What happened to the LA k12 Puma?

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It seems they went as fast as they came. Not long after they dropped you could find some on EE but I haven't seen them for a while now. Not many people doing reviews on them either, there's a few on YouTube but nothing to recent that I could find. I did a quick browse on the forum and couldn't find a whole lot of people talking about the Puma. I think its a pretty cool shotgun and would like to know how other people are liking them. Anyone on here have one and would like to share their experience with the K12 Puma?
 
I think they turned out to be a total pos. Im a big norinco t97 fan but even i felt it was a let down due to the use of screws and the inability to fire low powered shells. You are correct tho the hype was small and the following is even smaller. Heck a .22 that looks like an stg44 has 10x the hype
 
So daniel_250r do you own a puma?
I do and a like it and defintely do NOT consider it A pos. I admit it does have its cons, like trigger placement and a little rough finish on the plastic. But overall i feel it is a great shotgun for what its for, like 3 gun or other matches or just having fun. After the break in mine is completely reliable with 1 1/8oz, 3dram shells. Which can be found cheap. No it won't cycle the lighter 1 or 7/8oz target loads.
As for the screws, well ever gun should be checked after break in for any loose screws or components, and we are talking about a chinese gun, not a high priced brand name.
Which even they can have loosened screws.
In my opinion its a great gun thats has its quirks. BUT definitely NOT a POS.
 
From another thread.
tootall said:
I still enjoy mine.
My article is in the current issue of Calibre magazine. (Although they did somehow make a big mistake when they added the word Norinco to my article. Norinco is not a factory, it is a marketing board. Lever Arms did this gun directly, so Norinco had no part in it. )
http://calibremag.ca/home/2015/07/norinco-k12-puma-a-bullpup-shotgun/
https://www.facebook.com/calibremagazine

Lever was surprised by how mags each buyer wanted, so their extra stock got sold out fast. They are/were getting more made. IDK if they are in yet.
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Still have mine. Considering listing it only to fund another purchase as is with all my gear on the ee.

If I do sell it, I will be looking to aquire another one early next year before 3 gun starts, as I am not set up to carry loose shotgun shells nor do I care to as my only other shotgun is a KSG.
 
I just bought one a month a go and just shot for the first time on Saturday and again on Sunday it was a blast fired close to 200 rnds the only thing it would not chew threw was WW light trap everything else no problem even the low recoil slugs worked great although it needs some minor improvements IMHO and that of RichK on the forums it was a good shotgun brought out my Bennelli Super 90 to run against
 
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