Description
The Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 inch model is the long barreled wood gun in Retay flagship inertia line. Twenty gauge, 3 inch chamber, Turkish walnut over an aluminum receiver, and a barrel long enough that the gun keeps swinging through a bird instead of stopping on it.
Why the Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 Inch Works
Barrel length is the whole question with the Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28, and 28 inches in a twenty gauge is a well judged choice. It puts enough weight ahead of your hands to steady a swing without turning a light gun into a heavy one, which is exactly what you want for doves over a cut field, pheasants flushing wild, or ducks working a pond.
The Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 action is inertia driven rather than gas operated. Retay Inertia Plus bolt uses a rollover torsion spring to positively rotate the bolt head into battery, which addresses the one legitimate complaint about inertia guns, namely being jarred out of lockup when the gun is slung or knocked. No gas system means nothing to foul after a wet morning.
The Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 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 target the same two results, more consistent patterns and a gentler push, and both are more noticeable in a light twenty than they would be in a heavy twelve.
Capacity, Wood and Setup
Capacity is 3+1 with a 3 inch chamber, which covers the full range from light dove loads through heavier pheasant and duck shells. A Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 inch gun is not limited to upland work, and modern twenty gauge steel has closed most of the gap on ducks over decoys.
The Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 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 Walnut 20 Gauge 28 trigger group comes out at the push of a button with no tools, which makes cleaning 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: 193212029027
- Model: B-ACEWAL-28
- Gauge: 20, 3 in chamber
- Barrel: 28 in, deep bore drilled, factory lengthened forcing cone
- Capacity: 3+1
- Action: Inertia Plus rotating bolt with rollover torsion spring
- Trigger group: Push button removable, no tools
- Sight: Single fiber optic bead
- Chokes: Cylinder through full, plus extended long range tube
- 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 Walnut 20 Gauge 28 inch gun will shoot doves in September, pheasants in October and ducks over decoys in November without asking you to own three shotguns, and it looks like something worth keeping.
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 shorter 26 inch version or the Upland Ultralight will come up faster and clear brush more easily.
A few practical notes before ordering a Retay Ace Walnut 20 Gauge 28 inch gun. 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 26 inch 20 gauge or browse our other shotguns.
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