Ninja42
Member
Hi there!
I have just recieved my long wanted hunters license, and thus I am finally allowed to own shotguns, yay!
At first I thought that I wanted an SxS for estetic reasons, but now that Ive been shooting a few diffrent rental guns at the clay range Ive decided to go with an O/U instead, as I find them easier to operate. Furthermore I have narrowed down my search to one single gun, a used Brno Super, and I need you guys to point out to me how this choice may be wrong for me.
The gun itself:
- The gun is used, but it seems to be in 99% condition. Apart from two scratches in its otherwise beautiful wood, the gun could even have passed før new before my untrained eyes.
- It is only chambered in 12/70 ga., but I need it in 12/76. The gunsmith that is selling it told me that it was no problem, as he could just extend the chambers to accommodate magnum shells, and even offers me two years of warrenty on the weapon regardless of this modification.
- The weapon has fixed chokes of 1/2 and 1/4, but I consider to have the chokes opened to 1/4 and 1/8 to better suit my needs. See below.
- The price seems right. The gun costs as much as 1.5 Glock 17s, and that is actually well below by budget for once. That means more money for ammo.
My needs:
I need to be able to use this weapon for just about anything, including trap and skeet, home defence, and for hunting duck, deer and everything in between. I plan to use 12/70 steel shot for clays and small game hunting, 12/76 steel shot for larger game, and 12/76 tungsten shot for HD. In countries where lead shot is allowed I will of course be using that.
Please help me complete this mental exercise, and point out all possible flaws in my plan before I purchase the gun. Thanks.
I have just recieved my long wanted hunters license, and thus I am finally allowed to own shotguns, yay!
At first I thought that I wanted an SxS for estetic reasons, but now that Ive been shooting a few diffrent rental guns at the clay range Ive decided to go with an O/U instead, as I find them easier to operate. Furthermore I have narrowed down my search to one single gun, a used Brno Super, and I need you guys to point out to me how this choice may be wrong for me.
The gun itself:
- The gun is used, but it seems to be in 99% condition. Apart from two scratches in its otherwise beautiful wood, the gun could even have passed før new before my untrained eyes.
- It is only chambered in 12/70 ga., but I need it in 12/76. The gunsmith that is selling it told me that it was no problem, as he could just extend the chambers to accommodate magnum shells, and even offers me two years of warrenty on the weapon regardless of this modification.
- The weapon has fixed chokes of 1/2 and 1/4, but I consider to have the chokes opened to 1/4 and 1/8 to better suit my needs. See below.
- The price seems right. The gun costs as much as 1.5 Glock 17s, and that is actually well below by budget for once. That means more money for ammo.
My needs:
I need to be able to use this weapon for just about anything, including trap and skeet, home defence, and for hunting duck, deer and everything in between. I plan to use 12/70 steel shot for clays and small game hunting, 12/76 steel shot for larger game, and 12/76 tungsten shot for HD. In countries where lead shot is allowed I will of course be using that.
Please help me complete this mental exercise, and point out all possible flaws in my plan before I purchase the gun. Thanks.
