SPAS 12: The Iconic Tactical Shotgun

/ forgottenweapons
The Franchi SPAS-12 (Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun) is a dual-action police shotgun produced in Italy between 1979 and 2000, and imported into the US until 1994. It can be operated either as a semiautomatic or a manual pump action, as a way to allow rapid semiautomatic fire with buckshot or similar ammunition but also function manually with lower pressure less-lethal types of ammunition (rubber slugs, beanbags, tear gas, etc). The gun was purchased by a decent number of law enforcement agencies, but it is far better known for its use in movies and video games, where its distinctive military styling makes it very popular with designers and prop masters.
Still, there are a couple interesting elements worth looking at on the SPAS-12. For one thing, they were subject to a safety recall for a safety selector which could sometimes cause the gun to fire when being switched from safe to fire. And, of course, there is that hook thing on the stock. What's that for, anyway? I'll show you...

[@swetangsharma]

Till date, I have only seen 1 guy trying to use the SPAS12 with unfolded Stock. He was unfortunately eaten by a Velociraptor in the process.

[@wingy200]

"We're being hunted. It's alright."

[@Jay84476]

Clever Girl

[@andrewgrant2948]

I believe he was unfolding the stock at the time though right?

[@dirtyliberal1]

I don't recall that one having the hook?

[@Monificent]

Omg lmfaoo

[@chuckmangione4747]

Coolest looking shotgun of all time. After watching Jurassic park as a kid I tried my hardest to find an airsoft version. Never did :(

[@matt302de]

There's a Tokyo Miry airsoft gun that's a spas 12

[@chuckmangione4747]

@@matt302de yeah I know. I don’t think it was around in 2008 lol.

[@kelvinurena5293]

@@chuckmangione4747 I got the real deal :)

[@JassZoigel]

Aa12

[@chuckmangione4747]

@@kelvinurena5293 you are a lucky individual.

[@TacoTacoma96]

To add to the ammo types Hollywood blanks aren't powerful enough to cycle the gun in semi auto mode and that's why you almost always see them being used in pump mode in movies.

[@EhWotWhy]

Tell that to the guy in Predators with the AA12 going full auto. ;)

[@shuboy05]

Except in the movie Virtuosity. Denzel Washington's character actually fires the SPAS-12 on semi auto because the movie's armorer somehow got it working with blanks.

[@TheKilln]

TacoTacoma96 you can’t forget how a badass could get +5 badass points if they walk in menacingly pumping their spas. I’m not too big on movies but levers I heard add +3 badass points but a flip with it is +8

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNitpicker]

Thank you. I had just been wondering why they always used it in pump mode on SG-1.

[@joekurtz8303]

Barrels usually fitted with an orifices to capture gasses to cycle the action when using blanks in movies, sometimes you can actually see them

[@johntrill1227]

Crazy this gun came out in 79, it looks like something that was designed recently. Franchi should reintroduce this gun into the market. It would sell so well.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

It's surprising how many things that looked cool in the 1980s were actually designed in the 1960 and 1970s - the Lamborghini Countach, SR-71, Space Shuttle etc. Even the F-117 was designed in 1980/81.

[@hmstransit909]

@@AshleyPomeroy SPAS-12 is the Countach of firearms

[@ahtauwylye1340]

Raleigh burner anyone?

[@ResurrectDecoys]

Beretta owns them now

[@monotech20.14]

Now everything looks like and AR/M16. Even the new shotguns.

[@MrCaCaaaaaaaaa]

The SPAS looks so much better without the hook.

[@Lieutenant_Volkov]

it also blocks the sight when you have it on

[@現実逃避39]

Looks like you would hang it in your closet whith your shirts

[@HankScorpio86]

Gotta agree, I always thought that hook was ugly. The hook doesn't make the look to me, it's the pump and heat shield that's iconic for the SPAS-12.

[@dreadedchari9879]

Tbh

[@andyhorton4690]

Just like the one Gordon Freeman uses in all 4 Half-Life games!

[@maxwellhohensee9787]

“Aim for the head.” Father Grigori, 202-

[@captus2975]

"Hush... They come."

[@Godzilla-se8in]

Did you mean '2002'?

[@Galahad_Du_Lac]

Godzilla No, it’s from Half-Life.

[@Godzilla-se8in]

@@Galahad_Du_Lac Yeah, I know that. I'm asking what he meant by '202'.

[@Galahad_Du_Lac]

Godzilla I assume something like 202x.

