The gun comes with a set of flush-fitting multichoke tubes. The multichoke barrel is 28in long – generally thought of as just right for a semi-auto – with an 8mm parallel top rib.
In fact, ATA has been working closely with Beretta for nearly eight years. It has a conventional gas-fed system based on earlier, proven Beretta systems, which is claimed to work with loads down to 24 grams. The gun has a 3in chamber, but it will handle shorter cartridges, so it’s suitable for pigeon or clay shooting as well as wildfowling. The stock terminates in a 20mm recoil pad.
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It also has a synthetic stock and fore-end, so there’s nothing to warp or crack if the gun gets wet and muddy – which wildfowling guns often do. This gun, low-priced as it is, will handle a 56g goose load, so it will be just right for anyone who wishes to equip themselves for coastal wildfowling without spending too much money. From £800 second-hand.ĪTA Venza semi-auto ATA Venza semi-auto synthetic At 8lb it’s a little heavy, but only by a few ounces, and the woodwork is particularly good. One advantage the gun has is that it can be used for game or clay shooting with cartridges as light as 21g. What is unusual is the availability of a non-ejector model, which must save a lot of grovelling around in the mud to retrieve spent cartridge cases, and the fact that it comes with no less than seven choke tubes – five of which are of flush-fitting design, and the other two of extended half-choke design, intended for use with the heaviest steel-shot cartridges. Mechanically, the gun is a pretty ordinary O/U, with a shallow action and barrels hinged on stub pins. It is extremely welcome in a scene dominated by strictly functional, camouflaged semi-autos and pump-actions, in spite of the fact some shooters may think it is a bit too posh to take on the marshes. This gun is an elegant-looking 12-bore O/U with 3½in chambers and steel shot proof. The Yildiz Wildfowler Extreme is a great choice if you’re looking for a gun that will do everything Yildiz Wildfowler Extreme The woodwork is a bit plain, but the engraving is nicely executed. Lock-up is by a low-mounted bolt engaging with a bite below the bottom barrel.īarrels and the 3in chambers are chromed and bear the stamp of steel shot proof. Transfer of the trigger to the second barrel is by an inertia mechanism activated by recoil. The gun is a typical trigger-plate action boxlock, with hammers hinged on the plate and sears hanging from the top strap. Nowadays its “affordable”gun is the Windsor, available in game or sporter configuration. Normally I don’t like the idea of the famous names of historic British gunmakers put on foreign imports, but it has to be admitted that this gun is well-built, in addition to being good value for money, which is why it’s on my list of shotguns for under £1000.Ĭ&H can trace its history back to 1770, and in the years since it has built huge numbers of traditional British side-by-sides, as well as rifles and pistols. Want to buy a single issue of Shooting Times, Sporting Gun or Airgun Shooter?Ĭogswell & Harrison Windsor game gun Cogswell & Harrison Windsor Game Gun.Choosing the right bullets for deer stalking.British deer: A guide to identifying the six species found here and where to stalk them.Country hotels offering shooting facilities.
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