It will be interesting to hear the results... that's awfully low priced, but then again most Turkish shotguns are shrug.

 

Following for sure!

 

Hi,

This looks like fun!

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

Minor Update - Still waiting on Turner's to receive my 2 Citadel BossHogs. I did receive a few parts that I ordered for what I'm calling a "Budget Combat Shotgun". So 4+1 capacity works but it could be better. So Bam! a Choate +3 extension tube, that takes us to 7+1 capacity. Ordered from midway usa, shipped to my house $54.74

Next we have Shell Holders. Why? Cause every Combat shotgun needs ammo on board 😂. These super Chinese made shell holders are pretty impressive. They have a good amount of retention to them, I shook them vigorously with out any shells falling off. They come with alcohol pads and double sided tape for installation 😂. I will be mounting them with some type of hardware. They were $7.99 for 2 on Amazon. I really am impressed with them I ordered a 2nd unit for a Mossberg 500.

Next we have quick disconnect swivels. Why? I have no idea. I don't care for a sling on a shotgun, but I guess if you have to carry the thing all day long it would help. So yes I'm well aware that these swivels are designed to be used with mlok cutouts. I'm just gonna have to figure something out. A really cool feature about these swivels is they are fixed position they index and lock in to place and at $9.99 from Amazon, I'm happy with them.

So that means I need a sling. I'm also thinking about a RDS just for the cool tactitard look. Oh I definitely want a light with a pressure switch. I'm gonna do some more drunk Amazon shopping 😂.

 

Update: Started the DROS process today. I should be able to pick up the Citadels on the 14th. There was a mix up on Turner's end as they received the shotguns 5 days after I placed my order. I was never notified but I understand that things have to be super stressful for these guy's right now. The store Manager is a super nice guy he heard me say I was thirsty and quickly brought me a cold Gatorade on the house.

 

Alright so finally got them out of jail.

Man these things feel cheap 😅. Just gotta get them cleaned and give them a little Love. This Saturday I have a shoot. There will be 5 of us running them for a total of 500 rounds plus. It will be a good little exercise between the 2.

 

So I decided to take advantage of a unscheduled mental health day. So I decided I will bring a BossHog with me and give it the official title of my "Budget Combat Shotgun" . So I prepared her this morning for her first outing. I think the hulk is helping them assemble these things. I couldn't screw off the magazine cap by hand.

Taking this shotgun apart is eazy and straight forward. The most difficult part was removing the charging handle. Look at those machine marks.
You can find machine marks all over the place. Surprisingly all edges and areas where there will be rubbing/movement are smooth.

This particular gun to seems like a refurbished gun. The barrel did come with a few scratches and a tad of rust on the choke tube. It did not bother me 1 bit as it's a cheap project gun and I got a slight discount on ammo. The 1 thing that is a hair concerning is a dent on the gas cup but I can send back if needed.

The trigger out of the box is good and is probably only going to get better. Alright mates I'm gonna finish packing up and I will return with a report.

 

Wow, I have to admit I didn't except to see such obvious machining marks even on a 200ish dollar shotgun!

 

Yep 👍 , I think that should be expected for a $220 semi automatic shotgun.

 

Awesome therapy session. I took 130 rounds to break in the Citadel Bosshog.

I had two targets setup side by side @ 10yards.

My plan was to go:
50 of #8
20 of buck
25 of #8
10 of slug
25 of #8
Things did quite work out that way. After the slugs, the stock came loose. I had 2 FTF on the next 5 #8. The stock was really loose and It pretty much ran like a pump. I didn't want to damage the stock so I called it quits . I got home and broke her down and gave her a bath.

I inspected every piece carefully including the receiver. After shooting 115 rounds here's what she looks like.

I wanted to run a few hundred rounds before I started modifying her but I just couldn't help myself.

Here's my .15cent charging handle upgrade.

Here's the extension tube. I need to remove the crimp before I install the Choate Extension tube.

The most common way I've seen is just cutting off 1/8" the extension tube. Well I'm super limited to my choice of tools. So I just used a drill and step drill. Worked wonderfully.

 

Used a file to clean it up a bit. I was able to use the extension tube lock ring as a guide.