[@thiesvanderkooij8421]

Sadly, gordon freeman never found out how to set it to semi-auto.

[@chedsalvia6270]

Black Mesa downgraded them for Budget Cut, same reason why most of the retinal scanners in the facilities don't work.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

but he did figure out how to make it fire two shells at once... I think that more that makes up for lacking semi-auto.

[@chedsalvia6270]

@@RipOffProductionsLLC maybe gordon has fingers so quick that they can pull the trigger and fire two shells at once while using pump mode in a broken semi auto gun

[@thiesvanderkooij8421]

RipOffProductionsLLC good point but still: 2 shot semi auto?

[@IIIVI]

@@thiesvanderkooij8421 I'm fairly certain it's because the developers thought the ammo tube was another barrel, that or they were too lazy to throw a double barrel in there lol.

[@loveshankme]

“Designed for duty, but destined for fame.”

[@zhongbocheng8074]

Ah yes ahoy

[@d3vitron779]

*butter voice intensifies*

[@Engraved604]

Ahoy :)

[@mannamedjared]

Nice ahoy quote

[@alexwasherefirst]

I knew it had to be ahoy I read it in his voice

[@ReonMagnum]

SPAS-12 with folded stock: Looks cool AF. Firing from the hip gives off an action movie vibe. SPAS-12 with unfolded stock: Presents a professional appearance. Slowly unfolding it is pure ASMR.

[@Blight_Knight]

Serious lack of Terminator references...12 GAUGE AUTO-LOADA

[@spookyprism03]

::: proceeds to load shells into spas :::: Shop owner: you can't do that! Terminator: ..Wrong

[@sluggak1363]

@@spookyprism03 bra me and my nigga always joke about that i posted it but your the first to reference that scene and it was hurt

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Phazed plasma rifle in a 40 watt range

[@ransomhades]

@@captainjackpugh6050 uzi 9 millameta

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Ransom Hades You know your weapons buddy

[@theeeddboyy6020]

I saw one of these at a fucking pawn shop in Utah the other day. After I returned to check if there were any more firearms in stock. I noticed the Spas 12 was not there anymore. Upon asking, the guy working there said some guy came in there the other day, asked if he could look at it, sat on a chair in the shop and stared at it for a good hour, not knowing what he had in his hands. He said fuck it and ended up buying it anyways. lucky bastard.

[@_kev.mojo.jojo_]

Edd Jayy XD sorry dude

[@aledrpepg]

Down here in texas, i saw one with a price tag of $1400, i should've grabbed it but i was short $1400 :D

[@jeroendesterke9739]

Yep, that's about the going price and you're lucky if it comes with the hook, take-down tool and strap. I've seen them priced at $1800 as well. Luckily, I retained the tool and strap from my first SPAS and paid $1000 for the gun itself. I was lucky.

[@BigBrex0124]

Dide you are like 9

[@42067bambam]

Bought 2 in 91 one brand new with full fixed stock for 500 and 1 used with folder for 300. Carried the folder as my cruiser gun . Still have em.

[@proguninc4080]

"The 12 gauge auto loada." "That's Italian. You can go pump, or auto."

[@Joshua_N-A]

The police station scene do got the sound effects mixed sometimes.

[@johnedsel]

"Ooozee nein milli meeta?"

[@gorillawhale1046]

Fortee five leong slide with lasa sighting

[@boingkster]

Phased plasma rifle in da 40 watt range.

[@TheWalterHWhite]

You know your weapons buddy.

[@uthertheking]

You're telling me Gordon could have shot this thing without having to pump it every time if he had checked the underside? Next you'll be telling me it doesn't have a double shot feature.

[@capscaps04]

I think the double shoot is supouse to be gordon using the automatic feature of the shotgun, remeber that half life was made when guns rules of how they work didn't existed then.

[@pokemaster123ism]

The f2p Pyro Half-Life joke

[@butterdogestarwars6709]

**Headcrab zombie noises**

[@BirdRaiserE]

Perhaps the double shot is him accidentally switching the auto on, then switching it back off. I heard the SPAS had a known defect where it would fire if you had a round chambered while switching. Gordon's mainly a scientist, so maybe the double is just him panicking and being clumsy (much like all the other scientists).

[@AshleyPomeroy]

Capsy Dash I've always assumed the designers thought that the magazine tube was a second barrel.

