SPAS 12: The Iconic Tactical Shotgun
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The Franchi SPAS-12 (Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun) is a dual-action police shotgun produced in Italy between 1979 and 2000, and imported into the US until 1994. It can be operated either as a semiautomatic or a manual pump action, as a way to allow rapid semiautomatic fire with buckshot or similar ammunition but also function manually with lower pressure less-lethal types of ammunition (rubber slugs, beanbags, tear gas, etc). The gun was purchased by a decent number of law enforcement agencies, but it is far better known for its use in movies and video games, where its distinctive military styling makes it very popular with designers and prop masters.
Still, there are a couple interesting elements worth looking at on the SPAS-12. For one thing, they were subject to a safety recall for a safety selector which could sometimes cause the gun to fire when being switched from safe to fire. And, of course, there is that hook thing on the stock. What's that for, anyway? I'll show you...
"This model has not had the safety recall update so it's more collectable"
*It's authentically Dangerous*
How the hell do you say your surname bro
@Rize Swift I think it’s pronounced as “Sim-zack“
@@yepitsmarley it looks polish so its impossible to say.
@@yepitsmarley Yakoob Shim-chuck
@@yepitsmarley my guess is like "Zim-Check"
“You cannot see the sights when the stock is folded.”
Call of Duty bamboozled me again.
That's when you're using the hook while it's folded. Else, it'll have a hole that lets you see.
I got drill bits for a reason, we gonna fix that
The stock was unfolded in MW2, back when shotguns were secondaries lol
III VI IX I always wondered why they looked different from BO1 to modern warfare😂
@@brentonkurth7007 okay Bob the builder
Coolest looking shotgun of all time. After watching Jurassic park as a kid I tried my hardest to find an airsoft version. Never did :(
There's a Tokyo Miry airsoft gun that's a spas 12
@@matt302de yeah I know. I don’t think it was around in 2008 lol.
@@chuckmangione4747 I got the real deal :)
Aa12
@@kelvinurena5293 you are a lucky individual.
Half-Life: The bottom tube is a shooting one right?
Everyone: No
Half-Life: Okay so it is
I get that joke
Gotta be able to one shot those Vorts
Considering how the double shot is portrayed in Half Life: Alyx, I think the combine retrofitted some weird AN-94 style burst mechanism in there...
@@bobmartin9918 While I was talking about Half-Life 1 they probably did in Half-Life: Alyx
Aggressively shoves rounds into the heatshield.
Sadly, gordon freeman never found out how to set it to semi-auto.
Black Mesa downgraded them for Budget Cut, same reason why most of the retinal scanners in the facilities don't work.
but he did figure out how to make it fire two shells at once... I think that more that makes up for lacking semi-auto.
@@RipOffProductionsLLC maybe gordon has fingers so quick that they can pull the trigger and fire two shells at once while using pump mode in a broken semi auto gun
RipOffProductionsLLC good point but still: 2 shot semi auto?
@@thiesvanderkooij8421 I'm fairly certain it's because the developers thought the ammo tube was another barrel, that or they were too lazy to throw a double barrel in there lol.
Till date, I have only seen 1 guy trying to use the SPAS12 with unfolded Stock.
He was unfortunately eaten by a Velociraptor in the process.
"We're being hunted. It's alright."
Clever Girl
I believe he was unfolding the stock at the time though right?
I don't recall that one having the hook?
Omg lmfaoo
“Designed for duty, but destined for fame.”
Ah yes ahoy
*butter voice intensifies*
Ahoy :)
Nice ahoy quote
I knew it had to be ahoy I read it in his voice
Crazy this gun came out in 79, it looks like something that was designed recently. Franchi should reintroduce this gun into the market. It would sell so well.
It's surprising how many things that looked cool in the 1980s were actually designed in the 1960 and 1970s - the Lamborghini Countach, SR-71, Space Shuttle etc. Even the F-117 was designed in 1980/81.
@@AshleyPomeroy SPAS-12 is the Countach of firearms
Raleigh burner anyone?
Beretta owns them now
Now everything looks like and AR/M16. Even the new shotguns.
