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I have one. I haven't shot it much because its difficult to find a place to shoot it. So I've only put a box of shells through it.
Here are my impressions:
Its pretty heavy. Standard lists the weight at 9.5lbs, but it feels like more. Even so, that's the weight of a heavy barreled varmint rifle. So, even unloaded, its quite a chunk of metal. It also carries its weight to the rear making it somewhat unwieldy. It balances better when its fully loaded.
Its built like a tank. No plastic fantastic. But, that's why its so heavy. I saw a youtube video where the tester got the gun to misfeed by tilting the barrel downward toward the ground. In my limited time with the gun, I was unable to reproduce this misfeed. Also, its weight negates the recoil of 12 Ga rounds.
I haven't shot any yet, but I have loaded the gun with Aguila Mini shells and they functioned flawlessly. Those little guys increase the capacity to 20+ rounds IIRC.
As best I can tell, the barrels do not converge as they would in a double rifle / shotgun. So, each barrel has its own point of impact. Northstar makes a dual laser (red / green) and I mounted one and sighted each barrel to its own laser POI.
The fastest action is the double action. It always gives you two reliable shots as fast as you can pull the trigger. The double pump exploits this speed advantage and enhances it by making reloads much faster than in a typical double barrel firearm.
It didn't take me long get used to bang, bang pump. But, I have never gotten used to the egros. A shotgun should come naturally to your shoulder. For me, this one does not. It's fine once its shouldered, but the fact that it carries its weight to the rear, makes getting it to my shoulder awkward. I think Standard recognized this, and that is why they angled the buttstock to help support the heavy rear of the shotgun when shouldered.
Pros: Speed, capacity, reliability, quality construction and originality.
Cons: Weight, ergos
I'd probably buy it again, but I like unusual guns. (I never bought a KSG or UTAS). That said, it will probably not replace my Benelli Nova as my home defense gun.
Here are my impressions:
Its pretty heavy. Standard lists the weight at 9.5lbs, but it feels like more. Even so, that's the weight of a heavy barreled varmint rifle. So, even unloaded, its quite a chunk of metal. It also carries its weight to the rear making it somewhat unwieldy. It balances better when its fully loaded.
Its built like a tank. No plastic fantastic. But, that's why its so heavy. I saw a youtube video where the tester got the gun to misfeed by tilting the barrel downward toward the ground. In my limited time with the gun, I was unable to reproduce this misfeed. Also, its weight negates the recoil of 12 Ga rounds.
I haven't shot any yet, but I have loaded the gun with Aguila Mini shells and they functioned flawlessly. Those little guys increase the capacity to 20+ rounds IIRC.
As best I can tell, the barrels do not converge as they would in a double rifle / shotgun. So, each barrel has its own point of impact. Northstar makes a dual laser (red / green) and I mounted one and sighted each barrel to its own laser POI.
The fastest action is the double action. It always gives you two reliable shots as fast as you can pull the trigger. The double pump exploits this speed advantage and enhances it by making reloads much faster than in a typical double barrel firearm.
It didn't take me long get used to bang, bang pump. But, I have never gotten used to the egros. A shotgun should come naturally to your shoulder. For me, this one does not. It's fine once its shouldered, but the fact that it carries its weight to the rear, makes getting it to my shoulder awkward. I think Standard recognized this, and that is why they angled the buttstock to help support the heavy rear of the shotgun when shouldered.
Pros: Speed, capacity, reliability, quality construction and originality.
Cons: Weight, ergos
I'd probably buy it again, but I like unusual guns. (I never bought a KSG or UTAS). That said, it will probably not replace my Benelli Nova as my home defense gun.
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