[@theallmightyteddybear]

All I see from this video is: *CLEVER GIRL..*

[@Joshua_N-A]

How I see it : *12 GAUGE AUTOLOADER*

[@PDRich]

You think that's bad, every time I look at the casing on a SPAS 12, I see a backwards U1 Grenade Launcher from an M41A Pulse Rifle....

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

In the books they had rocket launchers.

[@ACEMesa69]

“The Iconic Tactical Shotgun...” **Looks at capital letters**

[@PDRich]

LMAO!!!

[@nutz4gunz457]

Clever girl

[@tsutomoakai9292]

What?

[@nosraltinmad5767]

Moroboshi Dai Jurassic Park

[@rcmunro22]

I went to write the same exact comment.

[@jordanwicinski2141]

first class junkee They should all be destroyed.

[@DDinVT]

Total recall...

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Lol that stock, it's like someone said, "Shit I forgot to put a stock on, oh crap there comes my boss...Let me just bend this round piece of metal...Shove it in there...There we go!"

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

John Doe it was intended to be used by police who unlike Americans have small cars basically the size of a Prius but less pathetic

[@jhodges37096]

I remember seeing this shotgun in a copy of small arms from around the world in the 80’s. It was called the Special Purpose Assault Shotgun then. After the ‘94 gun bill, all the books changed it to the Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun.

[@johnyricco1220]

That’s a bloody anti-aircraft gun Vincent!

[@TheRealSalvio]

I thought you said he was a getaway driver, what the fuck can he get away from?

[@chefbrett2269]

This .... is a shotgun saul

[@ovceh]

ye like dags?

[@xardas2516]

​@@ovceh sure, i like dags...i like caravans more.

[@Gonken88]

Youll raise hell, nevermind pulses.

[@ThunderChunky101]

Haha brilliant ending. Didn't expect that.

[@vaclav_fejt]

+Sal sean He spared no expense.

[@ravensnflies8167]

+Sal sean when his face came back onscreen i knew... somehow i knew.

[@ThunderChunky101]

Not Tellin Haha I actually laughed out loud!

[@Keldermeester]

+Sal sean yeah man!

[@DIM0RI]

+Sal sean I saw it coming :D

[@matchesburn]

Try to imagine yourself in the 1990s. You get your first look at this "overpriced Italian shotgun" as you enter a gun store. It hangs on the wall, lightly shining, looking like an ordinary dressed-up pump action shotgun. And you keep your wallet pocketed because you think that maybe it's just an Italian knock off based on your past experiences - just like those Uberti reproductions. But no, not the SPAS-12. You stare at it, and it stares right back. And that's when the surprise comes. Not from the front, but the foregrip. Because SPAS-12 is a semi-auto/pump-action, you see, it uses a gas cycling, tactical design and it is out in force today. And it hits you with this... A four-figure price tag, like a debt, on your bank account. He doesn't bother to charge you MSRP like, say, a Remington 1100 or a Mossberg 930... no, no. He slashes at your budget here, or here... Or maybe across the belly, hitting your food budget. The point is, you're broke and smiling when you start to shoot it. So, you know, try to show a little respect.

[@IrkenExile]

That was epic!!

[@sizemore4585]

Masterful! Thank you Sir.

[@predetor911]

Took me a whole paragraph to realise what you did there. 👏🏽Bravo good sir, Bravo👏🏽. Such an underrated comment it deserves more likes......and respect.

[@IAmMyOwnApprentice]

Pure poetry. Made my day.

[@predetor911]

matchesburn who else read it in Sam Neill’s voice?

[@beakboi9533]

I like how this is illegal, yet I bought a mag fed semi auto 12 gauge the other day at a farm supply store lmao

[@teknikal_domain]

Even better: likely only because it has a folding stock. That's *it.*

[@gobble96]

@@teknikal_domain folding stock and a pistol grip. For a shotgun to fall under the AWB it had to have 2/3 of folding stock, pistol grip and detachable magazine fed

[@DarkChaos751]

@@gobble96 so you are only allowed one evil feature, which the folding stock w/ pistol grip is considered one if I am understanding right? Does California recognize that?

[@oktayyildirim2911]

@@DarkChaos751 Yeah, in California, a semiautomatic shotgun can have either a folding/telescoping stock or a pistol grip, but not both. Also, they must always have a fixed magazine.

[@DarkChaos751]

@@oktayyildirim2911 I have a 1954 JC Higgins Model 60 semi automatic shotgun that has a magazine tube, no detachable at all. Will that be illegal?

