Rock Island VR80 Shotgun - Review and Mods
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- I've owned this Rock Island Armory VR80 for 4 months now, and here are my 2 cents. I upgraded the stock/grip right off the bat, and had to polish the trigger sears to fix the trigger resetting issue. Probably the first 50 rounds or so, it was having failures cycling properly, with a failure about once in every 10 shots, but 2 boxes of 3" 00 buckshot solved that real quick! Other than that, no other issues and I absolutely love this gun! Shoots everything I run through it now, and I haven't even cleaned it yet after probably 300+ rounds so far.
Please like, share, subscribe - it'd really help me out. Thanks!
Took me 300 rounds of high brass and a bruise shoulder to break in but I love the gun
Spend $2k on a gun and you'll need to break it in the same lmao
That's why I got the vr82. Shoulder is fine
I bought one last summer! Love the look and feel! Like you, put a magpull stock and grip on it! Also changed out rail and put a mod key rail on it! Plus angled grip on bottom of rail. Came with 2-5round mags, and 1-9round mag. Added 2 more 9 round mags and 2 extra 2 round mags for Turkey. Bought a Carlson's X-tra full choke for it. Based on Beretta choke pattern threads I believe! For turkey I'll be using Winchester Extended Long Range 3 inch number 5 shot! Modified choke was in barrel when bought. My only problem so far with 7 or 8 shot light loads was extraction issues! Might run 3-4 rounds then jam. Clear jam, then same thing. Fired 50 rounds. One guy in Montana suggested that ears on upper back of magazine's needed to be lightly filed down. Another having same problem drilled out gas port a little bigger, I believe to .112 diameter which I haven't done as yet. I have an Eotech 512 series sight I can put on picatinny rail, or for turkey, a TruGlo Gobble dot specifically made for turkey. Armscor had a special that if you bought the gun from I think May of 2022 through possibly Sept. with proof of purchase, you'd get $125 in credit on their site for upgraded parts, shotgun shells, etc. Received 9 boxes of 12 gauge #6 shot and 1- 2 round magazine! I only would use the 2 round magazine plus one already chambered for a total of 3, as that is what some states allow! The gun looks like a damn fine street sweeper also if need be and enough loaded mags if ever needed in that sense. But mainly a AR 15 style shotgun that my main intent is a shorter cool effects turkey gun and in a pinch, home defense firearm! I also paid about $600 for it! What I'd like to add next is a 20 round drum😊
Sounds like you got it dialed! I've got a ton of turkeys in my yard right now
Have the VR80, VR60 and the VRBP100 and love all three. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for watching! Have a great day
Hey, I don't usually leave negative comments & I don't want you to think I'm just being critical, however if you're doing firearm videos, it's important that you think about consequences to your actions because people who don't know better are looking at you as an example. Therefore using, maintaining & stressing "proper gun safety" is a must. #1 Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy! #2 always assume a firearm is loaded. & Never look down the barrel of a loaded firearm!!! You may think "I know what I'm doing" but think of the bad example you are setting for those watching who don't necessarily know what they're doing, & lastly you gotta work on your stance when firing. But with that being said, otherwise it was a pretty good & informative review, with some practice you can make some great videos, so keep it up!
I panicked when I seen your hand right over the barrel but when you stuck your face over it with the mag in, my heart low key sank😂
Gotta live a little lol
LOL you should panic every time you incorrectly use seen instead of saw.
@@barrybrum grammar doesn't matter fuak boy
looking to buy one soon!
TONS of different accessories to mod this with.......looks like a blast to shoot
great video
Have fun!!
Mine jammed a lot at first. Used plenty of oil ( a lot) and ran about 100 rounds thru and no issues since. Great gun.
Did you read the manual? It says page 1, 150-300 round break in period with high velocity loads. Read.
@@TruthGotGunz And I did it in 100. What's your point?
We're men here. Who reads manuals?
@@mikeb2777 my point is if you read the manual you wouldn’t even have pointed out “mine jammed a lot at first”
@@SawtoothWild 😂😂🤣🤣😂 good point good point 😂 I knew about the break in period before I purchased. Had a few hiccups within the first 50 and it was smooth sailing from then on. I kept the bolt action locked open for about a month before I went to the range
The detailed video I was looking for
Thanks for stopping by!!
