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Luigi Franchi S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈfraŋki]) is an Italian manufacturer of firearms, a division of Beretta Holding. Franchi products include the military SPAS-12 and SPAS-15 and the sporting-type long-recoil action AL-48. Franchi manufactures over and under, and semi-automatic shotguns.
The barrel is chrome lined and features screw-in choke tubes. [4] [1] Unlike its predecessor, the SPAS-15 is fed by a detachable box magazine. [1] The gun features either a fixed black wooden stock or a side folding metal stock. Both had the same pistol grip safety. Additionally, a semi-auto only variant called SPAS-16 was manufactured in small ...
The semi-automatic-only Franchi LAW-12 Model was also restricted by importation in 1989 and banned in 1994 with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The LAW-12 has a barrel length of 21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (55 cm), a weight of 7 lb 4 oz (3.3 kg) and a capacity of 8 rounds in the magazine + 1 in the chamber. The model was known to have been imported with ...
Side-by-side shotguns are often more expensive, and may take more practice to aim effectively than an over-and-under. The off-center nature of the recoil in a side-by-side gun may make shooting the body-side barrel slightly more painful by comparison to an over-and-under, single-shot, or pump-action, lever-action shotgun.
The 48 AL is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. The gun is available in 12 gauge, 20 gauge and 28 gauge. It uses a patented action that John Browning developed for the Browning Auto-5. [2] Rounds are cycled through long recoil. [3] Factory models are equipped with walnut stocks and forends.
A break action is a type of firearm where the barrel(s) are hinged and can be "broken open" to expose the breech. Multi-barrel break action firearms are usually subdivided into over-and-under or side-by-side configurations for two barrel configurations or "combination gun" when mixed rifle and shotgun barrels are used.
A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for a double-barreled shotgun, generally with barrels from 18 to 24 inches (460 to 610 mm) in length, placed side-by-side. These weapons were known as "cut-down shotguns" or "messenger's guns" from the use of such shotguns on stagecoaches by shotgun messengers in the American Wild West .
Most parts are made of stampings and pressings, and the two sides of the gun are one piece each, joined by a long seam. Removing certain parts, such as the barrel, is simple since it's held on by one single barrel nut. The tubular butt folds to the right side of the receiver, and the pistol grip is made entirely of steel.