BLACKWATER SENTRY 12 SHOTGUN

There’s a new sheriff in town. Blackwater is now offering a 12-gauge pump shotgun for those with defensive needs. I can see some of you already yawning.

“The pump shotgun hasn’t had something new in over a century.” Hmm. How about it feeds from a box magazine? “My uncle hunted with one that had a two-shot magazine. It was a POS. Besides, other companies have box magazines on shotguns.”

The Sentry 12, however, was designed right from the get-go as a box magazine-fed shotgun, and it uses AR-15 fire control internals to make loud noises.

Oh, now I have your attention.

UPPERS AND LOWERS

The Sentry 12 is divided into two component assemblies, the upper and the lower.

The upper assembly is the firearm, as that’s where the serial number is. The slide action locks the bolt to the barrel by the same tilting barrel you’ll