![]() Itĭefinitely does not look like a traditional shotgun. And speaking of looks, even though I've never been aįan of thumbhole stocks I really like the looks of the VR80. Suppressor, but personally I just think it makes this shotgun look likeĪn 8-gauge. I suppose some people might think it looks like a faux Handguard in place between the shroud and upper receiver. That is not a suppressor, it is a knurled barrel shroud that locks the The suppressor-looking thing sticking out the front of the handguard. This shotgun uses a gas piston recoil system,īut all of the parts of the gas piston system fit over the barrel,īefore we dive into the handguard and receiver, let's address You'll notice how streamlined the front of this shotgun is,Įspecially when compared to the VR60, which sports a separate They're folded) and with an empty magazine in place weighs an even Overall the shotgun is 39.5 inches long, nine inches tall (from theīottom of the magazine to the top of the provided iron sights when The all-black model is available in the U.S. Makes several models sporting cool Cerakote colors, but right now only Check out RIA's sideīusiness for those additional magazines. There's even a huge long 19-round banana magazine,Īlthough it won't feed 3-inch shells. Magazines, but these are the same mags used in the VR60, and you canįind 9-round magazines out there as well as short 2-round magazines for This shotgun is fed byĭetachable box magazines. The VR80 is a semi-auto 12-gauge shotgun with a 20-inch barrel,Ĭapable of firing 2 3/4 and/or 3" shells. "oot and aboot" as they blast things with these scatterguns. If you surf YouTube you can find a lot of Canucks saying Canada hasīeen importing these shotguns for a while, and they're getting good Only a few changes as the VR80) is the top of their line. All Derya makes is shotguns, everythingįrom single shots to semi-autos, and the MK12 (imported to the U.S. The VR80 is made by Derya Arms in Turkey, and imported into thisĬountry by Rock Island Armory. RIA has previously sold an AR-style shotgun, the VR60, the VR80 is aĬompletely new design for them, and a very interesting one at that. Website is Arm ) I saw they imported a number of shotguns. Rock Island Armory website (the parent company is Armscor, and the Once the VR80 dropped into my lap and I started surfing around the "I had no idea Rock Island Armory sold anything other thanġ911s until they sent me a sample of their cool new VR80 semi-auto The above is the board-certified, official gunwriter way ofīeginning this article. "Rock Island Armory is mostly known for making 1911s. APA style: ROCK ISLAND ARMORY'S VR80: NOT YOUR GRANDPAPPY'S GAS PIPE!.ROCK ISLAND ARMORY'S VR80: NOT YOUR GRANDPAPPY'S GAS PIPE!." Retrieved from !-a0580222857 MLA style: "ROCK ISLAND ARMORY'S VR80: NOT YOUR GRANDPAPPY'S GAS PIPE!." The Free Library.RIA hasn’t got back to me, so between the product and the service I am not impressed. However, the handguard got messed up (despite the padding) and the barrel shot off (because it requires significant force to get it out) and got chipped when it hit the ground. Update: I put the thing in a padded vice and was able to bang it out. It is very stuck, as I can’t pull it apart with normally applied force.Īnyone had this happen before? I don’t know what to do about it.Įdit: I have been downvoted for having an issue with my firearm.the fudds must be out and about. It appears the the handguard polymer nut is hitting agains the threads on the barrel that the shroud attaches to. I came home to clean and inspect it, took the barrel shroud off, but the handguard will not slide right off as it did last night. Before I did I took it down, made sure it was clean, greased and oiled, then put 10 slugs through it, and 75 buckshot. I went to shoot my VR80 for the first time.
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