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I am looking to buy a second hand Beretta semi auto (budget won't stretch to a new one). My question is are any models better than others? Any ones to avoid? It will be used 90% of the time for pigeon shooting. Budget of around £500. My first and only semi auto has been a Hatsan Escort which fits like a glove and I have enjoyed shooting but is totally unreliable.

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Any of the AL 390/391  range will fit the bill very nicely, and will cycle just about anything you give it regardless of length or weight the 391 being the newest out of the two .

yes you can pick up an old 301/302 ect but there old and it’s getting harder to find one worth having . 

If you have a £500 budget and it’s a beretta you want , buy the best you can afford which will be one of the AL390/391 range and get years out of it . And also have the benefit of being able to buy modern chokes for it you so wish . 

Also if you find you can’t get on with it , you WILL always sell the 390/391 

my advice would be to go and look an AL391 , your budget will get a cracker ! 

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7 minutes ago, stevo said:

Any of the AL 390/391  range will fit the bill very nicely, and will cycle just about anything you give it regardless of length or weight the 391 being the newest out of the two .

yes you can pick up an old 301/302 ect but there old and it’s getting harder to find one worth having . 

If you have a £500 budget and it’s a beretta you want , buy the best you can afford which will be one of the AL390/391 range and get years out of it . And also have the benefit of being able to buy modern chokes for it you so wish . 

Also if you find you can’t get on with it , you WILL always sell the 390/391 

my advice would be to go and look an AL391 , your budget will get a cracker ! 

Thanks for the advice.

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Your budget will get you a good gun. 

As above the early Berreta’s are very good, Benelli and Browning are also good guns. Your budget will get you an excellent SX3 also. 

 

As always when buying a gun, pick one up and see how it feels for you. I loved the SX3 but found it was quite slim and I prefer a chunkier gun. But that’s just personal preference rather than a good or bad gun. 

 

If if you can shoot before you buy, even better. 

 

Cos

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Having had most makes (apart from Turkish) of auto at some stage during the last 50 or so years I now use only a Beretta. I have just returned a well used 391 from whence it came, because no matter what I did, to get that gun to work,  it just failed to cycle. Having used it for a couple of weeks and then resorted to using my 303 on pigeons yesterday, the 303 is CERTAINLY easier to clean !  I am now looking for a decent 300 Outlander, which, I believe is based on the old 300 series of guns, and therefore just as easy to keep clean. When they work, the Beretta is probably the most reliable semi auto and in my (very) humble opinion, handles far better than the competition.

I have donned my tin hat and taken cover  !  :oops: 

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Hi clodhopper, I have a really nice Beretta a303  sporter 28" barrel multi choke with 3 chokes not done much work it really is like new been sitting in my cabinet for years as i didn't want to part with it before but i have so many guns i don't think i will ever use it again .

You're not to far away if you want it i will sell it for £375.00 :good: 

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15 minutes ago, hankook1 said:

Hi clodhopper, I have a really nice Beretta a303  sporter 28" barrel multi choke with 3 chokes not done much work it really is like new been sitting in my cabinet for years as i didn't want to part with it before but i have so many guns i don't think i will ever use it again .

You're not to far away if you want it i will sell it for £375.00 :good: 

Pm on its way.

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Well this evening I popped into the gunshop to return the faulty Hatsan and there on the shelf was al391 within my budget. Got my hands on it and it came up beautifully.  It will require a slightly thicker butt plate. But other than that it is spot on.

 

Thanks again chaps for the helpful advice.

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