I went to my LGS the other day and asked if they had anything new and they said that they put me back something if I wanted to mess with it because the guy who brought it in said it would not work......A Chi-Com made M12 AK-style shotgun.
Years a go I had a Veper that kept choking on me so I've shied away from the type since....BUT I like a challenge so I gave them $150.00 for it and took it home.....You can get them for around $350.00 retail.
So I take it home and looked on You Tube for some info and found a guy that did three very informative videos on it.
Well the very first thing I noticed was that the 4-postion gas block was set at 0.....Well shit, no wonder it did not work. I suspect that since the number 2 was above it the former owner thought that was the setting when in fact the gas system had been shut off.....There is a small arrow that points to the gas setting under the knob and that is how you are supposed to position the setting.....I put a dab of red paint there.....I used the 2 setting.
I the took it all apart, did a "fluff-n-buff", honed the rails, put it back together, and took it to my range with a assortment of shells.
Shit, it ran like a stripped-ass ape with everything I fed it....No failures....Way too much fun.
It uses Rem-Chokes (the factory one is Imp-Cyl) and patterned well with 00-buck. I used a old 4-MOA Bushnell Trophy Red dot on it as I've had good luck with them on shotguns....I got lucky, I laser sighted it in at home and just barely had to move it at my range.
When i got back home I went ahead and pulled the stock hardware and painted it OD green with a matt clear coat.....It was way too much black to suit me.
It's a heavy bitch at 11 pounds loaded as pictured so the recoil is easily manageable. It might be OK for static defense but you are better served with a traditional shotgun for "bumps in the night" than the AK on steroids....Lots of fun though.
Here's one of the guy I mentioned vids.....He's easy to listen to.
Years a go I had a Veper that kept choking on me so I've shied away from the type since....BUT I like a challenge so I gave them $150.00 for it and took it home.....You can get them for around $350.00 retail.
So I take it home and looked on You Tube for some info and found a guy that did three very informative videos on it.
Well the very first thing I noticed was that the 4-postion gas block was set at 0.....Well shit, no wonder it did not work. I suspect that since the number 2 was above it the former owner thought that was the setting when in fact the gas system had been shut off.....There is a small arrow that points to the gas setting under the knob and that is how you are supposed to position the setting.....I put a dab of red paint there.....I used the 2 setting.
I the took it all apart, did a "fluff-n-buff", honed the rails, put it back together, and took it to my range with a assortment of shells.
Shit, it ran like a stripped-ass ape with everything I fed it....No failures....Way too much fun.
It uses Rem-Chokes (the factory one is Imp-Cyl) and patterned well with 00-buck. I used a old 4-MOA Bushnell Trophy Red dot on it as I've had good luck with them on shotguns....I got lucky, I laser sighted it in at home and just barely had to move it at my range.
When i got back home I went ahead and pulled the stock hardware and painted it OD green with a matt clear coat.....It was way too much black to suit me.
It's a heavy bitch at 11 pounds loaded as pictured so the recoil is easily manageable. It might be OK for static defense but you are better served with a traditional shotgun for "bumps in the night" than the AK on steroids....Lots of fun though.
Here's one of the guy I mentioned vids.....He's easy to listen to.
