As always I'm keeping it real with this one. Unfortunately sometimes "keeping it real" doesn't make for the most exciting videos to watch I always present the items to you all exactly as they are. No editing or fluffing and buffing to make them look good. They either perform or they don't. You guys can take the information I provide and do what you will with that. I hope ALL of you are doing well!

Sure glad to see you back on the Tube. It seems like it's been forever since you put out a video.

Man, I got pleasantly surprised to see Buffalo this morning - and was even happier when it was a lever gun review.

Nice to see you back on the range! A no bs review is greatly appreciated 👍

Glad to see you are still going strong.🐃

Buffalo, good to see you back. For the price of $799, pay a bit more and get a made in USA Henry, much better quality .

A lever-action shotgun is at least something out of the ordinary! Kudos to them for that, otherwise the gun didn't impress!

Thanks for the honest review! My thoughts exactly 1 failure to extract ,no big deal, repeated failure to extract ,Buy a Henry!

It acts like it has weak or sprung fingers. Just the opinion of an old man. Really good looking shotgun right there. Probably an easy but highly unnecessary fix on a new firearm in that price range. Great work yet again buddy!! Keep doing what you do so we can keep doing what we do. Good to see ya on here.

Good to see you, Buffalo! Thanks for another great video.

Keep going 👍🏻I watch your videos often..you do a great job in showing the things that other people miss..I love the 22 pocket revolvers you do..and I have learned a lot from you about .410 gauge..you have a great show and you teach people,so keep it up!..thanks a lot.

Hi Buffalo,good to see you. That's why I enjoy all your videos,no cut's and everything is as it was and a honest review and talk. I agree with you spend some more and get the Henry.🤠🇺🇲

Thanks Buffalo

Straightforward and honest. Thank you!

410 and 22 have been my fav cartridges because you get cool designs cheap

Great to see you in front of the camera again, Buff, with a firearm in your hands. 👍 The little RIA .410 lever gun has some excellent features, but its failure to reliably extract keeps it from being an attractive choice. As always, your common-sense explanation of The Greater Good is appreciated, and so is the banjo music!

Many thanks. It makes me consider the Henry. You make everything you shoot desirable to have. Well done as always.

Will you "re-visit" the RIA after it gets a good strong spring in the extractor? I think that type of extractor requires a good strong stiff one in any firearm. Also should be easy to repair/replace instead of sending it back to RIA. Usually just pop out a roll-pin. So yeah, stronger and longer spring, and shoot it again. Enjoyed the video, as always.

That extractor is a problem. Nice shotgun though. Thanks for another honest video B.

Oh, you’re back! Awesome!

The extractor issue could be specific to that particular rifle. I have 2 Winchester Trapper 94 Carbines in .45 Colt. One has never missed a beat extracting rounds right out of the box. The other had issues right out of the box (about 1 in 5 rounds hung up). My cousin (who is a gunsmith/Winchester dealer) took it fixed it by simply working the depth and angle of the hook on the extractor. Compared to the extractor in the other rifle it appeared to be a tiny bit shallower and a bit off angle. A couple lite spies of a fine file corrected the issue and has never had a round hang since. My 94 Trapper Carbines in .44 mag and .357 mag also never had an issues. However, the same thing happened with my 94 .22 and 94 .22 mag. The .22 short/long/long rifle has always cycled great. The .22 mag would hang about every 3rd round. Same fix was applied to it as on the .45 Colt and the same result was achieved. Not a single hang up since. Just something to consider and take a look at.

I won a Winchester 410 back around 2000 that had three gold turkeys on it. It wasn’t threaded for jokes, and I thought what a morphodite and traded it off at the time wish I would’ve kept it.

Always a great job, brother. Straight forward and honest. Very solid presentation, as is usual. Miss your videos. God bless all here. 😊😊😊😊

FTE is a pretty big deal, RI needs to do some work on it. A stronger spring in the extractor would be a temporary fix, maybe it's as simple as some polishing on the surfaces. I agree with the "do not recommend" advice.

Nice to see you Buffalo! All the best to you my friend!!!