The SPAS looks so much better without the hook.
it also blocks the sight when you have it on
Looks like you would hang it in your closet whith your shirts
Gotta agree, I always thought that hook was ugly. The hook doesn't make the look to me, it's the pump and heat shield that's iconic for the SPAS-12.
Tbh
Just like the one Gordon Freeman uses in all 4 Half-Life games!
To add to the ammo types Hollywood blanks aren't powerful enough to cycle the gun in semi auto mode and that's why you almost always see them being used in pump mode in movies.
Tell that to the guy in Predators with the AA12 going full auto. ;)
Except in the movie Virtuosity. Denzel Washington's character actually fires the SPAS-12 on semi auto because the movie's armorer somehow got it working with blanks.
TacoTacoma96 you can’t forget how a badass could get +5 badass points if they walk in menacingly pumping their spas. I’m not too big on movies but levers I heard add +3 badass points but a flip with it is +8
Thank you. I had just been wondering why they always used it in pump mode on SG-1.
Barrels usually fitted with an orifices to capture gasses to cycle the action when using blanks in movies, sometimes you can actually see them
"The 12 gauge auto loada."
"That's Italian. You can go pump, or auto."
The police station scene do got the sound effects mixed sometimes.
"Ooozee nein milli meeta?"
Fortee five leong slide with lasa sighting
Phased plasma rifle in da 40 watt range.
You know your weapons buddy.
SPAS-12 with folded stock: Looks cool AF. Firing from the hip gives off an action movie vibe.
SPAS-12 with unfolded stock: Presents a professional appearance. Slowly unfolding it is pure ASMR.
*Your supposed use the SPAS with the stock unfolded*
Video Games:
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Dapper Black bo1: *sweats*
Mw2 got it right🤷🏽♂️
@@evanquinn6092 *laughs in half-life*
*You're
olzhas1one h d p a c k
“Aim for the head.”
Father Grigori, 202-
"Hush... They come."
Did you mean '2002'?
Godzilla No, it’s from Half-Life.
@@Galahad_Du_Lac Yeah, I know that. I'm asking what he meant by '202'.
Godzilla I assume something like 202x.
All I see from this video is:
*CLEVER GIRL..*
How I see it : *12 GAUGE AUTOLOADER*
You think that's bad, every time I look at the casing on a SPAS 12, I see a backwards U1 Grenade Launcher from an M41A Pulse Rifle....
In the books they had rocket launchers.
“The Iconic Tactical Shotgun...”
**Looks at capital letters**
LMAO!!!
"The 12 gauge autoloader… (...)wrong."
"Clever girl..."
"YOU'RE DEAD, FREEMAN!"
"It's a fucking antiaircraft gun, Vincent!"
"Here, I have a more suitable gun for you. You'll need it. Catch!"
"Here, SPAS-12, it'll hold your incendiaries."
"You will suffer with me!"
the marines wrote it as "yore dead freeman"
"So I wanna raise some pulses!
Forget pulses, you'll raise hell!"
You can't do that. Wrong.
You're forgetting
"I'll be back"
"designed for duty, but destined for fame"
“Here! SPAS-12, it will hold your incendiaries” -Woods
Perfect BO1 reference
And fun fact is that the gun is anachronistic for the time period in the game (like the gun isn’t out till ten years later there).
Don’t forget that mason just carries incendiary shells with him despite not even having a shotgun in the first place
Obelisk the Vulpix The odd thing. Yup. Got me on that one. And also at Victor Charlie, where Mason at first was only armed with a M1911A1 and a AK. And afterwards of clearing the VC stronghold. Then strangely whips out a Commando and a WA2000 (WA2000 is also anachronistic of the time). 🤔
Don’t forget the G11 didn’t even exist yet it’s still in the game
I was under the impression they banned these after the assault on the Los Angelos police department in 1984 where the entire police force was wiped out by an armed gunman armed with a SPAS and an AR18 fully automatic assault rifle.
The perpetrator appeared to be heavily protected by some type of body armor that could stop .223 and 12 guage slugs.
Yes, the famous scene from The Terminator (1984). I wonder how Arnold Schwarzenegger coped with the recoil since he was shooting it without the stock. I know that blank rounds produce less recoil than live ammo does, but the recoil for this shotgun was pretty heavy when using live ammo.
