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Fostech Origin 12

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The Origin 12 is an American semi-automatic, magazine-fed combat shotgun developed by Fostech Outdoors and designed by Judd Foster, drawing on the AK-based action of the Saiga-12 and Vepr-12 to achieve a very high rate of fire for a shotgun. Produced since 2013 and chambered for 2 3/4 inch 12-gauge shells, it operates on a gas-operated rotating bolt and feeds from 5, 8 or 10-round box magazines or 20 or 30-round drums. It weighs about 9.2 pounds, measures 35.2 inches overall with a choice of 9.75 or 18.5 inch barrels, and carries a manufacturer's suggested retail price of about 2,800 dollars. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
2013 1
Classification
Caliber
12-gauge 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fostech Origin 12
  • caliber:12-gauge
    Produced since 2013 and chambered for 2 3/4 inch 12-gauge shells, it operates on a gas-operated rotating bolt and feeds from 5, 8 or 10-round box magazines or 20 or 30-round drums
  • Infobox, production_date field
    Infobox production_date field: 2013-present
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Wikidata: Fostech Origin 12
Wikidata Q85791226, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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