pump Action Realtree Shotgun (Hatsan Arms)

[timberdog]

just treated myself to son Arms Realtree 12G pump action shotgun..

i am gettinnng into pigeion shooting an the little ******s see the glare off normall barrrels so i bought this one cheap so no great loss if its crap.

3" chamber and multichokes etc

[SB76]

Not a lover of pump action's myself or that camo effect but each to there own.... I'll stick with my side by side miroku game gun and my rizzini multi choke clay gun:D

[Dave-H]

Looks like Mr Wyatt's old pump ;)

[timberdog]

yea i have a Mirokou 12 G OU..but for £150 sobs i thought could be good for bashing the old flying rats when i the hide etc..

so i am off tom to test it...:D

[toppa]

Nice looking gun timber,,

Personally, i have nver been keen on the pumps for myself, always preferd and over/under, although i had a semi auto for awhile.

Enjoy..


Cheers

[timberdog]

pherhaps you lot can help?

Being as i never asked or read amazingley..:rolleyes:

Chokes....this one comes with four:


Constriction Pattern percentige

cylinder skeet 0- 12mm 40 - 50%
improved cylinder 0 -25mm 57%
modified 0 - 50mm 67%
improved modified 0 - 75mm 73%
full 0 -1.0mm 75%


Now i know that tighter pattern of shot at full and also assume chances of hitting object are less but more effective at killing?

So i assume cylinder skeet would be more spread out shot etc???

constriction ???
strangle the misses??????????????

sorry fo being thick just never learnt?

[floyd fan]

Always prefer the ones with shorter barrels myself. The longer barrels are a bit unwieldy when you point them over the counter.

[Pete H]

Dont put it down in the grass....You will never find it again :D

[timberdog]

lol:D like it

[freelanderPX54]

Think I might be right and stand to be corrected


cylinder skeet 0- 12mm 40 - 50% -Similar to true cylinder. gives wide shot pattern
improved cylinder 0 -25mm 57% -1/4 choke usual for walked up game
modified 0 - 50mm 67% -1/2 choke. Walked up game at a distance, driven game
improved modified 0 - 75mm 73% - 3/4 choke. only suitable for longer shots unless you like the taste of lead shot!
full 0 -1.0mm 75% - Full choke. With magnum cartridges you can be knocking a goose out of the sky for christmas dinner.


Try the various chokes on different targets. Heavy duty lining paper stuck to plywood makes an effective pattern plate. If you intend eating what you shoot then you want to make sure that you kill your prey with as little shot as possible.

As an aside, our American cousins market a similar pump action with full choke with the name of "Home Security" Now that is a trend from over the pond that I could put up with

[Dave-H]

Chokes are made to hook the buyer, not improve the gun :rolleyes:
For pigeon, improved cylinder will cover ALL your needs.
Stick the rest in a drawer and forget about them ;)

[timberdog]

Thanks about what i thought but i now know for sure;)

[Olan Giech]

Personally, i have nver been keen on the pumps for myself,

same here, I had a Yoeman 12G side by side, quite an old gun, that would sometimes lock on frosty mornings, but bagged quite a few bunnies with it.

[timberdog]

well i took it sat morn and it knocked over birds better than me mirook?

Got a bloody cold in my neck as i sat with my back to the wind in the hide...carnt move it now..lol Deep Heat here we come..

anyway quite impessed so far..

still like me OU for quick firing

[Stephen]

Berretta Extrema2 pump action

This movie is bizarre (http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/barretta-extrema2-in-the-hands-of-a-master-185473.php)


Daddy didn't teach him to hold it properly?

[AJC]

Looks like Mr Wyatt's old pump ;)You mean this one?

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AJ

[Dave-H]

That's the fella ;)

[timberdog]

any of you chaps seen any decent Hides with sticks im hunting for one

any links for sale etc

[Borderterrier]

I didnt realise they were filming me!

[theoldtrout]

any of you chaps seen any decent Hides with sticks im hunting for one

any links for sale etc

Apart from trawling the adverts in Shooting Times or Sporting Shooter why not make your own. Mine is made from a load of cammo netting from the army surplus store, a few proper telescopic poles and some hazel poles coppiced from one of my trees. Easy to adapt to the surroundings.

Can't say I'm a fan of automatics, can't tell at a glance if it's loaded or not.
Angela

[Stephen]

any of you chaps seen any decent Hides with sticks im hunting for one

any links for sale etc

Just out of interest for reference, the USA online store SierraTradingpost has a hunting section for cheap quality gear. They ship most items to the uk without outrangous prices (knifes/weapons and such like can not be sold to uk).

We have bought from them a few times before without fault. You do have to pay customs duty on delivery (or a few weeks later) but even then some products work out almost half the price of that in the UK, esp with the weak dollar rate at moment.
For example I am looking to replace my boots, pair of scarpa in local store here is 159 quid, in sierra trading they are something like 47 uk pounds, even with shipping and duty still way less than UK (shame they didn't have my bloody size though).

www.sierratradingpost.com (http://www.sierratradingpost.com)

hides (not sure if these are what you're hunting for:))

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/4361,78103_Ameristep-Mini-Brickhouse-Ground-Blind.html
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/4361,78102_WINCHESTER-MODEL-70-BIRDINGandHUNTING-BLIND.html

[NigelW110]

Gasp - 12 shots in under 2 seconds ! I suppose it saves working out the lead - do you just hose an appropriate area of the sky in front of the clay ?

[Keg]

I banged in 1/4 & 1/2 when i got my 686 and have left em in ever since- covers clay and rough for me...

[MPi-KMS-72]

Chokes are made to hook the buyer, not improve the gun :rolleyes:
For pigeon, improved cylinder will cover ALL your needs.
Stick the rest in a drawer and forget about them ;)

You need to try IC over here on wild turkeys then! :D I'm not a real fan of them but interchangable chokes do serve their purpose over here. Personally I'd prefer to have interchangable guns though... ;)

[landy-lovin-Fin]

I banged in 1/4 & 1/2 when i got my 686 and have left em in ever since- covers clay and rough for me...

Same hear. You can get to caught up in worrying about chokes. I dont mean to offend, but i hate it at clay shoots where the bloke in front is messing about changeing chokes for the stand. Only reason to change would to shoot steel.
They do improve the re-sale value tho.

[v8bobtail]

I want one, I want one!!!!:bigun2: :outlaw: