So glad I found this. I haven`t disassembled mine yet. It`s working great. I never thought I could find a decent semi-auto for $275. My dealer sold 10 and told me no problems from anybody. Thx!
I just picked mine up yesterday. I'm in California and they're selling these like crazy because it's one of the only tactical shotguns available right now. I bought mine at Big 5 for $299.00. I'm retired law enforcement and wanted to add a new toy to my collection, but didn't want to break to bank. The manager at Big 5 said it's made in Turkyie and a good product for the price. Stay safe 2A supporters
Solid video dude. I searched after realizing their manual was garbage and I tore it down a little differently and wasn't sure if I reassembled correctly. Thankfully I did
Man, thank you for this video! I don't know anything about guns but I bought this one the other day. I'm glad you showed me how to clean it and unload it.
@@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015 That’s not good. Luckily you didn’t shoot it without that nut, it’s the only thing holding the barrel in the right place. The barrel would’ve shot forward against the end cap. Hopefully you can get the part, it’s not easy getting parts for these guns, I’ve tried. I’ve been waiting a week for them to respond to an email, an email I sent to them responding to their email to me. Still nothing.
Thank you for such a simple explanation on tearing down this shotgun, and its reassembling. I picked up my Warthog today, and I look forward to shooting many rounds down range.
Thanks for the video. The most likely problem you had with the half loads was probably due to the fact that Citadel likes to have rounds that travel at full velocity, meaning 1300FPS or more. Keep up the great posting.
Wow, what a great vid!. Straight to the point and impeccable explanation. Thank you! PS: It would be great for educational purposes to explain the use of the "Full 1/1 choke", "Cyl" and key that comes with it as supplements.
What a kind thing to do. Citadel provided a book that should be brought to Costco and put in the toilet paper bin, because it would then serve a useful purpose. What kind of idiot would the INSTRUCTION manual as worthless as that. Truly, your efforts are appreciated.
a lifesave literally sat their for a hour trying to put the barrel on after that metal ring thing and was about to consider it a loss cause. It is my favorite shotgun out of the 3 i have fired
Russ, thank you for this video. It was really helpful to me. The owner's manual does not give enough information on how to clean anything more than the barrel. One thing I noted is there is a notch on the rear of the charging handle which I used to remove it using a flat screwdriver. That was much easier than using pliers. Again, thank you for taking time to make this video. God bless, Jim
Thanks Russ for this video. Just picked up my new Citadel today. Several little issues so I will take it back to the store and ask them to fix these issues. Charging handle will not lock, I just push it back by hand so it is not locking into a detent. This is my first semi-auto shotgun so looking forward to running some rounds through it. You are 100% correct when say the manual is useless...frankly it is more than useless.
It’s been impossible to get it out w/out pliers. I will say it’s shot great though. I’ve shot over 500 rounds now. Took it to the desert this last weekend and shot clay with 4s and 7.5s and it shot great. Had a blast with it. My wife now loves shooting clay b/c of it, but she wants a 20 gauge, 12 gauge a bit much. So now I get to buy another shotgun, not disappointed. Haha.
Great video! Thank you for uploading a video on this shotgun, not a lot of videos are made on the Citadel. When I purchased mine I was informed that high velocity shells work best with these semi-automatic shotguns.
Yes, use higher velocity rounds or you’ll get FTEs all day, has to have enough gas energy to eject and chamber properly. Low bird shot and managed recoil doesn’t produce enough energy.
Just bought a Citadel Warthog and since the manual that came with the shotgun seems to be for a different shotgun, I came here to see how to disassemble and clean mine. Unfortunately mine is similar yet different from what you show and I still can not take mine apart. I will be taking mine back to the store I bought it from to find out how to take it apart. Loading and unloading is the same, but I am not shooting it till I can take it apart and clean it.
Great Video. Mine is having an ejection issue. I followed your instructions and thoroughly cleaned all of the Mfg gunk and lube and then applied a heavy coat of CLP. I'll test it again tomorrow as we are having a HABOOB (major dust storm) at the moment.
Manufacturer recommends minimum velocity of either 1200 or 1250 (can't remember which but I think it was 1250) to reliably cycle, so that is probably your issue with the reduced recoil rds. Rep I spoke with says he runs 1290fps through his, so that's what I've been running. Glad to hear you've had good luck aside from that box! You've got more rounds through yours, but I haven't had a single hiccup w mine. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-200 through mine. Can't find any reviews on this thing anywhere!!
Not sure what the velocity was on those rounds. Everything else I’ve shot has been perfectly fine. I haven’t found any reviews either and I know my two local gun shops have sold a lot of them.
So I have been shooting only slugs out of mine about 75 rounds so far. The only issue I am having right now is that some times the round gets caught in the middle of cycle and I have to manual charge the handle to feed it threw. I have been shooting federal max slug, federal low recoil, rio star and rio low recoil and they have all been hit or miss. Now all this have been happening since I have been shooting it right out of the box. So now I have took it all apart and cleaned it and lube it down. Now I’m hoping the next time I go to the range I won’t have any issues.
Great video on the WartHog, I tried some low brass and they failed to eject also. Went with high brass #4 pheasant rounds & they preformed well. Again thank you for putting a simple to the point video. :)
Anyone who does buy this gun make sure you clean regularly. I now have over 500 rounds through it and I found metal pieces for the second time. First was a small piece in the bolt, 2nd piece was behind the trigger assembly. Neither were shell material, this is gun material. The magazine tube just screws off and the trigger group comes off by tapping the pin out right above the trigger, hit it on the side with the pig on it.
Thanks again, so there's no second pin then, most shotguns I've seen have 2 pins or screws holding the fire control section in, was wondering where the second was hidden, actually was considering taking the buttstock off to look for one under it.
