Skeet UK
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If you dont understand what I was saying get a adult to explain it to you.
"an" Adult . . .
We try and keep things civil here, so there is no need to get all uppity
If you dont understand what I was saying get a adult to explain it to you.
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.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.
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 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.
Iggy, did you notice the top lever sticking more when shooting in damp conditions?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.
i think the 692HELL may be already out.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
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....Iggy, did you notice the top lever sticking more when shooting in damp conditions?
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.Why on earth have you had three barrels? What happened?
Here you go !but do,nt know the italian for shove that piece of junk where the sun
dos,nt shine.
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 GMKthis is the third beretta i,ve owned and the most expensive and the only one i,ve had any problems with.
rang GMK today, got the impression they were,nt interested even wanted me organise and pay for a courier
made my mind up there and then to get rid.
might get a spud gun and a 1000 7 1/2 king edwards.
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