Retay Ace 20ga thoughts

[Tlock]

Does anyone shoot a Retay Ace in 20 ga? This weekend will be the end of the 2025 duck season and I've been watching some deals on guns. I currently shoot a sbe2 in 12, but after hunting with some 20ga guys I started looking into the 20s. Shot, chokes and barrels have come along way since I was a kid and it seems like the 20ga kills birds just the same. Oblivious less shot but the fast swing and quick follow up shots and recoil reduction makes up for it. I made a impulse buy last night after reading reviews and watching videos on the Retay Ace......hopefully I dont regret it and end up selling it just to purchase a sbe3 in 20ga. Some real life feedback would be much appreciated!

Oh ya and best of luck out there on the last weekend!

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[Tlock]

No one has hunted one of these guns? Im getting the feeling i should of just bought the sbe3.....

 

[Nosferatu]

Never heard of it, but I'm an Italian shotgun slut.

If it fits you and your budget, it's hard to make a shotgun that doesn't shoot these days.

 

[Tlock]

Never heard of it, but I'm an Italian shotgun slut.

If it fits you and your budget, it's hard to make a shotgun that doesn't shoot these days.

I haven't got it yet, its Turkish made.....fed ex is taking their sweet @$$ time. I have always been a benelli guy, ran tens of thousands of rounds threw the sbe and sbe2.

 

[Nosferatu]

FedEx are waiting for the oceans to freeze so they can drive it over from Turkey.

 

[Tlock]

I was thinking they where genetically mutating pigeons to carry it over

 

[Nosferatu]

I was thinking they where genetically mutating pigeons to carry it over

No, that's how they make new drivers.

 

[DeanMk]

Never heard of it, but I'm an Italian shotgun slut.

I've never heard of Retay either and I'm an H&R/Remington/JC Higgins slut.
I took a look at the website, and it doesn't look half bad. I like some of the prices.
Are these made in Turkey?
The Gordion Upland has my attention. Man, 6 lbs. 1 oz. for a semi-auto is not too shabby. I wouldn't mind walking 17 cornfields before lunch with something that light on my shoulder (I think that might be a little lighter than the 20 ga. 1100 Lightweight my dad and I used to use).
The Ace would a cool waterfowl rig if I could get it in stainless steel.
Thanks for letting me know about that one, Tlock. Look forward to seeing what you have to say about the 20 ga. you ordered once you have a chance to shoot it a few times.

 

[Tlock]

I've never heard of Retay either and I'm an H&R/Remington/JC Higgins slut.
I took a look at the website, and it doesn't look half bad. I like some of the prices.
Are these made in Turkey?
The Gordion Upland has my attention. Man, 6 lbs. 1 oz. for a semi-auto is not too shabby. I wouldn't mind walking 17 cornfields before lunch with something that light on my shoulder (I think that might be a little lighter than the 20 ga. 1100 Lightweight my dad and I used to use).
The Ace would a cool waterfowl rig if I could get it in stainless steel.
Thanks for letting me know about that one, Tlock. Look forward to seeing what you have to say about the 20 ga. you ordered once you have a chance to shoot it a few times.

Ya the day I get it I will be running it. Thats if it ever gets here.....shipping lable was made on the 23rd and its still just sitting there. No movement

 

[Spitpatch]

Not a duck hunter, but I'm recently and firmly impressed with Turkish made shotguns, and have bought three in the past 6-8 years. Two Stevens 555's (20 and .410 over/under), and a Tri Star Bronze Viper (28ga gas auto).

Pheasant hunting with the 20ga Stevens, I was having a "hot" day, and couldn't seem to miss. Two other hunters in our party were of more financial means than myself, and proudly carried their Merkels with mixed results.

Independently over the course of a 3-day hunt, both Merkel owners sidled up to me to ask what gun I was doing so well with.

Both times I handed them the little Stevens that sold for 10 percent of the price of their guns, saying, "Cheap shotguns have come a long way."

....and both times as they walked away I couldn't help but offer to trade.

I hate myself sometimes.

