I picked it up this morning. The box wasn't empty.
In deference to my neighbors, I am not going to fire it this morning.
Some things I have noted, so far. The bolt release is well forward on the receiver. You would not be able to keep your hand near the trigger guard to operate it. I suppose you could use your left hand. Not a big deal to me, but I thought someone might like to know. The front sight is basically a raised blade. No shield or ghost ring. Again, fine by me. The flashlight that comes with it is a nice one. Three modes of operation: Low/high/strobe. That was a very pleasant surprise. The shell holder is made by Allen. Again, a pleasant surprise. It comes with two "chokes", although one of those chokes is actually that muzzle brake. It ships with the conventional choke already installed and I suspect I'll never install that muzzle brake. When installed, the conventional choke does not extend past the end of the barrel. The conventional choke does not appear to be a cylinder bore. It has four notches on the top, so I'll have to look up which one that means it is. The choke
threads are the same as the ones on my Stoeger Uplander (double barrel). However, they are not the same chokes. The Emperor choke extends well down into the bore. I'll have to figure out who else uses the same style choke tubes. Although there is a lot of plastic on the gun, it still has a good bit of weight to it. This may turn out to be a positive, since I want to get the wife behind it.
One significant negative, at least to me. No instructions whatsoever. Not a single shred of paper. Could make disassembly for cleaning a real adventure.
Overall, I still cannot believe what a bargain this thing is. Even if it turns out it will not fire, it is worth it just for the novelty. LOL. Take care. Tom Worthington