@@douglasmay7714 No second pin. Really easy to remove the tube, it just screws off. Removing the stock is easy, one screw holds the rubber pad on, then remove the 13mm bolt from the stock to the body. I had to give some elbow grease to get tube off, but it finally came off.
@@russyoutube9188 Got it off, finally, mine had some sort of thread locker in it? Green something gunk. Ended up using channel lock pliers and a rubber bottle opener thingy wrapped around the tube, and still left a mark on the tube. Also my stock bolt was 1/2", 13mm was a loose fit in my 6 point socket, so I tried SAE and 1/2 was nice and snug. 13 would probably taken it out but why risk rounding it off? Dunno if they are just not made uniformly or they use whatever they got on hand but might wanna try a half inch next time. Also found one little sliver of metal in the very rear of the receiver. Along with some unburnt powder, I think, if not I have no clue what it was! Now need to go cut a bigger plug so she's hunting legal, hmmm, think I'll drill the hole in the end cap a little bigger so the filler can be dropped in and out without taking off the mag tube again, because I probably should use thread locker to put her back in, since it holds the barrel on and all.......
Used Blue threadlock, all I have to do now is unscrew the cap thing that holds the foreend on and shake the plug out the enlarged hole, or drop it in for hunting legallity. I'm happy it works out that easy!
Another note for anyone taking off stock and trigger group, put trigger group back in first, if you put the stock on first and it's slightly turned you will not be able to get the trigger group back in. Ask me how I know this :-)
That was a great video. Thank you for including the part about the loose barrel. Unfortunately, we have slightly different Warthogs. I bought mine mid-2021. The handgauard is different, and apparently some of the innerworkings. My assembly does not have a fastener to tighten as yours does. Mine is more of a cap, as opposed to a threaded cylinder, that still allows the mag tube to pass through. The only thing I can tighten in front of that is the handguards and the front nut. The fact that there does not seem to be a way to tighten it on my model seems to say that there is nothing wrongs with it. I have checked how the barrel and its adapter mates with the receiver and everything is lined up and running smoothly. I see no unusual wear and it is reliable AF. I totally thought that was normal. The only thing that I can think is that the barrel can twist in the adapter that mates with the receiver. If that was twisted, it might cause a problem, but I don't believe it would fit the receiver.. The site seems plum too, based on the front site mount. I am hoping someone sees this and can offer some input.
Bought a Warthog just before Christmas 2020 and got it in January from a semi-large box store in Ohio. Brought it home and cleaned all the excess oil off of it. Took it to Shoot Point Blank in Miamisburg, OH using 1400 fps slugs. One in the chamber and several in the tube. Pulled the trigger and BOOM. BOOM. Two shots one after the other. The others cycled and fired normally. Loaded it again, same thing. Took it home, cleaned it again, and took it to an outdoor range near my house. This time I used 1250 fps #7 12 shot and ran a box of it one shell at a time thinking it needed breaking in. Then loaded as before one in the chamber and three in the tube. BOOM, BOOM again. The rest cycled and fired normally. Loaded it again this time holding the trigger. One fired, but when I released the trigger, Boom! Now I am thinking this is NOT right! Called Legacy, and they sent me a return label to their gunsmith. It is now enroute to Reno. Hope they can fix it.
No problem. Make sure you tear it down, clean it and oil it before you shoot it. It does not come well cleaned and oiled. Let me know if you have any q’s about it.
Picked mine up today, took it apart, and degreased and lubed only where necessary. Pimped it out with an extension tube, shell holder, light. Could not get that damn handle off with pliers to save my life. Then I hit the easy button. Put rag around handle, put handle in bench vise, lined it up, and pulled. Off in about 10 seconds. If you don't have a bench vise, you ain't really living.
Great video. I just picked mine up a week ago and performed a field strip to familiarize myself with it. Unfortunately the piston O-Ring was chewed up and broke the first takedown. Called legacy sports and it seems like it's an issue. They were going to ship me a replacement O-ring asap. But seeing how the threads from the mag tube can possibly do it again, it might be a good idea to have extra on hand just in case.
Great video and informative because you're right even now there is hardly any info on this shotgun. They're on sale at Big5 and i'm thinking of grabbing one just because lol. The other thing is I finally figured out that the Citadel ATA12 is actually the Warthog too.
I have one but its the tactical version. Assuming its done the same way though. Thanks for the video. Just got it. Your right. Not much information on the gun and i got mine from a pawn shop never shot but i have no instructions with it
I totally agree. My son’s single shot .22 Savage Rascal manual was as thick as a phone book. The Citadel manual was a pamphlet with a different gun in the diagram. Facts, the gun in the manual’s diagram is a different gun. There’s no sear spring, sear plunger or sear pin. The diagram is not the same gun at all. Not even relative.
Wd40 or a lubricant will help you take out pin . Spray inside and should come very easy with pliers . Don’t squeeze pliers super hard ! You will mess up and scratch pin . Learned this the hard way !
Use 1300 per second shells or higher and it should cycle with no problems. Anything lower than that and the cycling will absolutely become an issue. Stay safe peeps!
Another way to get the charging handle out that I discovered is to hold it just like you did, and then lay a piece of hardwood (3/8 x 1/2 x 5) flat across the receiver behind the charging handle, and there is a notch in the backside of the charging handle close to the bolt. Then take a straight bladed screwdriver (duct tape the blade as needed to protect the finish) and use the wood as a fulcrum/lever point and you can push down on the screwdriver and lever the charging handle out. Feels a little more "controllable". I tried the pliers method but couldn't ever get it out and was afraid of really marring the finish.
No "notch" on the back of the charging handle on later models apparently... I pulled like hell with pliers as shown in this video and cannot get the handle out.
