captainhastings Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Escort 3 inch magnum semi auto thoughts ? Thinking of it for geese. Like most folks money is tight so need to make sure i don't buy some thing I will regret. Basically are they reliable ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taileron Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I have had three of them, never missed a beat. My mate has two, his have had literally thousands of carts through them and apart from a split seal, again they have stood up to the test. They are not the nicest to look at but as far as value for money goes you can’t fault them. Shop around for the best prices as there seems to be a huge variation depending on where they are purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 That is good to hear and I think it is 350.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I’ve got the FAC 8 shot one. 1000’s of cartridges put through it and never failed me. Just keep it clean and use the correct length cartridge to avoid it jamming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I have one. Very solid gun. Had one minor breakage but it was quickly replaced under warranty. Other than that it's been faultless. Bought it for pigeons, ended up being my clay gun too. Shop around, you can find them new under £300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I know of two in my wildfowling club, not used a lot but they shoot them well and both like them. Another lad at same clay club I go to has a Hatsan extreme for his wildfowling, good with heavy loads but won't shoot clay carts without a jam.or two when he gets it to practice. I prefer the fit and feel of the Armsans in the budget semi autos. There is a Nice wildfowling semi automatic for sale by a wildfowling forum member. It's Armsans version of a Beretta extrema 2 and 31/2" chambered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 Got one £260 new don’t like 65mm length cartridges ok with 2 init jams with 3 otherwise spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 42 minutes ago, sam triple said: Got one £260 new don’t like 65mm length cartridges ok with 2 init jams with 3 otherwise spot on 70mm are the ones to use, irrespective of shot size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetyler Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I have had one for about 2-3 weeks, cleaned and put a seal on it and shoots 30g 6s no problem. Make sure you get plenty of ammo as you can shoot a box at nothing just for fun. Dont try and put a seal in thats too big or it wont fire. Get 2mm seals and you cant go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welderup Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I picked up a first gen one with a 3.5” chamber cheap to use for rough/fox shooting and I love the thing, use it more than any of my others now. Gets used and abused in all weather and has never failed me. Loads of people told me being a 3.5” it wouldn’t cycle lighter loads or anything less than 75mm, however it’s more than happy with a 29g 70mm Cart after a good clean, new o-ring and a tweak to the cart lifter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhastings Posted September 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Whats the procedure to unload ? According to the manual I have to use the chamber lock off . I have been making a right pigs ear of unloading so far lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 i had one there good for the money, mine never jammed, but i do like my armsan A 612.it will throw out 65 mm carts.but i use 70mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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