shaun4860 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 As long as you like it and you shoot well, that's all that counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Anyone had any issues with the forend on the Maxus ? I have shot 2 different used models and the forend was loose on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Can I assume the Winchester SX3 is the same breech assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Allllll stop, I have just found the Maxus Sporting Golden Clays.....lovely. BUT, it looks like they are only available in the USA Edited October 3, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningDJC Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I've got both a composite maxus and a grade 3 premium. The grade 3 has very nice wood, although I agree some I have seen are plain. They shoot lovely, very soft and cycle well. I had an a5 and found it cycled well, but didn't take to it. Shop around for your maxus, mine was 6 months old and fired 500 cartridges when I bought it for half the new price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) I am still working on the specification and with the assistance of a gunshop to get one with good wood from Browning UK. Unfortunately my progress was hindered when my good lady spotted me browsing my collection of Browning catalogues and decided she needed a new sewing machine. Needless to say it was easier to source as the wood embelishment was minimal. So I have a question ref the safety. Many/most videos I have viewed make a strong point of putting the safety on before loading. I am used to my OU's loading with the safety off, as do most twin barrel shooters. Is it really necessary to apply the safety other than when one leaves the shooting station. I think even then I would leave it off but with a flag in the breach. It is so easy to forget to put it off. Well, Browning Belgium have declined...na refused... to send pictures to the dealer I was working with (most helpful guys) of UP's in stock stating they do not provide such on guns below Grade 5 wood. So it's a troll through Google and possible wait and see. My local dealer has a Standard which I am going to view for fitting which is a good start. Edited October 7, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I am still working on the specification and with the assistance of a gunshop to get one with good wood from Browning UK. Unfortunately my progress was hindered when my good lady spotted me browsing my collection of Browning catalogues and decided she needed a new sewing machine. Needless to say it was easier to source as the wood embelishment was minimal. So I have a question ref the safety. Many/most videos I have viewed make a strong point of putting the safety on before loading. I am used to my OU's loading with the safety off, as do most twin barrel shooters. Is it really necessary to apply the safety other than when one leaves the shooting station. I think even then I would leave it off but with a flag in the breach. It is so easy to forget to put it off. I never used the safety on any of my auto's at a clay ground. the only time the bolt was shut was while I was shooting. as soon as I was done, I was out of the stand and gun back in the slip. some people seem to think that the gun may go off when you release the bolt if you don't have the safety on. never once had it happen to me, and if it did happen, the gun was pointed down range anyway. just as much chance of an O/U or SXS going off on closing. pigeon shooting was slightly different however. sitting in a hide makes the use of the safety a smart idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks brett1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) I cannot get a straight answer out of any dealer what exactly is in the case...well all bar one and it looks rather different that what I have seen on youtube vids. They say this, 5 x Invector Plus Flush fitting chokes. 1 x Set of Browning stock shims. 1 x Trigger lock. 2 x Pad spacers. 1 x Instruction manual. 1 x Selection of multi-coloured fibre optic sight inserts. One youtube vid shows an extended choke tube. Edited October 7, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thought you fancied the Maxus Carbon? I also never used the safety on an auto at a clay ground, It was either in the cage with me/in its slip or being carried breach open barrel pointing skywards, If I'm at Bywell this Saturday I will (if I remember) find out exactly what's in the case Although chokes (flush)/shims/trigger lock/spacers and bead inserts sound familiar, never heard of the coming with an extended choke but I may be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thought you fancied the Maxus Carbon? I also never used the safety on an auto at a clay ground, It was either in the cage with me/in its slip or being carried breach open barrel pointing skywards, If I'm at Bywell this Saturday I will (if I remember) find out exactly what's in the case Although chokes (flush)/shims/trigger lock/spacers and bead inserts sound familiar, never heard of the coming with an extended choke but I may be wrong I was watching a video of a guy (in UK) going through a camo model and it came with an extension tube. My 2014 catalogue and the current Browning web page state, 6 Invector+ chokes, cyl-1/4-1/2-3/4-full-5cm 1/2. It's the last part I do not understand, -5cm 1/2. Could this be the tube which screws into the barrel and then accepts the Invector chokes. I hope you guys are not getting ****** with all my questions and thoughts. Update: Looking closer at the web pages, for the camo models it brackets the (5cm 1/2) which probably translates to 55mm. But it is still included with all other models except the standard. It's far easier buying sewing machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Questions are how we learn things My Bro in law bought the Winchester SX3, He got 3 chokes, 1/4, 1/2 and full, most autos come with 3 chokes Bywell currently have 2 Maxus in, grade 3 (plain wood) and carbon model As I said if I go to Bywell I will ask in the gun room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Borrowed this, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymark7810 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 https://www.gunwatch.co.uk/guns/13387-Browning-B80-3Shot-for-sale i have this for sale, lovely gun if anyone is interested!