[ez429]

I just bought a Franchi SPAS12 Shotgun and was wonder what yall think of this shotgun

 

[gtturbo88]

Coolest shotgun ever.

 

[turbo-j]

more info...

http://spas12.com/

 

[donho]

It is a piece of crap!!

Now sell it to me for a good deal!!!!!

 

[dragula426]

I have one, and they are complicated, but in semi mode, it really chews through ammo. They were banned from importing back in the '80's and hollywood seems to have bought many of them. They are getting tough to get, and pricey.

 

[ez429]

I haven't decided weather to keep it or sell it but its a cool piece

 

[sigman]

Sell it for a profit, and buy a Benelli. The coolest shotgun that was available for a short time was the Spas-15. I had one about 10 years ago, but couldn't resist the 5K offered.

 

[Turbopmcc]

I have the Law-12 which is the semi auto only version of the SPAS-12 and it is a nice piece. I have had some of the rubber parts deteriorate over the years and parts are a bitch to find but still wouldnt get rid of it.

 

[ez429]

i would take the 5k for it if someone wanted it. It is the military version semi and manual.

 

[sigman]

I'll bet you would. The Spas 15 was only imported to about 160 units.

 

[snakeyes]

I just bought a Franchi SPAS12 Shotgun and was wonder what yall think of this shotgun

it's a well made shotgun, but beware! This gun will beat you silly if you don't watch out! I used work with a guy that bought one at a gun show. He takes out out to try it out, and it liked at ate him up. So then his sons take it out laughing at dear old Dad (these guys are all big iron workers). Each one had a black & blue shoulder, and one of them ended up with an ugly bruise on his cheek with a black eye. They asked me if I was game enough to shoot it, and I just asked their Mom for another slice of that rasberry cobbler thankyou! One of the boys said that it was like shooting his old ten gauge double with no butt pad! Light loads recommended for a start!
gary

I didn't see the pictures posted. They way their shotgun was stocked was completely different. It had this folding all metal stock.

 

[craig wood]

it's a well made shotgun, but beware! This gun will beat you silly if you don't watch out! I used work with a guy that bought one at a gun show. He takes out out to try it out, and it liked at ate him up. So then his sons take it out laughing at dear old Dad (these guys are all big iron workers). Each one had a black & blue shoulder, and one of them ended up with an ugly bruise on his cheek with a black eye. They asked me if I was game enough to shoot it, and I just asked their Mom for another slice of that rasberry cobbler thankyou! One of the boys said that it was like shooting his old ten gauge double with no butt pad! Light loads recommended for a start!
gary

I didn't see the pictures posted. They way their shotgun was stocked was completely different. It had this folding all metal stock.

X2, I used to own one and it did look different than the pic posted on here and it did turn my shoulder black and blue!

 

[snakeyes]

X2, I used to own one and it did look different than the pic posted on here and it did turn my shoulder black and blue!

funny thing is the shotgun is so well known that nobody wants it!
gary

 

[ez429]

the spas12 does not lok like the picture. I am out of town I will post pics later in the week. I am not tring to sell it but I would. It;s no problem to get rid of only 160 ever brought to the us these guns bring big money to collectors.

 

[turbo-j]

Sell it for a profit, and buy a Benelli.

x1000

ez429, what did you pay for the spas12?

A Benelli will cycle anything you throw at it!!..my spas12 does not like light bird stuff in semi mode...

SPAS 12.."Tacticool" but switching from semi to pump sucks also

Benelli Super 90 M3 "Folder"

 

[sigman]

There probably 1000's of Spas12's. I've sold the 3-4 that I had over the years. They all went for about a grand, each.

 

[dragula426]

The SPAS-12 I have will not fire light duty ammo in semi mode. I ran a couple of boxes of 00 through it, and it chews that up real quick. I only shouldered for a few rounds in semi, prefered to shoot from the hip when in semi mode. Didn't need the abuse. Still a very neat collectors item, and can be fun to shoot, but complicated.