OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!
I WANT ONE!!!!!
How much do they cost? Are they legal to own for mere civilians?
better git on b4 OB get in
On another note; perhaps it would be best to not crow about the weapon so much? An earlier incarnation was widely outlawed (before I obtained one, even though I did have plenty of opportunity to do so).
Cool.
I believe that they are law enforcement only. A better alternative is a Tromix Saiga-12 conversion.
Holy Spitfire!!
Take a look at a Saiga-12. It’s a box magazine fed, semi-auto, 12 gauge shot gun that you can purchase if you can find one.
That thing could really leave a mark. It can’t be legal?
the ones out there are so expensive that the only people who can afford them are doctors and lawyers and rich people.
I’d rather have a benelli super 90 automatic shotgun.
Shame I’m so late here, most of the topic has passed me by. Finally got a chance to check the banglist though.
Now, there are a lot of misconceptions floating around in this thread. About the only folks who got things right were Supercat and Snurple.
For starters, the “Streetsweeper” model of shotgun (really nice South African design, love ‘em) was NOT banned because it was some type of full-auto ^_~ Nor was the USAS-12 banned because it had some type of ‘spreader’ device. Where do you folks come up with stuff like that?
The USAS-12 and the Streetsweeper were specifically redefined as Destructive Devices by Bill Clinton during his reign of terr... I mean administration. The only reason they were added to the list of firearms regulated by the National Firearms Act is because liberal gun control activists were soiling their undies at the thought of semi-automatic shotguns with (gasp) MAGAZINES being sold to the unwashed masses. Sign of those times really, just another scary evil black gun that mere Plebes shouldn’t be allowed to touch.
So, sadly, in order to purchase one of those fine USAS-12 Shotguns today you’re going to have to go through the whole bothersome process of applying for a tax stamp, going through the criminal background check, getting a signoff from your county law enforcement (or incorporating/forming a trust), playing tag with BATFE representatives for months (or a year or two) in regards to the status of your application. Oh, and you have to live in a state that allows NFA items (which I don’t think would be nearly as much of a problem as it is with other NFA items, usually state statutes don’t reference the NFA directly and simply ban certain types of arms like SBSs and SBRs).
Basically the same exact process you’d have to go through to purchase any other goodies really worth playing with; like full-auto, suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, etc.
Now, if you’re going to go through all that trouble there are far more interesting things you can buy that are regulated by the NFA.
However, if you don’t want any BATFE entanglements, right now there’s a shotgun that’s even cooler than the USAS-12; and it’s not considered an NFA item (just walk into the gun store).
A magazine fed, semi-automatic, gas operated shotgun (with an adjustable gas system for increased reliability). What’s more... It’s based off of the Kalashnikov design.
Come on! Don’t you want an AK-47 shotgun? :D