 

[Tlock]

Not a duck hunter, but I'm recently and firmly impressed with Turkish made shotguns, and have bought three in the past 6-8 years. Two Stevens 555's (20 and .410 over/under), and a Tri Star Bronze Viper (28ga gas auto).

Pheasant hunting with the 20ga Stevens, I was having a "hot" day, and couldn't seem to miss. Two other hunters in our party were of more financial means than myself, and proudly carried their Merkels with mixed results.

Independently over the course of a 3-day hunt, both Merkel owners sidled up to me to ask what gun I was doing so well with.

Both times I handed them the little Stevens that sold for 10 percent of the price of their guns, saying, "Cheap shotguns have come a long way."

....and both times as they walked away I couldn't help but offer to trade.

I hate myself sometimes.

Money doesn't necessarily buy skills....

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Money doesn't necessarily buy skills....

^^^This!^^^
I was fly fishing Mann Lake years ago with a buddy of mine that always had to have the latest and greatest gear. He was floggin' the water with his $500 Sage carbon fiber rod and maybe getting 18-20 yards. I was down the bank a ways with an old Cortland fiberglass rod that I've been using since 1974 and was able to get nearly all 30 yards of line out. It's all about getting comfy with what you've got and learning to use it.

 

[Spitpatch]

Money doesn't necessarily buy skills....

Well, I'm no skilled wing shooter (those guys were). I credit the gun (more accurately, probably it's fit with me). Borrowing a Merkel for a few flushes might have told the tale.

The wood on these guns (Turkish Walnut) is strikingly beautiful. Wood to metal fit done as it should be.

The Viper 28 was loaned to a buddy for a morning hunt, and he swore the buttstock was filled with helium. Light as a feather. Plastic parts contribute to that feature, but they seem to be utilized in places where they can durably do their job. A bit gaudy with the bronzed receiver (I told my buddy it was my "gay" shotgun, and another partner told him when he carried it that his mouth was pretty), but the wood is incredibly figured.

 

[Stomper]

Money doesn't necessarily buy skills....

Yeahbutt, hookers & blow......

 

[Tlock]

Yeahbutt, hookers & blow......

Been trading silver for that for the last 6 months!

 

[Stomper]

Well, I'm no skilled wing shooter (those guys were). I credit the gun (more accurately, probably it's fit with me). Borrowing a Merkel for a few flushes might have told the tale.

The wood on these guns (Turkish Walnut) is strikingly beautiful. Wood to metal fit done as it should be.

The Viper 28 was loaned to a buddy for a morning hunt, and he swore the buttstock was filled with helium. Light as a feather. Plastic parts contribute to that feature, but they seem to be utilized in places where they can durably do their job. A bit gaudy with the bronzed receiver (I told my buddy it was my "gay" shotgun, and another partner told him when he carried it that his mouth was pretty), but the wood is incredibly figured.

Well made Turkish shotguns aren't anything to sneer at. I have a 26" Weatherby SA-08 (it's a Turkish made gun) that runs like a fine sewing machine. It's been several years since I took it out duck hunting, but I've taken quite a few birds with it working the island banks in the Columbia river and it never failed to do the job.


(I did the camo wrap myself)

 

[Stomper]

Been trading silver for that for the last 6 months!

Given the derailed subject matter, you must be talking about that "silver bullet" thingy for STD's

 

[DeanMk]

Ya the day I get it I will be running it. Thats if it ever gets here.....shipping lable was made on the 23rd and its still just sitting there. No movement

I've noticed that with a few things I've ordered lately, too.

 

[Nosferatu]

I've noticed that with a few things I've ordered lately, too.

Fedex will send a truck back if a leaf falls in front of it.

With the freezing conditions back east, they have probably shut down everything.

 

[Tlock]

Fedex will send a truck back if a leaf falls in front of it.

With the freezing conditions back east, they have probably shut down everything.

Alright the gun is on the move now. I havnt been paying attention to weather back east, ive been off all news and bs for over a year. If I see breaking news its on nwf