[@sinnersmakethebestsaints1890]

“What’s that?” “This........is a shotgun Saul.” “It’s a fucking ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN, VINCENT!”

[@ginrummy426]

"Well we wanna raise a few pulses, don't we?" "Nevermind pulses, you'll raise hell."

[@AG_650]

* eats squeaky toy *

[@smoothitalianleathereater6045]

I had a life once. Then I found forgotten weapons. Thanks Ian.

[@gabehartman6832]

Me too but it was 4 years ago that I gave up my life to this channel.

[@powerslide000]

Had one,loved it,actually hunted small game and deer with it,then canada prohibited them so i sold it before it lost value,regret not keeping it and burying it in a safe place.I loved the idea of the pump auto,i could drop some cheap light loads mixed with heavy loads and when it didn't cycle you just pushed the button and pumped it .The hook was made to hold it around corners and doors.

[@cougar2k720]

Tbh, I would have kept it even if it turns into a safe queen. Looking at it is a treat by itself.

[@IR4TE]

Jurassic Park was the first thing i thought about, when you mentioned its use in movies! :D

[@rustylord_met2132]

I have wanted a spas 12 since i was little, just so i could act out 'clever girl'

[@ZGryphon]

+IR4TE There are also those of us who instantly remember the gun shop scene from the original Terminator. "The 12-gauge auto-loader." "That's Italian. You can go pump or auto."

[@NOOOOOOO0OOOOO]

Yes that's were my love of collapsible stocks came from!

[@NOOOOOOO0OOOOO]

Haha I typed this right before he acted out the scene from the movie.

[@Warrior-gv4uj]

+IR4TE Yep. Jurassic Park and Terminator 1.

[@RealEnerjak]

Gordon Freeman's shotgun. ^

[@peterw4910]

Trinexx360 Fun fact. Even though Gordon's shotgun in Half-Life had a double barrel mode, the SPAS-12 only had one barrel.

[@RealEnerjak]

Peter W There's a Spaz 12 model that can do that.

[@lambodriver2]

No, there isn't.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

the Spas-12 doesn't shoot two round burst, and the mp7 is not an alien space blaster capable of firing bullet-shaped rifle grenades. Sorry HalfLife 2.

[@jackandersen1262]

Though the MP7 can support a grenade launcher attachment.

[@normanfreeman5205]

3:58 the stock is on the wrong side of his arm, in case you're wondering why it looks so awkward...

[@terminator9099]

a velociraptor created 92 account to dislike this video.

[@nejlaakyuz4025]

Shoe Shine nah its just combine and headcrab zombies

[@obamatrump765]

No the zombies did

[@JazzJaRa]

@@nejlaakyuz4025 That's what you have the crowbar for ^^

[@EvilSSP]

Clever girl..

[@randomdude4556]

379 now!

[@Sedan57Chevy]

That ending was fantastic Ian. Cracked up laughing!

[@ek9509]

1:07: Till I saw another video explanation on the SPAS-12, I thought the butt hook was used as a stabbing weapon. But, you can actually use it as a handle to carry when the stock is folded, or (stock unfolded) as a support on the back of your tricep, or your forearm, depending on how much of the stock is folded.

[@PhillyCheeseGaming]

Thanks for covering this one, it’s definitely far from forgotten but it was cool to learn more about this iconic weapon. My love affair with the SPAS began when I played Half-Life back in the day but was only strengthened by its appearance in Jurassic Park.

[@aldi404]

Gordon Freeman likes this Video :)

[@Tore299]

+240pixel same reason he can carry an entire armory in his suit ;)

[@Lihoratka]

+240pixel his weapon is so Hi-tech that he can shoot bullets before they can leave the magazine.

[@Lihoratka]

+Thedeoradude sorry if this feel offensive, but there was no need for all this text of yours, we all knew that they made this "double barrel" SPAS-12 thing for gameplay purposes.. anyways, thanks for taking your time, i agree with what you said

[@Lihoratka]

+Thedeoradude ah it happens

[@GrOuNdZeRo7777]

+240pixel I always imagined it was just a double tap in semi-auto, I just mentally blocked the whole fire both barrels thing.... Funny enough even Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games got the shotgun wrong and made it a semi/full auto select fire shotgun LOL.

[@LJVolkov21]

Ian: I dare you to double-wield two of those, with buttstock hooks, on your next shooting video. =)

[@caseyc408]

+spas12project Damn son! Look at that!

