rudukai13
Pro Internet User
Just a question I've been wondering for a while, figured I'd pose it to those more knowledgeable on the subject. Why have we not seen one of the larger AR manufacturers make an attempt to modify an AR-10 platform for 12-gauge use? I know the "AR-style" shotguns (Akdal MKA1919 and clones) have seen some popularity, particularly in 3 Gun. But those platforms only emulate the AR manual of arms, often have much more complex and tedious field stripping/maintenance procedures, and still require a lot of work out of the box to be considered reasonably reliable. The only company I'm aware of that has produced a true AR-10 platform scattergun has been the Turkish UTAS with their XTR-12, and it's been plagued with reliability issues for multiple generations. Another Turkish company, Tigris Arms, has recently unveiled another true AR-10 shotgun (compatible with 308 uppers even), but they don't have a US distributor and they're too new to the market to know how reliable the gun is.
Particularly for the American market, a true AR-pattern shotgun would seem to make sense. Using the same manual of arms and field stripping/maintenance procedures that most gun owners are extremely familiar with, as well as a box mag-fed autoloading shotgun negating what is often considered the greatest weakness of the platform (extensive time to reload), a high-quality and reliable 12-gauge built on a true AR platform ought to be extremely popular with both the competition circuit and the home defense crowd.
So...Where are they?
Particularly for the American market, a true AR-pattern shotgun would seem to make sense. Using the same manual of arms and field stripping/maintenance procedures that most gun owners are extremely familiar with, as well as a box mag-fed autoloading shotgun negating what is often considered the greatest weakness of the platform (extensive time to reload), a high-quality and reliable 12-gauge built on a true AR platform ought to be extremely popular with both the competition circuit and the home defense crowd.
So...Where are they?