FRANCHI SPA 12G PUMP ACTION SECTION ONE / FAC SHOTGUN.

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FRANCHI SPA 12G PUMP ACTION SECTION ONE / FAC SHOTGUN.

NOT a TRUE 12g Pump Action Franchi SPaS Section One / FAC Shotgun but as close as we are allowed. Minimum permissible length 24” (610mm) Barrel with screw on external choke and 3” (75mm) MAGNUM Chamber. Currently fitted with the longest approx. 4” (100mm) option so at Full restriction. The shorter the choke the less tight it gets as they are basically a very slight cone inside. I MAY have an odd one or two extra OR this can be reduced down to whatever suits.

Stock pull measures 13 ½” (343mm) and brings in an overall of 43 5/8” (1108mm) as pictured. Scales register a relatively light 6 Lbs 2 ½ oz (2.791Kg).

NO NOT steel SH-T proof but DO READ ON / check out the following AND the link:

THERE ARE more and more None Toxic Shot alternatives being produced. WITH near matching performances to traditional lead and close to, if not matching pressures. Take a look at Horton Gunmakers for their own entry into this debacle of modern day shooting. IF its so lethally deadly to shooters and game eaters how is it every old lead water main supply pipe is not getting ripped out and replaced? To my mind it’s a DISGRACE that the shooting industry did not simply ask that one simple question. NO, they saw an excuse to charge a fortune and that mainly to the detriment of the quarry. Just my opinion …..for what its worth?

Anyway, take a look for yourself:

https://www.hortonguns.com/?page_id=819

NOW, to TRY and help speed up availability I WILL also suggest that YOU pass on details to everyone you know who shoots. Then ALL of us start to ask whoever we buy from why they are not DEMANDING cartridges made in this material? Basically VOTE with your WALLET.

YES, it will take a little time for everything to filter through but patience IS a virtue. It also allows everyone who wants to keep hold of their ‘old favourite’ for the rest of their lives. Even pass it on to the next generation and hopefully beyond!

On that note I AM looking into the possibility of stocking some direct from Steve at Hortons.                                                     RING for an update and keep checking the web site.

Back to the gun and a semi-tactical style Pistol Grip Pump Action.

NOTHING quite as good as the sound of a pump racking open and closed to grab the attention. It IS pretty unmistakable and what every American burglar DREADS!

This also comes with the magazine extension tube shown. That gives a capacity of approx. 15” (380mm). As such it should have room for 5+1 magnum 3” shells or 6+1 with more traditional 2 ½” (65mm). Bear in mind you DO NOT actually need anything bigger. Just think back to the amount of shooting that took place on moors and estates years ago. Bag numbers are a fraction of today and then there was no such thing as a 2 ¾ shell. Let alone magnum and now suer magnum options. If you are on target you are. Throw 1 ½ Lb out at the wrong time / to the wrong place and its 1 ½ bs of shot wasted. Plus more than likely a muddy backside. Just my opinion so take it on board or don’t. Alternatively just USE what you have between your ears IF possible.

Double Sling Points built in with the swivelling ring on the magazine tube and the built in loop atop the grip area. The gun is stamped with AL inside the date box so that apparently corresponds to 1983 production. As such NOT BAD AT ALL considering that makes the gun 40 plus years old and still going strong. All Black ‘Woodwork’. Not sure if the Pistol Grip Stock is plastic or not. Corn Cob Style Forend to help with grip etc. Safety is the oversized lever just forward of the trigger guard. I think these will swap over for left handed use and with zero cast either way it is all but ambidextrous. The only consideration being spent case ejection. Most left handed shooters somehow seem to manage easily enough. AGREED why should you have to but sadly it’s the way things were back then.

£349.99

OH YES / ALMOST FORGOT:  ….IF THE DURHAM FIREARM LICENCING ‘EXPERT’ WANTS TO CHECK THE BARREL LENGTH PROPERLY? YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GET OFF YOUR BACKSIDE AND DO IT.