@@JB0071051982 well, the gun itself was already pretty heavy for a shotgun, so..
Don't forget he also had the fearsome Uzi, nine millimeter.
Link please. I never new this
@@josephpa05 terminator 1980 movie :)
"You suffer with me" -Raul Menendez 1989
A man of culture, I see
@@georgebibu461 I am, so are you for understanding it.
“ANIMALS”
f for frank's knee caps
That scene sends shivers down my spine. Never want to see those shredded knee caps again.
For those who wonder why SPAS-12 can use "2nd barrel" in HL series, the developers at the time mistook the magazine tube as a second barrel.
lmao
Explains a lot about the weapon design in HL2.
Good for when you hear a voice say “FETCH ME THEIR SOULS”
Ahhh..h.THIS was the comment i was looking for.
iirc, the spas-12 wasn't in waw or blops1 zombies and those are the only good ones.
@ChaiSpicedD It definitely was I just used it. Also dont forget about dragon breath rounds in the single player
Loading File spas 12 is in bo1 zombies and when its pack a punched it shoots full auto
No ots good for when you hear JOSEFINA!!!
“You can’t do that!”
“Wrong.”
*BOOM!*
Igor The Dev Yep
And he was gonna close early on that day... WRONG 2!
Sarah Connor?
I figured everyone would know that monster for the Terminator movie, but no, Jurassic Park is what it is known for. Hmmm... Wonder how many people on here get this joke:
What do get when you cross a rooster with a telephone pole?
A 30 foot cock that wants to "Reach Out and Touch Someone!"
If you don't get it, then you are probably born after 1983. Ma Bell which became AT&T had the slogan, "Reach Out and Touch Someone," when payphones were a thing.
Also, dropping a dime on someone was referring to the cost of a payphone call way back when.
"The 12-gauge autoloadah"
"You've stirred up Hell, a man after my own heart. Here, I have a more suitable *gun* for you, you'll need it. Catch!"
* Tosses SPAS-12 across rooftops *
"Very Good, now, keep it close. Hush....they come. My advice to you is; aim for the head."
* hears fast zombie * "oh come at me baby" * chik chik *
wasn't it weird that the spas in half life has a double barrel fire?
procceeds to die at the end because he doesnt want to leave that place
@@eleskeletitto4900 Grigori risked his life so that Gordon could have a chance of escaping, it was never confirmed whether or not he truly died. Presumably he would have died, there's a unused voiceline in HL2 for Grigori called 'monk_deathscreram' or something, meaning it was the original plan. Had Arkane Studio's Half-Life episode came out, Grigori would have been proven to still be alive.
@@Loopy1330 oooooh
“What’s that?”
“This........is a shotgun Saul.”
“It’s a fucking ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN, VINCENT!”
"Well we wanna raise a few pulses, don't we?"
"Nevermind pulses, you'll raise hell."
* eats squeaky toy *
this is undoubtably one of the coolest looking guns ever made
It functions cooly too
IMO it's pretty ugly, but I like more simple wood furniture firearms, but goddamn is it fucking badass
Pancor. Jackhammer.
@ninjast4r "Sucks" is a bit strong as it's a very well made gun that will last forever. It is however overly heavy for an auto and abysmal as a pump. It's a lot easier and quicker if you're using low power ammunition to just leave it in semi-auto and cycle it with the charging handle.
For competition use any reasonable quality semi-auto will walk all over it. It does look good though.
@@metroidhunter965lol
"Clever Girl" -Morgan Freeman (half life 3)
Mouse 2: Fire both barrels.
SPAS 12.
Fire both barrels.
SPAS 12.
Both barrels.
@@Bandera92 I don't see an issue with that
Menacing
He said that in Grand Theft Auto VI
@@Bandera92 Probably a 2 shot burst mechanism that requires a manual pump due to the kinks of the system
I mean think of it, a select fire shotgun made even more complicated than what's needed
Still cool tho
I like how this is illegal, yet I bought a mag fed semi auto 12 gauge the other day at a farm supply store lmao
Even better: likely only because it has a folding stock. That's *it.*
@@teknikal_domain folding stock and a pistol grip.
