New HD Shotgun!

[maverick2076]

When to Academy on my lunch break. A buddy was hem-hawing around about which subcompact pistol he was going to get, so I ended up looking at shotguns, and found one that felt so good it just had to come home with me.

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Second one pictured. It is an Escort MP P-A 12 gauge. 18.5" barrel, 5+1 capacity. Pistol-grip tactical speed feed type stock. Fiber-optic ghost rings. Picatinny rail on receiver and forearm. Heat shield. Very solid feeling shotgun. Smooth, short action with a crisp, if slightly heavy feeling trigger. Shoulders very nicely and sight acquisition is effortless. $289 + tax.

I can't wait to get it to the range. I feel much better knowing that we have a more formidable long gun than my lever-action .22 or my single shot .410. Pistols are nice, but there is something comforting about an evil black shotgun.

[RPB]

looks nice

[maverick2076]

I'm not going to lie...looks played a part in the buying decision. The dang thing just looks so evil and sexy...

Above that, though, it has a LOT of features for an HD shotgun at the price I paid for it, and it feels like a very quality firearm. Almost everything I read on the web about Hatsan was positive, so I decided to take a chance on it over a Mossberg or a Remington. Worst case, I learned a lesson to avoid Turkish shotguns. I don't think that's going to be the case. It just feels like quality.

[eureka40]

I bought one a few months ago @ Academy (first one pictured). Finally got a chance to shoot it a while back. IT WORKS. Kicks like a mule, but it does what it's supposed to do. Good HD shotgun. I wouldn't want to be on the business end of it.

[KaiserB]

I had a student recently that had an Escort 12 ga. It ran great and was reasonable accurate for home defense.

[maverick2076]

The wife is already alternately referring to it as the "Zombie Killer Deluxe" or the "Walking Dead house cannon"

[lrb111]

The wife is already alternately referring to it as the "Zombie Killer Deluxe" or the "Walking Dead house cannon"

So noted, and added to the personal lexicon.

[E150GT]

I was going to buy one of those on friday. I really like the sights. I instead went the way of remington 870 so I could customize as I please.

[maverick2076]

IThas two integrated picatinny rails, and accessories for HK/Fabarms FP6 are supposed to fit it. All I am really interested in is possibly a mag extension. I like the stock, and I love the sights, so I wasn't too worried about anything else.

[WildBill]

The wife is already alternately referring to it as the "Zombie Killer Deluxe" or the "Walking Dead house cannon"

So noted, and added to the personal lexicon.

I am still waiting for comments about the High Definition [HD] shotgun.

[wcalvert]

I've got a little bit of cashola set aside for a new toy and I'm hoping the Academy black Friday ad will have something like this in it!

[maverick2076]

Apparently, $289 is their regular price on the Escort. The Black Friday ad is up on Academy's website. They have a Rossi .357 for $199, and a Diamondback .380 for $259. I don't remember seeing any home defense shotguns in the ad, but I might have missed one.

I'll get to the range next week sometime and let y'all know what I think of it.

[jeeperbryan]

Well, it's certainly tacticool looking. Let us know how it performs. I'm surprised it only holds 5. Seems like my Mossberg used to hold 6-8 depending shell size.

[maverick2076]

Apparently, imported shotguns are limited to a 5 round magazine.