OrangeCat
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Hello all, just picked up one of these at the Atwood's on a whim and thought I'd share a quick review.
https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ri...gle-shot-series/traditional-single-shot-20ga/
I'm sure most of you that use shotguns have better ones so this will probably be aimed at the guys like me who don't have a shotgun and don't really use one but want something to put in the safe in case you need one.
So, first things first. This is definitely built to it's price point I picked mine up for $99+ tax and ammunition so you are getting what you are paying for. Not a knock against the gun but you aren't getting some diamond in the rough. It's exceedingly light weight in my limited opinion, and folds in half to a very packable dimension. The trigger guard serves as the release for the locking mechanism and both it and the hammer are very stiff.
The whole thing is on the small side so it is a little cramped when you are firing it. With all the butt plates installed the length of pull was good for me but the forend is a little short and the sling stud is right where I want to grip it; I'll get motivated and remove it.
The wood grain polymer furniture is a little cheesy and contributes to the light weight a black stock or something would have looked better to me and I wouldn't recommend using it to club Imperial troops in their pickelhaube but it would be fine if you're just going to shoot the gun.
The receiver uses roll pins of some sort to keep everything together so a detailed disassembly looks like it would be a pain. And it features some really rough textured engraving on the sides it looks fine but when you run your fingers across the letters they have a bit of a sandpaper feel to them. The barrel has some sort of coating but I do worry about how it good it is around the areas where the rib joins to the barrel, it might get a hit from a rattle can if I can steal....I mean borrow one from work.
On to the actual shooting, I got the 20 gauge version thinking that it would be Goldilocks between the .410 and twelve gauge and ran some 2 3/4 estate #6 7/8 oz and 3 inch fiochi #2 7/8 oz through it at about twenty yards. I am not a shotgunner so take this next bit as you will the 2 3/4 shot was pleasant and seemed to produce good hits the gun got warm quickly but it's not really intended for volume shooting and I feel it would probably get a bird if the shooter was up for it.
The three inch shells were definitely more obnoxious, they weren't so bad as to be unusable but you could feel and hear the difference. Also it seemed like they were hitting much higher but that might have been me flinching. The gun didn't seem to choke. Shells went in, it broke open with the same amount of effort each time, extraction was smooth (no ejector just extractor) but I did get one light primer strike on the last shot. I did the .22 lr thing rotate the round and fire again and it went off. Might require cleaning after use.
I didn't get any slugs to fire through it. None were available sorry. And I didn't fire very much before the humidity drove me back inside. But so far if you want a cheap bare bones single shot shotgun maybe for riding in a gator, or taking a kid out duck hunting, I think this would fit the bill. I'll try and get some slugs and a few more types of shells and keep you posted if I have any more thoughts but I feel okay with it so far. It's not special but not everything needs to be top shelf.
https://www.armscor.com/firearms/ri...gle-shot-series/traditional-single-shot-20ga/
I'm sure most of you that use shotguns have better ones so this will probably be aimed at the guys like me who don't have a shotgun and don't really use one but want something to put in the safe in case you need one.
So, first things first. This is definitely built to it's price point I picked mine up for $99+ tax and ammunition so you are getting what you are paying for. Not a knock against the gun but you aren't getting some diamond in the rough. It's exceedingly light weight in my limited opinion, and folds in half to a very packable dimension. The trigger guard serves as the release for the locking mechanism and both it and the hammer are very stiff.
The whole thing is on the small side so it is a little cramped when you are firing it. With all the butt plates installed the length of pull was good for me but the forend is a little short and the sling stud is right where I want to grip it; I'll get motivated and remove it.
The wood grain polymer furniture is a little cheesy and contributes to the light weight a black stock or something would have looked better to me and I wouldn't recommend using it to club Imperial troops in their pickelhaube but it would be fine if you're just going to shoot the gun.
The receiver uses roll pins of some sort to keep everything together so a detailed disassembly looks like it would be a pain. And it features some really rough textured engraving on the sides it looks fine but when you run your fingers across the letters they have a bit of a sandpaper feel to them. The barrel has some sort of coating but I do worry about how it good it is around the areas where the rib joins to the barrel, it might get a hit from a rattle can if I can steal....I mean borrow one from work.
On to the actual shooting, I got the 20 gauge version thinking that it would be Goldilocks between the .410 and twelve gauge and ran some 2 3/4 estate #6 7/8 oz and 3 inch fiochi #2 7/8 oz through it at about twenty yards. I am not a shotgunner so take this next bit as you will the 2 3/4 shot was pleasant and seemed to produce good hits the gun got warm quickly but it's not really intended for volume shooting and I feel it would probably get a bird if the shooter was up for it.
The three inch shells were definitely more obnoxious, they weren't so bad as to be unusable but you could feel and hear the difference. Also it seemed like they were hitting much higher but that might have been me flinching. The gun didn't seem to choke. Shells went in, it broke open with the same amount of effort each time, extraction was smooth (no ejector just extractor) but I did get one light primer strike on the last shot. I did the .22 lr thing rotate the round and fire again and it went off. Might require cleaning after use.
I didn't get any slugs to fire through it. None were available sorry. And I didn't fire very much before the humidity drove me back inside. But so far if you want a cheap bare bones single shot shotgun maybe for riding in a gator, or taking a kid out duck hunting, I think this would fit the bill. I'll try and get some slugs and a few more types of shells and keep you posted if I have any more thoughts but I feel okay with it so far. It's not special but not everything needs to be top shelf.
