Description
The Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge is the rounded receiver version of Retay wood stocked twenty, with a 26 inch barrel and a 3 inch chamber. The receiver profile is what sets the R line apart, and against walnut it is the version that actually looks like a field gun rather than a machine.
What the Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge Changes
The Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge receiver is the reason this line exists. Retay calls it a streamlined profile, which rounds off the squared lines of the standard Ace into something closer to a traditional shotgun. Construction is alloy with no polymer components inside, which keeps the weight down without giving anything up mechanically.
Everything else on the Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge is the same well sorted package. The barrel is deep bore drilled from straight stock rather than hammer forged around a mandrel, and the forcing cone is lengthened at the factory to spread the pressure spike and reduce pellet deformation. In a light twenty gauge both changes are easy to feel.
The Retay Ace-R Walnut 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 one legitimate complaint about inertia guns, namely being jarred out of lockup when slung or knocked. No gas system means nothing to foul after a wet morning.
Capacity, Wood and Setup
Capacity is 3+1 with a 3 inch chamber, which covers light dove loads through heavier pheasant and duck shells. A Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge is not limited to upland work, and modern twenty gauge steel has closed most of the gap on ducks over decoys.
The Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge stock is Turkish walnut, and Retay says openly that wood grade varies, so expect natural variation in figure from gun to gun. Length of pull is 14.5 inches with a shim kit in the box for drop and cast. Fit it properly before the season rather than shooting around a stock that does not suit you.
The Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge trigger group comes out at the push of a button with no tools, which turns cleaning into a tailgate job. It also means a shotgun stored with the trigger group removed cannot be fired, which is a real advantage in a house rather than a marketing line.
Specifications
- UPC: 193212036049
- Model: B-RACEWAL-26
- Gauge: 20, 3 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, no polymer components
- Trigger group: Push button removable, no tools
- Sight: Single fiber optic bead
- Stock: Turkish walnut, shim kit included
- Recoil pad: AIRY air pocket system
- Length of pull: 14.5 in with shims
- Receiver: Not drilled and tapped in 20 gauge
- Warranty: Retay USA limited lifetime
Who Should Buy It
Mixed bag hunters who prefer wood are the fit. A Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge will shoot doves in September, pheasants in October and ducks over decoys in November without asking you to own three shotguns, and the rounded receiver makes it a gun worth keeping rather than replacing.
It also suits a shooter moving down from a twelve. Recoil is milder, the gun carries better, and a twenty gauge with the right choke and load does far more than its reputation allows. This is a serious field gun, not a compromise.
Where it is not the right tool is hard weather waterfowl hunting, where a synthetic or dipped stock takes abuse better, or tight cover upland work, where the Upland Ultralight will come up faster and clear brush more easily.
A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace-R Walnut 20 Gauge. Fit the stock with the included shim kit first, because fit matters more on a light gun than on a heavy one. 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. Pattern the gun with the load you intend to hunt, because twenty gauge is more choke sensitive than twelve.
Keep the wood oiled if you hunt wet country, and use the push button trigger group removal for cleaning. Full factory specifications are published on the Retay USA product page, and you can compare it against the standard Ace Walnut 20 gauge or browse our other shotguns.
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