Wymondley Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I'm getting back into shooting and looking at budget guns, sub £300. The plan is to buy something better once I know I can commit the time I want to shoot. I don't want £1500 sitting idle in the cabinet. Whatever I buy now I'll want to hang onto as a spare gun hence not wanting to spend a lot. I'm currently shooting sporting clays (borrowed gun) and maybe some pigeon in the future. So, do I stick with a cheaper fixed choke, 1/2--1/4 or is it worth spending the extra and getting a multi choke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 hello, you should be able to find a multi O/U 12g for £300 depending on condition, i would be more interested in making sure it fitted right than what chokes. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I understand gun fit, I did plenty of shooting years ago. I'd like to spend as little as possible right now, looking at fixed-£2-250, multi, £300+ Am I going to get £100+ benefit from the multi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I understand gun fit, I did plenty of shooting years ago. I'd like to spend as little as possible right now, looking at fixed-£2-250, multi, £300+ Am I going to get £100+ benefit from the multi? hello, if you are going to do more clay shooting like skeet/sporting go for a multi before you go to something better as you mentioned,or if fixed go for more open chokes than half and full and use 5/6 shot on say pigeon and 7/1/2 for clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Multichoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euget123 Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I shot a lanber fixed choke for years! Never really felt underguned still use it for decoying and rough shooting! The 1/4 and 1/2 cover nearly everthing quite well! Have a sporter mutichoke aswell now and chokes are only changed when shooting skeet, otherwise its still 1/4 and 1/2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 for 300 a new escort semi auto, lot of gun for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 As above or a Armsan 612 semi auto. Will do all you need and great for pigeons and crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Figgy how much are armsans, are they more than escorts, i have seen escorts at 295 new the rubber stock inlay and rem choke type mk 3s will they be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Semi auto with m/c. I was in the same position as you a while ago, lived abroad for 11 years over which period I sold my guns except for the little KFC semi which I kept as it had been a 21st present. When I restarted shooting it was fine for the clays, I've since used it for some rough shooting and just dispatched a couple of geese with it. Not my goto gun but will do just about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Depends on what you are going to do; for general sporting clays and much rough and game shooting, 1/4 or half choke is all you would need - especially if watching the pennies. If you are going to be more specialised (wildfowl, high pigeons/pheasants etc., trap shooting) you may want a multichoke. For what its worth, I have a multi and have never changed them from IC and quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 for 300 a new escort semi auto, lot of gun for the money. That was my first choice and if I was just shooting pigeons I'd have gone for it. Semi's seem to get a negative reaction amongst some clay shooters, so for now I'm sticking to an O/U. Great comments, I'm still undecided though. I can see the benefits of having a multi, but if I end up leaving the same chokes in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 If you are buying cheap buy Baika in OUs , they are over your budget though new, oi its going to be used which throws up a whole host of other things to be taken into account. Myself i would buy a Baikal or nothing in the cheap bbudget guns, there will be serviceable guns around for your 300, but you are half way to a used miroku which is what i would go for myself. Hatsan did do an OU synthetic stocked magnum, interesting gun kind of a bargain basement Ruger red label all weather clone, but 1 i have not seen one for awile so maybe they dont import them any more, and 2 think they were over your budget three or so years ago, but could be worth a try. My opinion ignore and ignorant petty clay busters who try and stress you about semis, just get the escort or save up for a miroku or Browning or new Baikal OU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Fixed choke, multi cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Contact Wabbitbosher, he should be able to help you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old melv Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 I would go fixed choke I have a multi choke and rarely change them. You still have to remove and clean multi chokes so they don't get seized in the barrel. For someone who shoots at my skill level if the gun is pointed in the right direction it hits its target I'm sure that more skilful shooters might benefit from multi chokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Depends on what you are going to do; for general sporting clays and much rough and game shooting, 1/4 or half choke is all you would need - especially if watching the pennies. If you are going to be more specialised (wildfowl, high pigeons/pheasants etc., trap shooting) you may want a multichoke. For what its worth, I have a multi and have never changed them from IC and quarter. I'm the same. The chokes un my browning stay at 1/4 and 1/2. Only taken out to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 Depends on what you are going to do; for general sporting clays and much rough and game shooting, 1/4 or half choke is all you would need - especially if watching the pennies. If you are going to be more specialised (wildfowl, high pigeons/pheasants etc., trap shooting) you may want a multichoke. For what its worth, I have a multi and have never changed them from IC and quarter. IC and quarter are the same, American and UK terminology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Here's a cheap one Pm for more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Good on you Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Of course you might like this; http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/335674-aya-yeoman-12-gauge/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Of course you might like this; http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/335674-aya-yeoman-12-gauge/ Oops Good choice there's plenty out there for a starter 😊 Although a novice may not know the bargains 😉 All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db135 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 I've got a fixed choke miroku 3800 at 1/4 and 1/2 it's my clay gun pidgeon hide gun and pheasant gun never needed anymore choke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 For someone who shoots at my skill level if the gun is pointed in the right direction it hits its target I'm sure that more skilful shooters might benefit from multi chokes. +1 I have multi chokes but very rarely change them, I wouldn't know when I needed to. Just takes up more cleaning time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Fixed choke, multi cartridges+1Quality shells prove true. Through ANY choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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