on clays. Reliable & solid gun but with enough annoying flaws that I'd never have another one. The 3 Berettas I've acquired since then have been much sweeter shooting guns for me and equally reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecash Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had a 30" MK60 for 4 years. Had it Teagued etc. and used it mostly on clays. Reliable & solid gun but with enough annoying flaws that I'd never have another one. The 3 Berettas I've acquired since then have been much sweeter shooting guns for me and equally reliable. Sorry to hear that, what were the probs? most unusual for Mirokus to have flaws be interested to know what they were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Never heard of a Miroku with any annoying flaw whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I said flaws not failures. Problems such as firing pins pitting, highly variable trigger pulls on the already dire triggers, poorly balanced (the MK60 is very stock heavy), cocking lever popping out of it's channel and the old Miroku/Browning favourite annoyance of the locking bolt binding in the barrel bights making the top lever seriously hard to move when trying to open the gun. All things you don't need when concentrating on shooting clays. I accept that they're generally reliable and reasonably well put together with decent quality steel and as long as you monitor the firing pins and change as needed a Miroku will outlast any of us, but I prefer more modern designs. All in all they're just too agricultural for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Good robust reliable gun. Some have stiff/rough top levers easily fixed by a smith if it wasn't done under warranty. I'd no hesitate to buy one if it wasn't a tasteless Miroku ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I said flaws not failures. Problems such as firing pins pitting, highly variable trigger pulls on the already dire triggers, poorly balanced (the MK60 is very stock heavy), cocking lever popping out of it's channel and the old Miroku/Browning favourite annoyance of the locking bolt binding in the barrel bights making the top lever seriously hard to move when trying to open the gun. All things you don't need when concentrating on shooting clays. I accept that they're generally reliable and reasonably well put together with decent quality steel and as long as you monitor the firing pins and change as needed a Miroku will outlast any of us, but I prefer more modern designs. All in all they're just too agricultural for me. Cor, you must have bought a Friday afternoon special . Yes they are strong enough to plough a 100 acre field and then shoot a round of sporting , Harnser Edited July 15, 2014 by Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I know of a certain 3800 Trap gun that has been, and still is, used as a 'club' gun. It was secondhand when I obtained it and I had 1 set of strikers fitted some 8/9 years ago. It is used weekly, has shot more 25 straights than I care to remember and I dread to think of the number of cartridges that it has fired. It has never missed a beat. As for the 'dodgy' trigger, strangely enough nobody has EVER mentioned a trigger problem and that includes Perazzi and German gun users. I have owned some VERY expensive guns of mainly Italian make and they have given me more problems than any Miroku ever has. All of the Italian guns have long gone to others mug enough to suffer them and I am back with a Miroku where I intend to stay. Just buy the Miroku and I am sure you will not be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Ever wondered why Miroku do not have a Gunsmith standing by at the large open shoots or supply a nice little box of spares to keep your gun working ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Westley are you talking about the Miroku that I'm thinking about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I'm getting a miroku for practically nothing, it good to hear that there a solid gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I'm getting a miroku for practically nothing, it good to hear that there a solid gun ***... I bought a 3800 trap gun not long back 20+ years old god knows how many thousands been through it but solid as a rock, pins are pitted but every cart in the chamber has gone bang and they are cheap and easy to replace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I'm getting a miroku for practically nothing, it good to hear that there a solid gun Brilliant guns. I have 2 B525s and a citori. All are made by Miroku. If it's an older one just be sure to clean the barrels (and chambers) well after each outing. If you don't, they are prone to rust - the older ones are not chromed. Edited July 15, 2014 by Big Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Well I'm not looking for an argument so don't get your shirts off. I knew going in that PW is an unofficial Browning/Miroku supporters club so I won't be changing my opinion nor am I getting getting drawn into a willy waving contest. My MK60 didn't break on me and is probably still going strong but it had more irritations than I cared to put up with and I certainly wasn't prepared to pay a smith to make the lockup work smoothly and try to make the triggers perform half decently. Try being the operative word. As for the firing pins ask any regular sporting clays competition ref about failure to fire situations. At least 90% and probably more, are Miroku/Browning with the (usually bottom) firing pin eroded to the point where they're not always striking the primer hard enough. The OP asked for comments about the MK60 good or bad as I recall so no need for the happy owners to take it personally if my experience doesn't square with theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Well I'm not looking for an argument so don't get your shirts off. I knew going in that PW is an unofficial Browning/Miroku supporters club so I won't be changing my opinion nor am I getting getting drawn into a willy waving contest. My MK60 didn't break on me and is probably still going strong but it had more irritations than I cared to put up with and I certainly wasn't prepared to pay a smith to make the lockup work smoothly and try to make the triggers perform half decently. Try being the operative word. As for the firing pins ask any regular sporting clays competition ref about failure to fire situations. At least 90% and probably more, are Miroku/Browning with the (usually bottom) firing pin eroded to the point where they're not always striking the primer hard enough. The OP asked for comments about the MK60 good or bad as I recall so no need for the happy owners to take it personally if my experience doesn't square with theirs. I thought that pigeon watch was a hatsan escort supporters club , never missed a beat ,shoots all different load. More threads on hear about hat stands and the most offered gun for sale . A couple of people on hear have those Italian guns ,what are they called ? Bertrand ,no berany , no beretta , that's it . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I've a MK60 in 20 bore. Had it multi choked and fitted by Nigel Teague. It has performed faultlessly for over 5 yrs. wouldn't part with it. Great gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 90% pin erosion? Really? Pins don't last forever in any gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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