Scattergun Test: The Semi-Auto Remington Versa Max R12 Shotgun

By William Bell

I’m a dyed-in-the-wool believer in pump-action shotguns. One sits behind my bedroom door at this very moment. Remington’s reputation in the law enforcement world was built on the Model 870 pump gun, and it’s still out there doing yeoman service with cops and legally armed citizens. However, over the years, semi-automatic shotguns have become just about as reliable as pump actions and are seeing increased usage. A lot of this has to do with the ammunition. With the perfection of plastic-hulled shells in state-of-the-art loadings, there’s no longer a requisite for manual operation.

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Source:: Tactical Life