brett1985 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) I hear a lot of people repeating the "long barrels are just a fashion thing" line, and I cant help but laugh. yes, it would seem that 32 inch barrels are common now, but that doesn't mean that they're purely a "fashion" statement. I find anything under 30 inch to whippy when I shoot, and generally not as stable in my hands. having 32 inch barrels has both smoothed and steadied my swing. i think you may find, if you care to ask the owners of long barrelled guns why they have them, the last answer you will get is "because it looks good" or "because they're in fashion" and my two penneth on the pricing convo... as others have mentioned, its a buyers market. if a gun is overpriced, it wont sell. be aware, most will price a gun slightly higher than they actually want to allow for some negotiation. Edited January 11, 2016 by brett1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) As for usage, one of my guns, a Miroku, was over twenty years old when I bought it and as it was used for the whole of that period on a regular basis for clay shooting it must have fired over 500,000 shots. It has never let me down and I consider the £500 I spent on it very worth the money. I'm a big fan of Miroku and Browning despite being a life time Beretta shooter but I can assure you no Miroku can withstand that kind of usage without joining the heady heights of Trigger's broom , the base foundation of remediable regenerability simply isn't there. I've seen knackered examples with well under 150k, they shoot slack faster than Beretta's, the first couple of times tightening them is doable but 500k on original action and barrel lumps is extremely unlikely. Edited January 11, 2016 by Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I hear a lot of people repeating the "long barrels are just a fashion thing" line, and I cant help but laugh. yes, it would seem that 32 inch barrels are common now, but that doesn't mean that they're purely a "fashion" statement. I find anything under 30 inch to whippy when I shoot, and generally not as stable in my hands. having 32 inch barrels has both smoothed and steadied my swing. i think you may find, if you care to ask the owners of long barrelled guns why they have them, the last answer you will get is "because it looks good" or "because they're in fashion" and my two penneth on the pricing convo... as others have mentioned, its a buyers market. if a gun is overpriced, it wont sell. be aware, most will price a gun slightly higher than they actually want to allow for some negotiation. Brett, those that espouse the 32" fashion line are not users of 32" guns, I use anything from 24" to 32" on a regular basis. The 32" O/U is for clays and aids the swing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Brett, those that espouse the 32" fashion line are not users of 32" guns, I use anything from 24" to 32" on a regular basis. The 32" O/U is for clays and aids the swing! must admit, im not purely a 32 inch user. I use a 24 inch semi auto for pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 There's a lot of fashion evolved in barrel length I got my main SbS when its barrel length where unfashionable I got it for a song. Now everyone thinks oh no another 25" user, well they are actually 32" and made at the turn of the century then they drop out of fashion, they work very well for what I shoot at but I wouldn't take it on a walked up woodcock day mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalfordninja33 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I wonder if they loose anything at all after the initial few years. How much was the sp equivalent 20 years ago? My guess would be in reasonable condition they will hold their value? Anyone got receipts for a 20 year old 686? I paid £600 for my 687 sporter in 1989, if it was tidied up a bit I could possibly get that back for it now? I paid £400.00 second hand for my 686 Onyx 30" in 1997. Other than cleaning after every use and one gun shop service £100.00 I've spent nothing on it and its never missed a beat. I recently considered trading it in for a new SP1 20 bore L/H and was offered £400.00 as part exchange. I backed out as as others have mentioned on here that the newer ones feel much more 'budget' than an older one. I've decided to look for an order 68 series that I could give some TLC and have fitted if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 some time ago i put an ad on here for my mate it was a beretta a400 unico with kick off in mint condition still under warranty he was askin £1100 for it when they were listed at £1600 or there abouts its didn,t sell so much for beretta holding there prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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