Panzer Arms AR12 G5 12 GA Gray Short Handguard Shotgun

Gray sits between black and full camouflage, and on the AR12 G5 it gives the gun a look that is distinct without being loud. The shotgun itself is a semi auto 12 gauge built on AR-15 architecture, so the pistol grip, the safety and the stock all work the way a rifle shooter expects. Anyone who has spent time behind a carbine can pick this up and be useful with it in short order.

This is the short handguard configuration. The support hand rides closer to the receiver, which shortens the reach for anyone who finds an extended forend awkward and keeps the gun tighter to the body when moving through doorways or around a vehicle. Twelve gauge remains the most flexible shotgun bore in the country because the ammunition selection is enormous, and a self loading action makes the heavier loads far more comfortable than they are through a pump. Panzer Arms built the AR12 line as a general purpose gun rather than a specialist, which is why it turns up in home defense rotations as often as on a sporting course.