@@jonathanprice6097 I just put an elastic one on the stock, Walmart $10. I’m not going to do a whole lot of upgrades to it, I got ahold of a Keltec KSG the other day that randomly showed up at my local gun shop. Had to buy it.
@@jonathanprice6097 Not easy to find and you can’t order them. I went to my local shop to buy some rounds for a weekend desert trip. I jokingly asked about the KSG and the dealer said he had one, I bought it immediately. I’ll do video once I get it.
RK Guns now has these on sale for $257.55 with tax and shipping to a Rural King Store, I just ordered a second one. A semi for single shot price can't be beat! They can ship to any FFL but most FFLs charge for the service. Shipping to one of their stores is a free transfer, well, almost, in PA the instant check is 2 bucks, big deal. Make a great Christmas gift for one of your kids!
I had the same issue with Remington ammo failing to eject, I should have broke it in with a heavier load but used birdshot. The problem continued after shooting federal and wolf rounds through it so I had to RMA it, thought it could have been an extractor issue. They returned it fairly quickly but it now fires and ejects the Remington birdhot shells. I think it's a decent semi auto and I have fun shooting it but once in a big while it fails to eject.
brand new shot 15 rounds 10 # 5 did fine then loaded buck shot federal premium stuck during ejection and finished those out . Went home broke it down now the lock bearing for the bolt carrier will not lock in . The bolt carrier won’t stay in. The ball is stuck in , I didn’t have to use pliers to take mine out and no clicking when pressed back in. Super loose , not good …Damn it !
thanks for the video...contacted manufacturer about disassembly instructions NOPE. contacted about specifically removing the ha9ndle and got a response but not a good one so can at least get that far now.....my gun doesnt have the rubber (grommet sleeve,)that goes on the mag tube between the piston and the retaining nut...wondering if anyone else doesnt have it...contacted manufacturer but havent heard back yet......
I am still waiting for them to get back to me about spare parts. It’s been a month. Covid may be part of it I guess. Was your gun already put together when you bought it? They don’t come assembled, the gun shops puts them together, so it’s possible they didn’t put it on when they assembled it. That sleeve is actually called a buffer and it protects the piston.
@@russyoutube9188 i bought it assembled so i dont know ?my manual is for a different gun so no way to know...i really like the gun but i dont like guessing if its got all the correct parts and searching for how to disassemble..pretty aggravating..how they can sell a firearm without the info is beyond me ...i mean a toaster comes with 600 pages of saftey instructions but not a gun ..REALLY.......i posted on the only other video i found and his doesnt have the buffer either and it seems there may be 2 different versions but since no one has an actal manual that matches the gun its all guesswork...i contacted manufacturer but nothing yet...
@@johnleahy4776 Though this is a newer gun, it is not a new platform. Look up Rock Island Lion X4, same platform. One guy said he was missing the barrel nut too. I can tell you that the buffer is absolutely supposed to be there, it protects the piston from the slide that’s metal. I wouldn’t shoot it without that buffer. You may be able to use a buffer from a different semi auto.
@@russyoutube9188 thanks....i looked at your video again and had my gun in front of me and it seems to have a few differences ,,really close but where you have the buffer the end of the (spring arm piece )mine is about an inch longer of metal if im explaining that right...where you have the buffer mine is metal when everthing is unlocked and forward..i really wish they could have done a simple manual corresponding to the gun you buy..wtf...i will see if manufacturer gets back to me and post an update......i looked at the rock island lion and its is different than mine.......ive actually fired probably 600 high velocity rounds though it so far so i hope it doesnt need the buffer ..thanks for all the help
@@johnleahy4776 I agree. The manual it came with does not look anything like the actual gun. I bought my son a little single shot .22 rifle and that came with a huge manual that was extremely detailed. Doesn’t make sense.
My screw is at the top by where your main Titan screw is little tricky how it works it holds the barrel and the foregrip little different than the video took me a minute to figure it out
i was expecting a COMPLETE dissassembly, did not get it. i wanted to see if it has a recoil spring(that thing on the barrel looks too thin to be a recoil spring)
There’s a screw on the bottom of the stock that holds the rubber pad on. Remove that then there is a bolt all the way down the stock that attaches it to the body. 13mm socket.
THANKS! I got as far as getting the barrel off and was stumped, figured the charging handle had to come out but wasn't sure enough 'How' to try to force it. And the shell issue is because they are low velocity, got a card packed in with mine that said you must use 1300 fps ammo to function properly. Glad to hear you put that many rounds thru it, was wondering how long that plastic buffer (?) would last. And no I haven't shot mine yet, I have a habit of tearing down a new gun before shooting it, just to be sure nothing is in there that shouldn't be, like excess oil and crud from manufacturing.
It’s always a good idea to clean a new gun before shooting it. When I did the first tear down on this citadel I found I little piece of metal in the bolt. Nothing has broken yet.
@@russyoutube9188 Does the mag tube come off, and if so how? I'm assuming it's threaded into the receiver, but is it staked or pinned or just really damn 5ight?
@@douglasmay7714 I haven’t taken that far down to be honest. I do know there are two holes behind the spring plate retainer that the plastic cover slides onto. There may be screws in there. I’m taking it to the desert this weekend, when I get back and clean it I’ll look into that too.
