Ozzy Fudd Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 babby What exactly didn't you like about it ? Just curious ? N it didnt have the same fluid handling as a mossberg, if that makes sense? it was nothing major, but the main thing was the slide release. if your familiar with mossbergs its behind and to the left of the trigger guard, so its easy to slip your 2nd finger right onto it without really moving your hand from the stock to release the slide, which is great for rough shooting as im always checking theres a cartridge in the breach, etc. but the position of the release on the benelli was recessed into the side of the trigger guard, so you had to try and pull it up with your index finger - it was a bit too fiddly for my liking. the second thing, and this was confusing me, was the button on the forestock that let you clear the breach without cycling another cartridge from the magazine. yes, its a great idea but why is it directly under the slide, so again you have to move your hand around to the side to get a finger tip onto the button?! just seemed a bit stupid to me apart from that there were a few other little niggles i had, nothing major and dont get me wrong it was a great gun, but just didnt suit me as well as a mossberg ps should point out it was a nova, so the supernova is maybe different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil smith Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 babby Thanks for the reply, I like to hear different opinions, it would be boring if we all liked the same thing. I have found that some forends on the Nova & Supernova can bind slightly & need some attention before the pump is smoothed out, alternatively a few hundred rounds free's them up ok. I didn't have an issue with the button on the forend & I do use it quite a bit, I dont mind the position of the slide release but I have seen a couple that had sharp edges that required a minute or two with the dremmel to de-horn, so something to watch. I dont like the safety position at the front of the trigger guard when compared to Benelli's semi auto models which are nicely at the rear of the guard & it was a bit to small so needed an extension, other than that I think its a good gun. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 "I have found that some forends on the Nova & Supernova can bind slightly & need some attention before the pump is smoothed out, alternatively a few hundred rounds free's them up ok." Yeah for this reason every day I get my Mossberg out and pump it and dry fire it a few times just so that the forend action is smooth. When I first got my Mossberg the foreend was sticking a bit but after about 100 cartridges it worked as a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 babby Thanks for the reply, I like to hear different opinions, it would be boring if we all liked the same thing. I have found that some forends on the Nova & Supernova can bind slightly & need some attention before the pump is smoothed out, alternatively a few hundred rounds free's them up ok. I didn't have an issue with the button on the forend & I do use it quite a bit, I dont mind the position of the slide release but I have seen a couple that had sharp edges that required a minute or two with the dremmel to de-horn, so something to watch. I dont like the safety position at the front of the trigger guard when compared to Benelli's semi auto models which are nicely at the rear of the guard & it was a bit to small so needed an extension, other than that I think its a good gun. N no probs as i said its nothing major, just a couple of things i didnt quite like. i only remembered about the safety when you mentioned it, i did think it was strange compared to the beneli montefeltro id had previous; then again im not a fan of the safety on the mossbergs either, its a complete pain in the *** sometimes when ive got the pistol grip stock fitted "I have found that some forends on the Nova & Supernova can bind slightly & need some attention before the pump is smoothed out, alternatively a few hundred rounds free's them up ok." Yeah for this reason every day I get my Mossberg out and pump it and dry fire it a few times just so that the forend action is smooth. When I first got my Mossberg the foreend was sticking a bit but after about 100 cartridges it worked as a beauty. just wait til you have to start brushing the rust off it koz, then youll know its well broken in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Haha, aww man don't be mean . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Haha, aww man don't be mean . hey im not being mean, was serious, im gonna have to reblue the 500 soon, the mag tubes a nightmare faling that ill be trying to get a brand new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Tell me what kind of coating you use for it just so I know when mine does that what to do. I have already noticed scratches around the breech for when the cartriges get ejected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 hmm. for the barrel and mag tube i used a home blueing kit, just this clear gel you rub on and it blues the steel - barrel and magtube, etc; the receiver and around the breach is a different story tho, the gel doesnt work there (aluminium maybe?) so i dont know what youd use - black enamel paint maybe? not sure, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I take anything I want to the clay grounds. If anyone cares to have a chat I usually make it clear that I am using what I normally shoot in the field in order to keep my eye in ( some hope).Little point in using your clay gun to practise if you use a semi/sxs/pump on the crows is there?. Folk seem quite interested in my array of Hushpower 12g and black synth pump actions which are perfectly good tools for hunting but there is nothing at all wrong with you having a blast with them at the clay grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yeah I do eventually want to get a hushpower barrel for my Mossberg. I am