[@stormyk6]

+LJVolkov21 I've actually done this. Didn't hit shit but it was fun.

[@LJVolkov21]

JoeNobody Do it again and make a video of it this time. =D

[@stormyk6]

I wish I could. It was 25 years ago and I sold it long ago. The other one I used was my friends and he sold his too. :(

[@LJVolkov21]

JoeNobody Well that's too bad... :( But hey, 25 years ago? Those must have been some of the very first SPAS-12s available!

[@joshuamendez9621]

I love how i identified that you were going for the "clever girl" bit just as soon as i saw your face close to the screen.

[@king21w48]

looks like the hook is only used when you have the operator with a riot shield. would seem like the most practical use of the hook any way

[@fjubben]

+Garrett Owens Absolutely! Or perhaps if your off-trigger arm is damaged? Perhaps the off-trigger arm is busy?

[@vincepowers2105]

A friend of mine had one back in the eighties and I have shot hundreds of rounds through it they are loads of fun ! The owners manual showed that the hook was for shooting one handed around corners and not exposing yourself to enemy fire . We always thought that was kind of funny considering that it is called a "sporting" purpose automatic shotgun . Also when the temperature got below around 0 degrees the buffers would crack and the gun wont fire til you replace them, which is a problem in Wisconsin . Also there was no mention of the magazine cutoff switch ,

[@fjubben]

Vince Powers Interesting! Thank you for sharing.

[@KOTYAR0]

@@vincepowers2105 Rubber pad thing sounds like the most Italian thing I can imagine

[@PurpleVidaar]

Or for dual wielding

[@JohannGambolputty22]

Who else can hear the sound it makes in your head from Half-Life?

[@vqqqqq]

me lol

[@sonicdash9652]

Me

[@tylerjester507]

Pahaw, ch-chck. You mean that sound?

[@racer927]

I hear the rapid CHINGCHINGCHING of Left 4 Dead 2.

[@RagingInsomniac]

the hd addon kinda makes it annoying. i prefer the classic one, the one with the slick reload sound.

[@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023]

"Clever girl"-some guy seconds before being mauled to death

[@reb-dom1ne]

Robert Muldoon.

[@katey1dog]

...the 12-gauge autolodah.

[@gettheleadoutaerosmith]

Huh?

[@gettheleadoutaerosmith]

EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE MAKING NO FUCKING SENSE...

[@TPDManiacXC626]

katey1dog “That’s Italian, you can go pump, or auto.”

[@visionist7]

Ey just watcha see pal

[@jonmcclane7433]

We close early tonight, then

[@Kaptain8964]

Gordon's powerful sidearm for blasting aliens to shreds.

[@tylerjester507]

And the racking sound it made in the first half life is great, it’s just so satisfying to hear.

[@raider762]

What happened to your thumb Ian? Did you try to film an M1 thumb video?

[@sound-wave00]

Spas 12 in Real Life: *shoots with one barrel* Spas 12 in Half Life: *can shoot with two barrels* *Visible confusion*

[@benitezclanceiv]

jokes aside, i speculated that Gordon switch to Semi-Auto, then fire, immediately switched to Pump-Action and fire again

[@damarvelousone]

No valve just thinks the bottom tube is a second barrel.

[@FordFalcon54]

@@damarvelousone Value meeting "That's the tube for rounds not a second barrel" "....oh...well my idea is still cooler we're going with that"

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@benitezclanceiv According to the remake, it fires 2 in succession, then he switches back to pump.

[@obiyofi9792]

Valve knows nothing about guns. just like how tf MP5 can be attached with grenade launcher. "MP7" fire its grenade from nowhere. calls AWM "AWP" etc. knives and hats however...

[@Solhall]

Spas 12, Classic, such Jurassic Park nostalgia, "Clever girl" :D

[@MadOgre]

Clever girl...

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

George Hill yes!

[@bigmouthprick5852]

"The 12 gauge autoloader… (...)wrong." "Clever girl..." "YOU'RE DEAD, FREEMAN!" "It's a fucking antiaircraft gun, Vincent!" "Here, I have a more suitable gun for you. You'll need it. Catch!" "Here, SPAS-12, it'll hold your incendiaries." "You will suffer with me!"

[@bikerfrommiami]

the marines wrote it as "yore dead freeman"

[@eamonwright7488]

"So I wanna raise some pulses! Forget pulses, you'll raise hell!"

[@floydvaughn836]

You can't do that. Wrong.

