IN-STOCK: HG-105 Bullpup 12GA

Triggered. said:
Had it for a couple of years now.
About 1K rounds.
A nice range gun.
Requires a break in period.
Trigger is ok.
Upper is alloy, lower is polymer.
Comes with 3 chokes.
A little bit on a heavy side, but feels very good when shouldered.
Has minor recoil. Has a rubber pad as well. I think the recoil is less than FD-12 once. Or is it just the rubber pad difference. FD-12 gave me a "kick" in a cheek with aluminium stock, which HG-105 didn't.
The charging handle - can be switched for both of sides in no time. Also, when it locks back on an empty magazine / or if I choose to do it, it could flop around. Kind of an issue, but never bothered me too much.
Easy to disassemble, however there's a couple of parts / spots where you have to "firmly encourage it".
Has flip up plastic sights, which are useless imho. When choosing red dot - should be a higher up one.
Mag's drop free (in mine). Mag's change is ok, just slower.
Slamfire - had it once. Not sure what to suggest about it. Just be aware of this possibility and keep the muzzle in a safe direction all the time.
Adjustable cheek pad tends to rise itself after a few shots. It might interfere with target inquisition. The solution is - to tighten it with tool or simply to take it off.
The paper manual comes with is very simple. I wish it would have comprehensive detailed digital file.
Another thing, it is intended for 3" shells as per manual. It is taking 2.75 cheapest shells after break in period. But kind of inconsistent. Sometimes a few mag's in a row with no issue. Sometimes jams every mag. It is different comparable to FD-12 for instance, which takes whatever cheapest ammo flawlessly in my experience. Comes with a nice green padded soft case. That's my experience. No regrets with purchasing this gun.
Hope it helps.
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Thanks for the input. Decided to pull the trigger on one. I do have a question though.... is the firing pin on yours free floated. Or does it have a return spring? Slamfires may be caused by firing pin inertia if it lacks a spring or an existing spring is too weak.
 
BIG SHOOTZ said:
Haha ya I was just going back over the website and saw that too thanks.. the hunting gear guy did a review on them Hima arms HG-105 same darn shotgun by the looks of it and he said his came with 2 5 round mags "the link off his youtube video takes you directly to the TI site so I wonder why the pulled a mag out of the package
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Not quite sure why they would do that. My best guess is so they can sell and extra 45 buck mag. Worked to, I bought 3 extras. Plan on running the piss outta this thing
 
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We had one shipment with a couple issues of firing pins falling out -the firing pin retainer pin wasn't seated all the way, this was likely the cause of any slamfires. Although can only recall one instance of a reported slamfire
 
Longbranch1943 said:
Not quite sure why they would do that. My best guess is so they can sell and extra 45 buck mag. Worked to, I bought 3 extras. Plan on running the piss outta this thing
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We can sell with two two mags for 745 or with one mag for 699. We'd rather leave it up to customers to decide which accessories they'd like :)
 
Tactical Imports said:
We had one shipment with a couple issues of firing pins falling out -the firing pin retainer pin wasn't seated all the way, this was likely the cause of any slamfires. Although can only recall one instance of a reported slamfire
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If you read back on the previous HG 105 thread, 2 folks reported having slam fires. The fellow who commented above also had a slamfire. Do the guns have firing pin springs TI?

Edit: after reviewing some footage from the hunting gear guys video review on the HG 105, it appears the firing pin is spring-loaded. Makes sence that if the retainer pin came out a slam fire could happen.
 
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Tactical Imports said:
We had one shipment with a couple issues of firing pins falling out -the firing pin retainer pin wasn't seated all the way, this was likely the cause of any slamfires. Although can only recall one instance of a reported slamfire
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i had a slam fire on mine
opened the action, put a target load into the chamber manually and pressed the slide release while pointed downwards in a safe direction and it slam fired on me, sacred the heck out of me lol

i havent shot it since

still a great little shotty tho, can happen to any free floated firing pin firearm i guess, i will inspect mine to see what the firing pin looks like and if the retainer pin let go as stated above, thanks for the information
 
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Things I don't really like are:

- pistol grip is not AR compatible.
- the cheek riser is trash I had it on another shotgun.
- the magtube cap is cheap looking the same ones are on the budget Turkish guns.
- why does it have to say READ OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE USE in huge letters on both sides of the lower? Dumb...
- no confirmation if they accept user abundant MK12 mags.
 
EL34/6L6 said:
Things I don't really like are:

- pistol grip is not AR compatible.
- the cheek riser is trash I had it on another shotgun.
- the magtube cap is cheap looking the same ones are on the budget Turkish guns.
- why does it have to say READ OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE USE in huge letters on both sides of the lower? Dumb...
- no confirmation if they accept user abundant MK12 mags.
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Yes I wish I could throw a different grip on it once I get it but oh well. And I'm sure the READ OWNERS MANUAL stuff is there for legal protection incase you know the thing slam fires and blows a fools toe off that can't keep his muzzle direction under control.
 