For a shotgun to fall under the AWB it had to have 2/3 of folding stock, pistol grip and detachable magazine fed
@@gobble96 so you are only allowed one evil feature, which the folding stock w/ pistol grip is considered one if I am understanding right? Does California recognize that?
@@DarkChaos751 Yeah, in California, a semiautomatic shotgun can have either a folding/telescoping stock or a pistol grip, but not both. Also, they must always have a fixed magazine.
@@oktayyildirim2911 I have a 1954 JC Higgins Model 60 semi automatic shotgun that has a magazine tube, no detachable at all. Will that be illegal?
ah yes, i love how the spas-12 is in the "Multi-barrel weapons" playlist.
When you run out of forgotten weapons, you start looking at extremely popular weapons.
My thoughts aswell:)
Can you fucking blame him?
Not really that popular anymore. Many movies and videogames don't feature it any longer, and it was a total flop in sales so yeah, it's pretty much forgotten and far from "extremely popular".
@@tommybro5313 yes he should quit or make another channel
@@melvinjansen2338 I hope that's sarcasm.
Clever girl
What?
Moroboshi Dai Jurassic Park
I went to write the same exact comment.
first class junkee
They should all be destroyed.
Total recall...
Looks MUCH cooler without the hook, re: Jurassic Park
But being able to handle this with one arm in semi would be so much fun
How about one in each arm?
When I bought mine in the UK, the "S" in "SPAS" was "Special" due to it being desigend for use by SWAT teams, etc.
No that was just the guns original name and when the assault weapon ban happened they hastily changed the name to Sporting
Ironically, only few police forces use it.
How TF did you get one of these in the UK??
It is still legal to own a SPAS 12 in the UK, as long as it is the necessary configuration. Three-shot tube, for example
It makes catching bad guys a sport!
I saw one of these at a fucking pawn shop in Utah the other day. After I returned to check if there were any more firearms in stock. I noticed the Spas 12 was not there anymore. Upon asking, the guy working there said some guy came in there the other day, asked if he could look at it, sat on a chair in the shop and stared at it for a good hour, not knowing what he had in his hands. He said fuck it and ended up buying it anyways. lucky bastard.
Edd Jayy XD sorry dude
Down here in texas, i saw one with a price tag of $1400, i should've grabbed it but i was short $1400 :D
Yep, that's about the going price and you're lucky if it comes with the hook, take-down tool and strap. I've seen them priced at $1800 as well. Luckily, I retained the tool and strap from my first SPAS and paid $1000 for the gun itself. I was lucky.
Dide you are like 9
Bought 2 in 91 one brand new with full fixed stock for 500 and 1 used with folder for 300. Carried the folder as my cruiser gun . Still have em.
You're telling me Gordon could have shot this thing without having to pump it every time if he had checked the underside?
Next you'll be telling me it doesn't have a double shot feature.
I think the double shoot is supouse to be gordon using the automatic feature of the shotgun, remeber that half life was made when guns rules of how they work didn't existed then.
The f2p Pyro Half-Life joke
**Headcrab zombie noises**
Perhaps the double shot is him accidentally switching the auto on, then switching it back off. I heard the SPAS had a known defect where it would fire if you had a round chambered while switching. Gordon's mainly a scientist, so maybe the double is just him panicking and being clumsy (much like all the other scientists).
Capsy Dash I've always assumed the designers thought that the magazine tube was a second barrel.
I remember seeing this shotgun in a copy of small arms from around the world in the 80’s. It was called the Special Purpose Assault Shotgun then. After the ‘94 gun bill, all the books changed it to the Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun.
It's amazing that these haven't been in production for 2 decades but you still see them pop in movies and games solely because they look so damn cool.
"The UZI 9 milimeter, the 12 gauge autoloader, the 45. Long slide with laser sighting"
Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Watt range
The .38 double action, the 5.56 automatic, the 12 gauge autoloader, the .45 longslide with laser sighting, phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range, the Uzi 9mm
Guns N' Games Hey, just what you see, pal!
Don’t forget the Davy Crockett.
