Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge – Proven 24 in

Description

A Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge weighs five pounds eight ounces and wears a rounded alloy receiver against Turkish walnut. It is the lightest and best looking configuration Retay offers in this platform, and if you hunt behind a dog for a living that first number is the only one that matters.

What the Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge Offers

The Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge receiver is what separates this line from the standard Ace. Retay calls it a streamlined profile, which rounds off the squared lines into something that looks like a classic field gun. It suits walnut far better, and the alloy construction with no polymer components keeps the weight where it belongs.

Twenty gauge is the right bore for walking birds, and the Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge leans into it hard. Five pounds eight ounces with a 24 inch barrel is genuinely light for a semi automatic, and light enough that the gun stops being something you carry and becomes something you have with you.

The Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 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 weight to carry.

Recoil, Chokes and Fit

Light guns kick, and a five and a half pound twenty is no exception. 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 a Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge is pleasant to shoot. With heavy 3 inch shells it will remind you what it weighs.

Five flush chokes come in every Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge 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.

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. Fit the stock before the season. A light, fast gun shows up a poor fit far more quickly than a heavy one does.

Specifications

• UPC: 193212036070
• Model: B-RACEUL-24
• Gauge: 20, 3 in chamber
• Barrel: 24 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 It Suits

Upland hunters who walk are the entire point. Grouse in the northwoods, woodcock in alder runs, quail in thorn, and anything where you carry the gun far more often than you shoot it. A Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge exists so carrying stops being the reason you quit early.

It is also a strong choice for a smaller framed or younger shooter, given the caveat about recoil with heavy loads. Light field shells are comfortable, the gun mounts easily at five pounds eight ounces, and the shim kit lets the stock be fitted properly rather than grown into.

Where it is the wrong gun is waterfowl or high volume clays. Two plus one is limiting outside upland use, twenty gauge is not the bore for big water, and light guns are harder to swing smoothly across a hundred sporting targets. Retay builds the Ace and Gordion lines for that.

A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace-R Upland Ultralight 20 Gauge. Fit the stock with the included shim kit first, because it takes twenty minutes and changes everything about how the gun points. Break the action in with normal field loads rather than the lightest target shells, since inertia systems need recoil energy to cycle and very soft loads can be marginal in a new gun. Keep the choke wrench in your vest.

And use the removable trigger group at the end of wet days, since field cleaning without a workbench is exactly why it is there. Full factory specifications are published on the Retay USA product page, and you can compare it against the 12 gauge Ace-R or browse our other shotguns.