[@chungiebungiefungie]

You're forgetting "I'll be back"

[@Helperbot-2000]

"designed for duty, but destined for fame"

[@Doogie769]

I didn't think you were gonna do that with the ending.hahaha

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

the Pulse rifle from Aliens was a M1A1 Thompson and a SPAS-12 joined together. Both functional on the firing versions of the prop.

[@WeasleFireable]

The underslung grenade launcher used the Spas-12 heat shroud but I believe it was a different shotgun entirely, maybe an Ithaca.

[@RaafieNL]

That ending scared the living shit out of me.

[@YSoreil]

That ending sure woke me up well!

[@od1401]

This is THE shotgun for any non real life shooters. Whether in films or games, we all know this one and it's great to know that it earns it's place as a solid multi-purpose shotgun.

[@BigDaddyRasta]

9 year olds be like: WOAH THEY GOT THE GOLDEN SHOTGUN IN REAL LIFE!

[@madmaddox3451]

Please its kind of offending too like fortnite is just being quiet and the whole world just started making fun of it. Its not funny I dont play fortnite but its not dunny

[@o2qzm]

shut up it’ hilarious

[@zulu1]

BRO THEY MADE THEM INTO A REAL THING I CAN'T

[@callixcool5365]

@@o2qzm shut up

[@ahhah8243]

@@madmaddox3451 shush

[@gregrock7451]

I always wondered what the hell that hook thingie in the stock was for ever since I saw "The Terminator" back in '84. Mystery solved. Thanks, Forgotten Weapons. :-)

[@isaacgraff8288]

amusing: Spass means 'fun' in German

[@pteppig]

Ich will SPAS, ich will SPAS, ich geb gas ich geb gas.

[@bogiesmigforl1]

@@pteppig Oh no the Germans are funning!

[@pteppig]

@@bogiesmigforl1 the tschech and poles like NDW music too. And shall issue concealed carry.

[@KristoffDoe]

This is a shotgun, Sol. It's a fucking anti-aircraft gun, Vincent.

[@filmcameras4evr45]

Kristoff B "I wanna raise some pulses dun-I?" "You'll raise 'ell. Never mind pulses!"

[@mervynwilliams7304]

All. Bets. Are. Off.

[@filmcameras4evr45]

Mark Brewer "I'm not ere, to make a fuckin' bet!"

[@jamescarmean2701]

I had one of these for years. Mine had the push button safety. It held 8-9 shells and was very reliable. The pump mode was also good for using breaching rounds and tear gas shells. I used mine for a while shooting in three gun matches and it was difficult to load quickly. When you use a shotgun for combat or competition you should always load what you shoot i.e. engage three targets, load three shells immediately. Shotguns will leave you high and dry at the most inopportune moments if you don't. NOW to the problem. To load a shell a button on the forward left side of the receiver must be depressed to allow the shell entry for the magazine. Mine had a mushroom shaped button. The only fast way to do this procedure took two hands. Roll weapon on its back, cup receiver with left hand and depress the button, load required shell(s) with the right hand and release and resume firing position. AWKWARD. My wife had trouble with this and it was something that would have been bad in an actual combat environment so I sold it. If you became wounded it would have been potentially fatal also. The sights worked well and she printed slugs beautifully out to 100meters. I NEVER experienced a malfunction with this weapon either. I do wish I still had it. I replaced it with a wonderful Benelli Shotgun with Ghost Ring Sights and it has been more than excellent to my needs. Love your videos and channel.

[@jamescarmean2701]

We may need to talk to your boyfriend for a second opinion I guess. For you to comment like this seems to indicate you are not yet fully into puberty.

[@NOOOOOOO0OOOOO]

+James Carmean I the boyfriend can vouch that he does in fact have a huge penis. I'm in the hospital atm due to just that.

[@jamescarmean2701]

Nathan Weston lol, then you boys have fun. Times have certainly changed. Best of luck to you both.

[@BushmasterXM15E2S]

+James Carmean Do you have to buy a tax stamp for one of these?

[@jamescarmean2701]

BushmasterXM15E2S No, it is just a regular ol' shotgun. Of course certain pansy states may frown on them because the are scary looking to liberals and have a folding stock, and a pistol grip, which seems to make them wet their knickers. In what state do you reside?

[@bradydobson5970]

Definitely not forgotten. In bo1 this shit went crazy

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

I want one to play with, and for hunting! Gordon Freeman can fire 2 shells at once with his... Video game magic is great :D

[@dsandoval9396]

I could use one for squirrels.

