Yet another gunmaker stealing from Kel-Tec's cocaine stash.

[ProfessorWes]

*SSSNNNNOOOORRRRRTTT"* "Hey, why don't we make a pump-action shotgun where you rack the buttstock instead of the slide?"

Said no one ever. Until now.

Introducing the Tokarev TPA-12. I had to double-check the date to make sure it wasn't April 1st.



"Affectionately called." That phrase is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Then again, I believe Tokarev imports its guns from Turkey, so perhaps it was some really high-grade hashish they've gotten into.

 

[the_leper_colony]

Guess it would teach you to keep your trigger finger away from the trigger, until you were ready to fire...
:cool:

 

[pyth0n]

Something for everyone. An appropriately named shotgun for the mddplgbtqrstuvwxyz+. Seems like an un-natural movement & it might be more prone to short stroking.

 

[Yaworski]

It's a solution looking for a problem.

 

[Mike J]

Interesting but I think I'll just keep the old Mossberg.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

So you have to completely disengage the "shooting hand" and trigger access to pump the gun? And in actual use you'd release these grips and push the entire gun away from you with the "off hand" while maintaining butt/shoulder contact?

NO. FLIPPING. THANK YOU.

 

[ProfessorWes]

It's a solution looking for a problem.

Off the top of my head, the problems:

Pinched fingers
Pinched cheeks
Taking the gun out of firing position every time you cycle the action
That name (and here I thought the H&R Pardner Pump was giggleworthy)

. . . In related news, Tokarev USA's entire advertising staff just resigned en masse.

 

[peachhead]

I'm not anti- Turkish, there are some pretty good guns coming out of Turkey these days. But this... Smh
But there will be a lot of people that buy it, and then one day they'll wonder why.
And if they don't, then they deserve it. Lol

 

[Hertervillian]

I see you remove your finger from the trigger guard, move the receiver and barrel forward and back, put your finger back into the trigger guard and fire. You’re moving the weight of nearly the entire gun each cycle. I can’t see where you’ve gained anything.

Perhaps if pump guns were prone to failure an argument could be made for a redesign. At least the Chiapa can argue lower bore center and theoretical superiority in design philosophy.

50 years from now you pull that out for “I’ll be damned” credits at the clays get together.

 

[s4s4u]

:rolleyes:

 

[375hh1973]

I dont like normal pump shotguns.

I really really dont like the idea of this pump shotgun.

 

[s4s4u]

The folks at Kel-Tec even be like....

 

[mirglip]

I don't see what this has to do with Kel-Tec. There's a difference between being innovative and being downright idiotic.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

I anticipate crunched trigger finger and thumb web damage on the "return" stroke. :rolleyes: :eek::rolleyes:

 

[WAYNO]

I don't understand the Kel-Tec reference, but...

I can only iterate what works for me, or doesn't work.

A pump shotgun that requires complete removal of the hand and finger from near the trigger group, and requires the shotgun to be removed from the shoulder after each shot, would not work at all for me for game requiring repeat shots.

And for those thinking this is the greatest, more power to them. ;)

 

[Jeepnik]

Don't think I would try to change 60 years of muscle memory. But, the again, them new fangled semiautomatic handguns won't catch on either. You just never know.

 

[TRanger]

https://bluebookofgunvalues.com/pro...shotguns-cartridge-slide-action-folding-model

It’s actually not a new idea.

 

[Yaworski]

https://bluebookofgunvalues.com/pro...shotguns-cartridge-slide-action-folding-model

It’s actually not a new idea.

Hmmmm . . . learn something every day.

 

[jimbo1096]

My only question is——WHY?

 

[Busterswoodshop]

My only question is——WHY?

You have to keep coming up with something new for all the gadget people.
I am sure there will be those that line up to be first.

 

[hfcable]

Burgess patented and produced a pump shotgun like that in 1893 ... to avoid a patent infringment. they are quite rare but work very well:

i have one but that is the only picture i find of mine right now

 

[Watertender]

Introducing the new "Wank-O-Matic" shotgun. It's like whacking off with your other hand. Impress your friends with your new shotgun and see how they look at you like you are crazy.

 

[Fox Mike]

I looked at that and immediately thought "BLOOD BLISTER"1

 

[ArizonaTea123]

Wait till the semi auto version is released. It beats the living sh*t out of you in 3.2 seconds.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

The more I think about this thing the less I like it. In certain circles -- I'm a member -- that would be called a "contraption".

 

[gnappi]

I can see it already, some dweebs getting fingers or articles of clothing stuck in the mechanism :)

 

[badguybuster]

Shooters better not be rocking.long beards

 

[Yaworski]

Burgess patented and produced a pump shotgun like that in 1893 ... to avoid a patent infringment. they are quite rare but work very well:

Looks like the trigger guard moves with the slide. That's better than the Turkish version.

 

[ArizonaTea123]

There are some really strange shotguns out there that answer questions that nobody asked.

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

A true useless POS..........................