My uncle who is a Vietnam Vet sent me some info on this gun and a video. Anybody ever seen one or shot one? From the video I watched the gun seemed awesome

AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun!!! - YouTube

heres a copy of the article he sent me....from what i researched its been around a couple years.

AA-12 RUSSIAN SHOTGUN


THIS IS SOMETHING YOU MUST READ AND WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE END!! THIS IS ONE HECK OF A WEAPON!!!!


The Russians invented the infamous AK-47, which was the weapon that took out a lot of our troops in Vietnam . You could run it through the mud, never clean it, and it would fire 3000 rounds without jamming. It was dependable because it was built with a lot of slop, what engineers call wide tolerance, to operate under any condition, including sub-zero weather.

The counterpart US M-16 was responsible for more US servicemen deaths because it was undependable, would jam if a mosquito crawled into the mechanism and required constant cleaning. After firing 2 dozen bullets the barrel would glow red, the extractor would jam and the plastic stock would melt. The only thing it was good for was marking the spot where the soldier was buried. After 16 modifications the M-16 was introduced by a subsidiary of Mattel, the government contractor. Not widely used anymore it performed marginally better but still was plagued with the original design flaws. Since then the military has tested and introduced 14 new hand held weapons, many very high tech, and some very scary weapons with amazing lethal capabilities. These did not come about without huge costs to supply each serviceman.

Some will disagree, but we continue to fight insurgencies and terrorists equipped with the AK-47 and our troops still encounter casualties, but more casualties from improvised devices and low tech approaches to lethality.

Now the Russians have developed a new weapon that every terrorist and hunter would equally want to own. It is the AA-12 fully automatic 12 gauge shotgun that is capable of a 28 round quick release magazine. Leave it in a barrel of mud it will still fire on command and there is absolutely no recoil, a ten year old could operate this weapon and never miss with a choice of 3 different loads and shot spread patterns.

This weapon is being dubbed, the Alley Cleaner, and soon this gun will find its way into drug and gang warfare currently being waged in the streets of America .

It's available on the Internet and is being shipped to Canada and Mexico . You would be surprised at the price....for under $700, it comes with 5 magazines, w/o shells.

The comparable semi-automatic 20 shot short barrel unit used by many SWAT teams sells for around $1200

Lord help me, I want one! Where would you find something like that? Sign me up!

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lol...i kinda felt the same way! I would love to have it...especially at that kind of pricing!

I thought the AA12 was Hecho En America

"And remember: don't try this at home; I am a professional Russian."

The Keltec KSG owners will soon be jumping ship.

Yes that is the shotgun to have. I am pretty sure it was featured in the movie- Predators. It is a typical Russian gun- functional and rugged. I would love to have one also.

I have seen one just like this near my neck of the woods. The story I got was that it was manufactured in the SW United States but really never took off. I believe what is left of the original guns, parts and manufacturing equipment are owned by a LGS in Hall, Indiana.

That's the Atchisson Assault Shotgun (AA-12). Not really new,,invented 40 yrs ago.
Upgraded since I'd imagine.
It's inventor was right here in the USA in the early 1970's.
Still made here AFAIK.
No Russian T-Shirt needed.

Here's some info but I don't think it has the latest in their story.

Atchisson Assault Shotgun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ok, now I need to revise my bucket list.

Yup, that is American iron.

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Even older, even crankier....

I would love to own one or at least get to play with one. Bet it would be cool as all heck to shoot a 30 round drum with Frags in it....nice fireworks display!

First article I read said it was only going for around $700 in Mexico and Canada. Did a google search to see if any were for sale.....heres what I found:

AA-12 Semi Auto Shotgun For sale

then found another posts somewhere they were going for over $17k...thats surely a huge range....700 one article....over 3k in another up to 17k in the last lol

oh and here....is another video of terry crews in expendables shooting this gun lol
The Expendables (2010) HD Terry Crew AA-12 Shotgun Complete Montage. MANIMAL!!!!! - YouTube

There is A LOT wrong here, many myths that simply aren't true.

I will leave it at that...

Next, don't waste your time trying to rush out and buy an AA12. You'll find very few transferable ones...

Kids know of the AA 12 as it was used in video games...

You can however get a Saiga 12, semi auto built on a AK platform. These were under $500 until the price wars started

Atchisson Assault Shotgun, is a shotgun developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson. i used one when i was in the USGC that was in the early 80's it was the best shot gun i have ever used. almost no kick but still to big for boarding ships. i had thought that USMC was going to order some. because that really loved it when we were testing it. There were only 4 in the world when i tested it and all four where being tested. it had only 4 or 5 rounds mags the Russian one is a copy

Never had a chance to shoot one. I did, however, put a couple mags through an USAS-12. Very heavy, and was likened to a pregnant M-16, but I liked it a lot.