kipper Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 HELLO. THIS IS MY FIRST POSY ON THIS SITE AND IM NEW TO SHOT GUN SHOOTING. i'M LOOKING FOR SOME ADVICE ON BUYING MY FIRST SHOT GUN. MY BUDGET IS AROUND £500-£700 THE GUN WILL BE USED FOR SHOOTING PIGEONS/RABBITS AND PROBABLY SOME CLAYS. i WOULD PREFARE A NEW GUN TO A SECOND HAND ONE. PROBABLY 12G O/U WITH EJECTORS. LOTS OF FANCY INGRAVING AND GOLD BITS ARE NOT INPORTANT TO ME. i'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT = WINCHESTER SELECT =£650 NEW LANBER =£550 NEW FABARM =£6OO NEW WHAT WOULD YOU THINK/SUGGEST TO THIS. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppythedog Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Don't rule out a s/h Beretta or Browning/Miroku etc, they may cost a bit more but very rarely go wrong and will give years of service, eg my 686 sporter bought s/h in 1994 for £750 has had approx 15000 cartridges through it has been serviced once (last month) nothing has ever gone wrong with it and it's still worth at least £500 even as a private sale. I would make gun fit a more important factor than make/model or price. Happy hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Of the three models you suggest, I would buy the Lanber Sporting. Its a very reliable gun, I heavily used on for about 15 years, without any problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Thanks for the replies you two. its much apriceated. I'm always wary about buying second hand guns you can pick some good bargins up but there are also some bad ones. the lamber sounds like a verry good gun. everyone I've spoken to about buying a shotgun has said how reliable they are. they seem very good value for money and well worth looking at. thanks again shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squintshot Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Kipper i bought my first shotgun a lanber sporter second hand from my local gun dealer (thanks too Andersons in Aberedeen). He couldn't have been more helpful, and I'm sure like most dealers selling second hand guns had serviced it himself before putting it on the shelf to ensure it was all in tip top condition. And I must say it has been faultless, he even posted out the choke key the next day after he couldn't find it when I picked up my gun. Have no fear buying second hand from a dealer they still have a reputation to keep. Squint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdev Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hello Kipper, Welcome to the forum, Go for the Lanber, Ive shot a few 1,000 birds with a Lanber. And only wth one service, in 3 years. Can`t beat that for £450 well spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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