The VR82 is the 20-gauge version of the VR80. It was the only 20-gauge we tested this year and that definitely gave it an advantage in recoil reduction. The evaluators all liked the AR-15-style controls, but the small safety lever was difficult to put back onto safe without repositioning your hand. It shot some of the tightest groups of any gun tested, plus, it was light and very easy to maneuver. The bolt and mag release are both huge but the reciprocating bolt handle did hit one shooter’s thumb during slow, precision fire. With its skeletonized magazine well, tomahawk-style buttstock, barrel shroud and M-LOK forend, even the older shooters said this is a very sharp-looking shotgun.
