Jesus, you reporting in from Bear's Butthole Manitoba or something!?
Brand New to Canada: SG-12 "SPAS"
- Thread starter Tactical Imports
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They closed down our closest Post Office, that was at our local General store, maybe 10k away. Now we have to truck all the way to Bragg Creek AB to get parcels.
We’re at the base of the Rockies - beautiful property but a long haul to civilization.
Bears butthole AB! - should name our property that. Got enough bears.
Is there really any big differences between the Gen 1 and 2 in build quality, appearance and reliability? From what I see in the photos on the TI website, they’re all the same, it’s not showing 2 different versions or generations.
The below video shows the differences. I can't remember them all, but off the top of my head they deleted the pic rail compatible front top for a more rounded top that matched the original better, the colour is a better clone-ish match, and so is the stock angle. The stock has a pin or rivet, can't remember which, as the Gen 1s screw kept backing out.
TI can certainly tell the specifics, as we can thank them for as sticking to their as authentic as practical clone-ish Spas 12 guns that we have the Canadian Gen 1 / Yankee Gen 2. Thanks again, Tactical Imports!
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Sulun Arms in Turkey, Sulun is one of the better brands.
You’re correct, the one in the video from Atlantic Firearms is the Gen 1 and the one TI is selling is the Gen 2 clone, the easy way to identify that is the stock.
Yes that’s the Gen 1 in the video.
No it’s not using the “Super 90 M3” clone receiver.
Spas and hardballer... great combo!
rajczak_kashka
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Unlike the original SPAS12. Much needed improvements. This may very well be that the clone is better than the original?
Based of the rockies, 6 kids, nice property aways from the city and still some cash left for guns. Man youre crushing it.
rajczak_kashka
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- Surrey, B.C.
Isn’t that the same .45 used
agreed. I had the opportunity many years ago to have a few original SPAS 12’s in my collection. Very cool guns with a very unique operating system and concept. The few rounds I put through them before selling them off were uneventful and without issues. With that being said , some professional users had concerns with them jamming, double feeding and stove piping.. ammunition used was the usual culprit however. Semi mode likes full power rounds and not so much low recoil /less lethal rounds. This in itself was the premise for the dual semi/pump op system. I truly think operator error was the underlying issue as it was the Egyptians who seemed to have the most problems with the guns in their governments service. I’m thinking from what I’ve seen with Turkish clones , these issues with gas piston redesign should be rectified. Time will tell. Looking forward to re-engaging with the SPAS 12 platform again after almost 35 years!
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We're in the Cascades...same sort of thing, huge acreage and no neighbors. Everyone that does live around here has kids. When we were in the city, NOBODY was having kids anymore, almost like the two things were related.
2 of my 4 kids have had kids too, and the 4th is dating. The one that didn't have kids lives in Vancouver and works for the socialist government....and thinks that kids are parasites.
Patterns are hard to ignore.
I dont know if its the city attracting these people or making them. Maybe a little bit of both. I couldnt enjoy living somewhere without some mountains and forest either.
