![]() Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth by the collective tactical ‘grams, they’ll sell a metric ass-ton of these. Stafford says, “The Smith & Wesson M&P 12 has been released. An 80s action hero, mind you, but still an action hero. My friend Jeremy Stafford of Guns & Ammo posted some imagery of it this morning once the embargo was lifted. ![]() Today, we’re excited to unveil the M&P12 – a new category introduction for Smith & Wesson, and a firearm that’s purpose-built for protection and a blast to shoot at the range.” M&P 12 Shotgun In Action With the introduction of the new M&P12, Smith & Wesson is able to offer our consumers a personal protection product in a variety of categories: pistol, revolver, rifle, and shotgun. “Smith & Wesson has a long, storied history of making handguns for self-defense, yet no conversation around personal protection can be complete without mentioning the 12 gauge shotgun. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Travis put an LPVO on there and do something cool with slugs.Īt its release, S&W VP of Marketing Kyle Tengwall said,+ It ships “optics-ready”, which means you can put a red dot on it…and probably should, since it doesn’t have any sights. Shells are ejected downward (and you have to turn it upside down to reload it). The M&P12 bullpup shotgun features ambi controls and an AR-style safety selector. Mini-shells can be utilized to expand this capacity even further: as many twenty.Ī reciprocating cover with a release button provides the mechanism for clearing damaged shells, and an assist button on each of the magazine tubes is provided to assist in loading and unloading. Each holds six (6) 3″ shells or seven (7) 2 3/4″ shells. The 12 gauge M&P shotgun has dual magazine tubes below the barrel. (seven/7 per tube), and there is a push-button magazine selector to switch between the two. shells (six/6 per tube) or 14 x 2 3/4 in. The M&P12 is a 12-gauge pump-action with a 3 in. Like its handgun and rifle predecessors, the M&P in M&P 12 stands for “Military & Police”. If anyone wants to argue about it they can go write their own article. Those people aren’t writing this though, so it is the first S&W bullpup. It is also their first bullpup design ever, though some might argue that it’s their first bullpup since the UTAS UTS-15. Released just this morning, the M&P 12 is not the first Smith & Wesson shotgun, but it is the first in many years. The MP 12 bullpup shotgun is a 12 gauge pump-action designed, S&W says, for home protection.
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