@@russyoutube9188 Did yours come with a mag plug? The POS manual shows one in in the parts exploded view, but it wasn't in the gun or box it came in, of course the manual also says it's shipped disassembled when it came fully assembled. I had a piece of dowel rod that fit thru the hole in the end of the mag tube so I made myself a plug, but would preffer to take the tube apart and put a bigger diameter one in, those small ones can get between the coils of the spring and hang it up. Had it happen on a Mossberg pump. I plan to use it for hunting so the plug is required, sadly. Put a few mixed rounds thru it yesterday with no problems other than 3" mags really kick.... BTW, do not lean over the shotgun when pulling out the charging handle, smacking yourself in the chin with vise grips is not fun. Also BTW, my home defense shotgun is a Savage 57 pump that I made a 10 rnd tube for, It looks like an Over Under double at first glance now :-)
@@douglasmay7714 No, mine did not come with a plug. It has to be a 3 round gun for hunting correct? Mine came assembled too, I am pretty sure the dealer put it together. I just picked up a Kel-Tec KSG for home defense, so I just use this one to shoot clay and targets.
I wonder if the same trick for the VR60 would work at break in. Leave the charge handle back for month then polish any rough edges and oil bodaciously during break in. Just got mine and haven't shot it yet.
Love the video just quick question just bought this bad boy and is it possible to put a rail for a red dot and one for a flashlight an angle grip and lazer does it matter wat kind of rail you get ?
You could probably put a rail on the body. You’d need to drill and tap screw holes for the rail. I think there are also rails that attach to the barrel that may work as well. Not sure about any angled grips though. There aren’t any accessories designed for this gun. You’ll have to find accessories for a similar shotgun and try it out.
Nice video. My 12 Ga Citadel Warthog semi auto shotgun did not come with a barrel gas seal O-ring . Can you communicate where it goes on the unit? Thank you
The gun has been changed quite a bit since I bought this one. Several problems have been updated so yours is most likely different than mine. The o-ring should be on the gas block that’s inserted into the barrel. That little metal tube I removed from the barrel.
The barrel looseness fix you described on my Citadel Boss hog will not work. The magazine tube does not have enough thread on it to allow the steel retaining nut to sung up and secure the barrel. It has considerable fore and aft play. I have contacted Legacy Arms and Dunham's Sports and they don't care. I'm gonna sell the shotgun.
The gun has a warranty, but you’ll have to send it out to them. I do know they have made a lot of updates to this gun for various issues. There is a video on UA-cam about all the changes one guy had gotten after sending his citadel back to the factory.
Sir what did you push to get the first one to go in. I just bought one I know this is two years ago but I’m having a problem with it jamming after trying to load it. I haven’t even gotten it loaded yet because I can’t get it working correctly. Am I missing a button am I not doing it hard enough I don’t understand what’s going on it look so easy to everybody else but mine is not working that way. I took it to the place I bought it from and they made it look that easy as well and I was like oh OK and I get it home and it just won’t unjam. The release won’t release you’re just supposed to push it there’s no just pushing it there’s no I don’t I don’t know I don’t understand you can’t do that there’s no pushing it there’s no button
In case you don’t get this enough, thanks for this video. I am having problems with the loading ramp staying closed after racking the 1st shell. Any ideas? I have push the release to load the last 4.
I’m not sure what the thread pitch is or which brands you can use. You can probably take the barrel to your local gun shop and they’ll figure that out for you.
Finally a detailed straight to the point video for my warthog, thanks.
Thank you. New gun owner here and try to figure out this gun but no info. Thank you for doing this.
So glad I found this. I haven`t disassembled mine yet. It`s working great. I never thought I could find a decent semi-auto for $275. My dealer sold 10 and told me no problems from anybody. Thx!
I just picked mine up yesterday. I'm in California and they're selling these like crazy because it's one of the only tactical shotguns available right now. I bought mine at Big 5 for $299.00. I'm retired law enforcement and wanted to add a new toy to my collection, but didn't want to break to bank. The manager at Big 5 said it's made in Turkyie and a good product for the price. Stay safe 2A supporters
@@mang6423 It`s snowing like crazy here today. I just might go outside and rip off a few rds.. Haaa
@@barackmycat9448 absolutely anytime is always a good time🤣
thank you for this, the manual was absolutely trash.
Solid video dude. I searched after realizing their manual was garbage and I tore it down a little differently and wasn't sure if I reassembled correctly. Thankfully I did
NOW THIS IS THE BEST TAKE DOWN VIDEO FOR THIS GUN!
Thanks for the explanation on how to handle and clean the warthog. Appreciate it
Great video no beating around the bush ...right to the point ...thank you sir...
Man, thank you for this video! I don't know anything about guns but I bought this one the other day. I'm glad you showed me how to clean it and unload it.
Thank you so much for uploading this!!!
No problem. I went out today and shot some clay with it. Shot really well. My 15 y/o was shooting it too. No issues. #4s and #7.5s.
Were you able to fix the barrel movement?
@@russyoutube9188 sounds fun!!
@@russyoutube9188 looks like my gun dies not have that nut. Im going to contact Cutadel immeadiatly!! Ill make a POV video on it as well
@@zachwulf-americanpatriot5015 That’s not good. Luckily you didn’t shoot it without that nut, it’s the only thing holding the barrel in the right place. The barrel would’ve shot forward against the end cap. Hopefully you can get the part, it’s not easy getting parts for these guns, I’ve tried. I’ve been waiting a week for them to respond to an email, an email I sent to them responding to their email to me. Still nothing.
Thank you for such a simple explanation on tearing down this shotgun, and its reassembling. I picked up my Warthog today, and I look forward to shooting many rounds down range.
Just got the Boss Hog, this looks like the same tool. Thanks for the Tut..
Thanks for the video. The most likely problem you had with the half loads was probably due to the fact that Citadel likes to have rounds that travel at full velocity, meaning 1300FPS or more. Keep up the great posting.
I thought Boss Hogs likes low velocity rounds? Please correct me if I’m wrong. Also will 1650FPS double aught-buck work well with this shotgun?
Wow, what a great vid!. Straight to the point and impeccable explanation. Thank you! PS: It would be great for educational purposes to explain the use of the "Full 1/1 choke", "Cyl" and key that comes with it as supplements.