I super happy with how it came out.

I couldn't find my blue lock tight. So I used a tiny bit of red. As I will be breaking this gun down a few more times.

Alright let's go. A apparently the extension tubes from Choate include a butt plug 😂.

That's what it looks like installed I don't have a 3/8 ratchet extension so I can't install the stock just yet.
As you can see I installed the swivel and the shell holder is just taped on for now as I still have to play with my setup before I permanently mount it.

Here's the holder with shells. The swivel was heated then placed on to the stock. I wanted the qd mount to sit as level as possible. Heating it helped as it melted a bit in to the stock.

 

Here are the m lock nuts installed with lock tight.
Notice the thickness of the plastic stock. It's pretty thick and after shooting it and really getting a feel for it. It really does feel sturdy.

Here it is mocked up in the box. The gun shot great to me the gun feels a little over gased. Which would make sense if it's a refurbished gun. I had a blast shooting this thing. I recommend a complete wax on wax off before shooting it. I have a video I'm working on I should have it up tomorrow.

This is definitely on the to do list. That button is stiff. I'm definitely going with a red dot. The loading port needs to be opened up. A sling, light, and a front swivel.

 

Hi!

Excellent! A range report and a gunsmith lesson in the same post. Well done all around.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

I get smacked 3 times with hot brass thanks to my neighbor not putting up the screen correctly. On the third time I end up turning his screen the right way. Double tapping paper at 10 yards with buck was a great reminder at just how effective a shut gun can be. Here's a crappy video of the Bosshog running

 

I get smacked 3 times with hot brass thanks to my neighbor not putting up the screen correctly. On the third time I end up turning his screen the right way.

If you want smth done right, do it yourself in action Jokes aside I would be so mad if that happened to me

 

No tactical combat shotgun is complete without a light or optic. This budget build brought to you by Amazon. The most complete store for all your tactical needs 😂.

 

So things went awesome Saturday night attended and shoot the big bonanza at night. I was able to run the 2nd Citadel. This shotgun appears to be brand spanking new. Even the internals are made of different colored material 😂.

All shots fired were Stars n stripes 11/8oz 1250fps #8 loads. A total of 180-190 rounds were fired out of this Bosshog. I did not give it any special treatment out of the box other than a quick wipe down and oil. She had 6-8 random problems through out the end of the day after the first hundred rounds. I broke this gun down to pieces gave her a good bath and inspected it closely. No signs of excessive wear. Once I got her back together and lubed all the parts need a little lube she felt a lot smoother. I think these guns are a little on the over gased side witch I don't mind. These guns remind me more of my Mossberg 500 than they do my Beretta A400 (gas gun).

The citadel's are super fun guns to shoot. I was planning on using the 2nd 1 as a back up or even a guest gun. The reality, is I can't use them at my club as there 20" barrel length is to short (24" + required). You definitely can hear a deference and see a difference. The 2nd Bosshog will probably just get a extension tube and Bam call it a day.

 

Here's the light installed it's awesome I have to come up with some semi permanent way of mounting the pressure switch.

Here's a pic with out the pressure switch. I played around with the cap switch and remote switch. I prefer the remote switch. Im pretty happy with the results so far.

 

Hey! How were you able to mount the red dot rail I just got one of these and want to put one on it seems to thin to drill into

 

Hey!

That looks like a really neat install. Nice work. But is the Velcro affected by barrel heat?

Oh man! Now I'm jonesing for a tactical shotgun. 😁😁


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

Hey!

That looks like a really neat install. Nice work. But is the Velcro affected by barrel heat?

Oh man! Now I'm jonesing for a tactical shotgun. 😁😁


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

I'm sure it will be, I'm working on a better solution it's there to keep the cable from the remote in place . I'm sure tyraps would work. There's options. I still need a sling and optic.

