But the form factor of the magazines limit your capacity, and are you really going to take the time to strap on extra shotgun magazines before checking on what that noise downstairs was? I took the Vepr back to the gun range using only the stock magazine and with the gun lubricated. Winchester Military Grade Buckshot. I do not know Shannon at Cobra's personally nor is he paying me to endorse him, but I feel strongly about giving credit where credit is due and he definitely delivered what he promised. Then I thought maybe the SGM 12rd magazine was the problem, so I switched to the factory 5rd, same problem. Alternate 00 buck with slugs and rock and roll the big apes. The Federal was a little better, but still jammed frequently. Mainly tweaked cartridge stops and ejectors, and worn bars. We test the VEPR-12 a few different ways to see how this monster feeds. Ultimately, you will have to go through the trouble shooting process yourself, but if you run out of options with no luck, consider Cobra's Custom and their professional polishing job. Like having a pistol that shoots .22, 9mm, .40, .45, and .357 magnum interchangeably. Modifications arent covered in reviews. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. A quick polish with a steel file took care of it. Yet I do not like the embargoes pertaining to Russia or China as it really only adversely effects respective citizens in both countries as well as the U.S..Now, transferring high-tech military type technology I get. Copyright Pasadena Shooting Dentist. But it was an easy decision. Ive never seen that XRAIL system before. I used my dremel with a carbide cutter (dremel bit #9910). there are a ton of gun videos there. Inconsistencies of the factory VEPR 12 & SAIGA 12 Guide Rod/Recoil Assembly are well known. Have they solved the dis-assembly pin warp problem on the VEPR 12 yet? Except the 12 is still gauge rather than diameter in millimeters I DONT UNDERSTAND! Hornady claims to use different powders in their defensive loads to minimise muzzle flash, so that is probably different. But the question remains: is the gas piston supposed to have a little side to side play in it? Cycling the action by hand, it doesnt seem rough, in fact, my WASR-10 which is completely reliable has a much grittier, noiser action. I find the Vepr 12 section and start a new thread. Own a piece of Russian legacy before it's gone. Finally, if stuff happened and it was confiscated, Id just buy anotherno drama. For reference, 1 oz loads (28 gram) it must be at least 1235 FPS. No. I feel fine with my Mossberg 590 for home defense and it only holds 5 rounds. To do this, simply remove the dust cover and the recoil spring assembly so that you have access to the tang. In particular, the shotgun has carved out a niche among IPSC competition shooters, one of the Vepr-12's target audiences. Witness us get knocked around a bit by the power of this 12 gauge shotgun. It runs like a damn champ now. Trench clearing. Cmaro21. For the most part all semi auto shotguns have their own quirks. Barrel: 19 inches No longer do you have to count your rounds and then muscle the new magazine into place with the bolt forward, it locks open just like an AR-15. It should be solid as a rock, but we will need you to post a video or multiple pics showing the amount of play you are speaking of. They included that button on the bottom of the receiver it is in front of the trigger this allows you to lock the bolt without an inserted magazine. That is the bolt lock. The gun ran better. Ratings (Out of Five Stars): the role reversal means that theres no easy way to lock the bolt open when the gun runs dry. Maybe your reviews should mention some of these things, or maybe youre not so inclined. Iron sights on the VEPR-12 work decently because they can be zeroed and give the shooter 2 aiming reference points. I slicked up the feeding ramp on my first one But in hind sight that was just lazy. I had TWO 930 SPXs and BOTH choked on everything I fed them. Vepr 12 Problems, Turn to the Internet Posted on August 25, 2013by shootip5 Vepr 12 Problems, The Internet is my Only Hope: So I start Googling "Vepr 12" , "Vepr 12 problems" and I come across www.Vepr.orgmessage board. Customization: * * * * Ill try to post some pics after work. Easiest way to test the SGM mags is to try your factory five rounder with weaker loads and see if your gun shoots them using it. I am 922(r) compliant and added a tank muzzle break, this helps reducing muzzle flip. Learn how your comment data is processed. . Is that normal? This results in roughness in the action and (FTE) Failure to Eject problems. The trigger will reset if I pull thr charging handle back just a little bit and let the BCG go back into battery with the chambered round. This is sounding like an issue with my trigger more and more. How many FPS are the rounds you are running? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The dust cover is hinged to the shotgun, allowing the user to open and close the cover without losing the zeroing of a mounted optic. Due to Russian law, domestic and many export versions of the shotgun are equipped with a disconnector that will render the gun unable to fire while the stock is folded (only if the length of the weapon gets less than 800 mm). Positioned about in the same spot that the bolt hold open tab was for the Saiga-12 shotgun, the tab now works as a bolt release allowing you to press this one tab and let the bolt slide home. No, I just tried and the hammer resets even if I pull the charging handle back less than would be required for a shell ejection, which it is. Wowlots of Russian shotgun hateToo bad as while granted the Saiga only ran High Brass out of the box (at least mine did as well as others I have seen) the Vepr runs ALL ammo (bird-slug) absent one single modification for WAY San Benito County Most Wanted, Ukvi Visa Processing Centre New York, Articles V