How does the SPAS-15 switch between semi-automatic and pump-action modes?
Posted by No-Reception8659@reddit | ForgottenWeapons | View on Reddit | 36 comments
Posted by No-Reception8659@reddit | ForgottenWeapons | View on Reddit | 36 comments
Modern_Doshin@reddit
Guns of The World
I always loved GOTW clips
TheRtHonLaqueesha@reddit
Ganzu avu Za Warudo
DanielDelights@reddit
Dude, you are a lifesaver. I was looking for the title of the series.
now I just need a subs for this.
Salt-Wish5140@reddit
I remember these old Asian porno gun vids. They had a lot of cool original examples.
No-Reception8659@reddit (OP)
Back when I was a teenager,yt was full of videos like that.Not sure why but you barely see them anymore.
WesterosIsAGiantEgg@reddit
Massive algorithm changes. Youtube's management would prefer to set their long-form content market on fire to become a temu tik-tok.
hscgarfd@reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOp9PkyLRM8
Basically the same way as the SPAS-12
GoredonTheDestroyer@reddit
Just rotated 180 degrees.
That_Somewhere_4593@reddit
Love the Twin Peaks neo noir soundtrack.
willem_79@reddit
Why does it have both options? What’s the advantage? Or does it allow you to clear a blockage?
never_ASK_again_2021@reddit
If you have reduced loads (short shells, crowd control) it won't reliably cycle in semi mode because the energy is not enough to throw back everything.
Another thing is when you grab it too weak, or hip fire, there is not enough mass behind the stock and the whole gun flies back instead of just the bolt.
willem_79@reddit
Oh that’s fantastic as an explanation! Thankyou!
Q-Ball7@reddit
Note also that the reason this ability isn't as much a selling feature as you would think in New World (and to a lesser degree Western European) countries is because, for crowd control, agencies would prefer to buy crowd-control guns that are wholly incapable of using lethal ammunition. It's a risk management thing.
In poorer countries- think Latin America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia (the Philippines in particular)- this is less of a concern. The police, paramilitary, and military tend to be the same organization so police being able to decide when a protest starts being a riot or insurrection is more accepted there ("wrongful use of force" really doesn't exist as a concept in these nations for that reason), and their agencies not having the money/time for either separate guns or separate training (and maintenance) on different guns is something a country with a limited budget will be receptive to.
adotang@reddit
I think it's also supposed to be for a SWAT/CT sort of thing where if you'd need to use a gas shell or a baton round or something you can just use the shotgun instead of lugging a dedicated bright-orange beanbag shotgun around on your back. Guessing though.
never_ASK_again_2021@reddit
Thank you! 😃🌈
a-Snake-in-the-Grass@reddit
There's a button on the top of the foregrip. This is basically one end of a lever to raises a metal tab on the inside. When the foregrip is in the forward/auto position, the inside tap locks into a notch at the front of the heat shield which keeps it from moving. When you press the button the tab lifts upward and can pass over the heat shield. You slide it back into the pump position and the tab will go through a long slot in the top of the heat shield and fit into a notch on the top of the piston. On the left side of the foregrip there is a raised portion, inside that is a curved metal track. Switching the foregrip between the auto and pump positions causes that track to interact with a tab on the valve pin. The valve pin trans versus the gas block. It has a notch on one side in the middle which lines up with the gas ports when it is rotated downward. When the foregrip moves backwards, into the pump position, the valve pin rotates up and the solid portion blocks off the gas ports.
RaiderCat_12@reddit
There is a button you’ve got to press on the top of the forend/pump in order to be able to rack it. Admittedly, this works like shit, as a field marshal accurately demonstrated me during an army training session.
Babidibubidii@reddit
Probably just like the SPAS-12: with a button on the forend
ErwinHolland1991@reddit
I would guess they mean how it works mechanically?
But then they should just find a video. That would be way better and easier than trying to write it all up.
RadSapper313@reddit
I personally have fielded a SPAS12. The difference I believe is the SPAS15 is the detachable box magazine feed, whereas the SPAS12 is static tube magazine feed.
As far as the mechanics, in semi-auto mode, it works as a gas piston to cycle the bolt and fed next round. By pushing the button and sliding the hand guard, the gas piston system is disengaged for pump action feed. The reason for this is there’s a “feed stop” button / lever that can be engaged to stop the next round from loading from the magazine, giving the operator the choice to load whatever round is needed at the moment directly into the opened chamber. My guess is the same goes for the SPAS15.
RadSapper313@reddit
Yes! But the button is on top of the slide (you can see the button well on the hand guard).
NarfoOnTheNet@reddit
That's an interesting choice in background music.
MusicallyInhibited@reddit
If it's anything like the SPAS-12, the forend is basically a glorified charging handle
You have to work against the recoil spring while you cycle the weapon
SuperM3e46@reddit
What does this gun have to do with the USAS-12? They really do look alike.
No-Reception8659@reddit (OP)
They only look similar at first glance but they’re actually completely different systems.The Franchi SPAS-15 is an Italian dual-mode shotgun that can switch between semi-auto and pump-action,mainly designed for military and police use.On the other hand,the USAS-12 is a fully automatic,magazine-fed shotgun built more like a combat support weapon.
Sevsix1@reddit
basically nothing from what I read, the USAS-12 is designed by John Trevor Jr. and manufactured by the Daewoo Chaebol (known as SNT Motiv today) while the SPAS-15 is made by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. the similarities likely comes from similar materials used in manufacturing and the fact that there are just some things which is in common with all shotguns
SuperM3e46@reddit
That seems to be the case. I'd never heard of the Spas15 shotgun before; its sibling, the Spas12, is much more famous. Thank you for your explanation.
kaptainkooleio@reddit
If there’s any Turkish manufacturers that wanna make a $500 clone of this, mark me down for an order.
Suitable-Carrot3705@reddit
Love the Evening Shade-type music
J3RICHO_@reddit
Button on the top of the pump
HPlusGuns@reddit
Right at the end of the video, you can see the big rounded button on top of the pump. It's at the shooters end of that big hunk of plastic that's behind the front sight. You would depress it with your support thumb as you grip the handguard.
goshathegreat@reddit
Caveira would like to know too…
The_First_Curse_@reddit
Ew Military Fortnite reference.
We need an actual Rainbow Six game again, not that stupid crap.
MobiusGhostOne@reddit
My favorite gun in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Level 5 Celerity with this is just stupid fun.
As for your question, as others have stated, there's a button on the top of the pump. You press it and slide the entire handguard forward for semi-auto, and do the reverse for pump-action.
N0v3mb3rTheFluffy@reddit
Same as the SPAS-12 but the button is on the top of the foreend
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