New From FNH USA: P-12 Pump Action Shotgun

[deni 16]

Pulled from TTAG:

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/04/robert-farago/new-from-fnh-usa-p-12-pump-action-shotgun/

 

Gunmakers usually unveil their new products at the SHOT show. (There’s a joke involving the word “wad” there but I can’t quite get to it.) Still, the NRA Con is not without its new product surprises. On the occasion of the annual OFWG-fest, FNH USA has unveiled a new pump-action shotgun: the P12. Let’s start with the finish . . .

 

 

 

 

The magazine tube is coated with a slick-as-Clinton badass black material called Super Harp C that looks like freshly applied nail polish (don’t ask me how I know). Unlike Spiderman, the gun itself isn’t Parkerized. The Belgian steel has a premium matte finish that won’t chip, peel or scratch. Now how much would you pay? Well don’t answer! Make the jump to find out why your Mossie or Benelli ain’t gonna cut it no mo’ . . .

 

 

 

The P-12 has a cantilevered barrel. And onto that cantilevered barrel FN has affixed a sighting system that reminds me of nothing so much as the Caracal’s speed sights. And if looking down the P-12 shotgun’s sighting groove ain’t your thang, you can flip-up the flip-up sights while the bad guy flips out.

 

Doing so put a triangle in front of you. Put the front sight on the top of that delta and let loose the dogs of war. Yes, but, doing so makes it harder for us opthamologically challenged to see the front sight. Paint it yellow you Devil? I’m hoping for a Testing and Evaluation sample to see what’s what. Or what’s at the end of the gun

 

 

 

The other great advantage: the P-12′s foregrip has not extra forward movement. Well that’s FNH USA Product Manager Walt Hasser’s explanation. I’d simply say that the odds of short-stroking a shotgun just went down to nearasdammit nada. You know, provided you buy this one, interchangeable choke and all.

 

If you do, it will leave a lasting impression. To say the stippling on said forend is aggressive is to say that Ray Lewis doesn’t pussyfoot around. When I whined to Walt that my hand hurt thirty seconds after coming to grips with the P-12 he was having none of it. “What hurts worse is dropping a gun in a gunfight.” Gotta say, it’s a close run thing.

 

Surprisingly, FNH USA has priced this one to go. Walt reckons the P-12 will come in in the high-fives. High-five to FNH for creating a pump-action shotgun that looks great and sights, uh, differently. We’ll let you know how it shoots, as and when.

 

I was dead set on getting a magpul 870 but I'm a sucker for FN products.

[lunker 274]

If I ever move to a free state, I will definitely pick up a SLP.

[deni 16]

18" slp should be legal here.

6+1

[lunker 274]

Sorry, i meant the Mark I (9+1).

[nott 0]

The 18" SLP is legal and is a fantastically fun shotgun. I believe you could also throw the 22" barrel on it, but it'll cost you.

 

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[Ray Ray 3,566]

I don't like the rail on the gun, but that's about it. Where's it made?

[lunker 274]

I think all FN guns are made in south carolina. I know their high end bolt action rifles are.

[deni 16]

I don't like the rail on the gun, but that's about it. Where's it made?

The article says Belgian steel but can't say for sure.

Maybe assembled in the USA?

 

I know my pistols are out of fredericksburg, va.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

It's not a Mossy or Remmy, so it's fucky to me.

[Kaiser7 33]

Didn't see a price, but my ADD may be kicking in. Thinking of getting a shotgun after my AR, if this thing isn't crazy, I may save for a bit and pick it up.