dodeer Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 I am thinking of getting a berreta 391 urika field model for clays, pigeon and geese bashing. Does anyone else have one, what carts do you shoot through yours? Can you reccomend a "brightly" coloured cartridge suitable for rough shooting say, 32gram fibre wad loads so i can easily see them after they have ejected or my boss will go mad if he see's them! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 For rough shooting I belive a S/S or O/U is much better. a) ramblers, you can break the gun and show it is safe b ) Climbing over stuff, you can never be too safe c) It sounds unlikely but, you could trip and shoot yourself d) People feal unsafe with semi autos at clay shoots, they cant tell if it is empty and lastly e) they do spew emptys all over the place Use it in the hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Sam if you want a semi-auto then i don't think you will do better than a Beretta 391. I have owned one for 4 years and can't fault it for allround use. On the rare trips i make to a clay shoot i find that other shooters are keen to look at it (it is the camo version) rather than shy away from it because they think it might be loaded. The bolt is always open when not shooting showing an empty chamber, unlike the S/S and O/U guns resting in the racks in a closed position. The empty cases are not thrown out any farther than the ones from my O/U. It will take the heaviest loads for your goose shooting and the lightest for your clays with a full selection of chokes. As for coloured cartridges there are a multitude of colours on the market to choose from, the ones i use are green but there are plenty of red cased ones about. And as for shooting yourself, well if you do fall and the barrel ends up pointing at yourself as you accidently knock the safety catch off and pull the trigger at the same time then i think your number was up on that day anyway mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm not disputing that they are great in the hide, but I not particulally like 'em for wandering around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 ive got a 391 sport had it 3 years,use it for all my shooting including pheasents,as for rough shooting it has one advantage it,s very light ,i also put heavy load alpha max shells though it no prob as for rambles they should not be on private land that you are shooting on, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenailer22 Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I have had my 391 synthetic for 2 years now and I am more than happy with it. It cycles all loads with no probs. I have used it for all kinds of shooting and cant fault it. RC 32, 6's fibire cartrages go very well and are bright red so you can easly find them not that they go that far. I would'nt change my 391 for any other gun on the market.Semi's are no more dangerous than any other gun or tool, It's the user that saftey should be judged on not the type of gun. Buy one today, keep it forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 ive got the 391 the only trouble i have had is when i first got it the cartridges where jamming in the breach on my next visit to the gun shop where i bought the gun from i told him what was happening and he explained that a lot of semis dont like 65mm shells so now i use 70mm shells and have had no problem other than that best gun ive had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 has anyone else had this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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