Franchi Spas12, Firearm Manuals
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FRANCHI
12 GAUGE
PUMP/SEMIAUTOMATIC
SHOTGUN
4541 N.W. 133rd STREET
OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
HANDGUARD
MAGAZINE
EXTENSION
BOLT
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MAGAZINE CUT-OFF BUTTON
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CROSS BOLT SAFETY"--
\-TRIGGER
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have you read this Owner's Manual?
HONESTLY
NOW...
There are 2 safeties on your SPAS 12.
1. Cross-bolt
safety (for general
use)
2. Quick employment
safety (for
competition use, and for
tactical situations)
Use one or both of them at all times. Do not take
off
both safeties until
the moment
of firing, to help protect against
accidental firingand
pos-
sible injury or
death
of yourself or others.
THE CROSS-BOLT SAFETY
This large button is in front of the trigger. Push it to the lEFT TO
FIREand
to the
RIGHT FOR "ON
SAFE".
When itis"off
safe" you can see a red band
on the left
side
of the safety. When
it is "on safe"
the red band is inside
the trigger guard where you cannot see it. It is your main safety, block-
ing the hammer. Use it until ready to fire or until switching over to the
quick employment safety.
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HOW TO.
SWITCH
If the bolt is open, close it by pressing the carrier latch button on the
left side of the receiver.
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WARNING
The shotgun will be
lOADED
AND COCKED
before either
safety can be put "ON SAFE".
When loading use EXTREME
CAUTION, keep finger off
trigger, and PUT ONE OR
BOTH SAFETIES "ON SAFE"
IM-
MEDIATELY.
The autdmanual fire selector button is on the bottom of the forend.
It can be pressed with a finger of your non-firing hand
without
changing your normal grip on the
shotgun.
ON SAFE
The cross-bolt safety should oniy be engaged when
the SPAS 12 is
cocked. With bolt closed
and hammer
UNCOCKED,engaging
the cross-
bolt safety prevents
opening
the bolt
and cocking
the gun.
THE QUICK EMPLOYMENT SAFETY
This flat blade on the left
side of the trigger guard
is FORWARD
TO
FIRE
and
BACK
FOR "ON
SAFE".
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BACK FOR MANUAL
PUMP ACTION
HANDGUARD
"A
-
A" FOR AUTO
(SEMIAUTOMATIC)
"M
-
M" FOR MANUAL
(PUMP ACTION)
FOREND
It
disconnects the trigger. Itcan be moved
''offsafe"
very quickly with the trigger finger.
It provides safety even when instant readi-
ness is needed. You can have it "on safe"
while the carry
safety is "on safe"
so it will
already
be "on" when you disengage
the
carry safety.
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To switch from semiautomatic mode to pump mode, push in the
selector
button
and slide the forend
back
so the rear of the forend
lines up with the "M - M" line on TOP of the handguard.
To switch from pump mode to semiautomatic mode, push in the
selector button and slide the forend forward so the rear of the forend
lines up with the "A - !{' line on TOP of the handguard.
Release the AutdManual Fire Selector button. It will snap back to a
position flush with the forend. If it hesitates, jiggle the forend slightly
to achieve proper alignment.
THE
BOLT
When
the action is
cocked
and the bolt is
closed
the bolt
is
lOCKED SHUT
for maximum
safety. Firing (or dry firing)
unlocks
the bolt
so the action may cycle. Tounlock the bolt without firing, move the quick
employment safety back
to "ON SAFE"
and the bolt may be opened.
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HOW TO USE THE SAFETIES
BETWEEN PUMP ACTION
AND SEMIAUTOMATIC
ON SAFE
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HOW TO LOAD
.AND
UNLOAD
CHANGING THE CHAMBERED CARTRIDGE
When you wish to fire a type of shell not in the magazine, you need
not cycle all remaining shells through the action to clear the
chamber. Press in the magazine cut-off button. Flip the quick
employment safety back to its "on safe" position. Open the bolt with
the operating handle (in semiautomatic) or by pumping the forend,
to eject the shell in the chamber. Place the desired shell in the
receiver and close the bolt by pressing the carrier latch button on
the left side of the receiver,
NOT THEMAGAZINECUT-OFFBUDON.
A jam will
occur ifyou disengage the cut-off button before the bolt
closes.
Firing the shot will release the magazine cut-off button.
STEELAIR COOLED HANDGUARD
Even when the barrel is hot from repeated rapid firing, you may
safely hold the SPAS 12 upside down for loading or unloading. Your
hand is protected from direct contact with the barrel by the
perforated steel handguard.
