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blunt · November 6, 2012, 01:56 PM

I bought an I-12 a few months back. I ran about 500 rounds through it on the skeet field in late summer/early fall with very little problems. Some of my 1 oz handloads didn't go through clean at first, so I changed my recipe to 1 1/8 oz. The manufacturer recommends that as a minimum anyway. Since then, no problems. Factory loads glide through it like a hot knife through butter.

I have now used it in the flooded duck timber for two weeks with 3 inch factory steel loads with perfect results. The gun is light, easy to carry and the synthetic parts make for no worries on getting it messy. Cleaning and assembling this gun is simpler than any shotgun I have ever used.

For a utilitarian type like myself, this gun is perfect. It does exactly what I expect it to do and I didn't need a bank loan to buy it. I can't see any advantage to a gun that costs twice as much other than styling.

Of course, style means nothing when you are up to your nuts in swamp water.

November 6, 2012, 01:56 PM	#5
blunt Junior Member Join Date: March 25, 2008 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1	I-12 I bought an I-12 a few months back. I ran about 500 rounds through it on the skeet field in late summer/early fall with very little problems. Some of my 1 oz handloads didn't go through clean at first, so I changed my recipe to 1 1/8 oz. The manufacturer recommends that as a minimum anyway. Since then, no problems. Factory loads glide through it like a hot knife through butter. I have now used it in the flooded duck timber for two weeks with 3 inch factory steel loads with perfect results. The gun is light, easy to carry and the synthetic parts make for no worries on getting it messy. Cleaning and assembling this gun is simpler than any shotgun I have ever used. For a utilitarian type like myself, this gun is perfect. It does exactly what I expect it to do and I didn't need a bank loan to buy it. I can't see any advantage to a gun that costs twice as much other than styling. Of course, style means nothing when you are up to your nuts in swamp water.