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tote4570 · September 5, 2009, 10:28 AM

Who makes a 12 gauge upper receiver for an AR-15?

the rifleer · September 5, 2009, 10:32 AM

I know of none. I you had a 12 gauge upper, you would need a 12 gauge lower and it probably wouldn't function like an AR, it would simply look like one and have a different mechanism to reload itself.

12 gauge is much wider than a .223, so like i said, it probably wouldn't feed though the lower.

The only shotgun i have seen that is in AR style was a .410, and i don't know if you can just buy an upper.

Don H · September 5, 2009, 12:14 PM

It would certainly be possible to have a 12-gauge upper as long as it was single-shot - after all, there are .50BMG single-shot uppers available. I have also seen video of a belt-fed 12-gauge upper that would either be semi-auto or full-auto depending on the lower it was mounted to.

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tote4570 Member Join Date: September 17, 2005 Posts: 59	Question Who makes a 12 gauge upper receiver for an AR-15?

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Don H Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2000 Location: SLC,Utah Posts: 2,704	It would certainly be possible to have a 12-gauge upper as long as it was single-shot - after all, there are .50BMG single-shot uppers available. I have also seen video of a belt-fed 12-gauge upper that would either be semi-auto or full-auto depending on the lower it was mounted to. __________________ Don http://www.utahconcealedcarry.com/forum/

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September 5, 2009, 10:32 AM	#2
the rifleer Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 1,281	I know of none. I you had a 12 gauge upper, you would need a 12 gauge lower and it probably wouldn't function like an AR, it would simply look like one and have a different mechanism to reload itself. 12 gauge is much wider than a .223, so like i said, it probably wouldn't feed though the lower. The only shotgun i have seen that is in AR style was a .410, and i don't know if you can just buy an upper.