What a kind thing to do. Citadel provided a book that should be brought to Costco and put in the toilet paper bin, because it would then serve a useful purpose. What kind of idiot would the INSTRUCTION manual as worthless as that. Truly, your efforts are appreciated.
Well, it's made in Turkey, but that thing gives new meaning to lost in translation!
a lifesave literally sat their for a hour trying to put the barrel on after that metal ring thing and was about to consider it a loss cause. It is my favorite shotgun out of the 3 i have fired
Russ, thank you for this video. It was really helpful to me. The owner's manual does not give enough information on how to clean anything more than the barrel. One thing I noted is there is a notch on the rear of the charging handle which I used to remove it using a flat screwdriver. That was much easier than using pliers. Again, thank you for taking time to make this video. God bless, Jim
Thanks Russ for this video. Just picked up my new Citadel today. Several little issues so I will take it back to the store and ask them to fix these issues. Charging handle will not lock, I just push it back by hand so it is not locking into a detent. This is my first semi-auto shotgun so looking forward to running some rounds through it. You are 100% correct when say the manual is useless...frankly it is more than useless.
It’s been impossible to get it out w/out pliers. I will say it’s shot great though. I’ve shot over 500 rounds now. Took it to the desert this last weekend and shot clay with 4s and 7.5s and it shot great. Had a blast with it. My wife now loves shooting clay b/c of it, but she wants a 20 gauge, 12 gauge a bit much. So now I get to buy another shotgun, not disappointed. Haha.
@@russyoutube9188 Just ordered another one yesterday, seems really well made for the price!
A million typos in just the first half page. Ugh
What happens if this gun Is fired with that slight play in the Barrel?
Like a dad I never had
New owner,great video much appreciated!
What kind of lubricant do you use for this gun And this was a great video thank you
Great video! Thank you for uploading a video on this shotgun, not a lot of videos are made on the Citadel. When I purchased mine I was informed that high velocity shells work best with these semi-automatic shotguns.
Yes, use higher velocity rounds or you’ll get FTEs all day, has to have enough gas energy to eject and chamber properly. Low bird shot and managed recoil doesn’t produce enough energy.
Just bought a Citadel Warthog and since the manual that came with the shotgun seems to be for a different shotgun, I came here to see how to disassemble and clean mine. Unfortunately mine is similar yet different from what you show and I still can not take mine apart. I will be taking mine back to the store I bought it from to find out how to take it apart. Loading and unloading is the same, but I am not shooting it till I can take it apart and clean it.
Great Video. Mine is having an ejection issue. I followed your instructions and thoroughly cleaned all of the Mfg gunk and lube and then applied a heavy coat of CLP. I'll test it again tomorrow as we are having a HABOOB (major dust storm) at the moment.
I sprayed CLP in the handle and pulled it off with pliers
Thank you for this video
Manufacturer recommends minimum velocity of either 1200 or 1250 (can't remember which but I think it was 1250) to reliably cycle, so that is probably your issue with the reduced recoil rds. Rep I spoke with says he runs 1290fps through his, so that's what I've been running. Glad to hear you've had good luck aside from that box! You've got more rounds through yours, but I haven't had a single hiccup w mine. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-200 through mine. Can't find any reviews on this thing anywhere!!
Not sure what the velocity was on those rounds. Everything else I’ve shot has been perfectly fine. I haven’t found any reviews either and I know my two local gun shops have sold a lot of them.
So I have been shooting only slugs out of mine about 75 rounds so far. The only issue I am having right now is that some times the round gets caught in the middle of cycle and I have to manual charge the handle to feed it threw. I have been shooting federal max slug, federal low recoil, rio star and rio low recoil and they have all been hit or miss. Now all this have been happening since I have been shooting it right out of the box. So now I have took it all apart and cleaned it and lube it down. Now I’m hoping the next time I go to the range I won’t have any issues.
My box instructions said mfr recommended 1300 fps, it was on a card with the instructions.
Mine said minimum velocity 1300 FPS
You did a very good job on this! Well done
Great video on the WartHog, I tried some low brass and they failed to eject also. Went with high brass #4 pheasant rounds & they preformed well. Again thank you for putting a simple to the point video. :)
Great video brother.
Anyone who does buy this gun make sure you clean regularly. I now have over 500 rounds through it and I found metal pieces for the second time. First was a small piece in the bolt, 2nd piece was behind the trigger assembly. Neither were shell material, this is gun material. The magazine tube just screws off and the trigger group comes off by tapping the pin out right above the trigger, hit it on the side with the pig on it.
Thanks again, so there's no second pin then, most shotguns I've seen have 2 pins or screws holding the fire control section in, was wondering where the second was hidden, actually was considering taking the buttstock off to look for one under it.
@@douglasmay7714 No second pin. Really easy to remove the tube, it just screws off. Removing the stock is easy, one screw holds the rubber pad on, then remove the 13mm bolt from the stock to the body. I had to give some elbow grease to get tube off, but it finally came off.
@@russyoutube9188 Got it off, finally, mine had some sort of thread locker in it? Green something gunk. Ended up using channel lock pliers and a rubber bottle opener thingy wrapped around the tube, and still left a mark on the tube.
Also my stock bolt was 1/2", 13mm was a loose fit in my 6 point socket, so I tried SAE and 1/2 was nice and snug. 13 would probably taken it out but why risk rounding it off? Dunno if they are just not made uniformly or they use whatever they got on hand but might wanna try a half inch next time.
Also found one little sliver of metal in the very rear of the receiver. Along with some unburnt powder, I think, if not I have no clue what it was!
Now need to go cut a bigger plug so she's hunting legal, hmmm, think I'll drill the hole in the end cap a little bigger so the filler can be dropped in and out without taking off the mag tube again, because I probably should use thread locker to put her back in, since it holds the barrel on and all.......