@@gameragodzilla de uzi nein millimetah?
The right man in the wrong place (with the right gun) can make all the difference in the world...
Wake up, wake up and smell the ashes
+Jake Deer We'll see about THAT...
+DaL ah
+Jake Deer
And the wrong man with the wrong gun in the wrong place makes for another school shooting...
"Alright, the first thing I wanna mention here is a potential safety issue... and also a cool collectability note!"
lmao
3:52 gun jesus goes full gangster mode
GTA G.T.A
That’s a bloody anti-aircraft gun Vincent!
I thought you said he was a getaway driver, what the fuck can he get away from?
This .... is a shotgun saul
ye like dags?
@@ovceh sure, i like dags...i like caravans more.
Youll raise hell, nevermind pulses.
Serious lack of Terminator references...12 GAUGE AUTO-LOADA
::: proceeds to load shells into spas ::::
Shop owner: you can't do that!
Terminator: ..Wrong
@@spookyprism03 bra me and my nigga always joke about that i posted it but your the first to reference that scene and it was hurt
Phazed plasma rifle in a 40 watt range
@@captainjackpugh6050 uzi 9 millameta
Ransom Hades You know your weapons buddy
“12 gauge audo-loadah” - T800
Omg, thank you so much for reenacting that scene in detail!
Excellent editing splicing from your footage to the scene with the raptor pounce x'D
The folding stock end REALLY imprinted in my memory as a child, presumably because it happens just moments before the raptor jump... Gotta give em props for not just going for a jump scare there x)
I dub it "the gentleman's jump scare"
*raptor peaks through the bushes*
Raptor: Why hello there good sir! I think I might like to chew off your face, if you might be so inclined!
Muldoon: Crikey, seems like that'd only be fair... Go on then! Have at it I say!!
Haha brilliant ending. Didn't expect that.
+Sal sean He spared no expense.
+Sal sean when his face came back onscreen i knew... somehow i knew.
Not Tellin
Haha I actually laughed out loud!
+Sal sean yeah man!
+Sal sean I saw it coming :D
a velociraptor created 92 account to dislike this video.
Shoe Shine nah its just combine and headcrab zombies
No the zombies did
@@nejlaakyuz4025 That's what you have the crowbar for ^^
Clever girl..
379 now!
9 year olds be like: WOAH THEY GOT THE GOLDEN SHOTGUN IN REAL LIFE!
Please its kind of offending too like fortnite is just being quiet and the whole world just started making fun of it.
Its not funny I dont play fortnite but its not dunny
shut up it’ hilarious
BRO THEY MADE THEM INTO A REAL THING I CAN'T
@@otqzm shut up
@@madmaddox3451 shush
I got my SPAS 12 just like the one in this video for my 16th birthday in 1986. Still have it and it's one of my favs. I love my Mossberg M590 more. I took my hook off.
Try to imagine yourself in the 1990s. You get your first look at this "overpriced Italian shotgun" as you enter a gun store. It hangs on the wall, lightly shining, looking like an ordinary dressed-up pump action shotgun. And you keep your wallet pocketed because you think that maybe it's just an Italian knock off based on your past experiences - just like those Uberti reproductions. But no, not the SPAS-12. You stare at it, and it stares right back.
And that's when the surprise comes. Not from the front, but the foregrip. Because SPAS-12 is a semi-auto/pump-action, you see, it uses a gas cycling, tactical design and it is out in force today. And it hits you with this... A four-figure price tag, like a debt, on your bank account. He doesn't bother to charge you MSRP like, say, a Remington 1100 or a Mossberg 930... no, no. He slashes at your budget here, or here... Or maybe across the belly, hitting your food budget. The point is, you're broke and smiling when you start to shoot it. So, you know, try to show a little respect.
That was epic!!
Masterful! Thank you Sir.
Took me a whole paragraph to realise what you did there. 👏🏽Bravo good sir, Bravo👏🏽.
Such an underrated comment it deserves more likes......and respect.
Pure poetry. Made my day.
matchesburn who else read it in Sam Neill’s voice?
As cool as the SPAS 12 is, it does have a few quirks that make it impractical.