pretty sure that if I do turn up with that "monstrosity" at my clayground they will call the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 An observation on some earlier comments about the "suitability" of the pump for clay shooting. In the US, home of the pump action and where people grow up using them, the pump has been used to win every major U.S. clay shooting competition. The current best selling field shotgun in the U.S. is the Benelli Supernova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 An observation on some earlier comments about the "suitability" of the pump for clay shooting. In the US, home of the pump action and where people grow up using them, the pump has been used to win every major U.S. clay shooting competition. The current best selling field shotgun in the U.S. is the Benelli Supernova. didnt know that, interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuck. Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Yeah I do eventually want to get a hushpower barrel for my Mossberg. I am pretty sure that if I do turn up with that "monstrosity" at my clayground they will call the police. :look: Don't get me wrong but why.. why would you want to shoot clays with a Hushpower? ..by all means try it but you might be crying a little on the 30th pair Of course no problem doing it to get your eye in if you're a hunter but can't help but think it's just for the shock value Koz Edited August 26, 2009 by Shuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 An observation on some earlier comments about the "suitability" of the pump for clay shooting. In the US, home of the pump action and where people grow up using them, the pump has been used to win every major U.S. clay shooting competition. The current best selling field shotgun in the U.S. is the Benelli Supernova. I think you'll find the best selling pump action in the USA is the Remington 870 mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 hmm. for the barrel and mag tube i used a home blueing kit, just this clear gel you rub on and it blues the steel - barrel and magtube, etc; the receiver and around the breach is a different story tho, the gel doesnt work there (aluminium maybe?) so i dont know what youd use - black enamel paint maybe? not sure, sorry babby - are you talking cold blue , i need to do my mossy magtube also. which make do you recommed and did you remove the tube and what prep etc. thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) An observation on some earlier comments about the "suitability" of the pump for clay shooting. In the US, home of the pump action and where people grow up using them, the pump has been used to win every major U.S. clay shooting competition. The current best selling field shotgun in the U.S. is the Benelli Supernova. But what you conveniently omit to mention is that more often than not, it's NOT a pump action that wins anything, therefore it's not the right tool for the job. I was intrigued by your comment and I've just Googled stuff on pumps and clays in the USA. Apart from the fact that I couldn't find anything that suggested that pumps are much of a competition-winner, the whole US shooting scene is full of stories about how (in the right hands) a pump can do the job, lots of fun etc etc etc. Closely follwed by the almost inevitable piece of advice, which is - if you want to take clays seriously, you'll eventually want to progress to an o/u or semi-auto. Semi-autos are the big clay guns over there. Edited August 26, 2009 by Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Don't get me wrong but why.. why would you want to shoot clays with a Hushpower? ..by all means try it but you might be crying a little on the 30th pair :look: Of course no problem doing it to get your eye in if you're a hunter but can't help but think it's just for the shock value Koz For my part,I slunk to the furthest stand just when they opened and cut a hole in the end of my gun slip to shoot(while wearing a Groucho Marx mask).Shock value means nothing when you see and speak to no one!. On a serious note I tend only to use a handful of cartridges per outing(on the farm) as there is not a great deal of anything to shoot much of the time so doing clays with my Hushpower is good practise for the birds. The sight picture is so very different to a normal gun that a spell on clays is a confidence builder. Any other gun I use in the field has invited nothing but polite interest.I suspect many of the more accomplished shooters are extremely familiar with all the guns used by budget minded rough shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuck. Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 For my part,I slunk to the furthest stand just when they opened and cut a hole in the end of my gun slip to shoot(while wearing a Groucho Marx mask).Shock value means nothing when you see and speak to no one!. On a serious note I tend only to use a handful of cartridges per outing(on the farm) as there is not a great deal of anything to shoot much of the time so doing clays with my Hushpower is good practise for the birds. The sight picture is so very different to a normal gun that a spell on clays is a confidence builder. Any other gun I use in the field has invited nothing but polite interest.I suspect many of the more accomplished shooters are extremely familiar with all the guns used by budget minded rough shooters. I'd love to have a go with a Hushpower just once on the clays, I bet after you start hitting them if you picked up a non-Hushpowered version of the same gun you'd run circles round everyone :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Sorry Shuck,the non Hushpowered version of mine is a Pedretti s/b folder which for good reason has been stopped as the base for the Hushpower 12g. In itself it is quite a poor shotgun and as unrefined as you can get but married with the moderator it is very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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