remington Versa Max

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I am looking for a new shot gun, semi, camo, and I was wanting to shoot from 2 3/4 to 3 1/2" shells. I have been guided towards the versamax what is everyone's opinion on the gun.

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If you search the internet, there are lots of article talking about how innovative it is, and most are kind of advertising the gun. However, after Remington make a "recall" of the gun last year, everyone say it's crap. Does making a recall means the gun is a total failure? I don't think so. I own one and it work flawlessly in trap and skeet shooting. Feel good and shoot great. However, with $100-200 more, you can get Winchester SX3 or Browning Mexus. So, you got to put faith in it in order to save that 100 bucks. For me, I have no regret in buying this gun.
 
Most people weren't giving this gun a chance before it came out because of Remingtons history of late. And when they were recalled before they even really came out, well that just added fuel to the fire. However, since the second release, I have not read any bad reviews. Even some Remington haters who bashed it before it came out admit that it performs like they say and has little recoil. They may have a winner on their hands this time and I wouldn't be afraid to try one if I were in the market for a new semi-auto.
 
New Remingtons are junk.

Some Remington employees came to a certain Duck Hunting Hot spot in Ontario with the CTI Remingtons last Semi-auto. By the end of the hunt they had all malfunctioned and were un-usable, the every single original Versa-max was recalled.

Junkity Junk Junk
 
i am extremely interested in this gun as i have always been a fan of remington shotguns, they have always fit me will and felt comfortable i'm hoping this works out for them after the last few years of termoil.
 
The way the gas system works is a pretty sweet idea. It is also Italian made, so it should be a good gun....
The maxus is certainly a sweet shot gun, browning has improved there gas system for it. The SX3 is the same operating system as the Browning silver.
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
New Remingtons are junk.

Some Remington employees came to a certain Duck Hunting Hot spot in Ontario with the CTI Remingtons last Semi-auto. By the end of the hunt they had all malfunctioned and were un-usable, the every single original Versa-max was recalled.

Junkity Junk Junk
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The CTI has nothing to do with the versa max. In fact, that is why I said people weren't giving the versa max a chance because of Remington's past failures. And everyone is quite aware that the Versa Max was recalled. That was before they were really on the market and very few were sold. However, there are many who are admitting the Versa Max is now a fine working shotgun, at least from all the opinions I have read on other forums. Have you read something to the contrary or are you just calling them junk because you have something against Remington. What I mean is, when someone asks for an opinion, don't just claim them to be junk if the guns that have been released to the public since the recall are working fine and like they are supposed to work. If they are working like Remington claims they will work, and they appear to be, then that is what should be reported on. If they weren't working, trust me, everyone would know by now. But since they are, you don't hear that much from all those who were hoping it would fail because they can't say much about them except for they were recalled.
 
There is one at the skeet field where I shoot all the time and it works great. I personally have been there while he's put several hundred rounds through it shooting skeet and it has never malfunctioned. In fact his Versamax would cycle some light loads that my Binelli would not. I wouldn't be at all afraid to buy one.
 
If you want real world info on the VersaMax, got to shotgunworld, and look on the subforum "Remington Shotguns". A fellow who goes by TuJays bought a Versamax back in early January. Since then he's hunted it hard and shot some targets with it. He's given it an honest report, not a "gee its the greatest gun ever". Sounds like he is still very happy with it. Get a cup of coffee and start reading. 26 pages on the thread.
 
gunsaholic said:
The CTI has nothing to do with the versa max. In fact, that is why I said people weren't giving the versa max a chance because of Remington's past failures. And everyone is quite aware that the Versa Max was recalled. That was before they were really on the market and very few were sold. However, there are many who are admitting the Versa Max is now a fine working shotgun, at least from all the opinions I have read on other forums. Have you read something to the contrary or are you just calling them junk because you have something against Remington. What I mean is, when someone asks for an opinion, don't just claim them to be junk if the guns that have been released to the public since the recall are working fine and like they are supposed to work. If they are working like Remington claims they will work, and they appear to be, then that is what should be reported on. If they weren't working, trust me, everyone would know by now. But since they are, you don't hear that much from all those who were hoping it would fail because they can't say much about them except for they were recalled.
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I'll let someone else spend their money to give the Versa Max "a chance." I'll spend mine on a gun I'm more sure of than anything coming out of Remington these days.