1. The safety issue addressed in the video.
2. Loading it is a pain in the ass. Unlike a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870, you can't simply push shells in the tube and be good to go. You have to flip the gun upside down, push the bolt release button to be able to unlock the elevator and load shells. If you don't hold down the button, the elevator stays locked in place and prevents loading.
3. The plastic bits are garbage. The grip has a rubberized insert that has a tendency to crumble leaving a hollow cavity. It feels kind strange when you shoot it. The recoil buffer should also be replaced if you intend to shoot in semi-auto mode.
4. Trying to shoot it using one arm with the hook is rather ineffective. With nothing pushing back against the gun during firing, it will jam in semi-auto mode, even with 00 buck. I have not tried it with slugs. Leaving it in manual defeats the purpose of shooting one handed.
5. It's only chambered in 2 3/4. Personally, I like to have the option for 3" loads.
All that being said, I'm NEVER selling mine!
+tenhundredkills I heard some things that made it a bit of a failure in the police department too.
1. Its expensive because of its complexity it is expensive to make
2. Its heavy because its so complex
3.because it is so complex if it broke down in fight (or in general) you had a hard time bring it back to shooting.
But it still kinda looks badass, which is nice. It really dependents, some say it looks like a Frankenstein between a regular pump action shotgun (feeding area) and a space gun (front). But if you deal with it where weight doesnt matters and it doesnt break, like in video games or movies, its nice. And in those the heros of games or movies reloads it perfectly every time.
+Captain Awesomefish Heros do not reload, they just keep chucking lead ;P
it's an rarity, you should appreciate it by what it represents
+Captain Awesomefish I do have to say that clearing FTEs are a pain in the ass. If you short shuck in pump mode, the magazine will push a new shell to the chamber before the spent one is ejected. Since the elevator won't drop back down until a new round is locked in the chamber, you have to cut out the spent shell with a knife to clear the gun and even be able to engage the action. Otherwise, the gun is completely locked up. However, if you pump it with substantial force, you won't have any problems. It's tons of fun to shoot as long as you keep it maintained and know how to work it's intricacies.
+( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) That's part of the reason I bought mine in the first place. That, and I wanted one since I saw it in The Terminator :)
the ending had me laugh out loud for first time in too long. very well done, thanks dude :D
OMG that clip at the end was too funny, did not expect that. Thanks for sharing Ian, and hello to you my fellow Arizonan from up here in Phoenix!
I mean how could you not do the “clever girl” line with this gun
Xenon0492 🤦🏻♂️ you obviously didn’t understand my comment
"Tactical shotgun" To me that's like saying "precision mallet" XD
@eedd sdsd How do you propose we enlarge human heads?
@@TheAkrillion with compliments.
Sniper Davey Crockett
i love this comment section
Tactical Trebuchet
Spas 12 in Real Life: *shoots with one barrel*
Spas 12 in Half Life: *can shoot with two barrels*
*Visible confusion*
jokes aside, i speculated that Gordon switch to Semi-Auto, then fire, immediately switched to Pump-Action and fire again
No valve just thinks the bottom tube is a second barrel.
@@damarvelousone Value meeting "That's the tube for rounds not a second barrel" "....oh...well my idea is still cooler we're going with that"
@@benitezclanceiv According to the remake, it fires 2 in succession, then he switches back to pump.
Valve knows nothing about guns. just like how tf MP5 can be attached with grenade launcher. "MP7" fire its grenade from nowhere. calls AWM "AWP" etc.
knives and hats however...
Thanks for covering this one, it’s definitely far from forgotten but it was cool to learn more about this iconic weapon. My love affair with the SPAS began when I played Half-Life back in the day but was only strengthened by its appearance in Jurassic Park.
I had a life once. Then I found forgotten weapons. Thanks Ian.
Me too but it was 4 years ago that I gave up my life to this channel.
Lol that stock, it's like someone said, "Shit I forgot to put a stock on, oh crap there comes my boss...Let me just bend this round piece of metal...Shove it in there...There we go!"
John Doe it was intended to be used by police who unlike Americans have small cars basically the size of a Prius but less pathetic
Ahoy also covered this shotgun. It's fantastic that you both recognize it as Iconic.
