I saw lots of fail to eject posts, the charging handle flying off, light loads aren’t a concern cause it will only see high brass #4/5. I fat fingered the post its $250 not $240 still a steal imo. $279 out the door.What I'm seeing is review wise not that mixed but almost entirely positive. Tristar is supposedly one of the better shotgun manufacturers in Turkey. The recommendation I've seen the most is do a complete clean before shooting it to clear out all the packing grease. It would appear not doing so leads to most of the reported issues. Some may need a break-in period running high powered ammo before moving to lighter trap loads, etc.
It just occurred to me, forgot to ask if it's a Viper G2 or not. If not then all I looked at were the G2s so that might account for the discrepancy in our viewing results. So basically you take a chance or you pass it up, no one can tell you what to do. I'll amend what I first said that if it were the Viper G2 at that price I'd take it in a heartbeat.......I saw lots of fail to eject posts, the charging handle flying off, light loads aren’t a concern cause it will only see high brass #4/5. I fat fingered the post its $250 not $240 still a steal imo. $279 out the door.
Action was clean as a whistle as well. Just wondering if it was sold due to being a headache. $450 i can get the viper which is its next level but this would be only used for rabbit and pheasant hunting.
I initially posted it was a viper but the tag said raptor viper and he tried telling me its the same gun. Obviously its not so figured do some extra research.It just occurred to me, forgot to ask if it's a Viper G2 or not. If not then all I looked at were the G2s so that might account for the discrepancy in our viewing results. So basically you take a chance or you pass it up, no one can tell you what to do. I'll amend what I first said that if it were the Viper G2 at that price I'd take it in a heartbeat.......
Here's Pew Pew's "best Turkish shotguns" review. The G2 is on their list but then so is that Charles Daily (CD). It would appear CD only imports shotguns, doesn't manufacture them. Probably why I'm seeing them listed in the "best of" categories from many respected gun related e-mags. Not that long ago I would never had even touched a CD shotgun, they were that hit and miss.
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-turkish-shotguns/
Any reason why? I don’t mind spending an extra $180 but if no issues with Raptor i could put that $180 toward something else.I would go with the Viper .