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title: "This Semi-Auto Tactical Shotgun Is Basically A 12-Gauge Tommy Gun"
date: "2016-08-19"
modified: "2016-08-19"
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  - name: "Adam Linehan"
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# This Semi-Auto Tactical Shotgun Is Basically A 12-Gauge Tommy Gun

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They say happiness is a warm gun. If that’s the case, well, shooting the Fostech Arms [Origin-12](<https://fostechoutdoors.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=10>), a mag-fed semi-automatic 12-gauge tactical shotgun, must feel like a six-pack of Bud Light tallboys in heaven.

30 rounds. 8 seconds. That’s pretty much all you need to know about the Origin-12. Built on an AK-style platform, it’s maybe the fastest semi-automatic shotgun in the world.

The Origin-12 in the video below is equipped with a [Salvo 12](<https://silencerco.com/silencers/salvo-12/>) suppressor, a [Trijicon RX30 sight](<https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=rx30>), and a 30-round drum. The gun [also accommodates](<https://www.maxim.com/gear/worlds-fastest-automatic-shotgun-2016-8>) five, eight, and 10-round magazines, as well as a 20-round drum.

Starting at $2,600, the Origin-12, which is available in black, hard nickel, and short-barreled versions, isn’t cheap, but is it worth the hefty price tag? Judging by the look on this guy’s face, yes. Yes it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pboKPTg3YbA