The UTAS UTS-15: Initial thoughts and observations **range report added on post 21**
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Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed. Just for accuracy, you asked if the barrel was plastic not polymer but thanks for the science lesson.
You have my vote for post of the day
Frankly, and I know it's early, I'd put that in for post of the month. It sets a very high bar for others to meet, we might not see a worthy competitor until after SHOT.
First, post of the day... now post of the month... I'm flattered! Very kind indeed...
...I just checked my FitBit, and although my sleep pattern wasn't the greatest (was restless 20 times, and awake for 49 minutes), there was no indication that I had exited the bed from the wrong side...Just an inherent sarcastic/sardonic streak that runs through me after working a 22 hour shift...
And just for accuracy, you said the feed tubes for the magazines were polymer, and one of the VP's from UTAS told me they were aluminium...you say potato, I say subterranean tuber... When I made "light" of the UTS-15's weight, and mentioned the barrel being plastic, I was being facetious...Anyone knows it would at, bare minimum need to be a hybrid ceramic matrix... dang... facetious... doing it again...
And your very welcome for the science lesson... Most of which (science and poor humour) I've learned from watching countless episodes of "Beakman's World" on TLC - Paul Zaloom made a much better eccentric scientist than Christopher Lloyd - Kinda role models for me, especially the hair - Just sayin...
Nuff typing... time to load out and shoot this thing!
Cheers,
M
In the last couple of months I've been doing some dry-firing and comparing it to my KSG, and I felt that the UTS-15 was little more awkward to handle—I was apprehensive of how it would feel at the range. I also swapped out the folding sights in the pictures earlier in the thread with a Holosun 403C sight—the sights felt a little too low to me.
I finally had a chance to take it to the range today—it's been hard to get out! I started out with ten rounds of Federal Game Load—I wanted to start with something a little lighter-recoiling than buckshot or slugs! I loaded five rounds in each mag tube and set the switch to alternate between them. Here are the results:
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Success! (although I need to move the sight forward—it was bumping my hat's brim). I tried a few more rounds, and experimented with the tube selector switch, which worked as expected. After emptying the box of Federal shells I was ready to move up to Winchester 00 Buck. Here are four shells per tube:
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There was noticeably more recoil with this ammunition! But—it wasn't really that bad. Before heading to the range I was apprehensive about the corners and angles of the buttstock hitting my cheek, but while I could feel it on my cheek it wasn't bad. I don't have that dull ache in my shoulder that you can get after a 12 gauge range trip. The short LOP was no problem either. About the only issue was that the right-side ambi safety bumped my trigger finger—it was more annoying than painful, though.
I tried a few buckshot rounds back-to-back with my KSG and found the UTS-15 more comfortable to shoot. I'm guessing it's due to the UTS-15 being heavier, plus having a larger buttock helps spread recoil force out, too. Finally, the barrel position below the mag tubes helps minimize muzzle rise, too.
I ended up enjoying shooting the shotgun more than I expected to—my earlier apprehensions disappeared. I had no malfunctions at all in 50 rounds fired, and found the pumping action smooth and easy—I didn't have to concentrate on pumping extra hard or anything, just a normal stroke. I enjoyed how easy to load it was, too. It's nice when a new gun exceeds expectations!
I finally had a chance to take it to the range today—it's been hard to get out! I started out with ten rounds of Federal Game Load—I wanted to start with something a little lighter-recoiling than buckshot or slugs! I loaded five rounds in each mag tube and set the switch to alternate between them. Here are the results:
[youtube]N5Auoxkk8NA[/youtube]
Success! (although I need to move the sight forward—it was bumping my hat's brim). I tried a few more rounds, and experimented with the tube selector switch, which worked as expected. After emptying the box of Federal shells I was ready to move up to Winchester 00 Buck. Here are four shells per tube:
[youtube]gXORjOd9KpU[/youtube]
There was noticeably more recoil with this ammunition! But—it wasn't really that bad. Before heading to the range I was apprehensive about the corners and angles of the buttstock hitting my cheek, but while I could feel it on my cheek it wasn't bad. I don't have that dull ache in my shoulder that you can get after a 12 gauge range trip. The short LOP was no problem either. About the only issue was that the right-side ambi safety bumped my trigger finger—it was more annoying than painful, though.
I tried a few buckshot rounds back-to-back with my KSG and found the UTS-15 more comfortable to shoot. I'm guessing it's due to the UTS-15 being heavier, plus having a larger buttock helps spread recoil force out, too. Finally, the barrel position below the mag tubes helps minimize muzzle rise, too.
I ended up enjoying shooting the shotgun more than I expected to—my earlier apprehensions disappeared. I had no malfunctions at all in 50 rounds fired, and found the pumping action smooth and easy—I didn't have to concentrate on pumping extra hard or anything, just a normal stroke. I enjoyed how easy to load it was, too. It's nice when a new gun exceeds expectations!
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I have Gen 3 and 4... Both Wolverine-made in turkey marked.Zero issues, and my 3 even eats winchester white box "low brass...um...steel" cheapo target ammo without missing a beat.The only upgrade ( not a fail, just a preventive measure ) since i shoot that thing a lot was a gen4 metal gear box ( thanks, Wolverine ). And only change on the 4 was disabling the pump forward assist...if I pull her open,i'd like it to stay open.
The UTS 15 after long term shooting gained my trust...and with this weight,capacity and size, rendered all my other pumps "what for"...so I started selling them.
I'd like to get my hands on a blue/stainless UTS...just because!
CG
The UTS 15 after long term shooting gained my trust...and with this weight,capacity and size, rendered all my other pumps "what for"...so I started selling them.
I'd like to get my hands on a blue/stainless UTS...just because!
CG
