Escort magnum 12g smi auto Review

Overall Rating

Escort magnum 12g semi autos are great shotguns if you look after them - soft shooting, accurate++, fasy cyling, easy to carry and use, and cheap! Early models, watch for piston or magazine wear, but worth twice the price in comparisome. easy to disasseble and clean, except for the action bolt tang++. Firing repeated heavy steel 3" shot loads 5 to 8 at a time rapidly, tends to heat them up and acelerate wear, but attention to wear signs should warn you and you can adjust your style, or ammo accordingly. avoid hot loads!! Magazine is/ was a bit thin and tended to bulge, causing friction and intermittant jamming if hot. ( I discovered this after FIVE seasons, but NZ $13-50 (US 7-00) for a new magazine tube is bearable.