Is the Adler even any good?

[brett1868]

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Got mine this morning....I won't bother with too much of a review as the video posted in the link earlier is pretty well on the money.

[wrenchman]

is the action smoth and how hard was it to take down to clean the action

[wrenchman]

is the action smoth and how hard was it to take down to clean the action

[Title_II]

I don't know. Looks like dangerous new technology to me

[brett1868]

Picture was from the shop this morning and now that I'm back home and had a chance to view the video above in its entirety I feel the need to post something more.

I own 3 other level actions, A 22LR Henry, Marlin 30-30 & a Marlin 45/70. The Adler action cycles in between the Henry with is silky smooth and the Marlin 30-30 which has been polished and cleaned up so it's reasonably smooth. A couple areas for concern if you're wanting to assemble / disassemble for storage or transport in that the barrel slides into the fore stock which in turn slides over the mag tube. There's a threaded section on the mag tube that over time I suspect with effectively file the timber away and cause a sloppy fit. Second concern is where the lever sits against the buttstock in a small recess, it tends to hit the timber edges around the recess causing minor cosmetic damage.
Trigger has a bit of creep then breaks fairly light for a 12Ga which is pleasant and a nice difference from my Mossburg's heavy ass trigger. Comes with fixed loop sling mounts which will be a pain in the a$$ if you want to store or transport it disassembled not to mention cleaning it. I'll invest in some quick release loops for it, even if just for the rear. I've put it back in the box and buried it in the safe till I can get bush again, there's 2000 rounds of 00 Buck and No.8 shot lined up to test it.
Overall, for the money it seems to be great value and I'm not disappointed at all, sure a Picatinny mount instead of the dovetail would be cool but it's not a showstopper. My only of complaint is that given all the hype of it being a high tech rapid firing death machine I was expecting to feel a bit more rampaging but I don't. Guess the anti's were leading me on....the bastards!!!

The box it comes in

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Lid opened

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Chokes & Tool

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Outta the box ready to assemble

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Long action...

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Receiver & Bolt

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Lever / Stock

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Photos on the kitchen case the wife was out and I'm the boss when she's not home plus if she didn't see it then it never happened

[wrenchman]

looks good have fun it would be nice see reports from the field

[brett1868]

looks good have fun it would be nice see reports from the field

I've got some land up north which I head up to in a couple of weeks so it'll have to wait till then before I can put rounds through it. Will be interesting to see if others have the same impression as I do. I quite like it, very good value for money and I'm sure with a little polishing and cleaning the action will smoothen up substantially.

[FuzzyM]

It will be interesting to see how this thing pans out.
If I had the money spare I would go order one just to stick it to the man.
The Mrs and I were looking at going halves in a Lanber anyway. Hmmmm.

[<<Genesis93>>]

brett, take the mag off, show some pics, screw on - does it have a flange/plain tube?
maybe gee I dunno someone could start producing 7/ 9 / 15 rounds mag extensions for it!!
After all, there's no mag limit (once inland)

(a modded Addie with a 15 round mag extension, or even a little 7 8 or 10, would cause most of every house of parliament to go into fits of conniptions...I'd LOVE to see it - in fact I would PAY to see it

[Chronos]

5 round mags......4 5 shot speed loaders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkyEbrqNGw

Chronos

[Sam45]

5 round mags......4 5 shot speed loaders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkyEbrqNGw

Chronos

[on_one_wheel]

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Got mine this morning....I won't bother with too much of a review as the video posted in the link earlier is pretty well on the money.

Looks like Brett takes the door prize for being the first one on this forum to get his fingers on one.

When did you place your order ?

[<<Genesis93>>]

My only of complaint is that given all the hype of it being a high tech rapid firing death machine I was expecting to feel a bit more rampaging but I don't. Guess the anti's were leading me on....the bastards!!!

It's the 2 extra rounds that turn you into a deranged killer, if you had the 7 shot your wife and kids would be dead by now!

........ bit out of line, but along the lines of the thinking of our now EX pm.... correct. 7rounds terrorist mass killer / 5 rounds sweet

[Title_II]

It's the first 5 rounds that gets you goin'. If you have to reload you forget and go sane again

[DML]

It's the first 5 rounds that gets you goin'. If you have to reload you forget and go sane again

That's where the clever psychopath (and they're surely not clever, right? ) would simply have a second Adler slung over his/her shoulder with another 6 rounds loaded and ready to go. That is proof of how tremendous the waste of time and money was to have the firearm made with a 5-round magazine.

Really, a true psychopath (Martin Place Siege) would have a pump action shotgun and a bag of other assorted toys ready to go. All the kinds that were banned after 1996.

[brett1868]

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Got mine this morning....I won't bother with too much of a review as the video posted in the link earlier is pretty well on the money.

Looks like Brett takes the door prize for being the first one on this forum to get his fingers on one.

When did you place your order ?

Ordered a day or 2 after the news broke on here that they were coming. Figuring that the 20" would sell like hot cakes I went for the 28" to be sure I'd get one. I've got 2 other 20" shotguns and wasn't particularly fussed about barrel length. Most of the shooting it'll do will be rabbits and birds so the longer barrel is actually better for me. I do have the 20" barrel on order for when they eventually get caught up on orders.

[brett1868]

brett, take the mag off, show some pics, screw on - does it have a flange/plain tube?
maybe gee I dunno someone could start producing 7/ 9 / 15 rounds mag extensions for it!!
After all, there's no mag limit (once inland)

(a modded Addie with a 15 round mag extension, or even a little 7 8 or 10, would cause most of every house of parliament to go into fits of conniptions...I'd LOVE to see it - in fact I would PAY to see it

One of the first things I tried was to remove the mag tube, all in the name of being able to clean it properly. It's more than hand tight and I wasn't going to put any tools on it, couldn't see any pins or welds so I'm assuming at this stage it's press fitted. The top of the tube has a lip on the inside preventing the cap and spring coming off so no joy there. I'll spend some time tomorrow having a good look, can't be long before after market upgrades become available. The interesting bit is the label on the end of the box has the 8 coloured in with black Texta so these have to be the original order with a rework of the mag tube.
I just shot 500 rounds of pistol and 25 rounds of .308 tonight so I'm over guns for the moment....or at least till tomorrow

[Antie]

The interesting bit is the label on the end of the box has the 8 coloured in with black Texta

High grade work

[Slixxor]

Heres my basic review.

https://youtu.be/vpNwG8cEZ1o

Pros
-Lightweight
-Well balanced
-Cycles well
-Good mag capacity
-Decent recoil protection
-Nice timber
-Good length
-Nice finish

Cons
-Action is stiff - should loosen up over time.
-Receiver clearance is rubbing on housing needs to be milled or will loosen up over time.
- Occasionally doesnt eject as expected and sometimes starts chambering the next round with a casing stuck in ejection port.

[<<Genesis93>>]

Big Dave, good stuff....

"the greens have a couple of issues with it".... They actually have only one issue with it; IT'S a GUN!!

.....but it was 'especially scary' because of the hyper capacity 7 round mag tube..... so we get the 5 round mag, OK,

Once the "7,000" Adlers are in Aus - the addition of the after market mag tube extension (presently legal!) and speed loaders will cause every gungrabbing hoplophobic green tarded imbecile (99% of the political class) to enter a fright activated catatonic state....


100+ rounds a minute??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Hs4do69ms



What about a 25round XRAIL mag??

[wrenchman]

they take practice and they tend to be made for each typ of gun so i dont think the adler will be one of them

[BBJ]

.....but it was 'especially scary' because of the hyper capacity 7 round mag tube.....

Don't forget the "high power"