heroic harlequin
2008-11-03, 19:27
Pretty self explanatory. Will be moving into my dads C16 hall and want a gun for pest control and hunting game. My budget is £2000 for an under and over. I was thinking of a beretta ulralight deluxe with changeable chokes. I also want a second side by side, preferably as cheap as possible. Also then advise on ammunition, I plan on buying 3500 rounds.
LuKaZz420
2008-11-03, 20:53
As a keen clay shooter I have to congratulate you on choosing to buy an O&U, I just love the feel of them, way better than semi-autos in my opinion, unless you need one for home defense.
When you say your budget is £2000, you mean you absolutely want to spend that much, or that's just your top budget?
Honestly, if you're not planning on clay shooting and doing competitions I really don't see the point in spending that much money, if you were to practice the sport regularly then I'd probably say go for a Beretta 686, I've used them extensively(never owned one though) and they seem to be great guns, both for recreational shooting and for competitions.
However in your post you said your only intent was to shoot game and pest control, for that a Baikal is more than enough, a lot of people are quite wary of these guns just because they're from Russia, but I can tell you they are absolutely great, you won't be disappointed.
I know a Baikal O&U goes for around 500 euros, I don't know how much it would go for in the UK, but seriously that would be all you need to shoot live game, great guns at a great price too.
I'm actually considering getting a Baikal in the near future(unless I get a Glock) myself, I would never ever get a two grand gun to use on the field, it's just not what they're designed for, with the price you've stated you get a competition gun, not a pest/game shooter.
You should look into Webley and Scott guns too, they're reasonably priced and they do what you need them for, good luck and good shooting.