I shot this gun the other weekend..... hold on tight because it has a hell of a kick. Im newer to shooting and my mossberg 590 was nothing compared to this thing. Has a hell of a boom too. Fun gun! But i exercise caution by holding tight because it will blow your hand off
Got mine today, took it apart and cleaned the grit out of it, its a bit smoother now but still pretty stiff, its the handguard pivoting on the reciever that is causing the friction on mine, should be something that wears in with time. Overall the gun is super nice for a factory defect. Pretty happy for what I spent.
So I bought 4 of the "Defect ones".
2 Aluminum receiver, 2 Steel receiver.
All 4 are very good guns however some are insanely dirty and gritty in the action.
If it sounds like you dropped it in the sand and the hinge action is grinding, it's because there's a load of grit in there from the factory.
I'm completely disassembling all mine and cleaning every individual part, re-oiling and only then would I recommend using.
It will pay to take the time to thoroughly clean them.
.....just my experience.
Pretty sure they said another shipment should be coming in around summer, possibly with longer barrell length options.