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Hi gents, I've recently got into decoying and have been using my clay gun - a 30" Beretta 690 III Sporter. I cringe every time I get mud and rain on the perfectly oiled Turkish walnut so I've decided I want a dedicated semi-auto.

 

Some suggestions would be great, no more than £1k and new.

 

 

Thanks as always,

 

Jim

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I faced a similar dilemma and after using a friends hatsan escort I decided to buy one in resin stock format.

Its a great gun that cycles anything I have put through it and all for around £350 brand new ( I have seen lightly used ones for £275ono)

Having the resin stock means mud can just be washed off and rain won't ruin it. I've been out in heavy rain, got home, stripped, cleaned and oiled the gun and given it time to dry out properly before going back in the cabinet and the gun still looks like new.

I would be very hesitant to do the same with a £1000 gun no matter what it was, hence the reason for not going for a maxus.

 

Obviously none of the above is relevant if it doesn't feel comfortable in hand.

 

BTW. The hatsan comes with 5 chokes and butt spacers so you can adjust the LOP or change it from right hand to left hand.

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The Franchi Affinity (Benelli ?) gets a good write up and it is easy to clean after use.

There are a lot of used franchi's (612/620 and 712/720 that are very little money but cracking guns, just make sure you have the piston weight the right way round (flips for heavy or light cartridges) and are beretta made and mobil choked.

MP 153 Forget the brand name , they are awesome !

Got to be a Baikal with a name like that.....

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