How to buy a gun for shooting pheasants

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4 жыл бұрын

Gunsmith and gunshop owner Dennis Stepney explains how to choose the right gun to go pheasant and partridge shooting. He shows how to select stock length, which barrel lengths are popular and why, and whether it is necessary to go for a single trigger and an ejector. He explains the pricing of good secondhand guns and what he would buy for a variety of budgets.
Update, 12 Nov 2022: we are sorry to report that Dennis past away today after a long and brave battle against cancer. He was 69.
Plus, we asked our viewers which make of guns they own. We got 928 responses in 12 hours. Here are the combined and updated results of our survey:
Beretta 42%
Browning + Miroku 27%
Other make 28%
(Guerini, because Dennis Stepney rates it, 3%)
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Пікірлер: 46

@dogjedi 4 жыл бұрын

I have been shooting for over 34 years and in the last 6 months I have developed an issue with eye dominance. Dennis was recommended to me by a friend. I rang, made an appointment and after spending all day with Dennis, he not only fitted my gun, but then took the time explaining and discussing this problem. He then helped me to overcome this issue and put me back on track. The mans a genius and helped me when I was frustrated and at a very low point of shooting and I for one can’t thank him enough, a true gentleman and someone you can trust.

@union310 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, but you could have used the force....dogjedi

@union310 3 жыл бұрын

Here we see two genuine men with no attitude but a genuine love and passion for the sport.

@stevenwolf8483 4 жыл бұрын

Denis is a gentleman, he didn't want to name the offending brands which are fixed the most often.

@blank-dr2kx 2 жыл бұрын

Out of interest what are those brands

@nicholasorton17 4 жыл бұрын

What a great guy

@petestevens5816 5 ай бұрын

Just bought a Webley & Scott lovely little bird gun made in 1968.

@TheThunderbird885 4 жыл бұрын

Can't fault Dennis and Brian at UK Gun Repairs excellent service at realistic prices.

@msa4548 2 жыл бұрын

Be nice to see this gunshop, there's nothing like this in the states. Side by sides are beautiful.

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

My son was our best trap shooter with a 100 year old LC Smith. The gun smith said it fit him perfectly. No changes were made. The LC is heavier than our same age Sterling far lighter in the field and a great pheasant gun. Vintage side by sides aren't cheap ,but far better equally priced new.

@DFox-ud3gx 4 жыл бұрын

My first love is pheasants 2nd was squirrels back when I was a little lad you would say. Now I'm into waterfowl and sporting clays...

@richardtimms8733 4 жыл бұрын

I like the fact he was not maker biased in any way, not sales driven by any one maker unlike some shops nearer my home in Oxfordshire mentioning no names!!

@joeltowle2737 3 жыл бұрын

I've always liked the 26" barrels!

@weissrw1 3 жыл бұрын

Very intelligent interview!!! I like his analogies back to cars; he frames his arguments in terms of what we live with day to day.

@nancybarnes29 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Dennis i enjoyed very much this time w/you and found your remarks incitful. being only a farmer and shoot owner i am left with only my collection of charles dalys, Souers, and a browning...but with stiff upper lip will soldier on! may the high bird fall to your shot. Robert

@Nemesis007 Жыл бұрын

Sad news - R.I.P Dennis

@richie6496 4 жыл бұрын

Hi agree 100% I was paying for lessons when I first got my licence I explained that I didt want to just learn how to shoot a over under I had to put my foot down and turn up with 2 or 3 different types of shotguns and all I kept getting is you should only shoot one. I have 8 different shotguns now and I hit Clay's with them all

@rockpadd 4 жыл бұрын

Dennis and Brian are brilliant. I went in just ask some questions before applying for my fac. Spent over an hour being drowned in tea and information to help. At no point at all was I made to feel I was taking up their time. I would recommend them hands down!

@fieldsportstv 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah -they have to work on the tea 🙂

@FantomWireBrian 2 жыл бұрын

Side by sides all the way . No reason at all for an over and under. To me they were a mistake. They crack open longer and your eyes are side by side not over and under .😎

@WilliamSirman 9 ай бұрын

"25-inch barrels! Throw them away!" Right into the back of my JEEP! The firearms industry has always attempted to convince the shooting public that they need something new! If this were not so, we would never be convinced that we need another gun! I have several barrel lengths, but my favorite is a Browning Citori with 26-inch barrels, a pristine older hunter model! Driven pheasants just fall from the sky, but of course... I am an instinctive (Churchill Method) shooter! If any of you own any of those pesky Purdey, Boss, or Holland and Holland, shotguns, with those absolutely useless barrels under 28-inches! Just give them to me. I will take care of them for you! God Bless... Bill

@fieldsportstv 9 ай бұрын

😁

@roninsixx3541 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha I first thought it said how to buy a shotgun for shooting peasants.😂😂😂 I was was like those damn British never change Eye glasses are key.

@Archfile375 4 жыл бұрын

I totally read the same thing

@sensi247 3 жыл бұрын

"Nah come on, get it fitted" haha well said sir

@mjeppeDK Жыл бұрын

Its much more difficult shooting a side by side than a over/under

@davidlundey7292 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered why it is that across the pond you all use a side by side or an over under. I’m from the U.S. and you rarely see anything other than a semi or the occasional pump it seems. If anyone wants to weigh in with their comment please feel free.

@afroliciouspresents3603 2 жыл бұрын

The side by side and over/under offerings can be broken open, which means that not only you know the gun is safe - everyone around you can see it. Three shot semis are mostly used for pigeon shooting, but semis and pump guns aren't viewed as sporting or ideal, from a safety perspective, for the above reasons.

@nmhvactech5474 3 жыл бұрын

What about B. Rizzini or Fabarm guns?

@pieezio1 4 жыл бұрын

What would be the best under €1000 shotgun for someone who is just getting into shooting pheasants/clay and about to get his hunting licence??

@alanward4506 3 жыл бұрын

Older Beretta 680 range

@browningmaxus5360 4 жыл бұрын

Ten thousand rounds is nothing today , tom Knapp put four hundred thousand rounds through a benelli.

@johngoodell2775 3 жыл бұрын

Should be called: "how to find a gun for shooting pen raised birds pushed out over static shooters"

@12dougreed 4 жыл бұрын

Pheasant shooting should be done with a side by side. Problem is clay shooting, once they hit a few Clay's they want to shoot live game. Game shooting is an entirely different sport. It requires utmost safety..... personally I am fed up with jumping in ditches,to get out of the way of the clay swingers

@skipmole612 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree. There are countrymen and there are clay shooters. So far this season I've hit the deck twice!