Intrusive thoughts won when he decided to look down the barrel lmfao
I actually looked down at an angle, hard to tell inn the video. If the gun magically went off, it would've missed my face
I have a VR80 and love it. I have not had not one issue. I shoot hot loads ALL THE TIME. I have not had any feeding issues. I also store with bolt locked back to the rear to break it in. It's very accurate especially with the choke for distance shooting installed. I have 5 rd, 9 rd, mags. Also have a Holosun HE510C Green dot site and Luth AR 15 MBA 5 Stock. Also have Magpul angle grip.
Sounds like an awesome set up!! Thanks for stopping by my channel
Love your demeanor… good vids bro, thank you
Thanks for watching!! Appreciate the support 🙏
Bought it after seeing your vid… changed to Magpul Stock/Grip and swapped plastic sights with Holosun Reflex Sight. Haven’t had the opportunity to shoot it yet but I’m really looking forward to it.
Mine came with 2 x 5-round magazines, but Magpul makes the 9s and 19s. Seems like the 9s are the best look.
@@renewehbe6706 It all looks pretty great. I must say the 9-rd magazine adds like 2 pounds when it's full. I should weigh it when I get off work
@@SawtoothWild true… I guess its weights is significant to begin with, a couple of mods may decrease its weight - like removing the shroud and trading the fore-end for a shorter one and such… but I bet it’s around 10-12 pounds loaded
This man just look down the barrel with a loaded mag…
Lol I like to live on the dangerous side.
I know he didn't do visually and physically check if the chamber was clear or not. I got scared just watching him doing it. lol
@@demadim320 It's all good man, hold your horses. And you probably can't see in the video very well, but I didn't look STRAIGHT down the barrel, just enough to see if the choke was still inside, so a little at an angle to the muzzle. If you're not comfortable, don't do it like me. I also don't wear my seatbelt and drive fast 🤷
@@SawtoothWild. How much is that gun the twenty ga
I don't have a twenty gauge
I'm kinda new but , ...... isn't it kinda frowned upon to look down the barrel of a loaded weapon ? 😅😅😂
Eh, anything worth doing in life is dangerous
Yes but at the same time he cleared it prior.
I cleared it by shooting all of the ammo out of it lol
Great video. Very informative. Liked and subscribed.
Great video, do have a concern with you looking dowm the barrel even if from the side. Fixing to pick mine up at my lacal dealer. Looking forward to putting a few rounds through it.
Lol yeahhh, how else can you tell if the choke is still there? I did shove my finger down the barrel but nothing beats a good ol' face with danger. Good luck! Thanks for watching 💯🤙
PLEASE let the man do his video and stop being a hall monitor.There are enough of you on youtube being the safety police.
Lol, thank you!
What model stock and pistol grip did you get from magpul. I’m digging that setup
Magpul MAG401-BLK commercial-spec stock, and Magpul MOE-K2+ grip
Sorry bro I had to flag you when you started looking down the barrel with a loaded gun.
of a loaded gun. not “with”
I didn't look DOWN the barrel, I looked AT the barrel. If it would've gone off, it would've missed me. I was careful of that part. It's hard to see the angle in the video
please don’t look down the barrel of a loaded weapon.
@ 08:00
Not the best idea for sure, but sometimes dangerous things are just a part of living, my man
@@SawtoothWild 17.5 years of dangerous living while serving this country and i ain’t never seen no one look down the barrel.
Mine came with a nice Red Dot scope and a five round clip and a 9-round clip I wonder why I didn't get two nines?
Just depends on the store and their deal. I didn't get two 9-round magazines, I got one 9-round and two 5-round magazines.
Looks like a bad ass shotgun. Might have to look into it for new backcountry camp rifle.
Just picked mine up, got it in the bronze color! Hopefully I won’t have any trouble with it.
What state you in btw looks beautiful out there
Just subscribed. Good content here
Dude thanks!! What did you like about my video? Always wanting to improve my content and better my videography
Hey I just got my VR80 today and would love to have this stock. What kind is it and where’d you get yours from?
I got it from Optics Planet, it's the Magpul MOE stock, but make sure it's the commercial size not the mil-spec size otherwise it won't fit. Have fun! Thanks for watching my video 🤙
Hm. The trigger issue is a new one. I've heard a lot about cycling issues. I wonder if Armscor has some QC issues.
Question. How difficult was it to change out the stock and grip?
Yeah the cycling issues were probably the first 25 rounds of use, after shooting a box of 00 buckshot, it was resolved. The stock and grip was extremely easy, I mean, like 3 screws and it's off. The grip has a screw through the inside like a standard AR15 grip, reuse that screw for the replacement grip.
