Description
The Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 inch model is the long barrel half of the lineup, wearing the rounded alloy receiver of the R series against Turkish walnut. Five pounds eight ounces, an inertia action, and two extra inches of barrel doing the only thing that separates it from its stablemate.
Choosing the Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 Inch
A Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 puts a little more weight ahead of your hands, and that weight keeps a swing moving through a bird rather than letting it stop. On open ground, where shots come at distance and you have a moment to set up, it is the easier gun to shoot consistently. In thick alder cover the 24 inch version comes up faster.
The Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 receiver is what separates the R line. Retay calls it a streamlined profile, which rounds off the squared lines of the standard Ace into something closer to a classic field gun. It suits walnut, and the alloy construction with no polymer components keeps the weight down.
The Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 action is inertia driven. The Inertia Plus bolt uses a rollover torsion spring to rotate the bolt head positively into battery, which addresses the old complaint about inertia guns being jarred out of lockup when slung or pushed through brush. No gas system means nothing to foul and less to clean.
Recoil, Chokes and Fit
Light guns kick, and a Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 is a light gun. Retay fits the AIRY pad, which uses an internal air pocket rather than solid rubber and is claimed to cut felt recoil by up to thirty percent, and the forcing cone is lengthened at the factory. With standard upland loads the gun is comfortable. With heavy 3 inch shells you will notice by the end of a box.
Five flush chokes come in every Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 box, covering cylinder through full, and the sight is a single fiber optic bead, which is correct for a gun that gets pointed rather than aimed. Capacity is 2+1, already plugged for migratory bird regulations and plenty over a pointing dog.
A Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 has a 14.5 inch length of pull and a shim kit for drop and cast, and the trigger group comes out at the push of a button with no tools. Fit the stock before the season, because a light, fast gun shows up a poor fit far more quickly than a heavy one does.
Specifications
- UPC: 193212036087
- Model: B-RACEUL-26
- Gauge: 20, 3 in chamber
- Barrel: 26 in, deep bore drilled, factory lengthened forcing cone
- Capacity: 2+1
- Action: Inertia Plus rotating bolt with rollover torsion spring
- Receiver: Streamlined alloy profile, no polymer components
- Trigger group: Push button removable, no tools
- Sight: Single fiber optic bead
- Chokes: Five flush tubes, cylinder through full
- Stock: Turkish walnut, shim kit included
- Recoil pad: AIRY air pocket system
- Length of pull: 14.5 in with shims
- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
- Warranty: Retay USA limited lifetime
Who Should Take the Longer Barrel
Open country bird hunters are the natural buyers. Sharptails, huns, prairie pheasants and doves over a cut field all reward a gun that keeps swinging, and a Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26 inch build gives you that without adding weight to carry.
It is also the better choice if the gun will see clays between seasons. The longer barrel tracks more smoothly on sporting targets, which is where very light guns usually struggle, and the extra sighting plane helps on anything at distance.
Where the 24 inch version wins is tight cover and fast mounts. Grouse in alders, woodcock in thorn, quail in brush. Both guns cost the same, weigh within an ounce of each other and carry the same lifetime warranty, so choose on handling alone.
A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 26. Fit the stock with the included shim kit first, because it takes twenty minutes and changes how the gun points for you. Break the action in with normal field loads rather than the softest target shells, since inertia systems need recoil energy to cycle reliably when new. Keep a choke wrench in the vest. And use the removable trigger group at the end of wet days, because cleaning without a bench is exactly the point of it.
Full factory specifications are published on the Retay USA product page, and you can compare it against the 24 inch version or browse our other shotguns.
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