[@andrikarlhelguson2281]

"Clever Girl" -Morgan Freeman (half life 3)

[@Bandera92]

Mouse 2: Fire both barrels. SPAS 12. Fire both barrels. SPAS 12. Both barrels.

[@dELTA13579111315]

@@Bandera92 I don't see an issue with that

[@NazIriz]

Menacing

[@JohannGambolputty22]

He said that in Grand Theft Auto VI

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@Bandera92 Probably a 2 shot burst mechanism that requires a manual pump due to the kinks of the system I mean think of it, a select fire shotgun made even more complicated than what's needed Still cool tho

[@princessmarlena1359]

The ultimate “Get off my property!” gun!

[@fsdhuy]

you’d get even more jail time if you used it i think, isnt it banned?

[@princessmarlena1359]

Fsdhuy The Superiour not entirely. Depends on what state in which you live. Fully Automatic firearms can be legally owned if you register them with the Department of the Treasury, provided you don’t live in some crappy blue state that bans them. There was a ban on importing them into America from 1994-2004, therefore they don’t make these anymore unfortunately.

[@kenparnell4297]

I bought one in 1987 and I still have it and love it......but $1800 would not even make me think twice about selling it.

[@rayhanes1347]

Ken Parnell You must live in a southern free state. These guns were demonized in the 80s and 90s

[@kenparnell4297]

Nope, I love mine and one never knows if one must stop or start a riot. Either way, it's still a great gun.

[@Alprazolam08]

The Terminator shotgun )) That made this one famous.

[@kenparnell4297]

It did, and it's been used in many movies, but "The Terminator" was the big one.

[@elcidS15]

Wait, you could probably get waaaaaaay more than $1800 for that thing.

[@Hank..]

"wtf i thought the video was over" *slowly unfolds stock * "oh he's bein a Jurassic Park"

[@staringgasmask]

You sure shot somebody with this thing. Searching for old memories huh?

[@TalkernateHistory]

I respect that pocket on the polo. I love shirts with front pockets.

[@CHR0MAT1C]

"It's a facking anti-aircraft gun Vincent!"

[@daveb.4268]

Haha, I forgot that they did have one in Snatch? Bad-boy Yardy's!

[@throttlebot]

The perfect gun to go bring back my grandchildren.

[@Megabits1clips]

2:00 also you can shoot both barrels at once with the special trigger

[@IslamistSocialist371]

Nope you cant

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

I could honestly listen to you talk about any gun......

[@MrBioniclefan1]

TheGoldenCaulk I know right

[@Danny.D93]

You’re a weird dude man.

[@RookieFrnndz]

😂😂😂😂 very interesting 😂😂😂😎

[@mentals555]

You're in luck

[@SgtSteel1]

I could listen to him talking about mud!

[@Osai1234]

“made as a sporting shotgun” *designed to rip a hole in the space time continuum with one shot*

[@patrickbyrne5070]

the ending had me laugh out loud for first time in too long. very well done, thanks dude :D

[@SenkaBandit]

“This is the old passage to Ravenholm, we don’t go there no more.” edit: why did I make this

[@SenkaBandit]

Alex Jongenelen PAPALI PAPALI SUKI

[@racer927]

Up here, brother! Here: I have a more suitable gun for you. You'll need it. Catch! Remember: Aim for the head!

[@rengal3668]

Fun fact: In CoP, if you put The Spas in Auto, Degtyarov just Pumps the Shotgun like in semi just that he does that automatically without having you to release the mouse button.

[@Redlight233]

Clever Girl.

[@obiwankenobi2749]

That direct eye contact in the thumbnail tho. Solid

[@zooper6453]

"New feed up and running!" -Valkyrie

[@kukrireal]

"Faster than a falcon's wings." -Saif "Oryx" Al Hadid

[@scarlettj5912]

As an owner of this beautiful shotgun I must say thank you for explaining everything!!!

[@supersonicbros23]

honestly franchi could be rolling in dough if they brought these back

[@steampunksamp80]

Spas owner:heard these bad boys are illegal Rando: then why do you Spas owner: CAUSE IT AINT

[@ColaSodaPop]

*Swings gun with one hand towards Camera man* Camera man: *Sweats profusely*

[@FireWaia]

Grew up in the 80's so been ingrained with this as a gamer and movie-nerd. Add to that that i did airsoft milsim for years and years and the SPAS was my sidearm for the duration.

