Couple of pieces on the 'AR' 12 GA. I sure like it and it seems to be working out anyone know of someone with you are other info on this???
MKA1919, the Rifleman’s Shotgun
it's like a piston AR15 in 12 gauge
MKA1919 aimed at the target. Magazine pouches made for double-stack 308 magazines fit the single 12ga magazines just fine.
Like most of us, I don’t get enough training even with my primary rifle. Shotgun, a secondary weapon for me, gets even less range and class time. As a result, my efforts to operate a Remington 870 or an 1100 efficiently run into the basic lack of familiarity born of insufficient training or practice. This is why I took such a keen interest in the MKA1919, a shotgun was designed with the AR15 users in mind. The right hand charging handle actually makes its manual of arms closer to Sig556, but the rest of the design, including sights, safety and stock all favor the most common sporting and defensive rifle in America.
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www.alloutdoor.com/2013/08/19/mka1919-ri...sthash.m2RyIOAr.dpuf
Akdal 1919 12 Gauge “AR-15″ Shotgun
it looks and works like an AR-15, but it's a shotgun
Posted November 13, 2013 in Shooting by Major Pandemic with 11 Comments
We’ve all asked for it — an AR-15 format gun that shoots 12 Gauge shotgun shells. It seems like a simple request, but if it was so simple someone would have done it sooner. Ucyildiz Arms of Turkey took on the challenge by developing the Akdal 1919, and they’ve come closer than anyone has before with something feels and shoots like a 12 gauge AR-15. It is not quite an AR-15 format, but it’s really, really close.
The Akdal 1919 is produced in Turkey by Ucyildiz Arms and imported into the US by RAAC Firearms, the same ones who thankfully import the Saiga shotguns we also love. I decided it was time to give this shotgun a whirl to see if this is a viable defense and sport shotgun, and what I found was a fast shooting AR-15 scattergun.
Fit, Feel, and Function
The Akdal 1919 is comfortable, shoulders and points extraordinarily well, and generally feels and operates just like a light AR-15. In the land of 8lb AR-15s, this 6.5lb shotgun feels very light considering it’s larger overall than the standard AR-15. Priced at around a $750+ street, the polymer castings are a little rough in a few spots, but still very well thought out, extraordinarily comfortable, and very ruggedly made.
The polymer sight and the polymer detachable A2 style carry handle/sight do feel a bit cheap, but they proved durable and they worked to place shots where they are needed.
I understand the copious use of polymer from a cost and weight perspective, and judging from the rounds I put through this thing, durability was not an issue. This is a shooter’s shotgun, not a wall hanger, and some will note that it’s not a thing of beauty. On the other hand, I dare you to attempt checking out of a gun shop with this thing without at least half a dozen people wanting to look at it and ask questions. For most of us AR nuts, the Akdal 1919 is an awesome design that shoots as well as it looks.
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www.alloutdoor.com/2013/11/13/akdal-1919...sthash.UpYtjyRH.dpuf
