Mike George advises on buying second-hand semi-auto shotguns Over the years the Italians have made some super semi-autos. In the 1970s, Franchi autos were a great favourite among pigeon shooters while some of the Berettas from the 1980s – notably the A302 and the A303 – were legendary for their toughness, good handling, and long life. In fact, a lightly-used A303 is still worth buying, even if it may be over 30 years old. Then, during the 80s, we went through a phase when Franchi spares were pretty well unobtainable – in fact I lost count of the number of times readers phoned Sporting Gun asking if we knew where to obtain simple things such as firing pins, springs and extractor claws. All that changed when Franchi was taken over by Beretta, and now its guns – both semi-auto and break-action
– can be recommended with confidence. Why a semi-auto shogun? I can understand why Ian wants a semi-auto. It’s the ideal tool for his keepering duties, quite up to shooting crows, mag
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