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Rock Island M5 Shotgun
gatorhide
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Howdy,
I see this shotgun locally for $160.00 new + tax.
It must be made in china. Has anyone shot one and if so, what is the quality on a scale of 1 to 10 ? Money wasted ? Thanks, gatorhide
I see this shotgun locally for $160.00 new + tax.
It must be made in china. Has anyone shot one and if so, what is the quality on a scale of 1 to 10 ? Money wasted ? Thanks, gatorhide
Comments
I don't have any personal experience with this particular shotgun but I did find a blog which discussed it with reasonable fairness. It is not made in China:
quote:The good thing about the M5 is that we do not have to sacrifice quality to get a good price. Armscor makes their firearms in the Philippines, and they use quality materials assembled with skilled craftsmanship.
Best.
Jeff Quinn reveiwed them in 2014. You can read the article, and watch the video, at this site:
http://www.gunblast.com/Armscor-M5.htm
...or, just watch the video, here:
https://youtu.be/P-EH8Czmd1Q
Armscor/Rock Island Armory Matte Nickel M5 12 Gauge Fighting Shotgun
by Jeff Quinn
photography by Jeff Quinn & Boge Quinn
January 29th, 2014
quote:
The M5 is based upon the old High Standard Flite King design, but unlike the sporting versions of that design, the M5 is purpose-built for fighting. I recently came across a great deal on the M5 from Davidson's Gallery of Guns, and I ordered five of them. I issued one to my son-in-law, and the other four will serve here as home-defense weapons, placed strategically around the home.
quote:...the M5 is a very well-built shotgun. It holds five rounds in the magazine, for a total capacity of six rounds at the ready. The black synthetic buttstock has storage for two more shotshells. The M5 uses both two-and-three-quarter and three-inch shotshells. It loads through the bottom, like most pump guns, and a shotgun of this style allows the magazine to be topped-off during a fight, if necessary. In other words, when the situation allows, another shell or two can be placed into the magazine without taking the gun out of the fight. A plus for the M5 is that when the bolt is closed, the shell lifter (carrier) is in the upward position, making it really easy to thumb another shell into the magazine, without having to push up on a spring-loaded lifter.
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gatorhide,
Jeff Quinn reveiwed them in 2014. You can read the article, and watch the video, at this site:
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From the article:
quote:The cylinder-bore barrel is threaded into the steel receiver. It does not simply slide in, as with most pump guns. The M5 has twin action bars, and this is absolutely the smoothest action on any pump shotgun that I have ever fondled or fired. No twisting nor binding, just a really slick action, and a very good trigger pull as well.
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Other models with aluminum receivers or soft steel would likely do better with twin actions bars.