westley
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Why bother going to 24 gram, unless you have to. Although my gun will cycle 21 grams, I feel happier in the knowledge that the 28 gram WILL cycle without a hitch.
Semi auto, love em / hate em.
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philpot
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Perhaps a cost benefit.
westley
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For the peace of mind of not having a poorly cycling gun, I would sooner pay the extra fiver !
westley
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I do use 24 and even 21 gram in my 303 auto, but usually for first timers and youngsters where I am only loading 1 cartridge anyway.
I find with my Maxus that the gram does not have much affect on the cycling, it is the cartridge length that is more important. 65mm cartridges have the odd miss feed, 67mm rare miss feed and 70mm never miss feeds. On clays I tend to use Fiocchi lightspeeds that are 26 gram and 70mm in the Maxus. I do like my Maxus and my 525, and will use either for most things.
I have a Franchi from the 1970’s the inertia driven one and it is the oddest and best semi auto odd due to the barrel moving back to cycle the cartridge and best because I got it from guntrader for £50 I have had it 18 months and shot maybe 400 cartridges and it hasn’t missed a beat. I use it as my rainy day gun and it’s been great 
Fair points.
Perhaps I should say since I militec'd the block slides and internals, Interflon Fin super'd the removable block internals and mag tube/spring, and Waffen gun oiled the outside of mag tube and recoil spring/mechanism [sits under the fore piece, wet lubed for wet weather] the lock time seems both louder/snappier on bolt release [I know, but seriously, it slams home even more so] and working the whole action just seems smoothly sublime. Only thing not "lube tuned" was the entire trigger mechanism which was removed and put aside 'cos I ain't that daft!
So next up is a quick skeet round then try out of a nominal 24g load and see if that leads to 21g or not.
I'll post results. All the Best.
philpot
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Same with my Browning A5
PhilR
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Back in the mid eighties I used to shoot DTL and being left handed a semi auto user on my left side, ie shooting before me was a right nuisance.
One day shooting at Nottingham Gun Club I had a SA shooter join our squad on my left after three rounds of being clattered by his empties I had my revenge.
On the final round I'd retained my empties from the previous round and when SA was ready to shoot I lobbed an empty in his direction, did it about half a dozen times. When we changed pegs he asked me what I was playing at, I said he was getting the same treatment his SA gave me every time he fired it.
He was totally oblivious to what his gun was doing and very apologetic.
After that I always shot in a regular squad of OU users.
One day shooting at Nottingham Gun Club I had a SA shooter join our squad on my left after three rounds of being clattered by his empties I had my revenge.
On the final round I'd retained my empties from the previous round and when SA was ready to shoot I lobbed an empty in his direction, did it about half a dozen times. When we changed pegs he asked me what I was playing at, I said he was getting the same treatment his SA gave me every time he fired it.
He was totally oblivious to what his gun was doing and very apologetic.
After that I always shot in a regular squad of OU users.
etonwick
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I'm really uncomfortable being on a shooting line with someone using a semi auto or pump action. I can't see them broken so I can't be sure they aren't cocked and loaded. Worse still, semi auto users too often seem oblivious to swinging their gun muzzles across other individuals. Very bad form!
AW13
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@etonwick
Just as a counterpoint to the above.
I shoot with many people who use semi auto's some prefer them some for softer recoil etc.
I can honestly say I cannot remember the last time I saw someone swing a barrel around or move onto or off the stand without a flag in the action.
If anyone did they would be politely remined, but that has not been necessary for as long as I can remember
Just as a counterpoint to the above.
I shoot with many people who use semi auto's some prefer them some for softer recoil etc.
I can honestly say I cannot remember the last time I saw someone swing a barrel around or move onto or off the stand without a flag in the action.
If anyone did they would be politely remined, but that has not been necessary for as long as I can remember
I'm more worried about game shooters that turn up about now to try to get their eye in ready for the game season who haven't picked up a gun since February last year 
Will Hewland
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Have seen it loads at some little shoots. Pretty good behaviour at registered events though.
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Really one of the best systems for shooting ever invented due to the recoil reduction. Just a shame that a lot of the modern guns are so light and hence not ideal for clays.
I really agree with your post because of the recoil reduction and the ease of shooting one. I have a 1980 Beretta 391 Gold with some weight added so it now weighs 7lb 10oz.
My O/U is a Browning which weighs 8lb 6oz which handles and shoots very well but at my age I'm thinking of using my auto more
I do have a telescopic magnet too