MAGAZINE PLUG
The SPAS 12 comes with a nylon rod which limits the
magazine
to
a capacity of 2
shells. To install it, unscrew the magazine extension
and insert the narrow end toward the receiver, inside the large
magazine spring.
Place the magazine extension over the wide end
of the rod and screw it
back onto
the magazine
tube.
Be
sure
to
tighten the magazine extension very firmly.
The shell carrier (Part No. 93) has 2 spring tensions. With the hammer
cocked, it is easy to move, but with the hammer uncocked it is more
difficult. YOU WILL FIND LOADING MUCH EASIERWITHTHE GUN
COCKED, but be very careful to be sure the chamber is empty for
safety.
PRESS
IN THE
CARRIER
LATCH
BUTTON
SHELL CARRIER
(PART NO. 93)
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MAGAZINE
CUT-OFF BUTTON
CROSS BOLT SAFETY
-
"ON SAFE"
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AMMUNITION
With the carry safety "on safe" hold the SPAS 12 upside down, press
the carrier latch button and push 8 12 ga. 23/4" shells into the
magazine to load it fully.
TO UNLOAD
There are two methods for unloading the SPAS 12.
You may cut off the ammunition supply from the magazine by
pressing the magazine cut-off button in until it catches. Move the
quick employment safety back to the "on safe" position and open
the bolt. ejecting the shell from the chamber. Close the bolt by
pressing the carrier latch button on the left side of the receiver.
Holding the shotgun bottom up, release the magazine cut-off button
and press the carrier latch button. Reach in and press the magazine
shell latch (part no. 13) with the tip of your finger, and let the shells
slip out one by one.
Because of the dangers of
poor or nonexistent quality control
standards among some
companies and people who make
reloaded ammunition, and the well known
fact that
dangerous
overloads
and
underloads (squib loads) sometimes occur,
we
recommend that only good quality factory ammunition be fired in
the SPAS 12. If you prepare your own hand
loads do not exceed
recommended pressures
in line with
those generated
by factory
loads as manufactured
by Remington,
Winchester,
Sovereign,
Federal or other reputable companies.
When
firing if)
PUMP MODE
you can use any kind of
23/4" shell from
the lightest target load to the heaviest
buckshot,
rifled slug, and
magnum loads.
However, when firing
in
SEMIAUTOMATIC MODE you must use loads
which provide sufficient energy to ensure reliable operation.
These may be
23/4"
standard or
magnum
bird shot, buckshot or slug
loads, so long as they contain at least 11/4oz. of shot and 31/4 - 31/2
dram equivalent of powder.
You may
wish to test various
combinations of shot charges and powder charges to find a load
(or set of loads) which appeals to you.
MAGAZINE
SHELL LATCH
(INSIDE OF RECEIVER
PART NO. 13)
Or simply eject the shells manually, using the pump mechanism or
semiautomatic mode to cycle them throuah the chamber. Use cau-
tion when doing this. To unlock the bolt after it closes each time,
engage the quick em:->Ioyment safety. Keep the carry safety "on
safe" all during this procedure.
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HOW TO PREPARE
SOME TIPS ON FIRING
FOR FIRING
In SEMIAUTOMATIC
MODE the
SPAS 12 requires firm resistance to the
recoil
of the gun. for
continous
functioning.
Place the
extended stock
solidly against your
shoulder.
LIGHT LOADS SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN SEMIAUTOMATIC MODE.
PUMP MODE allows firing of any loads from the lightest to the heaviest.
Use a quick, vigorous pumping stroke to cycle the action.
Activate one or both safeties.
Select
pump
or semiautomatic firing mode.
.
The chamber may be loaded before loading the magazine by
opening the bolt. placing a shell in the receiver and closing the
bolt.
.
The chamber may also be loaded by loading the magazine. then
operating the bolt to feed a shell from the magazine into the
chamber, then loading another shell into the magazine.
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Or the chamber may be loaded by loading the magazine, pushing
the magazine cut-off button, opening the bolt. placing a shell in
the receiver. and closing the bolt by pushing the carrier latch
button on the left side of the receiver.
IF YOU RELEASE THE MAGAZINE CUT-OFF BUTTON BEFORE CLOSING
THE BOLT THE GUN WILL
JAM.
If you leave the magazine cut-off button engaged. the firing of a
shot willrelease it automatically. or you may do it manually
AFTER
the bolt is closed.
NO PROBLEM: SHELL IS
ON CARRIER AND BOLT
IS CLOSED.
With magazine and chamber"loaded you are ready to select a
safe target. move the safeties to 'off safe" and fire. Be sure you have
a safe backstop.
THINK!
