Rock Island Armory PA12 Field and Security Combo 12 Gauge Blue/Black Shotgun

I purchased this...

I purchased this shotgun in December and didn't get to use it until recently. For the price it's actually a decent looking shotty. Comes with an 18" and a 28" barrel and choke tubes. I don't even know how many "new" shotguns I've owned in my life but this guy was the absolute stiffest action I have ever seen. You really had to work it to get it to move. That being said all the furniture is some type of heavy plastic or polymer. It is super lite. It is set up a lot like an 870. I bought this to to have another cheap shotty to throw in the truck or boat. All in all it would be well worth the purchase price However: I tried 5 different brands of ammo 2 3/4 and 3" shells high and low brass. I started with low brass estate 7 1/2 shot target loads. after a half hour i got 9 to actually fire. You rack a round sometimes the action would lock sometimes your really had to bang it in there, but when pulling the trigger it was still as if the gun was out of battery. Sometimes you would get a very light primer strike sometimes it went bang. This was pretty much the same with all brands and sizes. I think the 3" high brass mags had a better success rate on firing but man what a wallop from this lite little guy. I have contacted Armscor and they will "look" at it but I have to take it to an FFL and pay any fees they charge for shipping ect. and they will only ship back to an FFL. Not feeling confident about this purchase. I purchaed the extra warranty with Bud's I'm going to reach out to them before sending it off.