Remington’s new VERA MAX shotgun and Versaport gas system
Remington's upcoming VERSA MAX shotgun features a new self-regulating gas system called Versaport.
Versaport works simply enough: multiple gas ports are so far forward that a 3.5" shell will block most of them, a 3" will block some and a 2.75" shell will block none. This allows a greater percentage of gas from the low powered shell to operate the piston and restricts the gas from higher powered shells. Simple but effective. This video explains it.
Remington has also posted a video briefly showing the VERSA MAX shotgun in use ...
Tamarack Tactical has posted more videos showing the shotgun in action.
If those tests are real, then it seems more reliable than a well mantained AK…
Quite incredible how shotguns are being home of cool designs. First the Benelli Vinci and the Beretta Xplor, now this Vera Max.
Remington gave us the chance to have a sneak peek at the VersaMax – details are over at the blog.
I think Spudgun’s right — cleaning this thing will be a bit tricky.
This is kind of a hack, in that it measures something that’s related (the length of the shell) to the thing you are really concerned with (the pressure) but isn’t necessarily the same thing. If you get a long load with a light charge, or a short load with a little more power, you’ll still have problems. I prefer mechanisms like the X-trema 2, which uses a check valve to directly measure and meter the pressure. That strikes me as more elegant and robust, and less roundabout.
seems like a great idea, but I agree with Spud – the ports are awfully close to the shell
Even though it is a very simple process, I am also wondering if the holes are going to get clogged. I am very interested to hear some more information about this and if anyone has any reviews on it. This seems like a great gun though!
Brilliant.
Give me a 18″ barrel with a rail or some ghost ring sights and you have a contender to the FN SLP and Mossberg 930 SPX that can actually take 3.5″ shells.
That is very clever. I’m just worried about those little holes getting clogged with carbon, loose powder, wadding, etc.
According to the computer graphic, the tiny ports appear to be right at the business end of the shell when it fires. Maybe I’m making something out of nothing and it works reliably.
its so simple. yet it’s genius. thumbs up remington.
so simple it just might work.