My Retay Masai Mara 20 Gauge

dubob · **Posted:** Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:49 pm

I just got the Retay Masai Mara Satin 20 GA yesterday. My bride and I each shot one round of Skeet with it and were happy with the results. However, as has been the case with a couple of other guns from overseas, the chamber is too tight to freely accept reloaded shells from my Spolar press. They will have to be run through a MEC resizer first.

The gun weighed 6:3.00 on my kitchen food scale. The trigger is a lighter pull than my Browning Maxus. Here are some pictures of the gun and case.

I'm not impressed with the character of the wood, but it is about par with the price point of the gun. But we didn't buy the gun for the wood character.

My wife shoots with a strap-on PAST recoil pad and said the recoil was not bad at all shooting the 7/8 oz factory Skeet shells. It may be a while before I'll have a chance to run some 3" hunting loads through it, but will report back when I do.

I will probably take it to Texas in December and try it on some pen raised pheasants and chuckers. If our local marshes aren't frozen when I get back, I'll give it a go at some ducks.

oyeme · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:36 pm

Well done and thank you for the review.

The comfort model shown at the link below is quite handsome to my eyes. Looks like they are building "keepers".

https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewto ... 4&t=522568

dubob · **Posted:** Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:35 am

I put 3 boxes of reloads through the MEC resizer and shot all three boxes yesterday. All functioned perfectly through the gun.

.45colt · **Joined:** Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:54 pm **Posts:** 337

Great review Bob. the wood on it may be plain but the lines are sharp and clean. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it.

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dubob · **Posted:** Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:34 am

I made it out to my local (15 minutes from the launch) waterfowl management area yesterday, mid-day to see what the Masai Mara could do. Slow day, but managed to bring home one for dinner.

oyeme · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:02 am

One shot=one dead duck! Well done. If I may ask, what was the ammo you used?

dubob · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:09 pm

oyeme wrote:

One shot=one dead duck! Well done. If I may ask, what was the ammo you used?

Heavy Metal 3", #4 steel at 1350 fps. About 25 yards, shot over decoys with IC choke tube installed.

47MolineRTU · **Joined:** Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:15 pm **Posts:** 45

How does your charging handle fit? On mine, for the detent to be locked it is pulled out from the bolt body and outside the milled pocket where I expected it to ride.

dubob · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:12 am

47MolineRTU wrote:

How does your charging handle fit? On mine, for the detent to be locked it is pulled out from the bolt body and outside the milled pocket where I expected it to ride.

I have pulled it out of the bolt and put it back in with no problems so far.

Mark Pfeifer · **Posted:** Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:18 pm

26" Black 20ga - weight is within 1/2 oz of spec.
Trigger is 4-1/2lb
handles light 7/8oz reloads well.

Safety is too small and too stiff. The detent spring may get worked on.

Pfeif

My Retay Masai Mara 20 Gauge

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