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Reet..... Called in at Bywell today Browning Maxus Grade 3, 6 chokes (Cyl, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full, and it seems you do get the extended 1/2 choke as well for some reason) £1269 Browning Maxus Carbon, 5 chokes (Cyl, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full) £1075 Browning Maxus One Composite , 3 chokes (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) £875 Browning Maxus One, 3 chokes (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) Forgot to ask about shims and beads Bywell have the Grade 3, Carbon and Maxus One Composite in stock, They also have the New Beretta A400 Multi target in, which looks a very nice gun Similar to this http://www.guntrader.co.uk/Guns-For-Sale/Beretta_Shotgun_A400-XCEL-MULTITARGET_For-Sale_151006185337001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus Hunter Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 That beretta looks awful to me but each to their own,I'll stick with my maxus,PS.u get shims with all the maxus range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 It's impressive to look at, proper competition gun, came up very well on me BUT I don't them to shoot with (A400's) I find them noisy, cumbersome and heavy but it's a personal choice, the noise I think comes from the rotating bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Thanks all, some gun that Beretta but the simplicity of the Maxus still attracts me. Now I get the 5cm 1/2, it's an extended 1/2 choke tube. I have my eyes on two guns. Both have fairly nicely patterned dark wood. One a new unused Premium the other a S/H, in as new con, UP. The latter's price is, at the moment, close to the Premium but the seller has provided more info on it and what comes with it in the case than anyone else. And it does come with 6 chokes, of which I am assuming one is the 5cm 1/2 choke tube that others fail to mention. Not that this concerns me but it is always nice to have everything original should one sell on. In both cases I would be buying at arms length so I have to ask plenty Q's from the sellers to satisfy myself all is well. Browning (UK and EU) have been most unhelpful in providing information and pictures of stock guns to the dealers I have questioned. To be honest I have found this with a previous quest to buy a certain model. I suspect had I been buying a more expensive gun their noses would be up my...where the sun does not shine. Edited October 11, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Reet..... Called in at Bywell today Browning Maxus Grade 3, 6 chokes (Cyl, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full, and it seems you do get the extended 1/2 choke as well for some reason) £1269 Browning Maxus Carbon, 5 chokes (Cyl, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full) £1075 Browning Maxus One Composite , 3 chokes (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) £875 Browning Maxus One, 3 chokes (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) Forgot to ask about shims and beads Bywell have the Grade 3, Carbon and Maxus One Composite in stock, They also have the New Beretta A400 Multi target in, which looks a very nice gun Similar to this http://www.guntrader.co.uk/Guns-For-Sale/Beretta_Shotgun_A400-XCEL-MULTITARGET_For-Sale_151006185337001 Any idea if the composite one s new or used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Any idea if the composite one s new or used? New, They are all new, I think the Maxus One is the entry level one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Spare (additional) barrels are £430. Am I correct in assuming the wood from one Maxus can be swapped to another without any need for gunsmith intervention or are they serial marked to that specific gun. Edited October 12, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Spare (additional) barrels are £430. Am I correct in assuming the wood from one Maxus can be swapped to another without any need for gunsmith intervention or are they serial marked to that specific gun. They should just swap over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ground to a halt. With just two guns in my sights I have not had much luck with haggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ground to a halt. With just two guns in my sights I have not had much luck with haggling. Supply and demand, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Supply and demand, perhaps? Maybe, but paying 90% of new cost for a S/H gun is too much. I suppose they have to make a profit. There are plenty on Gun Trader but few with quality wood. Also many dealers fail to answer questions or supply better pictures. Edited October 14, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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