How do you like your Ricol 1214 ?

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Hi, I am planning to buy a Ricol and I am debating if I shall go for the 1214 or the 2016 that is presently on sale and cheaper to buy.

I am a short gun type of guy and I would like to know a little more before making my choice.

Also would like to know if the action opening lever is straight or bented towards the right like one I saw in a picture.

any info and pictures would be appreciated .
 
i own the 12 gauge version. i like it a lot, haven't had any issues with about 500 rounds of mostly target shot with some slugs through it. lots of recoil as would be expected. 12 gauge has ejectors which are fun, 20 gauge does not. the double triggers on mine are... a little gritty would be the best way to put it. However some people have improved them a lot with a very small amount of effort so keep that in mind.
i may buy the 20 gauge for the girlfriend if there are still some available when i have the funds.
 
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I LOVE my 12 Guage dual trigger, not sure of the model number. Highly recommend it. And yes the opening lever is angled slightly to the right.

Anyone know what size of Limbsaver fits on these?
 
I have the 20-16. First, the wood on the gun is beautiful. But I was even more impressed by the way it shoots. I took it to shoot a couple rounds of skeet last week. Now I am not an accomplished skeet shooter and this is a 20 gauge with 16" barrels and I still managed to shoot a 21 and 19. The guns a keeper. Were it not for the broken sling mount it came with it would be perfect. For a short and light field gun you be hard pressed to find better value.
 
Is the opening lever actually bent, or do you just mean that it comes to rest pointing slightly to the right? If the latter, that's just because it's new, and as the gun wears in the lever will come to rest closer to centre over time.
 
I own a Ricol 12ga with 14" barrels, double triggers and ejectors. The top barrel firing pin seems to hit slightly off and at an angle on the primer so I get light strikes every so often. It is not reliable enough for me to use as a hunting or predator defense gun, which was a big part of my decision to purchase it. Still a fun little gun and I hope that the more I shoot it the gun will break in and the issue go away. I can also attest to the gritty triggers and I may at some point break the gun down and try to polish the internals.

This is actually my second Ricol, the first had the same top barrel misfire issue but even worse and the fit and function was noticeably off. Martin at Corwin arms is great to deal with and getting the replacement was no hassle. Anyway just my experience with the Ricol shotguns.
 
Love it.

The ejectors are solid - really chuck the shells over your shoulder. Also, they're selective ejectors. If you only fire one barrel, crack it open, it only ejects the spent shell. It will slightly "lift" the other shell (or both, if you haven't fired either barrel) so you can easily unload it.

Yes, the opening lever on top is slightly canted to the right.

The triggers have gotten smoother over time. I'm a few hundred (haven't really counted) shells through it now, and the triggers did start off fairly gritty, but have worked smooth as time has gone by. I added a little dab of white lithium grease in the trigger assembly early on, and that made a big difference as well (it was dry as a bone in there when I got it).

I also tracked down a spare choke for it, and now forget what flavour of chokes it takes (other than it's a standard over the counter flavour, picked it up at NoSale Sports) so I could have the top barrel as just a straight cylinder bore. The reason I did that is because I like to be able to fire a flare out of any 12 gauge bush gun - the most likely thing to save you if you get in trouble in the bush is a flare. That requires cylinder bore. Yes, it opens up the pattern a bit, but the top barrel is the rear trigger or "second shot" anyway, and if I'm throwing a cloud of lead at a running grouse, odds are if my first shot doesn't do it, I'm going to need a wider spread to catch it on the second, anyway.

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Also, I know I tend to talk up Corwin-Arms a fair bit. But there's a reason for that. Martin is a stand up guy, always stands behind what he sells, and goes the extra mile for his customers.

You'll spend a lot of time looking for someone to say something bad about Martin, and you'll come up empty on that search.
 
I cannot recall ever hearing even a single negative comment about Corwin Arms or Martin. I've had the pleasure of doing most of my business in person with him and he is a good guy to talk with.

It's nice dealing with a person who actually seems to care about his customers.
 
Westrifle sells Armed shotguns of similar dimensions. One sbs and one ou. Anybody have experience with these?
There's also Yildiz Tombstone from Wanstall but I think it reviews were not as good and a little more expensive.
 
Just looked up the Armed "Trimmer" O/U from Westrifle... More $$ than I paid for my Ricol, and fixed chokes.
 
I have the 2016 with the fibre optic sights and I love that little thing. I have about 300 rounds down it, shot a bunch of grouse and busted a bunch of clays as well, it is just fun to shoot. You do need hearing protection or those short barrels will make your ears ring for a bit. I like the selective trigger versus a double trigger, and I also not like having ejectors. This was my first time dealing with Martin and he was great to deal with - I'll definitely buy from him again.
 
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