I bought the sas 20ga 2 years ago and have only had one hang up through about 250 rounds, I love it

There have been at least 3 generations of the Hatfield SAS 12-gauge. I have a Gen-3 which has run perfectly since I got it in 2018 (after an initial break-in). The earlier generations had slightly different-looking fore-grips and required swapping gas piston rings depending on the load (e.g. bird-shot vs buckshot or magnum). The unit that I received in March, 2018 was (from what I understand through my correspondence with Hatfield) a Gen-3. All generations are made by the well-established Turkish manufacturer, UTAS. The older versions seemed to have had problems with the walnut fore-grip cracking and poor reliability cycling. The Gen-3 that I have runs like a champ with everything that I feed it (mostly cheap, bulk Winchester or Federal target loads, buckshot, & slugs), and it doesn't require changing the gas piston ring for different loads. Despite some negative online reviews, I decided to risk buying a Hatfield SAS 12-gauge due to its irresistible price. (At the time I didn't know about the various generations and improvements.) As soon as I unboxed it, I gave it a thorough cleaning, because some reviews warned that there would be a fair amount of metal shavings from the factory milling. (There were, and that's not good.) When I took it to the range, I loaded it up with five 2-3/4" Federal bulk #8-shot shells and commenced fire. Two of the first 5 failed to cycle properly and I thought, "Uh-oh." However, since then, I have fired about 1000 2-3/4" shells (from #8-shot to 00 buckshot to slugs, all ~1200 fps) without a single failure to fire or to cycle. (I've mostly used cheap, bulk 2-3/4" Federal or Winchester #7.5-#8 shot.) However, initially I did have a lot of trouble getting 3" (1200 fps Winchester 00 buckshot) shells to cycle. The spent 3" shells would eject but the next shell wouldn't fully chamber, requiring an extra push on the charging handle to move the shell fully into the chamber. I was able to solve this problem by manually cycling (without firing) 3" shells through it about 100 times (manually pushing the charging-handle forward, if necessary) in order to break it in. Now it also reliably cycles 3" shells-- not that I've shot more than about 30 of the shoulder-punishing 3" 00-buckshot 1200 fps Winchester shells that I bought. I'm very happy with my Hatfield SAS 12-guage. From what I can tell, it performs like $1000 semiautomatic shotguns (not that I'm a connoisseur). It was easily worth the sub $300 price that I paid in 2018. Great value. Fun to shoot. Easy to smoke double-clays. There are a lot of bad reviews online, but I think most of those are from Gen-1 & Gen-2 owners. If Hatfield marketed these 3rd generation models under a different model name or made it clear that they're new-improved Gen-3's (so that prospective buyers could ignore the online reviews for the older versions), Hatfield would sell a whole lot more of these. By the way, according to Hatfield, Beretta/Benelli Mobil chokes work on this shotgun.

I have had mine for 3 years I use it for duck hunting and I use 3” federal steel it does great but today I had a little pin break under the bolt but it was a quick fix I love this gun!

My 12 G does nothing but Jam had problems with the O-ring which is not even a listed part that is inside the gas valve these things are a piece of junk the only thing you can use them for is a club I will never buy a Hatfield again

I've had mine for 4years out of the box no issues

I have the same gun. I rabbit hunt with it shooting #4 mostly and not a single hang up.

Mine almost broke my thumb trying to get shells in it very minor problem. Second use shells 1oz or heavier 1250 fps or better. Third push the release button when even you load the first shell. Remember it s $200 dollar gun not 2,000.

I have the single and love it. That is a pretty good looking SAS.! Cool video. Good info🙏

Just got one of these. Waiting on it to ship to my ffl.

i have done that i put bluing on the bolt assembly. to see any rubbing i do not see any

Ive got a Hatfield 12 gauge that shoots 2 3/4 all the way up to 3 1/2 inch and never had a problem with it

I have the 12 and the 20, and both have issues. The 12's bolt sometimes doesn’t have enough blowback inertia to fully operate the cam that drives the feed mechanism, so the bolt rebounds forward prematurely, catching the spent shell in the ejection port. The 20 seems to have weak extractor jaws, as sometimes they lose their grip on the shell before it quite clears the chamber. Both guns have been exposed to loads from 1180 to 1350 fps. Ideas, anyone?

My cap doesn’t click I bought it last night but I love it so far

i put a new bottom bolt assembly in it today and a new pin assembly in jt still binging up. i can trigger for 60$ i don't want to keep spending money on it

I have all four of them. The 12 gauze won't cycle low brass. 20 gauze works great with any ammo. 28 has been my worse. 410 won't cycle hardly any ammo

I have the 28 ga. $200 worth of frustration. I'm taking it to the pawn shop or using it for a boat anchor. Parts breaking, forend cracked. Just not a good gun.

Nice review and great video

Nice review, have you tried using it for deer hunting?

Can you add a tube extension to this gun?

My spacer has 2 small screws that hold it on, I put some blue loctite on it. Just wondering why you do not use them.

it seems when i put the pin in trigger group it starts binding.

damn it ripping the shells apart?

Secondly, an ounce of lead is an ounce of lead!!! Doesn’t matter if it’s in a 2.75 or 3 or 3.5” box/shell, an ounce is still an ounce!!! And YES, longer shells do have slightly more powder. But more power only makes the shot spread wider and faster. So the ONLY “benefit” of longer shells is more kick and more rice hull/millet filler and more chances to miss. Due to the wider shot pattern. So could someone PLEASE tell me the REAL reason everyone wastes money on 3.5 guns???

SAS isn’t a model. It stands for “semi automatic shotgun”.

i have a sas20 gauge and the bolt stays open when you push the button to close it it moves a quater of a inch and will not move. any help thanks

Where’s the dang serial number on these guns. I’ve got one in my hands and can’t find it

U could have shown how to,,,Disassemble it,,?