First round through the 1301. 9 pellet Flite Control at 10 yards. This gun is going to be great. Unfortunately they weren’t all quite as perfect, but the rest looked like the second pic, so good enough for me.
Mine showed up a month early too! Too bad it does this...
It's not the shells... I tested a few different brands and loads. From what I can tell, the carrier isn't dropping low enough, so the rounds are getting hung up. To make matters worse, the bolt release gets stuck. It took me about five minutes the first time to figure out how to clear it. I had to pull back on the bolt, depress the bolt lock, then slightly pull down on the carrier. When I do all those simultaneously, I can then hit the bolt release and free everything up. Waiting on a reply from LTT.
I would like to add a recoil buffer like the Kynshot. I like the idea of hydrolic mitigation. As I understand, the Kynshot will fit only to an AR-15 type stock. I would rather not have the pistol grip. Is anyone aware of a hydrolic buffer on a not AR-15 type stock? Is it even possible?
This is all new to me. I do not yet own a1301T, but it's just around the corner. Just doing my research ahead of time before I lay out my cash.
I would suggest getting the gun and shooting it with your inteneded load and determining if the recoil impulse (as it impacts you) is worth the expense. Personally, I find my 1301 to be one of the softest shooting 12 gauges I've shot or owned. The only one softer to me is my Beretta A400 Xcel with the "kickoff" system, but that gun is pretty much for clays or hunting. One could probably get a barrel modified easily to adapt it to defensive use though.
Yet another option for consideration. A wee tad pricier but still an option. Thank you.