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Technosavant · December 16, 2009, 02:45 PM

I think the lack of interest has to do with the $4000 price tag.

I occasionally get weird looks when people see I dropped $1400 for a new Remington 105 CTi II; new, different, and expensive tend to be a poor combination among shotgun enthusiasts (who seem to be even more reactionary and cantankerous than revolver purists).

For the UGB you can easily be talking a perfectly good O/U, maybe even one with a 4 barrel set. It won't shoot as softly, but that doesn't seem to be a concern for most. It's an interesting concept for a gun, but the market just seems quite limited. It's whole reason for being is to provide a sporting semiauto that's acceptable where traditional semiautos are not (in favor of break actions). Seeing as how there's precious few places around here where regular autoloaders aren't welcome, I'm not surprised at all the UGB is a tough sell.

December 16, 2009, 02:45 PM	#5
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 4,040	I think the lack of interest has to do with the $4000 price tag. I occasionally get weird looks when people see I dropped $1400 for a new Remington 105 CTi II; new, different, and expensive tend to be a poor combination among shotgun enthusiasts (who seem to be even more reactionary and cantankerous than revolver purists). For the UGB you can easily be talking a perfectly good O/U, maybe even one with a 4 barrel set. It won't shoot as softly, but that doesn't seem to be a concern for most. It's an interesting concept for a gun, but the market just seems quite limited. It's whole reason for being is to provide a sporting semiauto that's acceptable where traditional semiautos are not (in favor of break actions). Seeing as how there's precious few places around here where regular autoloaders aren't welcome, I'm not surprised at all the UGB is a tough sell.