dunganick Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I didnt realise that you could road test guns before buying which is great news and willl no doubt make the process a lot easier. Lots of shooting grounds which sell guns will let you test them, you just have to pay a cleaning charge and I think it is only on secondhand guns as a new gun becomes secondhand after testing I beleive. greenfields were a royal pain in the **** when wanting to do this. We wanted to try the 28" and 30" version of the mk70 gr3 sporter (an expensive enough gun) and i was given 6 shots with each. To judge a gun by. you may as well have been given none. We asked for a round of 50 with the one i thought i was going to buy, instead he gave me a free lesson. Service at greenfields is not all that, and clay ground is overpriced, but i still love my gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-peter Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I didnt realise that you could road test guns before buying which is great news and willl no doubt make the process a lot easier. Lots of shooting grounds which sell guns will let you test them, you just have to pay a cleaning charge and I think it is only on secondhand guns as a new gun becomes secondhand after testing I beleive. the local gunshops around me will lend you a used gun of your choice to try for up to 72 hrs on your certificate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Dear All I was wondering if i may be able to tap your collective wealth of knowledge to try and decide what new o/u sporting shotty to buy. As you may have guessed from the title, i would like to shell out about a grand - £1,500 (top whack) for a new sporter my point regarding the being allowed to test drive the gun. I can appreciate the point from the shops though, a dirty gun does loose value. But then we always want a discount anyway :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddan28 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I didnt realise that you could road test guns before buying which is great news and willl no doubt make the process a lot easier. Lots of shooting grounds which sell guns will let you test them, you just have to pay a cleaning charge and I think it is only on secondhand guns as a new gun becomes secondhand after testing I beleive. greenfields were a royal pain in the **** when wanting to do this. We wanted to try the 28" and 30" version of the mk70 gr3 sporter (an expensive enough gun) and i was given 6 shots with each. To judge a gun by. you may as well have been given none. We asked for a round of 50 with the one i thought i was going to buy, instead he gave me a free lesson. Service at greenfields is not all that, and clay ground is overpriced, but i still love my gun. I agree with Greenfields service, hopefully won't be buying my gun there, but not much choice in kent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 try chris potters, but expect to pay a premium for the good service. Ask for duncan. (although the other staff are very good as well) essex gun is probably the best value wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 Hello and thank you for your replies. So, in way of a personal blurb... I am 25 and live in Bristol. I shoot down in Cheddar and have been going there for about 5 or 6 months. So far so good, but have now got a licence and am keen to buy a decent gun that will stand me in good stead for many years clay shooting. I will be using the gun for shooting clays, and your right, i started off deciding that a Betinsoli would be great, but i now have convinced myself that you have to be really happy with your gun and it has to make you feel good when your using it! If you buy the cheapest based purely on price, i think it will be the back of your mind and you would be tempted to blame misses on the gun! I have taken a fancy to the 682 Gold E and the more modestly priced 686 E sporting as well but am finding it a bit of a minefield! Thanks again for your thoughts. V best. the 682e is a superb gun so is the browning 525, BUT,if it doesn't fit you you might as well buy a cheapyif you are going to spend them sort of bucks, get advice from a good gunfitter. or buy a beretta semi auto then you can alter the stock to fit you. as peter states tboth the 682e and 525 are superb firing platforms, well balanced well made, having run both i can honestly tell you you wont go wrong with either gun, my own preference is the browning, why, i prefer the larger bores they offer, all mine run around .741"-.745", all my berettas run .729"-.734" both guns are very reliable, the only problems i know of with beretta were bad quality control someyears back and browning had the same, its going to happen right, value for money you wont do any better in my opinion. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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