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I have (currently) a Hatsan Escort and I’ve just about had my fill of the thing. It’s the most temperamental gun in existence, and so much so it’s about to lose its place in the cabinet. It was purchased in haste with little to no research. 

So the question is what should I look to exchange it for? I’m not looking to break the bank as I’m also looking for an o/u. First and foremost I want something reliable, it’s fine to be second hand. Budget of up to and around the £700 mark.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated,

Chris

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as farmboy states .............A303 beretta.........ive had the same one for decades.................it just needs to be swabbed out with petrol desiel mix..........no bloody "o" rings

the a303 is a multi choke....some of the early 303's were fixed.....

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1 minute ago, ditchman said:

as farmboy states .............A303 beretta.........ive had the same one for decades.................it just needs to be swabbed out with petrol desiel mix..........no bloody "o" rings

the a303 is a multi choke....some of the early 303's were fixed.....

You can't go far wrong can you ditchy, mines rougher than a cats tounge on the outside but cycles everything about 24g without complaint. 

I very much doubt I'd get rid of it even if I did by another semi. 

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For another gun i can not fault the advice for an old £00 series Beretta semi or as sully mentioned the Browning B80, they are briliant i have an old B80 its early steel action version bomb proff.

But my advice is hold off just yet unless your dead set on another gun at any cost, But my advice is sort out the Hatsan . They are not at all bad they can give issues but most are curable with proper cleaning and lubrication, if it needs parts they are readily available and for a semi auto despite the price i think they are incredible. Thats my opinion .

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Another vote for the 303.  I have owned a few different makes of auto, but the 303 comes out top of my list. Compared to ANY of the later Beretta models, and I have owned a few, the 303 is by far the easiest to clean and lubricate and as such is by far the most reliable.  The Armsan looks to be reliable and good value, as does the Franchi Raptor. Just watch for split forends on the Raptor (and the 303 too). My 303 has had several thousand rounds through it and I am now using 24 gram Cheddite without any cycling problems. After a 100 bird sporting on Wednesday, it took 20 minutes to clean the gun, ready for it's next outing.  With 1/4 or 1/2 chokes in, it will take care of anything you shoot at.

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