Franchi AL-48
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The 48 AL is a semi-automatic shotgun
manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A..
The gun is available in a variety of caliber
s, including 12 gauge
, 20 gauge and 28 gauge. Rounds are cycled through long recoil.
Spec:barrel-24"-26" weight-5.4lb-5.7lb length 43"-48"
Best known as one of the lightest autoloaders around, the Franchi 48 AL is ideal for any hunting or shooting that involves walking and carrying. The reliable action does not use gas to cycle the action but is based on John M. Browning's famous long recoil design, the Browning Auto-5
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Semi-automatic shotgun
A semi-automatic shotgun is a form of shotgun that is able to fire a cartridge after every trigger squeeze, without any manual chambering of another round being required...
manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A..
The gun is available in a variety of caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
s, including 12 gauge
Gauge (bore diameter)
The gauge of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel. Gauge is determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm, and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound . Thus...
, 20 gauge and 28 gauge. Rounds are cycled through long recoil.
Spec:barrel-24"-26" weight-5.4lb-5.7lb length 43"-48"
Best known as one of the lightest autoloaders around, the Franchi 48 AL is ideal for any hunting or shooting that involves walking and carrying. The reliable action does not use gas to cycle the action but is based on John M. Browning's famous long recoil design, the Browning Auto-5
Browning Auto-5
The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun designed and remained in production until 1998...
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