Piece of cake. Just unscrew the rear stock and grip and the remove the the handle and grip with a hex key and pull it back. Slap on the a commercial butt stock and and grip and your good to go. TH-cam has videos but it takes about 5 min.
How's it holding up? Been thinking about getting one
It probably works better today than the day I bought it! It's got kinda low end machining, so it needs a good break in. And I don't clean it, hardly ever. Just keep a little oil around the bolt and it keeps on running!
I’m assuming you put the heavy load gas block and full choke for the slugs? You didn’t really mention which ones you were running
Definitely not the full choke, I put the cylinder choke in and heavy gas block. I thought I mentioned it hmm
The heavy gas block is for 3” shells and never shoot slugs with a full choke improved cylinder choke
Can you shoot slugs and 00 out of the modified choke
I wouldn't recommend shooting slugs out of it with the modified choke. But I don't have a official statement from the manufacturer
Thank You. Very informative.
Thanks for stopping by!!
That stock that you said to throw away is for legal compliance in NJ.
Yes I figured it was a thumbhole stck for compliance in California or other unconstitutional states.
along with a few other states
Ok so I just bought this and live in NJ. I can’t change stock and grip even if it’s pinned
That is the worst stock/grip I think I've ever seen. It's worse than the CA compliant ones. What were they thinking?
They need to make a pistol version of this with a 10.5" barrel.
I live in CA and I was considering getting one. However, when you mentioned that the out of the box stock will grind on the wrist when gripping is I think deal breaker for me. I don't think I'd be allowed to add an AR stock on it.
Sucks you live in California! But, free men don't ask for permission. Modify it anyways just like the founding fathers intended 😉
@@SawtoothWild Free men can easily say that. Different world here in California. One could say, partially-free... I got the same VR80 color as you. I can't even replace the stock, but it's an awesome machine 👍
Lmfao idk how people can still live in this garbage state 😂
Yeah, are you guys allowed to breathe? I know farting is frowned upon, even cows can't do it now
California version has maglock so you can change the stock and the grip
Carlson choke tubes also work as long as there benelli an Beretta I also own a vr80. An dk firearms is the place to go an also a mka 1919 magazines also fit
That's great to know, thank you. I know a guy that had drum mags for his, not sure what brand they were or where he got them. Might have to snag one soon before they get Outlaw'd
@@SawtoothWild agreed same here but dk firearms has the drum mags as well
I got one from my dad when he passed away.got the gun a 3rd,2 5rd,and 2 9rd mags with it need to change the grip and stock but did get a 19rd drum for it still haven't shot it though i get it out think of him and put it back
I'm sorry to hear that, man. I just saw your comment, I would've responded sooner. Hope all is well with you, your dad had a good taste in guns. Thank you for watching my video
Did the choke tubes come with the shotgun?And did the barrel wrench come with the gun as well?
Yes, it all came with the firearm. It actually came with 2 choke wrenches if I remember correctly
I've watched more than 2 videos of complete disassembly of the vr80 and none of them demonstrates how to change a choke tube 🙄
What do you mean? Lol it just threads in and out. The chokes have little notches on the outside end that you stick the wrench into to be able to turn the choke tube. Just hand tighten and you're good to go
@@SawtoothWild yep and you're the only guy on the internet that uses the included tool and demonstrates it 👍
Which is a good thing
Watch your hands on that quad rail it will burn the crap out of you.when barrel gets hot.
Oh yeah it will lol, I was fortunate to have near-freezing temps that day
I have an issue with my VR80 cycling slugs. The first 50 rounds of buckshot the gun cycled fine. I replaced the light load with the heavy load to shoot 2-3/4 slugs and 95% of the shells wouldn’t eject. Any tips/tricks? Much appreciated!
So you're shooting 2-3/4" shell slugs with the heavy buffer? Might still need to use the light-load buffer for that one. I believe my slugs were 3" shells, and I had the heavy buffer in. I think the heavy buffer is for 3"+ shells and/or super hot loads.
@@SawtoothWild ok that makes sense. There was limited info I could find on what buffer to use for certain shells. I figured 2-3/4 slugs and 3” shells required the heavy load buffer.
Stick with the light buffer...I only use heavy for 3 inch.
Good video, Where you buy de stock and the rest the accessories?
OpticsPlanet!