[@SixShots5]

"That's Italian. You can go pump, or auto"

[@Joshua_N-A]

"You can't do that" *"WRONG"*

[@TheCockeyez]

Makes me think about cyborgs with "gun- arms". Which gun would you use?

[@Lihoratka]

A crowbar

[@TheCockeyez]

+( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Gun??

[@Lihoratka]

+TheCockeyez i would pour powder on it and throw it. that was a reference to half life i said before...

[@TheCockeyez]

+( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) What is Half - life?

[@tenhundredkills]

+TheCockeyez It's a FPS video game, a great one at that!

[@Hilpis]

Just add bulletproof umbrella screen for authentic combat maid experience.

[@sixtofive]

Had a good laugh at the ending, nice touch

[@g1gpig722]

everyone: wow that’s a cool hybrid shotgun thing me: *how’d he get the band aid*

[@apollosjesu]

This reminders me of any shotgun from video games or movies

[@estauricossauro]

I was just about to comment "hey, that's the jurassic park shotgun" when I saw the ending lol

[@nic4850]

I always refer to this gun as the Jurassic Park 1 Gun...

[@jacobduhthrowbak3226]

OMG that clip at the end was too funny, did not expect that. Thanks for sharing Ian, and hello to you my fellow Arizonan from up here in Phoenix!

[@ninepillarsofsalt]

Hey, it's the F.E.A.R. shotgun!

[@frug5629]

Every playthrough of F.E.A.R, I always had this thing in my loadout. Loved using the shotgun in slow-mo.

[@matteograssi5898]

Yes!!!

[@anthonysantiago1999]

Had the pleasure of firing one back in 1990. Very interesting shotgun. I liked it.

[@evgeniylitvin8077]

Sol: What's that? Vinny: Heh-heh. This is a shotgun, Sol. Sol: It's a f***ing anti-aircraft gun, Vincent! Vinny: Yeah, I wanna raise some pulses, don't I? Sol: You'll raise hell, never mind pulses!

[@daneg007]

i got mine right after i saw snatch in the theater. it was cool as hell then and it always will be.

[@Ivegotsomewater81]

Gordon doesn’t need to hear all this, he’s a highly trained professional.

[@-sorta]

I thought he said “This is a fucking spas12”

[@MightySavagE]

Damn it you blew my mind, I always thought it's pronounced "fran-chee" :/

[@P226nut]

I've heard both and the Italians say it his way, I agree with your pronunciation personally but I'd say either is acceptable

[@MightySavagE]

***** I checked it and it turns out he's right. Just that "chi" is usually pronounced "chee"...

[@QuellicheilMarza]

+MightySavagE Hi there, I'm a professional italian. Jokes aside, I think you should try to pronunce it "Fran-ki", with a guttural R and a short "ee" at the end.

[@MightySavagE]

Nintendiano Why thanks, man :)

[@QuellicheilMarza]

Mamma mia, pizza etc. right?

[@samuelstacey2309]

OMG, at the end when he was slowly unfolding the stock I thought “clever girl” and he did it!!😂

[@jexxadsyn2193]

Hi Ian, One thing I had always thought about this gun, and I may be totally wrong but, you said that with the stock collapsed you can not use the sights. What I had thought was, if you remove the stock 'hook' then you can actually use the sights looking through that hole left from where that hook would be. Maybe I'm wrong, my experience with shotguns is rather limited... Really, I'm just curious if that is possible(assuming you flatten the actual butt plate when you collapse the stock, leaving the entire stock parallel with the top of the barrel/receiver).

[@ForgottenWeapons]

+Leah Karrak Nope, with the hook removed you still can't see the sights.

[@jexxadsyn2193]

+Forgotten Weapons Interesting. It is not a weapon I've had the opportunity to handle much, and never with the hook removed. I had just assumed there might be a hole there you could look through. Thank you for your response.

[@shootergangtrepoundhunnidb9454]

Leah Karrak yt?fi

[@mrj9299]

If I ever get this awesome monster, I'm calling it "Clever Girl"

[@vo1vi]

Well worth watching all the way through

[@GunsNGames1]

4:23 gonna have to disagree with you there Ian. It looks a lot cooler without that brace.

[@reb-dom1ne]

The entire comment section is just Jurassic Park. And im glad.

[@user-oy9zy4ds9m]

Spas12 might suck but it sure looks cool as hell

[@ggj1987]

This is the first time I see it with the stock unfolded. Pretty cool!