Panzer Arms AR12 G5 12 GA Camo Short Handguard Shotgun

This AR12 G5 comes in a camouflage finish rather than a solid color, which puts it in the field alongside the black and earth toned guns Panzer Arms builds on the same frame. The shotgun is a semi auto 12 gauge laid out on AR-15 lines: pistol grip, familiar safety, and a stock that lines the eye up the way a carbine does. Shooters who spend their time behind a rifle do not have to build new habits to run it well.

The short handguard keeps the support hand near the receiver instead of stretched out toward the muzzle. That is the configuration for tight spaces, for shooters with shorter arms, and for anyone who prefers a compact hold on a long gun. Twelve gauge covers everything from light target loads to buckshot and slugs, and a self loading action softens the recoil that a pump gun sends directly into the shoulder. The AR12 line was built as a general purpose shotgun instead of a specialist, which explains why the same gun shows up in truck cases, home defense plans and on informal clay ranges.