Kurt kobain style man i see 😂😂
I don't know what that is lol
Mine wouldn’t extract ? I was using 2 3/4 federal target loads
You probably have the wrong buffer installed.
Swap it out for the heavy one
@@SawtoothWild roger that
Did it work?
@@SawtoothWild I’m gonna swap it tomorrow been working a lot of overtime
But did he die?
Do you know how well it handles dry firing?
I've done it alot, so far no problems! But I don't officially know on that
the stock is to make it California compliant.
That makes sense
The California version has a completely closed thumb hole (the triangle)
Yeah that's how mine came, I replaced that crap
mine won't cycle the clear plastic shells. and I shoot high velocity stuff and it's broken in. I use the light buffer tube. I've had 1600 fps clear see through slugs and buckshot and it gets stuck everytime. any other high brass will cycle. what kind of stock is that I'm gonna get one?
I haven't tried any clear shells yet and I'm not even sure where I can buy some in my town. Have you found anything that the heavy buffer is better for? The stock and grip are both Magpul MOE. Remember to get the commercial sized stock, not mil-spec.
@@SawtoothWild I thought I seen you shoot some clear ones I gotta watch again. I think it's the cheaper plastic shells that don't cycle. I dont shoot 3 inch shell I never used the heavy buffer. lol the 2 3/4 ones I shoot are 1450 to 1710 fps they kick really hard. but its all good I just have tobuy the more expensive quality shells
gotta shoot the heavy stuff In this gun
What type of slugs can u use in the vr80?
I think you can use any slugs, I've shot a bunch of different ones
@SawtoothWild ohh ok one more question is the vr80 a smothbore barrel or a Rifled?
Smoothbore
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How did you get that stock on there mine gets jammed when i put it on
The gun is "commercial" sized, not "milspec". Your stock is probably mil-spec
charge handle revearsable?
Yes sir!
What do you think of the Typhoon m12 ?
I don't have any personal experience with one yet, sorry! If I remember correctly, it seemed to have too much plastic on it when I handled one in the store. I could be wrong though
What buffer tube are you running?
It's the stock one that was on the gun from the factory. It's "commercial spec", but it won't accept any typical buffer tube. The buffer weight and spring is completely different inside, and the inside bore size is way smaller than normal tubes.
Dude all it takes is for one person to screw up and shoot themselves or worse someone else and then for that person to say that they got his/her techniques from you and your channel for you to be hit with a lawsuit or something. You have always always got to consider what the consequences COULD BE especially when handling a firearm!!
Dont tell me what to do. I can take care of myself.
@@SawtoothWildI just want to live and let live, Al Capone
You quite literally watched him load a single road and shoot it.
He would not be legally responsible for what other people do with their guns. Calm down.
gonna get me the Storm Trooper one
What?
@@SawtoothWild there is a RIA VR80 in white cerakote, is what you call a Storm Trooper gun
Oh man, I didn't know that!
Stance
Cute outfit you look like a cowboy 🤠
"why can't I quit you"
This guy is NOT a shooter
What makes someone a "shooter"?
NO WAYYYY?!?!?!?! lookin down the barrel?!?!?!?!?!
Thats one way to fix STUPID!!!!!!
Lol calm down little girl
@SawtoothWild Those are the kinda people that make a defense tool look bad Twinkle Toes/keyboard warrior.
You should play Russian Roulete with yourself while lookin into the telescope
I do
How is he going to get hurt exactly? There was no shell in the chamber so it's impossible for it to fire. It's as unsafe as disassembling it and holding just the barrel to look down it. Or are you one of the weirdos that thinks you can never look down a gun barrel once it gets rifling cut into it?
I believe this gun is technically built in an ar10 platform
I don't think there's anything off an AR10 that will fit on this gun, and vice versa, except the pistol grip, iron sights, and maybe an magpul adjustable stock.
The Magwell is significantly bigger than the AR10. The other stuff mentioned is good to go tho ^
This is my problem with your video friend: 1. You Need to learn and utilize a better tactical stance...
2. and never ever point the barrel at your face known to be unloaded or not by yourself let alone on video you will give others bad unsafe habbits...
3. And come on man... ya gotta have some enthusiasm with what your doing on video for others...
4. Sit down and Be more clear on the take down for people to see if you mean to do some decent know how for your watchers...!
Just some constructive criticism to make you a better gun you for others sake otherwise thanks for maken it keep it up...!
Leave the guy alone man, lol he is a rookie. lol
Then don't watch it 🙄
A proper review. Subbed for more