Sporting Gun UK – May 2019

Great subscription deals at http://www.sportinggunsubs.co.uk MAY 2019 SPORTING GUN 91

USED GUNS

Bl the past

shelf,shouldeasilycorrectthisandensure

a comfortableandwell-suitedfit formost

people.Thesemi-pistolgripfillsthehandnicely

andchequeringcutintothewoodensuresa

comfortableandpositivefeel.Thereisa single

selectiveandadjustabletriggerandbarrels

areselectedwiththesafetycatchthatisnot

automatic,normalfora claygun.Infact,

Bettinsolialwaysseemstooptfornon-automatic

safetycatches,evenonitsgameguns,where

youwouldexpecttheoppositetoenhance

saferfielduse.A bar,whichcanbefittedbyany

gunsmith,isavailabletoconvertmostBettinsoli

gunstoautomaticsafety,if desired.

Buyersofa Bettinsolidoneedtobeaware

thatabout 15 yearsagothecompanybriefly

developedanunfortunatereputationfor

shotgunsthatsimultaneouslydischarged

bothbarrels,anissuethatwasquicklyand

effectivelyaddressedbutwhichtarnishedits

imagefora shortwhile.Itfollowsthatany

gunthatwasmadearoundthattimewould

benefit fromaninspectionbya gunsmith

beforeyoucommittobuy.

Butdon’tletthisputyouoff.TheSuper

Sportisanattractiveanda verywellput

togethershotgunthatoozesstyleforitsclass

andhasthelooksandfeelofsomethingfar

moreexpensive.It standsoutfromthecrowd,

shootswellandremainsoneofthebestvalue

formoneymodelsonthemarket.

Configuration O/U

Action Boxlock

Choke Extendedmultichoke

Chamber 3in

Barrellength 30in

Ejector/non-ejector Ejector

Safetycatch Non-automatic

Weight 8lb4oz

Availableincalibres 12-bore

Costnew N/A

Costused Fromaround£500

Techspecs

Bettinsoli Tarcisio on the barrels is the full company name, not the model of the gun

clay shooting, as do the extended chokes,

which are easily replaced by hand rather

than requiring a special tool. The woodwork

is of medium grade walnut and the action

is extensively but tastefully engraved with

scrolls and acanthus leaves. A gold woodcock

is engraved discreetly forward of the trigger

guard; a curious choice of decoration for a

clay gun. Maybe the makers realised this

as the Super Sport II features a rather more

appropriate gold clay pigeon instead.

A catch

While the butt may be a little short for those

with longer arms, the optional recoil pad

provided, or another purchased off the

CHARLES SMITH-JONES SAYS:

“At first sight, this shotgun

simply looks right”

The barrel selector

is typically Italian

and can be found

on the top strap

Many thanks to The Country Sports Shop,

(www. thecountrysportsshop.co.uk,

tel 01626 367171) for its help with this article.

Chokes

A set of multichokes

should accompany

the gun