Used Blue threadlock, all I have to do now is unscrew the cap thing that holds the foreend on and shake the plug out the enlarged hole, or drop it in for hunting legallity. I'm happy it works out that easy!
Another note for anyone taking off stock and trigger group, put trigger group back in first, if you put the stock on first and it's slightly turned you will not be able to get the trigger group back in. Ask me how I know this :-)
Great video! Could you happen to do a follow up on how to disassemble the magtube?
thanks for the video, I just ordered this shot gun this week but with the pistol grip.
Thanks for the lesson. Much appreciated
The manual says inorder to operate correctly the rounds need to be 1300 fps or over
GREAT REVIEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. KEEP ON DOING THIS. YOU HAVE A NATURAL ABILITY TO MAKE THINGS SIMPLE.
Your a life saver thanks
Nice video, clear, simple and helpful, thank you
Thanks for the help!
Great video. Thank you
Thanks for the video!
That was a great video.
Thank you for including the part about the loose barrel. Unfortunately, we have slightly different Warthogs. I bought mine mid-2021. The handgauard is different, and apparently some of the innerworkings.
My assembly does not have a fastener to tighten as yours does. Mine is more of a cap, as opposed to a threaded cylinder, that still allows the mag tube to pass through. The only thing I can tighten in front of that is the handguards and the front nut.
The fact that there does not seem to be a way to tighten it on my model seems to say that there is nothing wrongs with it. I have checked how the barrel and its adapter mates with the receiver and everything is lined up and running smoothly. I see no unusual wear and it is reliable AF. I totally thought that was normal.
The only thing that I can think is that the barrel can twist in the adapter that mates with the receiver. If that was twisted, it might cause a problem, but I don't believe it would fit the receiver.. The site seems plum too, based on the front site mount.
I am hoping someone sees this and can offer some input.
Bought a Warthog just before Christmas 2020 and got it in January from a semi-large box store in Ohio. Brought it home and cleaned all the excess oil off of it. Took it to Shoot Point Blank in Miamisburg, OH using 1400 fps slugs. One in the chamber and several in the tube. Pulled the trigger and BOOM. BOOM. Two shots one after the other. The others cycled and fired normally. Loaded it again, same thing. Took it home, cleaned it again, and took it to an outdoor range near my house. This time I used 1250 fps #7 12 shot and ran a box of it one shell at a time thinking it needed breaking in. Then loaded as before one in the chamber and three in the tube. BOOM, BOOM again. The rest cycled and fired normally. Loaded it again this time holding the trigger. One fired, but when I released the trigger, Boom! Now I am thinking this is NOT right! Called Legacy, and they sent me a return label to their gunsmith. It is now enroute to Reno. Hope they can fix it.
Good news, Legacy is sending me a new shot gun! Fantastic!
Thank you! Very well done and informative.
Very helpful. Thanks!
Great video man. I just picked up my first fire arm ever at Big 5🤣. This video helps me understand more about the Citadel warthog .. thank you
No problem. Make sure you tear it down, clean it and oil it before you shoot it. It does not come well cleaned and oiled. Let me know if you have any q’s about it.
Picked mine up today, took it apart, and degreased and lubed only where necessary. Pimped it out with an extension tube, shell holder, light. Could not get that damn handle off with pliers to save my life. Then I hit the easy button. Put rag around handle, put handle in bench vise, lined it up, and pulled. Off in about 10 seconds. If you don't have a bench vise, you ain't really living.
Very informative, great job. Thank you
This helps alot, Good video 👍.
Great video. I just picked mine up a week ago and performed a field strip to familiarize myself with it. Unfortunately the piston O-Ring was chewed up and broke the first takedown. Called legacy sports and it seems like it's an issue. They were going to ship me a replacement O-ring asap. But seeing how the threads from the mag tube can possibly do it again, it might be a good idea to have extra on hand just in case.
Could you do video on inserting a magazine plug in the Citadel Warthog? I can legally have a total of oy 3 shell's loaded.
Thanks for the video. I own this gun and was wondering on how to take it apart for cleaning.
Thx 4 the demo brother! 👍🏽👍🏽
Great video, thanks !
Great video and informative because you're right even now there is hardly any info on this shotgun. They're on sale at Big5 and i'm thinking of grabbing one just because lol. The other thing is I finally figured out that the Citadel ATA12 is actually the Warthog too.
I have one but its the tactical version. Assuming its done the same way though. Thanks for the video. Just got it. Your right. Not much information on the gun and i got mine from a pawn shop never shot but i have no instructions with it
Thanks for the info.... Citadel needs to work on their instruction manual! It is virtually useless!
I totally agree. My son’s single shot .22 Savage Rascal manual was as thick as a phone book. The Citadel manual was a pamphlet with a different gun in the diagram. Facts, the gun in the manual’s diagram is a different gun. There’s no sear spring, sear plunger or sear pin. The diagram is not the same gun at all. Not even relative.
those fails were probly due to low velocity shells, 1300 fps or higher is good stick with the high brass
Sheeeeesh! Thanks for the video 🙌🏻
Wd40 or a lubricant will help you take out pin . Spray inside and should come very easy with pliers . Don’t squeeze pliers super hard ! You will mess up and scratch pin . Learned this the hard way !
Thanks for the tutorial!
Use 1300 per second shells or higher and it should cycle with no problems. Anything lower than that and the cycling will absolutely become an issue. Stay safe peeps!
Great tutorial! You should do this for a living.
