Which gun?

[Shootfish]

I am a garden plinker and local shop's range shooter but am intending to have a go at HFT. I know the first thing you will tell me to do is join my local club and yes, that is something I fully intend to do. In the meantime, I am enjoying the research into various guns that may be suitable and within my budget. I have briefly held an AA S400 and an AA MPR FT, both of which seem a reasonable fit to me. My question therefore is: "Is the MPR FT better by £200?" As far as my ability goes, I believe that I can hold my own with better than the average shooter, given the same conditions. No, I'm not claiming to be an excellent shot; I understand that if I was a mediocre shot, the extra money for the MPR FT probably couldn't be justified.
Thanks for any thoughts on this. Dave.

[Chris2012]

Hi Dave,
Welcome to the forum
The reply I always give when asked this question is the AA S400. Reasons being...
1 very very good rifle in many combinations. Tried and tested design
2 relatively basic in design-not much to go wrong- easy to maintain
3 parts and accessories are numerous and affordable
4 specialist gun smith not required for service- keeping service costs lower
5 from sub £400 new. Lots to choose from second hand
6 holds value well
7 single shot. HFT requires magazines to be removed between target pegs

Dave, this list matters not if the rifle doesn't fit you we'll enough, but many people use them to a very high standard so beg steal or borrow and try one out.

Btw don't scrimp on a scope. Buy a decent one ie MTC Viper 10 x 44 about £155 new

Hope this helps. You might get more replies if you post this on the general section and include HFT in the title

[Jesim1]

Hi Dave

There are loads of guns out there, but if your sticking to just these two then I would not pay the extra for the MPR, I'd buy the AA 400 and invest the rest in a good scope that you can use in the future if you outgrow the gun.

James

[Shootfish]

Many thanks Chris, Dave for your help; you have definitely swayed my choice to the S400.