Description
The Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland pairs a bronze finished receiver and barrel with Mossy Oak Bottomland furniture, built here in 12 gauge with a 26 inch barrel and a 3.5 inch chamber. It is the rounded receiver version of Retay flagship waterfowl gun, and it is the one that does not look like every other shotgun in the blind.
What the Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland Offers
The Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland finish is the first reason people pick this one. Bronze across the receiver and barrel against the faded browns of Mossy Oak Bottomland reads as a hunting gun rather than a black tool, and Bottomland has outlasted every camouflage trend since the mid eighties because it is built around bark and mud rather than leaves.
The Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland receiver is what separates the R line from the standard Ace. Retay calls it a streamlined profile, which rounds off the squared lines into something closer to a traditional shotgun. Construction is alloy with no polymer components inside, which keeps the weight sensible for a 3.5 inch gun.
The Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland action is inertia driven. The Inertia Plus bolt uses a rollover torsion spring to rotate the bolt head positively into battery, which is the fix for the one legitimate weakness inertia guns used to have. No gas system means nothing to foul after a wet morning and considerably less to clean at the end of a season.
Chamber, Capacity and Setup
A 3.5 inch chamber on the Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland means you can run everything from light 2 3/4 inch target loads through the heaviest legal goose shells out of one gun. Capacity is 3+1, already compliant with federal migratory bird rules without a plug, and in 12 gauge the receiver is drilled and tapped, so a rail and an optic are straightforward to add.
The Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland barrel is deep bore drilled from straight stock rather than hammer forged around a mandrel, and the forcing cone is lengthened at the factory. Both changes aim at the same pair of outcomes, more consistent patterns and a softer push, and on a gun shooting heavy steel you notice both.
Length of pull is 14.5 inches with a shim kit for drop and cast, and the trigger group comes out at the push of a button with no tools. A Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland stored with its trigger group removed cannot be fired, which is a genuine safety feature rather than a selling line.
Specifications
- UPC: 193212033024
- Model: RACEBRBL-26
- Gauge: 12, 3.5 in chamber
- Barrel: 26 in, deep bore drilled, factory lengthened forcing cone
- Capacity: 3+1
- Action: Inertia Plus rotating bolt with rollover torsion spring
- Receiver: Streamlined alloy profile, drilled and tapped
- Finish: Bronze receiver and barrel, Mossy Oak Bottomland furniture
- Trigger group: Push button removable, no tools
- Sight: TruGlo fiber optic front bead, fixed
- Chokes: MaraPro extended, cylinder through full
- Overall length: 48 in
- Weight: 7 lbs 4 oz
- Safety: Cross bolt push button
- Recoil pad: AIRY air pocket system
- Length of pull: 14.5 in with shims
- Warranty: Retay USA limited lifetime
Who Should Buy It
Waterfowl hunters who want one gun for everything are the fit. A Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland will shoot doves in September, ducks in November and turkeys in April without complaint, and the 3.5 inch chamber means you are never short of shell options.
It also appeals to people who are tired of black shotguns. The bronze and Bottomland combination costs the same as the plain camo versions and stands out in a rack without being loud about it, and full coverage means nothing shines when a bird is looking.
Where it is less at home is upland walking or clays. The 3.5 inch chamber and the weight that comes with it are wasted on birds you flush over a dog, and the Upland Ultralight is a better companion for that kind of hunting.
A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace-R Bronze Bottomland. Fit the stock with the shim kit before the season, since a proper fit matters more than any choke you can buy. Break the action in with reasonably stout loads, because inertia systems need recoil energy to cycle reliably when new. Pattern the gun with the exact steel load you plan to hunt, since the extended long range tube and heavy shot are a combination worth confirming on paper. And use the push button trigger group removal after wet days.
Full factory specifications are published on the Retay USA product page, and you can compare it against the Ace Walnut 12 gauge or browse our other shotguns.
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