Who Doesn't like A Semi....?

General Skanky said:

To counter.

I find a semi slick to load. Way to use. Lighter and more manageable etc.

Never had a hurt thumb or anything like that.

Spent cartridges take moments to collect with a magnetic stick.

Seen many people happen to eject their OU all over the place just as much. I’d argue a semi owner would be more conscious of spent cartridges so keen to clear up. But accept as a general rule of thumb it’s not as easy as an OU.

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Gregwilliams111 said:

Not a semi owner yet but I'm contemplating one has anyone used one of these or similar seems like and easy solution for the shells being chucked around View attachment 10910

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General Skanky said:

Still wondering if there is any credence to the statement ref professional shooters. Do they really prefer a semi given the choice?

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Bebo said:

Go look at Charlie Faulds Youtube videos of competition finals and shoot offs from a load of the major comps this year. See how many semi-autos you spot. That'll probably answer your question on what the 'professionals' use better than a US forum post.

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Bebo said:

You wanted thoughts, not an argument which is better. I gave you my thoughts and now you want to argue with them.

I own both a K80 and an A400. And an MK38 and a couple of Turkish ones in 20 and 410.

I grew up in a council house is south london, don't think that's terribly elite in most people books.

Re: what professionals use. There ain't many professionals in the UK, it doesn't pay. If you're asking what do the most successful competition shooters use, I'm pretty sure that if you asked most AA and AAA class sporting shots what they use, it wouldn't be a semi-auto. I've done 30 CPSA Reg sporting comps this year and I don't have to take my socks off to count the number of semi-autos I've seen in use.

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westley said:

Browning 2000, THAT was probably the worst auto ever made......!

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MartynB said:

The best sounding auto in the world to load , all steel , and a very pleasing noise when it cycles . A proper thing engineered , and built in Belgium I believe . Never an issue with it as long as you used ‘Manly ‘ cartridges with a bit of poke and decent shot weight . My mate had the skeet and trap barrel set for it . We even shot rifled slug out of it at 100m on the old MOD range at Hawksworth If I see a nice one about one day , I’d buy it just to have it , they’re as cheap as chips now . same with the old Auto 5 recoil , that’s another I’d like to have just for the sake of it . There was a chap shooting one at Thimbleby a while back , must have been well over a hundred years old . As a competition tool , shooting light loads you’re right though - forget it it’s not fit for purpose .

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westley said:

Bloody ell, I'll be lucky if I can shoot until my late eighties !

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Lukeypoodle said:

Was surprised how many semi autos were in use at Eriswell today for the skeet masters, don't normally see that many at a skeet shoot, assume the slab of shells in a weekend played a part in a few decisions.

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Jonny English said:

Eriswell is straight across the road from Lakenheath USAF air base, a lot of the american on there use the clayshooting ground, hence the popularity of the semi auto at Eriswell.

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Lukeypoodle said:

Was surprised how many semi autos were in use at Eriswell today for the skeet masters, don't normally see that many at a skeet shoot, assume the slab of shells in a weekend played a part in a few decisions.

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FESkent said:

Seen miss fires with the bottom barrel on o/u yet never had a miss fire with my benelli and take no notice of the action of the bolt. Never fails to cycle a cartridge, Like the gun so much when i spotted another one for sale in good condition at a very good price I brought it as a spare, but not needed to use it yet, one day may be

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