[Browning]

I'm not all that familar with Franchi. I've always pretty much stuck with Brownings or Remingtons shotgun wise, but I've come across what I think is a pretty good deal and I just wanted to find out a little more about them.

http://spas12.com/spas/law12photo2.jpg
Franchi Law-12 Shotgun

It's like the one above, just with a slightly shorter tube like this one.

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(Click on attached picture to enlarge it)

Anyone have one or know anything about them?

Most importantly, does anyone know if parts are easy to get? I tried a search on Numrich to try and find out myself, but they didn't list it and I thought that perhaps it was listed under a different name or model number. I don't really want to get stuck with something that would be a paperweight if you broke a firing pin or something.

[Moonclip]

Gun hasn't been imported in a long time I think, it must have some parts interchange with the SPAS 12 and even maybe the SAS 12 but still it may be a problem. Anyone own or even ever see the SAS 12 pump version?

[Browning]

Anybody know of a source for parts?

[Bad Penny 03]

These guys might have a line

http://spas12.com/

[rcmodel]

Carlson's
720 S. Second
P.O. Box 162
Atwood, KS 67730
(785)626-3700 Fax: (785)626-3999

Was the last importer of Franchi SPAS-12 parts, etc..
Might check with them.

rcmodel

[Browning]

Cool, thank you guys.

[Browning]

Okay, well I got it. Here it is.

http://thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=79880&d=1213386641

I finally had a chance to shoot it today with both #7 and 1/2 Remington Birdshot and with Remington #4 Buckshot and it functioned really well with both. Not a single malfunction during 150 rounds. The second Garand or Mini-14 type safety (the first safety is a cross bolt type commonly found on most shotguns) in the trigger guard takes some getting used to and I had one clay fly on by without firing a single round at it because I'm used to having a single cross bolt safety, but I think that I'll get used to it after awhile.

Here's how it patterned with the 7 and 1/2 Rem Birdshot.

I aimed right between the two logos.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=80289&stc=1&d=1214176886

Recoil was slightly more than the Remington 1100 or the 11-87, but about on par with Beretta or Benelli semi-auto shotguns and recoil is certainly quite a bit less than any of the various pump action shotguns I've fired over the years. The trigger's a little less than 4 pounds and there's no creep at all. It also seems to cycle REALLY fast compared to some of the other shotguns I've shot.

It's really kind of a fun shotgun to shoot, I'm glad I got it.

[machinisttx]

I'm glad you like it. :D I liked the action and the trigger, but disliked everything else about it.

I need to convert my saiga 12...