LONE HUNTER
Lil-Rokslider
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I purchased a 28 gauge Super Black Eagle 3 on a whim. Most of the reviews I've seen have been your typical bought and paid for field and stream type reviews. I have benefitted from other members doing reviews of gear on their own dime so I figured I would do just a typical hunters experience with one.
First impressions were my firearm was put together fairly well. The finish on the gun was about par for a production firearm. Not amazing but not terrible.
I disassembled it to get all the packing grease off the bolt carrier group and other components and oiled them respectively with the provided oil. The machining for the trigger group cutout or the trigger group itself was on the edge of the tolerance band I think because it was very snug getting it put back into the gun. Not necessarily a bad thing but something I noticed.
Other things I noticed were the carbon fiber rib looks neat but I question it's durability, I know High Prairie Sportsman on the YouTube had his split in half when shooting at duck so time will tell. The red bead was on the larger side, but works fine for me. If you're not a fan of larger beads you probably wont like it.
Another thing to note is the ejection plate is different than either the 12 or 20 in it's design, it also looks like another point that could fail given what catches the shell is a tiny little feature that sticks out in the path of the shell to catch the edge of the shell.
My first trip out shooting it went well. The gun cycled AA 1300 fps 3/4 oz. trap loads. I put about 50 shells through it with zero issues. Recoil was minimal but still enough to let you know the gun is there. The gun is light so it shoulders fast (I think it's in the 5.5 is lb. range). I liked how fast it shouldered for what I was doing but I imagine some might call it whippy when swinging it.
I was throwing my own clay and shouldering the gun and shooting. It took me a minute to get used to it but started smacking clays regularly with it. My only slightly neutral to negative feedback after my first trip out is the trigger is not excellent but its also not too bad.
And lastly if you have fat thumbs, it may take a second to get used to loading this gun. I had a few shells spit back out of the magazine tube at me because I didn't get them to clear the shell catch when loading.
I attempted a first pattern out of it. Shot with the factory modified choke shot a 35 paces (I'm taller so it's close to 35 yards). These guns have a reputation of shooting high. From the looks of this one it's at least going to be a decent split say maybe 70//30 or even better. I will do a formal patterning down the road with hunting ammunition.
I will continue updating the thread as I go. Hope you enjoy reading it.
First impressions were my firearm was put together fairly well. The finish on the gun was about par for a production firearm. Not amazing but not terrible.
I disassembled it to get all the packing grease off the bolt carrier group and other components and oiled them respectively with the provided oil. The machining for the trigger group cutout or the trigger group itself was on the edge of the tolerance band I think because it was very snug getting it put back into the gun. Not necessarily a bad thing but something I noticed.
Other things I noticed were the carbon fiber rib looks neat but I question it's durability, I know High Prairie Sportsman on the YouTube had his split in half when shooting at duck so time will tell. The red bead was on the larger side, but works fine for me. If you're not a fan of larger beads you probably wont like it.
Another thing to note is the ejection plate is different than either the 12 or 20 in it's design, it also looks like another point that could fail given what catches the shell is a tiny little feature that sticks out in the path of the shell to catch the edge of the shell.
My first trip out shooting it went well. The gun cycled AA 1300 fps 3/4 oz. trap loads. I put about 50 shells through it with zero issues. Recoil was minimal but still enough to let you know the gun is there. The gun is light so it shoulders fast (I think it's in the 5.5 is lb. range). I liked how fast it shouldered for what I was doing but I imagine some might call it whippy when swinging it.
I was throwing my own clay and shouldering the gun and shooting. It took me a minute to get used to it but started smacking clays regularly with it. My only slightly neutral to negative feedback after my first trip out is the trigger is not excellent but its also not too bad.
And lastly if you have fat thumbs, it may take a second to get used to loading this gun. I had a few shells spit back out of the magazine tube at me because I didn't get them to clear the shell catch when loading.
I attempted a first pattern out of it. Shot with the factory modified choke shot a 35 paces (I'm taller so it's close to 35 yards). These guns have a reputation of shooting high. From the looks of this one it's at least going to be a decent split say maybe 70//30 or even better. I will do a formal patterning down the road with hunting ammunition.
I will continue updating the thread as I go. Hope you enjoy reading it.
