The Serbu Super-Shorty is a compact, stockless,
pump action shotgun chambered in
12-gauge (2¾ and 3"). The basic architecture of most of the production models is based on the
Mossberg Maverick 88 shotgun, with
Mossberg 500
The Mossberg 500 (M500) is a series of pump action shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The 500 series comprises widely varying models of hammerless repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore ...
and
Remington 870
The Remington Model 870 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, LLC. It is widely used by the public for shooting sports, hunting and self-defense, as well as by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.
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receivers also available. The shotgun features a spring-loaded, folding
foregrip
A vertical forward grip or foregrip is a vertical pistol grip mounted on the fore-end of a long-barrel firearm, designed for grasping by the frontal support hand (or "off hand").
Use
Forward grips aid in the maneuverability of the firearm, ...
.
A
20-gauge
The 20-gauge shotgun, also known as "20-bore", is a type of smooth-bore shotgun that fires a shell that is smaller in caliber () than a 12-gauge shotgun (). It is often used by beginning shooters for target practice and for hunting small game.
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model is available on special order.
In the United States, the Super-Shorty is classified as an
Any Other Weapon
Title II weapons, or NFA firearms, are designations of certain weapons under the United States National Firearms Act (NFA).
These are weapons requiring a Type 01 Federal Firearms License (FFL) as well as a Class 3 Special Occupation Tax (SOT) t ...
(AOW). Civilian ownership transfers of the shotgun require a $5
tax stamp and registration as an AOW to be in compliance with the
National Firearms Act
The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as . The law is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes an excise tax on the manufact ...
.
As the weapon is originally manufactured without a shoulder stock, it is considered a
smooth-bore handgun, and thus an AOW, rather than a
short-barrelled shotgun.
The Super-Shorty has been sold to various foreign customers, including the King of Jordan,
Abdullah II
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of t ...
.
Serbu Firearms announced on its social media pages on June 7, 2022 that the Super-Shorty was officially discontinued due to it taking up too many resources from their main product lines for .50 caliber rifles.
Users
* , various law enforcement agencies and the military.
See also
*
Norinco HP9-1
References
External links
Official SiteSBSReview.Net: Super-Shorty Review & Videos
Pump-action shotguns
Shotguns of the United States
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