What will you
HIT
if you
MISS
the target?
If you see that a shell has slipped out of the magazine. under the
closed bolt resting on the shell carrier. THIS ISNOT A JAM. Simply fire
the gun or cycle the action by hand and the SPAS12 will feed. that
shell into the chamber without allowing another shell to come out
of the magazine. You need not use the magazine cut-off button or
do anything else. The next shell will fe~d normally.
INSTANT
LOADING
The SPAS 12 may be carried with the bolt open. chamber empty,
and magazine loaded yet still be instantly readied for firing. In
semiautomatic mode, engage the magazine cut-off button. Open
the bolt. Itwill lock open. When you strike a fairly hard glancing blow
to the magazine cut-off button a shell
will be released from
the
magazine, lifted into position and loaded into the chamber as the
bolt closes.
But use caution. Unless you first put the carry safety lever in the "on
safe" position the shotgun is ready to fire when the bolt closes.
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Although it is rare when using properly loaded ammunition, if you
do experience a jam in semiautomatic mode you can switch to
pump mode without releasing your firing grip on the gun. Keep your
firing hand on the pistol grip. With your nonfiring hand switch the
forend
back
to "M-M" for manual operation, and pump the action
to clear the jam and reload the chamber.
The chamber of the SPAS12 can be loaded in three different ways:
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HOW TO USE THE
THREE SIGHTS
DON'T RELY ON YOUR GUN'S SAFETY
Treat every gun like it can fire at any time, even without touching
the trigger. The "safety" on a gun is a mechanical device, which,
like any device can stop working at the worst possible time. Besides,
by mistake, the safety may be "off" when you think.it is "on". The
safety adds to proper gun handling, but cannot serve as a substi-
tute for common sense. Youshould never handle a gun carelessly
and assume that it won't fire just because the "safety is on".
The SPAS 12 is equipped with a fixed front post sight and two fixed
rear sights: a large aperture (peep) for firing buckshot or birdshot
shells, and a "U" notch for firing rifled slugs. The oversize aperture
allows fast target acquisition and sight alignment. The "U" notch at
the bottom of the aperture is for more precise aiming with slugs, and
it lowers the impact point since slugs tend to hit high if you CAntAr
the front sight in the large aperture.
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SIGHT ALIGNMENT
FOR SLUGS
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SIGHT ALIGNMENT
FOR SHOTSHELLS
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WARNINGS
READ THIS AND BE A SAFE SHOOTER
Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
Never point a gun at any person or thing you don't intend to shoot.
Treat every gun as if it is LOADED... ALL THETIME!
Get instructions from a competent firearms instructor before using any gun.
Children don't really believe that guns can kill. Keep every gun secure so
kids can't get at it. If a child finds your gun and plays with,it.
tragedy
may
result.
Never rely on a gun's "safety" to protect you from unsafe gun handling.
A
safety is only a mechanical device. not a substitute for common sense.
Keep your finger off the trigger until you are actually aiming at the target
ready to shoot.
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INTERCHANGEABLE
CHOKES
Don't alter or modify your gun, and have guns serviced regularly.
Be certain the gun is unloaded before cleaning.
.
Always empty guns before entering a house, car, truck, boat.
RV,
camp or
any building.
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THREAD PROTECTOR
(CYLINDER BORE)
Franchi Variomix chokes fit all
SPAS 12 shotguns. They are
available in full and modified
chokes, both of which are 4" long
and add 21/2"of effective barrel
length. To change chokes,
unscrew the thread-protector or
choke, and screw on the desired
replacement.
Never leave a loaded gun unattended.
Store guns and ammunition separately
beyond the reach of children.
DON'T DROP YOUR GUN. If it falls it may fire even with the safety on. If you
do drop it, unload it and check if it works correctly before using it again.
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EXPOSED MUZZLE
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Be sure of your target and backstop before you shoot.
When receiving a gun always open the action and check that it's unloaded.
If your firearm has seen a lot of use, don't forget. just like any mechanical
device, parts may wear. Since a firearm could become dangerous and
even fire unexpectedly with worn parts, you should have your gun checked
by our factory or a good gunsmith regularly.
OPTIONAL
FULL
OR
MODIFIED CHOKE
POLICE
AGENCY NOTE:
FOR COMPATIBLE
LAUNCHER CAPABILITY CONTACT
A.A.I.
.
CORPORATION,
COCKEYSVILLE,
MARYLAND
Guns and alcohol or drugs don't mix. Don't take them before or during shoot-
ing activities.
Never pull a gun towards you by the muzzle. Don't climb a tree or cross a
fence or ditch with a loaded
gun.
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