This is the subject of a number of reviews such as; http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunmart.net%2Fgun_review%2Fhu glu_200ac&ei=49iiVJnmJqPkyAPZ64GYDA&usg=AFQjCNHeoc8mHD-Jx8KAjJAuPZf3bnF8mw&sig2=cST8zyfWWZO-bKNhPbv6Vg
and http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.members.shaw.ca%2Fsharptail%2 FCZReview.pdf&ei=49iiVJnmJqPkyAPZ64GYDA&usg=AFQjCNEQF_gekswOXaRA8iKiVDLSlZFY5A&sig2=tpWgvYDO2AlkzoeVooy3Vw
I was looking for a 28 bore to replace the Beretta 686 I foolishly sold when short of money. It was originally bought for my two sons who rapidly grew out of it so I wasn't fussed until I saw one in an online auction.
Yes over here in the land of no guns you can still buy quite a few nice rifles, and if you are lucky pistols. I hold a dealers license so getting stuff shipped is very simple. I bagged the Unused in factory box Huglu for £560 which is better than half price. I was a little concerned as I hadn't ever used a multi choke single trigger non auto safety side by side before.
I took it to the farm clay shoot to have a go and despite a poor first stand going away where I only broke 4 out of 10 I managed 10 out of 10 on the next stand.
A swapping round of chokes followed at the local clay layout but I still struggled with anything other than snap shooting.
I was determined to see out the pheasant season and as a walking gun I was in the right position to snap off quick shots at screaming pheasants in thick cover. I was on par with clays hitting about 50% of what I fired at!
That said when offered a peg as a standing gun it exposed me as a poor shot, I missed about 5 pheasants one after another all directly over my head with clear sky all around them. I was gutted but persevered and managed the odd crosser which cheered me up.
I was actually quite impressed with the quality but the blacking on the barrels is starting to wear from carriage in a slip between drives, this indicates to me a weak finish applied or possibly even poor preparation of the surface. Lets face it for a gun that's going to be carried all day and a 28 is a treat to do so its going to get a fair bit of wear and the fences are showing signs of the blacking wearing too.
Well I will see out the season, another 4 shoot dates in the diary between now and Feb 1st and maybe some duck over on my mates pond although I should use the 20 or 12 as its no walk at all.
I have found that the review pdf is fairly accurate, its a nice lightweight gun and shoots really well especially at snap targets, the easy lots of time deliberate shots get missed altogether too easily!
I have some appalling misses on camera and when I work out how to upload I will share my pain.
oops there you go. I have worked it out. Anyway ignore the wobbly date time group in the corner of the screen if you can. Not only is it incorrect but I have sorted it now, I am using the I Kam extreme and just starting to get used to it!
Anyway enough of my ramblings, I'll stick up pics when the season ends
and http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.members.shaw.ca%2Fsharptail%2 FCZReview.pdf&ei=49iiVJnmJqPkyAPZ64GYDA&usg=AFQjCNEQF_gekswOXaRA8iKiVDLSlZFY5A&sig2=tpWgvYDO2AlkzoeVooy3Vw
I was looking for a 28 bore to replace the Beretta 686 I foolishly sold when short of money. It was originally bought for my two sons who rapidly grew out of it so I wasn't fussed until I saw one in an online auction.
Yes over here in the land of no guns you can still buy quite a few nice rifles, and if you are lucky pistols. I hold a dealers license so getting stuff shipped is very simple. I bagged the Unused in factory box Huglu for £560 which is better than half price. I was a little concerned as I hadn't ever used a multi choke single trigger non auto safety side by side before.
I took it to the farm clay shoot to have a go and despite a poor first stand going away where I only broke 4 out of 10 I managed 10 out of 10 on the next stand.
A swapping round of chokes followed at the local clay layout but I still struggled with anything other than snap shooting.
I was determined to see out the pheasant season and as a walking gun I was in the right position to snap off quick shots at screaming pheasants in thick cover. I was on par with clays hitting about 50% of what I fired at!
That said when offered a peg as a standing gun it exposed me as a poor shot, I missed about 5 pheasants one after another all directly over my head with clear sky all around them. I was gutted but persevered and managed the odd crosser which cheered me up.
I was actually quite impressed with the quality but the blacking on the barrels is starting to wear from carriage in a slip between drives, this indicates to me a weak finish applied or possibly even poor preparation of the surface. Lets face it for a gun that's going to be carried all day and a 28 is a treat to do so its going to get a fair bit of wear and the fences are showing signs of the blacking wearing too.
Well I will see out the season, another 4 shoot dates in the diary between now and Feb 1st and maybe some duck over on my mates pond although I should use the 20 or 12 as its no walk at all.
I have found that the review pdf is fairly accurate, its a nice lightweight gun and shoots really well especially at snap targets, the easy lots of time deliberate shots get missed altogether too easily!
I have some appalling misses on camera and when I work out how to upload I will share my pain.
oops there you go. I have worked it out. Anyway ignore the wobbly date time group in the corner of the screen if you can. Not only is it incorrect but I have sorted it now, I am using the I Kam extreme and just starting to get used to it!
Anyway enough of my ramblings, I'll stick up pics when the season ends
