Thread: Typhoon F-12 MAXI. Quick Review.

Im loving my Typhoon F12 IPSC,

Ive shot slugs and 1 ounce skeet loads and have had no issues at all with it, An other guy at my club has also bought an F12 and his is running perfectly as well, the interesting thing is we have ours set on different gas settings but they both cycle very well, the hand guard definitely gets hot after 75 rounds.
I never ran a break in period just lubed it up and it was away and cycling perfectly.
Only trouble I have had was with the Bushnell TRS-26 that I bought, it would only last 5 rounds and then shut down and needs the battery removing to get it to work again. So I took that back for a refund!
On the hunt for an Eotech or something similar for it now.
Did manage to get one club comp in using a paint ball scope but that died on Xmas day as it could not take the round count that was put through it!

Hello, good to read that your F12 works great to you. I just got mine last 2 weeks ago. Typhoon F12 Maxi Bronze. It is very accurate rifle but i am having reliability issues from the magazines. After 60 rounds of mixed slugs, it started to cycle completely especially when using 12g 3” 1600fps slugs on it.

Originally Posted by Jikatoki

Hello, good to read that your F12 works great to you. I just got mine last 2 weeks ago. Typhoon F12 Maxi Bronze. It is very accurate rifle but i am having reliability issues from the magazines. After 60 rounds of mixed slugs, it started to cycle completely especially when using 12g 3” 1600fps slugs on it.

If you can provide some more details of exactly what issues you are having with your Shotgun we may be able to help you.
Some photos of the jams would help.
What gas setting are you using?

One thing I found with mine with both slugs and buck shot is rounds with a soft nose (Very front of the case) deformed during being driven into the chamber and this lead them to hang up.
Some had softer shells then others.
A change in ammo solved the issue.


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Hi Simon, first of all thank you for letting me know to help in my case and happy new year too.

I will provide actual pics this coming days, just busy for a while with my family.

Initial findings from my Typhoon F12 Maxi:
1. Gas setting - light load
2. Using S&B, remington and winchester low and magnum slugs ranging from 1100 to 1760fps - found out that it likes for the mean time the magnum load - it cycle completely. Using light load slug won’t cycle
3. Using low recoil and low load slugs - resulted to single shot mode from magazine - sometimes bolt will be opened and sometimes not. When bolt went open as the last round from the mag, the bolt release botton is stuck up and i can release it, I don’t want to force it and remedied by removing the mag.
4. The rifle is extremely accurate in all types and power of slugs. After 30 rds it was changed and become all over shots towards the target sheet. I found out that the barrel nut was loosen die to initial shots. Tightened it up and accuracy came back.

Thank you