sikwhiskey
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge
A friend brought over a new, never fired, Girsan. Being a huge Beretta fan, I figured the Girsan was a cheap, Turkish, POS, inertia driven jamomatic 12g semi. I couldnt have been more wrong. As soon as I picked it up and cycled the action, wow , this is smooth, wait.... this is very similar to a Beretta A-400. So out came the A-400 for a comparison.
Construction seems excellent.
*Pistol grip, nice and sticky even with winter gloves on.
* Trigger nice and crisp.
*Safety to the rear of trigger guard, with a nice open cut out for your finger while wearing gloves. I actually prefer this to the forward safety on the A-400. safety is nice and sharp with a positive "click"
*Bolt release. Same as the A-400
*Bolt hold open, right side forward the trigger (right where the safety is on the A-400)
* Bolt and carrier...cloned from the A-400? could be, Only heavier construction to cycle the inertia action. Looks like they modified the rotating bolt a bit so as to not be too close to the A-400. The rotating bolt cutout on the A-400 is on the carrier, while the MC312 cutout is on the bolt. Larger lugs on the 400. Very similar.......
*Barrel- 18.5", came with 4 chokes and a breecher,( same ID as cylinder choke)
* Came with a hard case.
*Receiver cut outs, damn near identical, the A-400 being 3.5", Girsan 3"
* Sites, rear Adjustable ghost ring, nice postive clicks up down, left right
Front halo site protected with a V hood.
Pic rail also came with a plastic shell holder screwed on to it. Very tight to get ammo in or out. It was agreed upon to remove the shell holder.
* stock has a rubberized coating.
* recoil pad is as hard as a hockey puck
After cleaning the access oil off and reassembly, We stepped out side of the garage and fired off a hundred rounds or so at clay pigeons.
The ammo used was the lightest stuff I had on hand, Win AA 2,3/4, 7.5 light trap loads. I figured if it would fire this stuff right off the start, it will fire anything. ( Beretta had issues with this ammo, would not eject 1 out of 10 rnds when new, cycles fine now after a break in of 50 or so heavier rnds). The MC 312 fired 100rnds of light 7.5 without a hicup and broke many clays. Not quite as fast an action as the A-400, but very quick indeed, any clays missed received 4 rnds on the ground, as fast a it would cycle, which put smiles on everyones faces.
Recoil is noticeably more than the A-400(with kick off) and we really felt this after firing 50 or so buckshot.
Overall, I am very impressed. It appears the Turks borrowed a few ideas from Beretta or Benelli and Incorporated them into a more affordable shotgun. I am surprised at the quality, fit and finish of this shotgun, it is excellent. $750.......WOW.
They do make these in more traditional hunting lengths and configurations, and I have no doubt that i will buy one or more in the near future.
Please excuse the poor phone pics
Construction seems excellent.
*Pistol grip, nice and sticky even with winter gloves on.
* Trigger nice and crisp.
*Safety to the rear of trigger guard, with a nice open cut out for your finger while wearing gloves. I actually prefer this to the forward safety on the A-400. safety is nice and sharp with a positive "click"
*Bolt release. Same as the A-400
*Bolt hold open, right side forward the trigger (right where the safety is on the A-400)
* Bolt and carrier...cloned from the A-400? could be, Only heavier construction to cycle the inertia action. Looks like they modified the rotating bolt a bit so as to not be too close to the A-400. The rotating bolt cutout on the A-400 is on the carrier, while the MC312 cutout is on the bolt. Larger lugs on the 400. Very similar.......
*Barrel- 18.5", came with 4 chokes and a breecher,( same ID as cylinder choke)
* Came with a hard case.
*Receiver cut outs, damn near identical, the A-400 being 3.5", Girsan 3"
* Sites, rear Adjustable ghost ring, nice postive clicks up down, left right
Front halo site protected with a V hood.
Pic rail also came with a plastic shell holder screwed on to it. Very tight to get ammo in or out. It was agreed upon to remove the shell holder.
* stock has a rubberized coating.
* recoil pad is as hard as a hockey puck
After cleaning the access oil off and reassembly, We stepped out side of the garage and fired off a hundred rounds or so at clay pigeons.
The ammo used was the lightest stuff I had on hand, Win AA 2,3/4, 7.5 light trap loads. I figured if it would fire this stuff right off the start, it will fire anything. ( Beretta had issues with this ammo, would not eject 1 out of 10 rnds when new, cycles fine now after a break in of 50 or so heavier rnds). The MC 312 fired 100rnds of light 7.5 without a hicup and broke many clays. Not quite as fast an action as the A-400, but very quick indeed, any clays missed received 4 rnds on the ground, as fast a it would cycle, which put smiles on everyones faces.
Recoil is noticeably more than the A-400(with kick off) and we really felt this after firing 50 or so buckshot.
Overall, I am very impressed. It appears the Turks borrowed a few ideas from Beretta or Benelli and Incorporated them into a more affordable shotgun. I am surprised at the quality, fit and finish of this shotgun, it is excellent. $750.......WOW.
They do make these in more traditional hunting lengths and configurations, and I have no doubt that i will buy one or more in the near future.
Please excuse the poor phone pics
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