Another way to get the charging handle out that I discovered is to hold it just like you did, and then lay a piece of hardwood (3/8 x 1/2 x 5) flat across the receiver behind the charging handle, and there is a notch in the backside of the charging handle close to the bolt. Then take a straight bladed screwdriver (duct tape the blade as needed to protect the finish) and use the wood as a fulcrum/lever point and you can push down on the screwdriver and lever the charging handle out. Feels a little more "controllable". I tried the pliers method but couldn't ever get it out and was afraid of really marring the finish.
No "notch" on the back of the charging handle on later models apparently... I pulled like hell with pliers as shown in this video and cannot get the handle out.
I just picked up the semi auto with the pistol grip and iron sights. First video I seen on these thanks
No problem. Hit me up if you have any q’s. I’ve now torn it down completely.
@@russyoutube9188 find any side saddles for it?
@@jonathanprice6097 I just put an elastic one on the stock, Walmart $10. I’m not going to do a whole lot of upgrades to it, I got ahold of a Keltec KSG the other day that randomly showed up at my local gun shop. Had to buy it.
Nice find. I been looking for one .
@@jonathanprice6097 Not easy to find and you can’t order them. I went to my local shop to buy some rounds for a weekend desert trip. I jokingly asked about the KSG and the dealer said he had one, I bought it immediately. I’ll do video once I get it.
Nice job man, good info!
RK Guns now has these on sale for $257.55 with tax and shipping to a Rural King Store, I just ordered a second one. A semi for single shot price can't be beat!
They can ship to any FFL but most FFLs charge for the service. Shipping to one of their stores is a free transfer, well, almost, in PA the instant check is 2 bucks, big deal.
Make a great Christmas gift for one of your kids!
Good video..picking mine up next week.
Not bad. Very informative.
I had the same issue with Remington ammo failing to eject, I should have broke it in with a heavier load but used birdshot. The problem continued after shooting federal and wolf rounds through it so I had to RMA it, thought it could have been an extractor issue. They returned it fairly quickly but it now fires and ejects the Remington birdhot shells. I think it's a decent semi auto and I have fun shooting it but once in a big while it fails to eject.
this was perfect. thanks!
Awesome
brand new shot 15 rounds 10 # 5 did fine then loaded buck shot federal premium stuck during ejection and finished those out . Went home broke it down now the lock bearing for the bolt carrier will not lock in . The bolt carrier won’t stay in. The ball is stuck in , I didn’t have to use pliers to take mine out and no clicking when pressed back in. Super loose , not good …Damn it !
Heavy field load Peters round #5 rounds have trouble being released to reload.
Great video sir
Awesome video keep it up!
thanks for the video...contacted manufacturer about disassembly instructions NOPE. contacted about specifically removing the ha9ndle and got a response but not a good one so can at least get that far now.....my gun doesnt have the rubber (grommet sleeve,)that goes on the mag tube between the piston and the retaining nut...wondering if anyone else doesnt have it...contacted manufacturer but havent heard back yet......
I am still waiting for them to get back to me about spare parts. It’s been a month. Covid may be part of it I guess. Was your gun already put together when you bought it? They don’t come assembled, the gun shops puts them together, so it’s possible they didn’t put it on when they assembled it. That sleeve is actually called a buffer and it protects the piston.
@@russyoutube9188 i bought it assembled so i dont know ?my manual is for a different gun so no way to know...i really like the gun but i dont like guessing if its got all the correct parts and searching for how to disassemble..pretty aggravating..how they can sell a firearm without the info is beyond me ...i mean a toaster comes with 600 pages of saftey instructions but not a gun ..REALLY.......i posted on the only other video i found and his doesnt have the buffer either and it seems there may be 2 different versions but since no one has an actal manual that matches the gun its all guesswork...i contacted manufacturer but nothing yet...
@@johnleahy4776 Though this is a newer gun, it is not a new platform. Look up Rock Island Lion X4, same platform. One guy said he was missing the barrel nut too. I can tell you that the buffer is absolutely supposed to be there, it protects the piston from the slide that’s metal. I wouldn’t shoot it without that buffer. You may be able to use a buffer from a different semi auto.
@@russyoutube9188 thanks....i looked at your video again and had my gun in front of me and it seems to have a few differences ,,really close but where you have the buffer the end of the (spring arm piece )mine is about an inch longer of metal if im explaining that right...where you have the buffer mine is metal when everthing is unlocked and forward..i really wish they could have done a simple manual corresponding to the gun you buy..wtf...i will see if manufacturer gets back to me and post an update......i looked at the rock island lion and its is different than mine.......ive actually fired probably 600 high velocity rounds though it so far so i hope it doesnt need the buffer ..thanks for all the help
@@johnleahy4776 I agree. The manual it came with does not look anything like the actual gun. I bought my son a little single shot .22 rifle and that came with a huge manual that was extremely detailed. Doesn’t make sense.
Do a tactical video for this gun for us
Can you show how to oil and lube the gun 🙏 plz
I have a problem with the magazine/tube not feeding after every round and I have to hit the manual shell release
My screw is at the top by where your main Titan screw is little tricky how it works it holds the barrel and the foregrip little different than the video took me a minute to figure it out
i was expecting a COMPLETE dissassembly, did not get it. i wanted to see if it has a recoil spring(that thing on the barrel looks too thin to be a recoil spring)
Please help. How do you install plug on this model? Plastic spring end is trapped by threaded onward rim. Feel like if pry it will break plastic.
I had a quick question would you happen to know how to remove the stock?
There’s a screw on the bottom of the stock that holds the rubber pad on. Remove that then there is a bolt all the way down the stock that attaches it to the body. 13mm socket.
Thank you Russ. The shotgun is a lil longer for my comfort readiness and I never knew that the stock is removable..👍
THANKS!
I got as far as getting the barrel off and was stumped, figured the charging handle had to come out but wasn't sure enough 'How' to try to force it.
