Skeet UK
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We try and keep things civil here, so there is no need to get all uppity
poorly 692
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We try and keep things civil here, so there is no need to get all uppity
darthmk38
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couriers all sorted being picked up tomorrow.
going midland game fair on sunday, if you hear about the GMK stand getting burnt down,
it was me........only joking
going midland game fair on sunday, if you hear about the GMK stand getting burnt down,
it was me........only joking
You may be unlucky with that one, they have not been there for the past two years. Maybe they have used up their budget with Warranty repairs ?
Iggy
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Had my 692 about 18 months now. I did have a few early niggles with a sticky top lever that required 2 visits to GMK to rectify, but its fine now and hasn't missed a beat since. Certainly the best O/U I've personally owned.
CharlesP
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I read this and a few other threads with surprise.
This isn't exactly a newly developed action, Beretta have been manufacturing shotguns with a very similar design for decades. It's quite astonishing that issues such as this coul;d arise. Warranty repairs should be a rarity at this end of the market.
This isn't exactly a newly developed action, Beretta have been manufacturing shotguns with a very similar design for decades. It's quite astonishing that issues such as this coul;d arise. Warranty repairs should be a rarity at this end of the market.
I think the reason is greed and lack of foresight. Beretta knew very early on that they'd pitched the 692 at the perfect price for a ready market; thousands of 682 shooters who had shot their gun for years and were ready for a change and thousands more first time buyers of the make who would rather spend their money on a steady name as opposed to the odd newcomer here and there.
Even now there are very few makers of note who'd sell you a competition gun at well below £3k. Anyway, the greed came when Beretta panicked and rushed guns out of the factory with the inevitable result. It's not a new phenomenon though as Blaser and CG to name but two have also been caught by similar early on problems.
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Rosso
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It might be a old design that's been around for years.
But it's probably manufactured completely differently.
CNC techniques have change. New cheaper machines.
Different alloys prob more recycled material in it.
Less human labour more machines.
Mass produced at cost to the end user.
It all takes its toll on quality.
But it's probably manufactured completely differently.
CNC techniques have change. New cheaper machines.
Different alloys prob more recycled material in it.
Less human labour more machines.
Mass produced at cost to the end user.
It all takes its toll on quality.
Iggy
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I think you have it spot on there Hammy...mine certainly felt like it had been produced to a fixed launch/availability date as opposes to a 'when it's right' date.
I'm dealing with things like this all the time in my line of work and I know market forces and expectations are always high, but it's always better to under promise and over deliver than the opposite.
Having said all that, now its been put right I'm very happy with it.
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darthmk38
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i agree with hamster it does feel like beretta rushed them out and quality suffered.
so anyone going to the MGF this weekend and thinking of buying a 692, buy a pair, at least then you can use one
whilst the others in for repair, or wait until beretta bring out the
692 gold
692 gold e
692 ltd
692 L
692 EL
692 EELL
692 HELL
so anyone going to the MGF this weekend and thinking of buying a 692, buy a pair, at least then you can use one
whilst the others in for repair, or wait until beretta bring out the
692 gold
692 gold e
692 ltd
692 L
692 EL
692 EELL
692 HELL
Chris-L
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chippy
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Iggy
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Not really no...if anything mine seemed to play up when the weather was warm which I put down (rightly or wrongly) to the the wood perhaps expanding a little....
First time it went back to GMK I suspect they were a bit cautious about making too great an adjustment, so when I got it back it was fine for a week or two then started to stick again.
Second time round they must have been a bit more confident and made a bigger adjustment as it's not put a foot wrong since.
Wish I could say the same for operator error!
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Chris-L
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That's what made me think of the wood swelling near the top lever mate. They certainly scrimp on finishing oil, and during damp/warm conditions, the wood seems to swell as your case or mark far too easily, leaving milky white spots.
Be interesting to know what they did to sort your top lever problem out. Shims maybe?
Be interesting to know what they did to sort your top lever problem out. Shims maybe?
schmokinn
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heavy machining marks in the receiver on one replacement ( looked like the symbol for the olympics ) and offset machining for the choke on the other.
couldn't believe it myself.
you would have thought when returning a faulty product you would get a perfect one in return...not one retrieved from the scrap bin!
seen as i had to travel 35 miles to the shop to send and collect each time i was a bit pissed off,the shop were to as gmk expected them to pay the courier to return.
nevermind all good now.
no reply from italy to the email i sent querying if they thought this was a good service from GMK.
darthmk38
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had a call from the shop yesterday been in touch with GMK there a bit behind with repairs at moment but should
be at the shop end of this week.
was thinking of sending beretta an email myself but do,nt know the italian for shove that piece of junk where the sun
dos,nt shine.
be at the shop end of this week.
was thinking of sending beretta an email myself but do,nt know the italian for shove that piece of junk where the sun
dos,nt shine.
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Rosso
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comprare un Krieghoff
HDAV
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Probably as legally its F all to do with them! LEgally its all down to the retailer that is who your contract is with the retailer not GMK
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/sale-of-goods-act
