tomaddy525 Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi gents I'm in the market for a new good over and under. I currently shoot a grade one mk70 but I would like to chop this in for a nice grade five specimen. My question is, other than ~£200 asking price, whats the difference between a Gd 5 MK38 Teague Sporter and a Gd 5 MK70? Do they have roughly the same fit/attributes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 No,the 38 has a higher comb,heavier barrels and is slightly overbored . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeShot Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) I am not sure about the barrels - 70 has overbored barrels as well, true on height of the comb + 38 has adjustable trigger Edited May 17, 2017 by FreeShot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wj939 Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) The MK38 traditionally was the only Miroku with over bored barrels, they are known as invector plus vs. Invector. I now understand MK70's are also invector plus. To be honest, maybe it is only a local thing, but I have not recently seen new MK70's in G5 with invector plus, I am seeing either MK60 universals in G5 or MK38's in G5. The major difference between MK70's and Mk38's is that the 38 is available in sporting or trap configurations, the 70 originally had game and sporting, now combined to 'universal' if You can find one. Not sure you'll find a 70 in 32" either. Personally, I would choose the mk38 simply because I would imagine residual value remains higher for longer. The other factor, which is taking the arguement to extremes in my view, would be to consider the individual quality of finish on each stock. Being hand finished I have seen some 100% perfect chequering and I've also seen some rough bits. It's a hand finished gun for less than half its nearest rival, what do you expect? I'd potentially go for the gun with the straightest grain through the pistol grip. Having had two Miroku's split in that area (both G5) most dealers will tell you if they have a split stock it's a G5 miroku. Don't let that put you off though, best value guns on the market by a country mile. Edited May 17, 2017 by wj939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I can't really add much.. Only that I've had a second hand MK38 Teague for over 10 years and it hasn't missed a beat once. It's a brilliant gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Would agree about GD5 stocks cracking,I`ve seen more of those than everything else put together ! Gd3 can be as good with a more traditional (& stronger) grain but are thin on the ground . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 I've had both, the mk70 was invector the mk38 is inv+ Both are fantastic but I shoot better with the 38 It just feels right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaddy525 Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'm sure i have read of inv+ G5 MK70's? I know my current mk70 is inv but it's 10+ years old.. If they're only inv that would probably sway me towards the 38. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungle The Bear Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Buy a MK 60 and get it Teagued - I love mine, so well balanced and pointable. I also think Miroku are probably the most under rated sub £5K shotguns on the market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Must agree that the fixed choke barrels are livelier ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaddy525 Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Any idea how much it costs to have a gun teagued? I note that the mk60 is pretty much the same price. Is it just a fixed choke mk70? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Basically yes .Teague choking is quite pricey now,you would have to be sure the gun was a `keeper`,otherwise it`s money thrown away ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 If your not a choke fiddler buy a MK60 and enjoy a better patterning and handling gun. I have two fixed chokes guns and two multichoked guns that rarely get the chokes changed and if fixed wouldn't bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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