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The Saiga-12 (/ ˈ s aɪ ɡ ə /) is a shotgun available in a wide range of configurations, patterned after the Kalashnikov series of rifles and named after the Saiga antelope native to Russia. Like the Kalashnikov rifle variants, it is a rotating bolt , long-stroke gas piston operated firearm that feeds from a square magazine.
The Saiga semi-automatic rifles (/ˈsaɪɡə/, Saiga) (Russian: сайга, romanized: Sayga) are a family of Russian semi-automatic rifles manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), which also manufactures the original AK-47 and its variants, Saiga-12 shotguns and Dragunov sniper rifle.
Saiga-12: Izhmash: 12 gauge 20 gauge.410 bore: SA SG Detachable box magazine Russia: 1990s Sjögren shotgun: AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitionsfabriken: 12 gauge: SA SG Tubular magazine Sweden: 1908 Smith & Wesson AS: Smith & Wesson: 12 gauge: SA FA SG Detachable box magazine United States: 1980s SRM 1216: SRM Arms: 12 gauge: SA SG Detachable 4 ...
Pump-action shotgun. 12-gauge shotgun: 1993 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces Russia Saiga-12. Automatic shotgun. 12-gauge shotgun, 16, 20, .410 gauge shotgun Late 1990s Used by Russian armed forces Russia KS-23. Special Carbine 23mm bore shotgun: 1970–present, used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Border Guard Service ...
Earlier civilian offshoots of the Kalashnikov family of weapons were marketed under the Saiga brand, and so the project was initially named Saiga MK-107. [1] This Saiga MK-107 was caliber 5.45×39mm. In 2018, serial production of the final version SR-1 in 5.56×45mm NATO caliber began, which went on sale in May of that year. [2]
Origin 12 short-barrel shotgun — A short-barrel variant of the Origin 12, with a 9.75 in (248 mm) barrel, and a side-folding stock, which when folded, gives the weapon a length similar to the Uzi. [3] Origin 12 SABS (semi-automatic breaching shotgun) — A breaching variant of the Origin 12, classified as an Any Other Weapon by the NFA. [5]
Saiga clones (2015): US132 rifle modelled after the 7.62mm Izhmash IZ132 and US109 shotgun modelled after the 12 gauge Izhmash IZ109. [10] [11] The letter suffix indicates the type of furniture: "S" is synthetic polymer, "L" is laminated fiberglass, and "W" is wood. "Z" is a model with an M16/M4-style CAA CBSCB six-position stock, CAA UPG16 ...
The shotgun is still being manufactured by S&T Daewoo (now SNT Motiv) in Korea for military and law enforcement sales only. [ citation needed ] [ 5 ] A U.S. firearms manufacturer, Ameetec Arms LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona , started the manufacture of a USAS-12 semi-automatic clone in 2007, called the WM-12; it mainly differs from the USAS-12 by ...