Purchased two days ago from an elderly collector, since the 1980s it has fired 4-5 shots. I love it.
That is very kool, but do you have a Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?
+Cy Lon Just what you see, pal
get out of here you fraking toaster, no guns for you
+Cy Lon Are you paying with cash, check, or buckshot?
+MrJabez89
What shall it be?.....OOAAAALLLLLLLL
Right, a plasma rifle with energy comparable to a lightbulb. Scary...
The SPAS is basically the Baretta 92fs of the shotgun world, in terms of popularity in film
Beretta*
I love how i identified that you were going for the "clever girl" bit just as soon as i saw your face close to the screen.
1:07: Till I saw another video explanation on the SPAS-12, I thought the butt hook was used as a stabbing weapon. But, you can actually use it as a handle to carry when the stock is folded, or (stock unfolded) as a support on the back of your tricep, or your forearm, depending on how much of the stock is folded.
Gordon Freeman's shotgun. ^
Trinexx360 Fun fact. Even though Gordon's shotgun in Half-Life had a double barrel mode, the SPAS-12 only had one barrel.
Peter W
There's a Spaz 12 model that can do that.
No, there isn't.
the Spas-12 doesn't shoot two round burst, and the mp7 is not an alien space blaster capable of firing bullet-shaped rifle grenades.
Sorry HalfLife 2.
Though the MP7 can support a grenade launcher attachment.
Half life 2: “Fire BOTH barrels” 👀 uhhh excuse me?
issa game man donn't take it that srsly
It didn’t fire from both barrels. It fired 2 shots from a single barrel.
Daryl Lander I mean in the game tutorial it says “fire both barrels” but I guess they’re lying lol. Either way it makes no damn sense
They mistook the magazine tube for a second barrel, lol
Apparently the Red Faction devs made this mistake too.
It's a black mesa prototype developed for the security guard, later was adopted by combine after they took over.
"The 12ga autoloader" The terminator.
As an owner of this beautiful shotgun I must say thank you for explaining everything!!!
Tape one of these underneath a Thompson M1A1 and you've got yourself an M41A Pulse Rifle from James Cameron's Aliens.
nothing more tactical than an a 7 decades old pistol caliber machine gun and a ultra rare odd-yet-awesome 12ga semi-auto shotgun to kill acid-bleeding space lizards.
Ohh the 80s.
I think Star Wars are still using Sten guns and I spotted a Jawa with a sawn off Enfield the other day. :)
+Ian P what about han with that mauser?
Oh yeah. Love those things.
+Ian P i like Mausers too, that Webley revolver tho...
3:58 the stock is on the wrong side of his arm, in case you're wondering why it looks so awkward...
The mag cutoff switch on right side below the bolt by front grip is also a pretty important feature. Can pump back in manual mode without releasing a shell, say you wanted to load a beanbag in rather then your 00 buck, push that button and pump back will pull out load w/o releasing from tube then put in single load n pump back forward to your changed load.
This is the first time I see it with the stock unfolded. Pretty cool!
Had one,loved it,actually hunted small game and deer with it,then canada prohibited them so i sold it before it lost value,regret not keeping it and burying it in a safe place.I loved the idea of the pump auto,i could drop some cheap light loads mixed with heavy loads and when it didn't cycle you just pushed the button and pumped it .The hook was made to hold it around corners and doors.
Tbh, I would have kept it even if it turns into a safe queen. Looking at it is a treat by itself.
Jurassic Park was the first thing i thought about, when you mentioned its use in movies! :D
I have wanted a spas 12 since i was little, just so i could act out 'clever girl'
+IR4TE There are also those of us who instantly remember the gun shop scene from the original Terminator.
"The 12-gauge auto-loader."
"That's Italian. You can go pump or auto."
Yes that's were my love of collapsible stocks came from!
Haha I typed this right before he acted out the scene from the movie.
+IR4TE Yep. Jurassic Park and Terminator 1.
Grew up in the 80's so been ingrained with this as a gamer and movie-nerd. Add to that that i did airsoft milsim for years and years and the SPAS was my sidearm for the duration.
