wayne916 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Treated myself to a new toy today- UGB25 Xcel, from West midlands shoooting ground, First impressions are: Build quality - Good, nice tight action. Woodwork - not quit as nice as my Dt10 but comparable to my Tenkys stonecoat Gold auto. Price - better not mention that the misses might read this Lol Only two problems to talk of. 1. Had to buy a new 52" slip 2. Dose not fit in gun safe unless placed butt down and barrel 15 degrees of center. 3. Quite complicated procedure and special tools needed to strip and clean or just brake down. Not put a shot through it yet, will report back, doing a 70 bird sporting Sunday, although its a trap gun should perform OK Going to try a combination of Elley 24g up to 32g (fiber) although the manual has a big sticky label in it recommending you on put 28g through until the action loosens a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Why did you opt for the UGB25, out of curiosity? I saw it advertised in Sporting Shooter today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I tried a UGB25 out at Orston when they had a demonstrator there and shot a round of sportrap. I liked it and there was so much adjustment available for the stock I reckon that even though it's a trap gun it would make a good sporter. The oddest thing initially was expecting an empty cartridge to eject when you open the gun but of course it has already ejected out of the bottom. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne916 Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Had first shoot with UGB25, 80 bird shoot ( 20 on practice stand bolting fox/DTL, 60 sporting). I normally shoot a DT10 so this is a comparison on scores Finding: I normally average 40 to 47 on a 60 shoot with the DT10 Today with the UGB25, sporting 35, practice 17, now in the guns defense 1. First time I ever shot it. 2. Its really a trap gun. as can be seen by the practice stand. 3. The adjustable stock cast/drop, came loose after about 30 shots, making the gun a little uncomfortable to mount, I never took the alien key adjuster so had to live with it. My fault for not checking it prior to taking it out. Problems: 1. The only other problem was I took the 3/4 standard internal choke out and replaced it with an extended optima choke, after every 10 shots I had to re-tighten using the berretta spanner, a little worrying!, conna go back to the original. 2. If you load from your left pocket your stuffed. 3. Like an auto you still got to pick your empties up! On the plus! Lots of interest in the gun, had trouble getting from one stand to the other without having to explain what the gun was, and allow everyone to dry mount, if I had charged £1 a go I would have made enough to cover my day lol. Must admit I like the UGB25 and although it wont be my main tool, I think it will always hold interest at any shoot for its inivitive design and people constantly staring at the side load to try and work out how the hell the 2nd cartridge gets loaded. I am thinking, as the cartridges are loaded in almost in parallel, I wonder if I could use it in a side by side trophy shoot!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Beretta Optima extended chokes are notorious for coming loose and the choke key as supplied is about as much use as tits on a fish.Get into the habit of hand tightening it between stands,it soon becomes second nature.I don't think you did too bad considering you are changing to a semi-auto and a different type at that.It will take some getting used too. I used a semi-auto for many years,always Beretta,and changed to an o/u when I realised that with age the ground gets further away and picking up the empties was a real pain. Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne916 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Update: 2nd time out with UGB25, Replaced extended choke with internal. cured problem of choke coming loose, still had a problem with the adjustable stock coming loose will need to get some star washers or lock tight it. Today was a 75 bird shoot, sporting, Kills 57, no jam's or cycle problems, we even tried some Elley first 21g, the gun cycled fine no problem at all. Still a lot of interest in the gun, nice to see a gun can still generate some interest and is a good conversation point in the pub afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaserF3 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Vic Harker tested one of these in this months Clay Shooting magazine. He had the same trouble with the comb coming loose. The Teague choke key works very well on Optima chokes as I have one for my Urika 2 and they do not shoot loose at all. Good luck with the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Anyone elso got one, I just expressed an interest on the Sporting model, which is due very soon. I should know what it is going to cost me, on Monday... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chokemeister Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Anyone elso got one, I just expressed an interest on the Sporting model, which is due very soon. I should know what it is going to cost me, on Monday... Phil This is an old thread... so, do you still have your UGB? I had mine a few months now (Standard UGB 25 Xcel model, not the Monte Carlo stock). I have the comb shooting loose problem. It never goes away no matter how tightly I do the stock screws. It has been sent back to GMK where they say they replaced the internals of the adjustable comb. I've not tested it yet to see if that fixes the issue. I wonder if the Monte Carlo stock variant is more or less prone to stock-comb loosening problems? I like the gun, temperamental as she is. It patterns amazingly, the Briley Extended after-market chokes I have don't seem to come to come loose as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuckey Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) I have treated myself to one for christmas Having a the usual chokes coming loos but it does point well. Edited January 1, 2012 by Tuckey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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