And the shell issue is because they are low velocity, got a card packed in with mine that said you must use 1300 fps ammo to function properly. Glad to hear you put that many rounds thru it, was wondering how long that plastic buffer (?) would last.
And no I haven't shot mine yet, I have a habit of tearing down a new gun before shooting it, just to be sure nothing is in there that shouldn't be, like excess oil and crud from manufacturing.
It’s always a good idea to clean a new gun before shooting it. When I did the first tear down on this citadel I found I little piece of metal in the bolt. Nothing has broken yet.
@@russyoutube9188 Does the mag tube come off, and if so how? I'm assuming it's threaded into the receiver, but is it staked or pinned or just really damn 5ight?
@@douglasmay7714 I haven’t taken that far down to be honest. I do know there are two holes behind the spring plate retainer that the plastic cover slides onto. There may be screws in there. I’m taking it to the desert this weekend, when I get back and clean it I’ll look into that too.
@@russyoutube9188 Did yours come with a mag plug? The POS manual shows one in in the parts exploded view, but it wasn't in the gun or box it came in, of course the manual also says it's shipped disassembled when it came fully assembled. I had a piece of dowel rod that fit thru the hole in the end of the mag tube so I made myself a plug, but would preffer to take the tube apart and put a bigger diameter one in, those small ones can get between the coils of the spring and hang it up. Had it happen on a Mossberg pump.
I plan to use it for hunting so the plug is required, sadly.
Put a few mixed rounds thru it yesterday with no problems other than 3" mags really kick....
BTW, do not lean over the shotgun when pulling out the charging handle, smacking yourself in the chin with vise grips is not fun.
Also BTW, my home defense shotgun is a Savage 57 pump that I made a 10 rnd tube for, It looks like an Over Under double at first glance now :-)
@@douglasmay7714 No, mine did not come with a plug. It has to be a 3 round gun for hunting correct? Mine came assembled too, I am pretty sure the dealer put it together. I just picked up a Kel-Tec KSG for home defense, so I just use this one to shoot clay and targets.
If you still have your Citadel Warthog, have you added an extension to it?
I have the pistol grip version is it the same ?
Yes, it’s the same setup and comes apart the same way. The differences are the pistol grip, picatinny rails, sights and plastic cover.
I wonder if the same trick for the VR60 would work at break in. Leave the charge handle back for month then polish any rough edges and oil bodaciously during break in. Just got mine and haven't shot it yet.
Love the video just quick question just bought this bad boy and is it possible to put a rail for a red dot and one for a flashlight an angle grip and lazer does it matter wat kind of rail you get ?
You could probably put a rail on the body. You’d need to drill and tap screw holes for the rail. I think there are also rails that attach to the barrel that may work as well. Not sure about any angled grips though. There aren’t any accessories designed for this gun. You’ll have to find accessories for a similar shotgun and try it out.
The charging handle won’t come off. What do I do?
Nice video. My 12 Ga Citadel Warthog semi auto shotgun did not come with a barrel gas seal O-ring . Can you communicate where it goes on the unit? Thank you
The gun has been changed quite a bit since I bought this one. Several problems have been updated so yours is most likely different than mine. The o-ring should be on the gas block that’s inserted into the barrel. That little metal tube I removed from the barrel.
The barrel looseness fix you described on my Citadel Boss hog will not work. The magazine tube does not have enough thread on it to allow the steel retaining nut to sung up and secure the barrel. It has considerable fore and aft play. I have contacted Legacy Arms and Dunham's Sports and they don't care. I'm gonna sell the shotgun.
The gun has a warranty, but you’ll have to send it out to them. I do know they have made a lot of updates to this gun for various issues. There is a video on UA-cam about all the changes one guy had gotten after sending his citadel back to the factory.
great video. However mine has a couple issues not covered anywhere on the internet. Are you available for more personal contact?
I’d like to know where did you acquire all of the add-on sites, the ghost ring set up the fore grip and the butt stock?
There’s a couple versions of this gun. One has a fore grip. Is not an available add on accessory. There are now true accessories for this shotgun.
Does anyone have any tips for me. My end cap is almost stuck on. I can't seem to get it off. No matter how hard I turn it.
The shells used need to be full power to successfully cycle the action.
Have you shot slugs thru it? It looked like what you loaded but you didn't mention shooting slugs thru. Just wondering, I have one coming next week.
Shot slugs through it both hornandy and Remington slight feed issues 2/20 shots got clogged up in the chamber but that could just be my gun after all
Sir what did you push to get the first one to go in. I just bought one I know this is two years ago but I’m having a problem with it jamming after trying to load it. I haven’t even gotten it loaded yet because I can’t get it working correctly. Am I missing a button am I not doing it hard enough I don’t understand what’s going on it look so easy to everybody else but mine is not working that way. I took it to the place I bought it from and they made it look that easy as well and I was like oh OK and I get it home and it just won’t unjam. The release won’t release you’re just supposed to push it there’s no just pushing it there’s no I don’t I don’t know I don’t understand you can’t do that there’s no pushing it there’s no button
I pushed the charge release. See 1:38. Put the first round in and push that button and it’ll load the first round. It is a little hard to push.
In case you don’t get this enough, thanks for this video. I am having problems with the loading ramp staying closed after racking the 1st shell. Any ideas? I have push the release to load the last 4.
You have to push the release to get the ramp to open to load the 4 rounds into the mag tube?
Are chokes interchangeable with any popular brands. I know a lot of less expensive shotguns will use the same chokes as benelli or Remington
I’m not sure what the thread pitch is or which brands you can use. You can probably take the barrel to your local gun shop and they’ll figure that out for you.
You could just hold the ramp lock back and just cycle the ammo out
i cannot for the life of me get that 4th round in. im not sure if there’s a plug to make it complaint for waterfowl hunting or what.