Franchi 48AL (20 or 28) Who Sells Them?

Stoeger is the only Authorized Distributor for all things Beretta in Canada. The franchi is a beauty of a gun....but very difficult to get your hands on. You will likely need to locate a local dealer that can special order the gun you want....it's not likely that you will find one on a store shelf. There was a newer 20 gauge that recently sold on the EE for about $800....still kicking myself for not getting it.
 
sunray said:
Re-think the 28 guage unless you're reloading. Isn't exactly easy to come by. Not impossible though.
Cabela's carries Franchi. Stoeger is the Canadian distributor(10 second net search). nmanioudakis@stoegercanada.ca..
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Find that hard to imagine in Ont. I live is the ass of the country when it comes to shooting supplies but if you are anywhere close to a skeet club garanteed the local gun shop will have some 28ga on the shelf and able to get in other sizes if needed. Plus here the skeet club normally always has some no. 9 and 7 1/2 for sale I have more trouble finding 10 ga steel than 28 ga.
 
The 28 gauge Franchi 48AL are great shotguns.Have one myself and never had a problem with it, and when I was right into reloading, I put some terrible looking things in it without a hiccup.I got mine from Dante quite sometime ago.Had to special order it in.

My guess is, as Mac says ,Clay at Prophet River would be the best place to try first to get one.
 
Handled the Franchi 48 pump. 28 gauge at ShotShow , by far the best looking, handling 28ga pump at the whole show!
Very fast , best pointing pump of all times!
Don't hold your breath for Stoeger to bring you your pump, have Clay at Prophet River order it , only way to get it with the year, as Stoeger is a year wait for Franchi O/U shotgun that my friends shop ordered ?

Good luck, the 28 is the best sub gauge round!

Cheers Dale Z:)
 
zywina said:
Handled the Franchi 48 pump. 28 gauge at ShotShow , by far the best looking, handling 28ga pump at the whole show!
Very fast , best pointing pump of all times!
Don't hold your breath for Stoeger to bring you your pump, have Clay at Prophet River order it , only way to get it with the year, as Stoeger is a year wait for Franchi O/U shotgun that my friends shop ordered ?

Good luck, the 28 is the best sub gauge round!



Cheers Dale Z:)
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This is the first I have heard of a 28 gauge Franchi 48 pump.I know they make a 28 gauge auto loader the Franchi 48 AL.

Do you have any pictures or more information on this new 28 gauge Franchi pump?
 
zywina said:
Handled the Franchi 48 pump. 28 gauge at ShotShow , by far the best looking, handling 28ga pump at the whole show!
Very fast , best pointing pump of all times!
Don't hold your breath for Stoeger to bring you your pump, have Clay at Prophet River order it , only way to get it with the year, as Stoeger is a year wait for Franchi O/U shotgun that my friends shop ordered ?

Good luck, the 28 is the best sub gauge round!



Cheers Dale Z:)
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This is the first I have heard of a 28 gauge Franchi 48 pump.I know they make a 28 gauge auto loader the Franchi 48 AL.

Do you have any pictures or more information on this new 28 gauge Franchi pump?
 
Franchi Pump? I've owned and currently own many Franchi's and I've never come across a pump shotgun made by Franchi. As for the 48AL, it has always been a long recoil action semi-auto. The only Franchi pumps I know of are the combat SPAS-12 and SPAS-15, both of which have both semi and pump capabilities, and both of which are prohibited in Canada. If someone can prove me wrong, please do so as I wouldn't mind adding another Franchi to the collection. But I suspect this was posted in error.
 
1963beretta said:
Franchi Pump? I've owned and currently own many Franchi's and I've never come across a pump shotgun made by Franchi. As for the 48AL, it has always been a long recoil action semi-auto. The only Franchi pumps I know of are the combat SPAS-12 and SPAS-15, both of which have both semi and pump capabilities, and both of which are prohibited in Canada. If someone can prove me wrong, please do so as I wouldn't mind adding another Franchi to the collection. But I suspect this was posted in error.
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Franchi did sell a pump action shotgun that was very similar looking to the police/military models you listed. The early versions had that same flip up safety that was recalled as well. They made a "combat" version as well as field versions that could be bought with or without external chokes.

Edit: The "combat" version of the pump action was the SAS-12...I'm not sure what the field models were called though.

Edit: Here's a pic of the SPAS-15, SPAS-12, SAS-12...none have any parts in common with the 48AL semi-autos though.
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Could be the fellow who posted about a 28 gauge Franchi pump has the 28 gauge Franchi 48AL auto loader confused for a pump.
 
VLT79 said:
Franchi did sell a pump action shotgun that was very similar looking to the police/military models you listed. The early versions had that same flip up safety that was recalled as well. They made a "combat" version as well as field versions that could be bought with or without external chokes.

Edit: The "combat" version of the pump action was the SAS-12...I'm not sure what the field models were called though.

Edit: Here's a pic of the SPAS-15, SPAS-12, SAS-12...none have any parts in common with the 48AL semi-autos though.
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Damn....just when I thought I was out of buying guns.....you pull me back in!
 
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