Description
The Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge is the plainest and least expensive way into the rounded receiver Ace-R line, and in a 3.5 inch twelve that is a sensible place to start. Matte black synthetic, a 26 inch barrel, a drilled and tapped receiver and nothing on the price tag paying for camouflage.
What the Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge Gives You
The Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge 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, and in 12 gauge it comes drilled and tapped, so a rail and an optic are straightforward to add.
The Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge 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. With no gas system there is nothing to foul after a wet morning and considerably less to clean at the end of a season.
The Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge finish is matte black synthetic rather than wood or camouflage, and that is the entire reason this model costs less than the others in the line. Nothing mechanical is different. If you would rather spend the difference on shells, this is the version to buy.
Chamber, Capacity and Setup
A 3.5 inch chamber on the Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge 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, which makes this a genuine one gun answer for a whole season.
The Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge 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 Extra Black 12 Gauge stored with its trigger group removed cannot be fired, which is a genuine safety feature rather than a selling line.
Specifications
- UPC: 193212029782
- Model: RACEBLK-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: Matte black synthetic
- Trigger group: Push button removable, no tools
- Sight: Fiber optic front bead
- Recoil pad: AIRY air pocket system
- Length of pull: 14.5 in with shims
- Safety: Cross bolt push button
- Warranty: Retay USA limited lifetime
Who Should Buy It
Hunters who want one gun for everything are the fit. A Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge 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 suits anyone who would rather put money into the shooting than into the finish. A Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge is mechanically identical to the camo and walnut versions in the line and costs meaningfully less, which buys a lot of shells.
Where it is less at home is hard weather waterfowl hunting where camouflage genuinely matters, or upland walking where the 3.5 inch chamber and the weight that comes with it are wasted. Retay builds the camo Ace-R models and the Upland Ultralight for those jobs.
A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace-R Extra Black 12 Gauge. Fit the stock with the included 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 load you plan to hunt.
And take advantage of the drilled and tapped receiver if you want a red dot, because it is the one thing this model offers that the smaller gauges in the line do not. Full factory specifications are published on the Retay USA product page, and you can compare it against the Ace-R Bronze Bottomland or browse our other shotguns.
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