 

Crikey here's the break down so far.
Citadel Bosshog $242.40
Tube extension $54.74
Shell holder $8.78
QD mount $11
Bolt release mod .20cents
Light /w offset mount $44
Rail adapter $15.50
Cyelee RDS $74.25
Sling $17.70
Total so far $468.52
For a Amazon equipped "Combat Shotgun"
I look forward to running this thing to the ground. It's super fun project gun. If it proofs reliable, I think it would be hard to beat. I still need to work with a couple of things to see if I'll make any changes.
Still have to mount the RDS, permanently mount the shell holder on the stock and or the receiver, Figure out what I'm gonna do with the remote light pressure switch, the bolt release is way to small, and figure out how I'll be setting up the sling. Keep in mind this shotgun has less than 150 rounds.

 

Sub 500$ setup sounds like an insane value purchase, especially if it performs as good as you described

 

So it's been a while since an update. The Hog has been out twice since the last post. A quick 150 round sporting clays round and a fun boys night out in which the Hog ran an easy 200 plus rounds. The Hog was the joke of the night, Everyone one made fun of the thing but by the end of the night everyone agreed to buy one 😂. Things didn't start all that great by the first 25 rounds my RDS came flying off. Remounted it and another 25 rounds later the mount adapter ce lose and was walking around, so I just said the heck with it and left it off. It was cool to get feed back from my buddies as we all shoot sporting clays.

1.The first thing was the 357 case to extend the charging handle had to go. I agreed so off it came and Bam! 45 acp case it's so much better.

Here's the charging handle with the new case after the epoxy dried.

After a quick Polish. It's freaking beautiful. It made charging the Hog so much easier on my digits.

2. Had to find a semi permanently way to mount the pressure switch. I had to spend a little more dough. I found this on Amazon.

I drilled and tapped the switch into place.

There's 7 tiny holes drilled at different angles that were filled with epoxy and screws that were tapped and drilled on the plastic handguard. To hole the pressure switch in place. It's extremely sturdy and not going anywhere. I know the handguard looks crappy but that was a reaction the glue/resin had on the plastic once I'm done it's going to look bad ass.

 

3. The RDS coming lose was unacceptable and humiliating 😂. So it was back to the drawing board. I never did a finale install on the RDS as I wasn't sure if it was gonna stay. It is, so I need it to stay in place. So I prepared the the RDS and mount adapter hardware. Cleaned all hardware and tapped holes with alcohol removing any oils. The adapter has two set screws that apply downward pressure to prevent the mount from walking (I'm assuming). So I said the heck with it the receiver is super thick so I decided to drill some dimple's to help take care of the problem.

After drilling dimples all hardware was torqued to what I think is spec ( no documentation to back it) and installed using blue thread lock.

I jumped the gun and installed the extension tube and stock using thread locker. I still need to strip the receiver as I plan on.
1. Opening the loading port.
2. Installing a larger bolt release.
3. stippling the handguard and stock

 

 

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Another quick upgrade to the Citadel. I went ahead and did a .05 cent enlarged bolt release upgrade. I was able to complete this quick job in about 2 hours. I wasted half an hour trying to figure out what I was gonna use as a button. After toying around a nickel was the perfect size. Here's a picture of the bolt release after I drilled it.

Here's another one after I tapped it .

Here's a picture of the bolt release mocked up with my new button.

Here's a picture after I installed it on to the receiver. I used red thread locker to hopefully keep it from shifting. I'm super happy with the results. Iv taken these things apart so many times, im confident I could do it blind folded. The Citadel has been by far the funnest project gun I own and so far it hasn't given me any reason not to trust it with my life.

My second Citadel is in pieces right now. I removed the lip from the mag tube. It's ready for a mag tube extension. It will get a few mods and a paint job but that's about it.

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Alright quick update on project Citadel "Tactical" Bosshog 2.0" 😂

This shotgun will not be equipped with a red dot. It will have a Flashlight, Extension Tube, Modified Charging Handle, Modified Bolt Release, and a little work on the Loading Port. Here's the progress so far.
The Loading Port has been done.
Pic1 Shows right side of the receiver

Pic2 Shows left side of reciever all marked up

Pic3 Receiver all done ready for a polish

Pic4 All polished up

 

Also got around to Modding the Bolt Handle. All it is, a Spent 45ACP casing that has been epoxied on to the OEM Charging Handle and Polished.
Pic1 Shows charging handle with epoxied case

Pic2 after a good polishing