Extractor spring is week

So, some random thoughts on lever action shotguns... First of all, thanks for the video, I always enjoy yours. Shotguns have 2 major (mechanical) differences from rifles. 1. The cartridges get _longer_ when fired, not shorter. 2. The chamber pressures are nowhere near as great, this is why shotshells are made of plastic or paper, not metal. The metal rim serves only to prevent the extractor tearing through the plastic/paper. The lever action, by mean of it's mechanical advantage, offers great initial extraction force, wonderful for getting a higher pressure rifle round out of the chamber. But this mechanical advantage requires a longer lever throw, the arc of which is greater than the length of the shell...and of course, the .410 shell (or any shotgun shell) is longer when it comes OUT then when it was when it went in. In short, a shotgun _doesn't need_ the mechanical advantage that a lever action offers (this is also why the extractor is small on this gun) For a _shotgun_ a slide action is better. The slide action doesn't have a lot of mechanical advantage, but it requires no movement longer than shell itself. For shotguns it works great...and is MUCH faster, intuitive and efficient. In the real world, this means that slide action shotguns are very much more common than slide action rifles, and lever action rifles are very much more common than lever action shotguns. FWIW...when Browning built the Model 1887 lever action shotgun, he had asked Winchester to wait for the slide action he was developing. Winchester wanted a lever action because...Winchester! 6 years later, Winchester introduced Brownings Model 1893, which became the Model 1897 and the rest is history. I just wouldn't recommend any lever action shotgun, slide action is better for shotguns. All that said...whoever is making these could turn their talents to making clones of other Winchester _rifles_ and be even better. Clones of Winchester Models 55 and 64 using the basic Model 94 action would be great! How about a Model 65 clone on the 1892 action? Offer them in some of the older cartridges...such as the .218 Bee, .219 Zipper? Hope you and your family are well, Buffalo!

Gla d to see you back ! Allso glad you didn’t fall in again !,

Good video,great to see you on the channel again. Keep ‘em coming.

Glad to see you back making a video hope all is well

Good to see you doing videos my friend. Know you have been super busy with the campground. Kind of annoyed I just got notified about the video....KZfaq lol. As always love your videos and good, honest feedback. 🇺🇸

Awesome GOOD MORNING to you Buffalo!!!! Great to see you out and about the range again. Thanks for the review. Too bad the problem appeared. I love my Henry AXE. It is soooo much fun to shoot. Been thinking of getting the full-size Henry 410, but had looked at this one. May check out a few other reviews to see if your problem is universal to the model. Thanks for sharing.

I was wondering about you were doing recently. Good to see all's well. 💥🇺🇸👍🙏✝️💪

Glad to see that you're not shackled to the campground. This video was worth the wait. Looks like that particular gun was built Friday afternoon or Monday morning. (Since it was built in Turkey, make that Thursday & Sunday. :D )

Good honest review as always. RIA should talk to Kentucky Ballistics about licensing his "Just put a thumb in it!" catch phrase..

I find that if you run a lever faster they feed better. When you were shooting the clays it seemed to run fine..

Thanks for the review. It a bummer when you get a new gun and it doesn’t function. Please update us on your friend’s customer service experience.

Hey Buddy,always good to see a new video from you.I also have a soft spot for 410.But when I start to think about it,over the past 12 years that I've been on YT,if I remember correctly,I may only have 1 or 2 videos about a firearm chambered in 410.I certainly need to change that.Maybe RIA needs to redesign the extractor a little bit.Maybe they'll get it corrected over time.

I have a new rossi brawler 45colt / 410single shot pistol I've reloaded some beastie loads in and using sizes 8x2mm and 8.8x1.9 mm o rings shooting 45acp which I reload 800 _ 825 fps getting chamber pressures at or above 15,000 psi 45colt pressures. the 410 shotgun shells are so high I haven't tried 410 yet . 410 is hard to find and expensive in my part of NC. Papa wishing you well 😊

Hopefully not a design problem and just a one off....Nice share and info vid....Good stuff....

Hey! Hey! There he is. Hope all is well.

Too bad about that extractor. Those turkey shells sure do the job! Good video!

You think that slot in the bolt and the extractor might need slickin up. I also like your spring theory. I'd still like to see these 3" chambered.

Nice shirt you got there a Big Buff. I worked for them from 1996 to 2002. Some of the most interesting work I’ve ever done.

Its certainly a cute little gun; if the extractor issue can be resolved, its a keeper.

Yep. "We've done enough of that". My multi shot .410 is an old Stevens model 58B bolt action with a 3 round detachable magazine that was my grandfathers rabbit gun in the 1940s.

both the Henry and the RI are great.

Thank you for the link on those turkey targets!

As i mentioned to another viewer in the comments, this gun kinda goes against their philosophy of the everyday person being able to afford their guns because they try to keep them at about $500.00. Fix the spring issue and reduce the price, and they wouldn't be able to keep these in stock. I recently picked up their version of the Tac-14 for $250.00. I can't wait to get to the range!

👍👍 great job on the review Buffalo appreciate all your reviews and videos.

Good review Buff, I too like the .410 bore. But, this constant FTE at $799 is unacceptable. I wish someone would make a 3" repeater, I wouldn't mind a nice, light pump ( that works) at a reasonable price!...I'll keep dreaming (lol)...Until then, I'll continue using my Rossi MP single in 3" for grins.

I wish these companies would start making pump actions. I love lever guns, but pumps are very fast and cool. Thanks for the video.

