I picked one up a cpl weeks ago on a lark. Ive used it to teach exactly 1 class so far. Its a pretty good gun for the price, but it does have a cpl drawbacks that will keep me from using it as a serious defensive gun.
1. No ejection of fired hulls. I understand that automatic ejectors cost more and would add to the price of the gun. On a serious use gun they are almost mandatory. On any shotgun (low ammo capacity), the rule is shoot 1..load 1. On this gun with only 2 shots onboard that tactic is even MORE vital. If you fire 1 shot, not only is 1/2 your ammo gone but you only have ONE left.
Auto ejectors would make that process MUCH easier.
2. The pendulum safety "could" cause problems in a true "tactical" situation. They dont come into play until the gun is pointed down at a pretty steep angle, so shooting down a flight of stairs CAN be done. However, they activate when the gun is rolled on its side as well.
So shooting under cars and such from a rolled over prone position is hit or miss(
). If the gun is not rolled past 90degrees your fine. Past 90- no workie. The same is true if the gun is upside down...think Supine, shooting behind you
Now, granted those are pretty extream ends of the defensive shooting spectrum...but what if thats what you NEED to do?
3. It is proving VERY hard to find/mount a sling to this little beastie. For an indoor HD gun, thats not an issue. As a general use fighting longgun, it should have a sling.
Overall i give it a 5-6 on a 10 scale for a true fighting shotgun. As a range/training gun it gets a 7. As a "hey, look at this cool scatter-blaster" it gets a 9