I've owned over a dozen Remington shotguns dating from 1977 to 2009. I've witnessed first hand steadily declining build quality, the issues with the CTi, choke tubes and barrel threading that was out of round and off centre, internal parts that don't stand up and Remington service that doesn't seem to give a rat's ass when your gun doesn't work.

What Remington would have us believe is that they've solved all these problems and the Versa Max is wunnerful!!!! Maybe it is but with their swings in quality control the odds on getting a bad one are higher than with other brands.

The other brands aren't perfect either but if I were in the market for a gun that would shoot 2-3/4" to 3-1/2" I would treat the Versa Max like toxic radioactive waste and buy a Beretta Xplor. YMMV.
 
I agree. If a person doesn't want to spend the money on a Versa Max because of the comanies past history, that I suppose is a legitimate reason not to purchase one. But the question was not about the companies history, it was about a particular gun. And to answer the information that the poster wanted, the information should relate to the present gun, the one that can now be bought off the shelf. If there are bad reports on the present gun, then bring them foreward, not just a bunch of hearsay on past guns. If there are problems with it, I am sure they will surface in short order as quite a few eyes are on this gun. The poster can make his decision on actual reports of the gun. If the gun reports are 95% favourable, then the buyer can decide if the companies past history will stop him/her from buying one. For the record, I am not a Remington lover or hater. I do have a wingmaster, an Express and an 1187 amongst my many other brands of shotguns. None of the Remingtons I have have given me any problems. If I were looking for a new semi, I would not hesitate to try a Versa Max. However, I am not looking for one so I am not going to run out and buy one because it is supposedly the newest, hottest thing since sliced bread.
 
If someone wants to save a few bucks and buy an unproven design from a company with a previous history of failed new designs, a well-earned reputation for declining quality control and piss poor aftermarket service then be my guest.

It doesn't make sense to beta test Remington's new offering when there are proven designs and products already on the market that do not share the same checkered history and dubious prospects of Remington.
 
Claybuster said:
If someone wants to save a few bucks and buy an unproven design from a company with a previous history of failed new designs, a well-earned reputation for declining quality control and piss poor aftermarket service then be my guest.

It doesn't make sense to beta test Remington's new offering when there are proven designs and products already on the market that do not share the same checkered history and dubious prospects of Remington.
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And do you drive a General Motors product or Chrysler product.. 2 years back they were in a heap of trouble because of poor marketing, poor quality control, too many models people didn't want etc, etc. They required billions of tax payers dollars to bail them out. Now supposedly they are doing well because of changes made (don't know if it's all true). But by you analogy, people should have said to hell with GM and let them fall because of past performance. I mean why would someone buy a product from someone, who by all accounts at the time, was on the verge of closing down. Yet people did take a chance on them because of changes made and supposedly at this point in time, they have turned around. Wouldn't it have been sad for the North American economy if people would have said because of past performance, I am buying a Honda because they are proven. GM was proven at one time as well and so was Remington.
 
gunsaholic said:
And do you drive a General Motors product or Chrysler product.. 2 years back they were in a heap of trouble because of poor marketing, poor quality control, too many models people didn't want etc, etc. They required billions of tax payers dollars to bail them out. Now supposedly they are doing well because of changes made (don't know if it's all true). But by you analogy, people should have said to hell with GM and let them fall because of past performance. I mean why would someone buy a product from someone, who by all accounts at the time, was on the verge of closing down. Yet people did take a chance on them because of changes made and supposedly at this point in time, they have turned around. Wouldn't it have been sad for the North American economy if people would have said because of past performance, I am buying a Honda because they are proven. GM was proven at one time as well and so was Remington.
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Everyone makes a decision. I'd rather not risk buying a potential POS with a greater likelihood of failure just because it's made by an American company. If the gun craps out jingoistic patriotism about America won't make up for the experience of sitting in a duck blind with a gun that doesn't work.

I'd rather pay more and get a gun that from a manufacturer I have more faith in than Remington (and that is most of them) regardless where it comes from. Same with cars too so that's why I'm not driving a Chrysler or GM product. I am open to changing for both vehicles and guns IF I am convinced the quality and reliability is equal or better to what I own already. Until then I'll let someone else take the chance.
 
Thanks to R&R Rancher. I read the thread by TuJays in Shotgun world under Remington and got a very personal and informative ideas on the Versa Max. Excellent thread! Well, in an economic world, everything is viewed as a marketing product and we are the almighty consumer. Buy what you like! At the end of the day, the guy who enjoy their gun most win.
 
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