WoW !!! Lots of comments on this video ... seems like a welcome back is in order , so glad to see you ! I've had a 24" GFORCE ARMS LVR410 for about a year , but can't report much on it as it hasn't been to the range yet . It's abeauty though , with Nickel Cerakote and black Synthetic stocks . It's made by HUGLU in Turkiye I think ... Huglu ships theirs with an added optional rear sight that has a short Picatinny section , like on the RIA . My LVR410 has very tidy controls with no extra safeties ... just a half cock and a safety to ensure that the lever is held closed . It has a metal rod that screws into the magazine tube cap that limits shell capacity and could be replaced with a shorter rod to limit the 9+1 capacity to five or seven or something other than two in the tube as required for hunting migratory birds . Impressive results on your turkey target ... GFORCE uses the same Mobilechoke tubes ( still wishing I could find a RIFLED choke tube for mine , as I plan to shoot a variety of slugs thru it ) . Great video ... Thanks !!!

Great SQUIRREL getting machine..... when it runs right. 👍🐿👍

I have a gforce 410 that is very similar and has the same hiccup with the extractor, heavy oiling helped it but i think it needs a better spring

If Chase sends it back for a new extractor, would you do a redo evaluation? Good to see you, again.

I like it I wouldn't mind putting in a few bucks for it to perform better

Thanks for the video too expensive for a hang up

410 shells are near impossible to find I still haven’t figured out why !

My uncle has a Henry lever .410 and his had trouble feeding a European brand of shell, forget the name, but he sent it back twice to henry and still wouldn't feed. He brought it wtih him to visit and i let him shoot my reloads with Winchester HS hulls and they worked flawlessly. So try different brands.

Welcome back.

Good lookin piece, shame about the ejection issues.

You missed all those watersnakes.😂👍🇨🇿

I had higher hopes for this. I liked the RIA .38 wheel gun. Maybe just some lube or break-in period would help. 😢 By the by, sooo good to see you again! Always an enjoyable show. Thanks.

Yeah, that's to be a lot of fun when it gets hot. To put your thumb on there

Great video as always !

I love lever-action for nostalgia, and like 410 to play with(not much for hunting), but sadly most 410 repeaters, be it lever-action, pump or auto will have some operating issues, in my experience. The reason why I prefer break-actions in 410.

Good honest review

Was just thinking the other day……. Been awhile since I saw a Buffalo video.

Did you clean and oil it before the video?

That's pretty cool. The lever action has become very popular. On a side note, I've got a new millwright working with me that could pass for your brother. He even talks like you. So I think about you every day. 😆

It is definitely good looking but the extractor needs a stronger spring by the looks of it. Not a biggie. Shoots pretty good but the price is a bit steep but not overboard.

Good review...maybe a spring failure...or maybe....

Great to see you still making videos Buffalo. That extractor looks like a weak point in the RIA gun. I will stick to Henry, cost almost the same and made in the USA.

Sold me on the Salt Creek TSS ammo...

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Apart from this gun in particular, I'm actually most interested in how effective that .410 bird load appears to be. "Lightweight lever-action shotguns" is a whole category of firearms I had not paid any attention to before.

Sure would like to try one but RIA products are skecy, Great review Buff.

Looks like RIA never learned the lesson about giant billboard logos on their firearms.

Jeez that price is quite expensive for a Turkish shotgun, we get lots of them here in Australia and they don't cost like that (once exchange rate factored in) and ours are 12g. That extraction issue is a deal breaker.

Trying different brand of ammunition may fix the jams.😊

Did you say you were breaking this gun in for a friend? Is it possible that there is some of the manufacturing gunk in the extractor area gumming up the spring? Always wonder about the proper cleaning and lubing of a new gun, as I have seen some new ones that come pretty gunked up from the factory.

I know bear creek make a .410 mag fed AR , both as a upper and a complete . $467

I'll bet theres burrs in the extractor spring channel that are hanging the spring up.

The big RIA in white on the side kinda foreshadowed the results. 410 lever sounds fun though.

What a shame that 'quality control' ( if there is any on these RIA rifles) didn't catch this glaring problem BEFORE it was sent on to dealers. I hope your friend Chase can get this extractor issue cleared away sooner rather than later and then, hopefully, you can show us what was done and how it operates after the repair.

14:48 - Noe that's what I would call a "cooked turkey" 🦃, ✅

I purchased this lever action, i have problems with the shells exctracting its super tight to load a shell and extract the shell.

I need to move where you folks live, cause here on the west coast we can't have anything worth a damn. "Where does he get all those wonderful toys?"

It started with a 😁 nice and went 😞and it’s loosely like a Winchester 94 the extractor is not close none at all 0 .

Don't care for the white Billboad sign on the receiver, but still ,looks better than the Henry ! If it's new let it work itself out !

I'd be curious if a new extractor/spring fixes it.

Very interesting 🧐

👍Good honest review

It's a bit sad to see flaws like this that were solved over a hundred years ago.

Needs trip to the gunsmith or a quick diy projects.

Nice gun just needs a little Rem

Gobble gooble! 😊

Keep those .410 hulls! Reloading those is like printing your own money in today's world.

Henry’s reputation precedes it.