{"id":154892,"date":"2021-11-21T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=154892"},"modified":"2021-11-21T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T22:40:59","slug":"rock-island-armorys-rocking-new-12-gauge-epic-shoot-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/rock-island-armorys-rocking-new-12-gauge-epic-shoot-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge &#8211; Epic Shoot 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqxtpGfxQ4E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Rock Island Armory VRF14 is a 14\u201d barreled 12 gauge that technically isn\u2019t a shotgun. The VRF14 lacks a stock so it\u2019s not a shotgun, but it is also not an NFA item, it\u2019s just a firearm, so it can be purchased just like most firearms requiring no Federal Tax Stamp.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" class=\"wp-image-154899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The RIA VFR14 is quite a handful. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" class=\"wp-image-154901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Familiar controls make this one easy for anyone to use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" class=\"wp-image-154900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>RIA does a great job of combining the shotgun and AR platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has familiar AR15 type controls and is magazine-fed from either a 2, 5, 9, or 19 round magazine. 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Firing the 12 gauge while just holding it in your hands is definitely a handful, but it was possible to hit the targets at the Big Daddy Unlimited Epic Shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Island Armory\u2019s Rocking New 12 Gauge - Epic Shoot 2021\" class=\"wp-image-154902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rock-Island-Armory-VFR14-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Takedown is simple and maintenance is just like a regular gas-operated shotgun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscor.com\/vrf14\/?utm_source=GunsAmerica\" campaign=\"Epic_shoot_2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"> For more details on the VRF14 and other Rock Island products check Here. <\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_SHOT2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica! 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