“You cannot see the sights when the stock is folded.”
Oh, man! But it looks way cooler with the stock folded!
Gordon Freeman likes this Video :)
+240pixel same reason he can carry an entire armory in his suit ;)
+240pixel his weapon is so Hi-tech that he can shoot bullets before they can leave the magazine.
+Thedeoradude sorry if this feel offensive, but there was no need for all this text of yours, we all knew that they made this "double barrel" SPAS-12 thing for gameplay purposes.. anyways, thanks for taking your time, i agree with what you said
+Thedeoradude ah it happens
+240pixel I always imagined it was just a double tap in semi-auto, I just mentally blocked the whole fire both barrels thing....
Funny enough even Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games got the shotgun wrong and made it a semi/full auto select fire shotgun LOL.
One of the most iconic Hollywood and video game guns ever made. Instantly recognizable.
Cameron Buitrago he said different ammo types, and I instantly thought of slugs in BC2
"Clever girl"-some guy seconds before being mauled to death
Robert Muldoon.
Forgotten? Oh no, my friend...we will never forget our beloved SPAS.
thank you for adding that last bit @ 10:23 very satisfying
Definitely not forgotten. In bo1 this shit went crazy
Thank you for explaining the hook brace Ian.
That ending was fantastic Ian. Cracked up laughing!
I used to own one of these back in the 90's. Lost it in pawn. One of my greatest regrets in life. But Yeah, everything you said about it is spot on. Being cost conscious, I cycled a lot more bird shot through it than buck or other more expensive gunfood, and yes, it often got finicky about cycling that in semi-automatic. The pump action wasn't too harsh, but again, it wasn't as smooth as most others. One interesting thing you didn't mention, that front sight is a beast, and quite durable. If you were ever unfortunate enough to have to swing it at someone, you would not be as unfortunate as whomever got that chunk of pain embedded in them. It's no bayonet, but it would definitely perforate a skull.
Had the pleasure of firing one back in 1990. Very interesting shotgun. I liked it.
Well worth watching all the way through
Who else can hear the sound it makes in your head from Half-Life?
me lol
Me
Pahaw, ch-chck. You mean that sound?
I hear the rapid CHINGCHINGCHING of Left 4 Dead 2.
the hd addon kinda makes it annoying. i prefer the classic one, the one with the slick reload sound.
I once lived in Brazil and was in a gang fight in a Favela. Using this weapon, I 1v6 clutched and helped my men achieve victory. A truly memorable experience that I will never forget.
Man oh man, shooting that gun is still on my bucket list...I first read about it in the Able Team (or it might've been Phoenix Force) action-adventure novel series back in the 1980s.
Man, I LOVE this forgotten weapon, the one that nobody forgot
...the 12-gauge autolodah.
katey1dog
“That’s Italian, you can go pump, or auto.”
Ey just watcha see pal
We close early tonight, then
"Hey, you can't do that!"
"Wrong." *BLAM*
I had a feeling that you would end it like that.
Probably my favorite gun of all time.
Would love to own one someday.
This reminders me of any shotgun from video games or movies
You should do a video on the SPAS-15.
haha yeah that pretty much is a forgotten gun
Justin Leo please do, i dont know what a spas 15 is, and i would like too
It's a spas twelve guage shotgun with a magazine basically
GLOCK ThirtyFive I do believe that there might be an article or two somewhere on the spas 15
+Glen Pope law-12 too
"SPAS 12: The Iconic Tactical Shotgun"
- Forgotten Weapons
.. Uhhh...
I feel really bad for noticing the acronym in the first two seconds..
squishybrick it’s because they are decently hard to find
Ian should just change his channel name to “super bad ass weapons”.
Never mind
He also called it a sporting purpose automatic shotgun so dont take this ass clown serious
the Pulse rifle from Aliens was a M1A1 Thompson and a SPAS-12 joined together. Both functional on the firing versions of the prop.
The underslung grenade launcher used the Spas-12 heat shroud but I believe it was a different shotgun entirely, maybe an Ithaca.
I didn't realise I had a genuine interest in guns until I found this video. I appreciate the education!
I didn't think you were gonna do that with the ending.hahaha