Theres a full length rail along the top of the receiver for your optics and other gubbins. The Winchester would not cycle the shotgun at all. I'm wondering if this isn't a trigger issue. That may be. The effect of these changes is that the gun is a lot easier to handle straight out of the box. I can see MAYBE using the VEPR 12 with a 20-round drum of Dragons Breath to fry the crippled bastard after Ive tartard his @$$ but thats just to make sure they dont get up again like in a horror film. So each category gets 4 stars but somehow the overall drops to 3 stars? Get yourself some higher capacity magazines and prop it by the bedroom door loaded with buckshot and youre nearly guaranteed to kill whatever busts down your door. Next up is to polish it. Your piston rod play room looks fine, but I would call and verify with the importer (or pm papazorro or evlblkwpnz or tac47) and send him a link of your video as well. Vepr 12 owner here. . The stamped steel receiver is reinforced, thicker (1.5mm instead of 1mm), and more heavily constructed than a standard Kalashnikov-pattern rifle. Thats like complaining that your 22lr wont cycle 22short. Pants are optional. If you dont like the stock, replace it with something else like you would do on an AR. I believe completely that there is room for personal opinion on a reviewbut no reason whatsoever to leave out/ get WRONG tec.data. Toggle navigation. Modifying it goes sort of against the whole straight-out-of-the-box concept. But I think that where a object/device is from shouldnt count into your considerations when buying said item. Although the slide release is inside the trigger guard, you have to put your finger behind the trigger and push quite hard to release. Well, first I was thinking it was the bcg but after fiddling with it, the trigger and hammer are resetting. And, since my kids all sleep upstairs, I can simply keep the weapon at less than horizontal + 15 degrees and they are totally safe. The bolt release tab then protrudes out indicating you have a locked colt. Even then some just do not like light loads. I went through 8 guns to get 3 that worked. Have you disassembled your weapon at all? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Then I switched to S&B buckshot, thinking that perhaps the birdshot was too light to cycle the action (even though its supposed to be self regulating and work with any load). With the array of ammo, loads, shot type, etc, making one that runs everything is near impossible. But what if it is intended to be like that? Their new loads are badass. The vast majority of VEPR12 shotguns work fine, it's just a couple percent which have been reported to be having these issues. You need to insert and empty magazine and then rack the action back, which is an extra step for something so crucial.. See if the follower moves smoothly all the way down. A stock AR15 generally works and could be used to compete in 3 gun though not optimally. I have an additional 5rd factory magazine I could take to the range next time to see if both of the magazines I tried today are faulty. The VEPR has the standard Krebs adapter affixed. So bottom line, great gun. Your previous content has been restored. Finally I had a gun that cycled smoothly and fired effortlessly! Speaking only for myself, Im glad to trade the pretense of mathematical objectivity for reviews that are an honest reflection of an informed persons opinions and preferences. I would dissemble the trigger and see if anything is out of place with that area first. I have a few 10 round stick mags and a 20 round drum. I also paid $630 for it during Firearmageddon last year. I am familiar with their products for a quite a long time, but now they got a buttstock with adaptor Everything has passed very smoothly and after the order has been made in 2 days the parcel was sent out. To my dismay, she would only cycle high brass, buckshot, and slug rounds. arringdd, Yeah. I tried the new performance springs from CSS with no luck. Full VEPR 12 walk through, ammo test and review. Do as Gunfun suggested and get some 3 Dram or higher. ak-74-for-sale Id hate to be the test case, but it seems likely that if anything, the test case would likely be a pretext prosecution (i.e. Molot VEPRSHOTGUN. In case you look for improvement and tuning of your rifle i warmly suggest to consider this option. The Vepr-12 is also chrome lined throughout, including the gas block, barrel, and chamber, affording the shotgun excellent corrosion resistance. Except the 12 is still gauge rather than diameter in millimeters I DONT UNDERSTAND! Hornady is one of the few companies that is honest about pellet size too. I actually decided to put the Molot muzzle brake (well, the Carolina Shooter Supply brake knockoff) and YES, it significantly reduces recoil on the gun! It is patterned after the original Kalashnikov rifle and built on the heavier RPK light machine gun receiver. Own a piece of Russian legacy before it's gone. 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