Longbranch1943 said:
Yes I wish I could throw a different grip on it once I get it but oh well. And I'm sure the READ OWNERS MANUAL stuff is there for legal protection incase you know the thing slam fires and blows a fools toe off that can't keep his muzzle direction under control.
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Yeah I agree, but the liability disclaimer could be minimized or put somewhere else on the gun. It's egregious.
I've owned enough pistol grip shotguns to know that I could never shoot this one enjoyably. Shotgun manufacturers have to start making grips that you can either customize or with a straighter angle drop from factory.
I'm not shooting this off a bench I don't need that slanted grip, it's also not the most comfortable during heavy recoil when positioned that way.
Needs to be less of a 45° and more of a 90°
 
Recieved my HG 105 ans here is my experience out of the box with 40 3" magnum #4, and a mix of 60 various high and low brass skeet and bird loadings down the barrel. Lots of good one bad. Bad news first. The Allan screw securing the handguard retainer pin backed off and the pin got jammed int charging handle return spring. This partially deformed the spring and now the handle won't fully go forward (about 5 mm). Gun still chambers and charging handle still operates but this is still worth noting. I would strongly suggest applying locktite to every little retainer screw possible. Now the good. These guns aren't even advertised as coming with quick detach ironsights but they do. In TIs photos the gun is shown with Phillips head screws which needed to be undone to remove the iron sights. This was a turnoff for me when I bought the gun. To my surprise I recieved irons that had push button release mechanisms installed. No ugly Phillips head screws. Further more some people say the sights are garbage but they are litterally magpul backup irons and come with 2 aperture sizes. I find that they are both suitable and that the largest is very easy to locate quickly, it reminds me alot of my no4 enfields battle sight which I really enjoy. Reliability. Many people have said that these guns need a 100 round break in period. I had 1 failure to feed in the first 100 rounds although it should be mentioned that I ran 40 magnums through it first with factory lube. With magnums it kicks hard but not like my ks7 which a f**king mule. With standard 7 1/2 bird shot the gun is very enjoyable and shoots as nicely. It is an 8 pound semi after all. It points nicely and I will definitely use this for skeet as it has threaded chokes and an 18.6 inch barrel. As for ergonomics I will first say that the gun is for right handers. The safety is placed well and is easily switched to fire without breaking your grip. The mag release is easily reachable with your palm on the polymer magazine section and are as advertised drop free. Insertion is smooth and can be done fairly quickly ad magwell has a slight flare. Cheek riser stays in place while firing when hand tight unlike in previous versions. Easy dissembly and reassembly no complaints there. Charging handle is very easy to switch. AFG is also a very nice addition as it comes with a finger/barricade stop for CQB engagements. Checked locking lugs and rececess after shooting and found no signs of compromising (any gun should be no different). The lug recesses did have some slight carbon accumulation already so keep them cleaned after every 750-1000 rounds probably. Finally I threw a round into the chamber and hit the bolt release while pointed down range to see what the primer indentation would look like and it was very minimal. Firing pin is spring loaded so I would suggest keeping the firing pin assembly clean as to prevent slam fires as I wouldnt be surprised if that was the reason others where having them. Aside from the retainer pin issue I give this gun an initial review of 9 out of 10.
 
Tactical Imports said:
We had one shipment with a couple issues of firing pins falling out -the firing pin retainer pin wasn't seated all the way, this was likely the cause of any slamfires. Although can only recall one instance of a reported slamfire
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Did you notify all the buyers from that shipment?
 
EL34/6L6 said:
Yeah I agree, but the liability disclaimer could be minimized or put somewhere else on the gun. It's egregious.
I've owned enough pistol grip shotguns to know that I could never shoot this one enjoyably. Shotgun manufacturers have to start making grips that you can either customize or with a straighter angle drop from factory.
I'm not shooting this off a bench I don't need that slanted grip, it's also not the most comfortable during heavy recoil when positioned that way.
Needs to be less of a 45° and more of a 90°
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The 105 grip is fixed as you point out, it's also not as angled as the stock grip on the FD12.
 
d4l3k said:
i had a slam fire on mine
opened the action, put a target load into the chamber manually and pressed the slide release while pointed downwards in a safe direction and it slam fired on me, sacred the heck out of me lol

i havent shot it since

still a great little shotty tho, can happen to any free floated firing pin firearm i guess, i will inspect mine to see what the firing pin looks like and if the retainer pin let go as stated above, thanks for the information
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That is why it slamfired.
There are guys on youtube reporting the same thing.

These are not meant to be single loaded.

The act of stripping the shell from the magazine slows the bolt down to the point that it will not slamfire.

The firing pins are massive on these things...even though it is spring loaded, I could see the mass of this pin overpowering the spring through innertia, when coming to a fast stop from faster than usual moving bolt.
 
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