I bought a Girsan MC312 with wood furniture last year from Tenda. packed fine, was pristine when delivered, nothing that loose in the box if I remember right. about one hundred shells through it last fall for a break in, with no hiccups.
Hi - I have one from last summer. Like spoc, I only have a couple boxes thru it to test function. Mostly #7.5s but I also shot a dozen slugs - Win Rackmaster HV. After that I went out and bought a Limbsaver butt pad!! And remembered why for a week or so ;-P
Other than that I'm completely happy. Not a 'wet' hunter so can't give an opinion, but mine's a 3" - not 3.5 and I wouldn't hesitate to shoot 'heavy' duck/goose loads, especially after the 'Saver. Read a review by Randy Wakeman and also this thread on shotgunworld ->
http s://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=448523&start=0 - these locked in my purchase.
BTW - I'm a compulsive "Deal shopper" and keep thinking of buying another. Excellent bargain and Girsan is developing a good rep among those who are not 'gun snobs'. I don't have a couple thou $ to put into a 'really good' shotter.
Any idea on the limbsaver pad model number that will fit the 312?
Interested as well.. .
Which stock (synthetic or walnut) did you have and which limbsaver did you install on it?
David
Ok - first off - not interested in responses re: Turkish guns and / or buy a *****
Interested in hearing from those that bought a brand new MC312
Based on the reviews here, I checked with our local CTC dealer and he can get these in the black synthetic 3" Mag version for just over $400. Fair enough, asked him to order me one for a planned hunt in the fall. He decided to order 2 based on what I told him I had read. Got the call yesterday it was in. I had asked him a few days ago and he said no it hadnt arrived yet and that was strange as he usually got them in a couple days from when he placed the order (which was weeks ago).
When he brought the box out, first alarm bells were the fact that the top of the box had a number of punctures - I thought uh oh thats from the charging handle. Opened the box up, the shotgun (without the barrel which is in another compartment in the box) is in a plastic sleeve with the charging handle facing downwards creating a couple of creases in the cardboard. The box with the choke tubes is lying loose and unsecured in the box.
The butt stock has some scratches and what looked to me like some decent scuffs on the left side. CTC manager (who is a good guy) says oh that is oil. No way I say and he goes into the back and comes out with some armour all wipes and micro fleece and rubs the stock, but I can still see the scuffs and scratches. I ask him what the other one looked like and he said he didnt receive a second one. I told him I would pass on this one till the second one came in and make a decision then. The receiver who opened it when it showed up came out and told me when he opened the box to verify the S/N, that exactly how it came - with the choke tube case lying loose in the box.
OK - recognizing this is a utility hunting shotgun, my question is to those that bought a brand new MC312, how was it packed in the box? Was the choke tube case lying loose in the box so that it could rattle around with the firearm?
To me it looks like someone had one and sent it back to the distributor and it got forwarded here. I did not check the barrel as I never made it past the receiver. Based on the box, my biggest concern would be that the charging handle was damaged and shear off when I need it most. As you cant return firearms to CTC, I wasnt willing to take a chance on it.
I bought a Girsan MC312 with wood furniture last year from Tenda. packed fine, was pristine when delivered, nothing that loose in the box if I remember right. about one hundred shells through it last fall for a break in, with no hiccups.
Almost sounds like it was a display model someone boxed up in a hurry and threw it on a truck, did he get it from another CT?
Sorry not what you are exactly looking for, but I just got a Charles daly 601 which is a gas operated and very similarly priced 12ga.... What a raging piece of garbage.
If you decide against the 312, don't go for a 601 field instead.
Hey y'all - jonesy started a new thread asking about the Limbsaver. I kept the OEM pad in the L- pack so have the number - " 10810 / 10401 " . Makes shooting a stick of slugs a breeze![]()
See his thread w-My 'butt pic'here - http s://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2126762-Limbsaver-for-the-M4-Turk-Clones
So trap shooting last week the fibre optic filament on the front sight detached and is somewhere out in front of the shooting line... The CTC dealer is trying to get a replacement but its not a huge issue as I will be using a magnetic fibre optic over the vent rib. Looks odd with the front sight frame there with no filament in it.
Just wondering if anyone knows what the thread size is on the front sight (assume its metric but dont know)?