Tristar Compact 12 Gauge Bullpup Shotgun – Review

By Rex Nanorum

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Bullpups have been hailed as the “gun of the future” by many since the Steyr Aug popularized the design in the late 1970’s. In the decades since, many incarnations of the bullpup (the trigger mechanism is located forward of both the magazine and the bolt-to-breech connection point) have failed to capitalize commercially over other, more standard designs. The Tristar Compact 12 gauge shotgun looks to elbow into the market and carves out some of the space taken up by the other bullpups out there, like the Kel-Tec KSG and UTAS-15.

Let’s take a quick gander at the Tristar Compact’s tech specs, as per Tristar’s website:

• 30″ Overall length
• Two x 5-round magazines included (compatible with Saiga 12 ga magazines)
• Includes flip up front/rear sights
• Includes Magpul AFG
• 20″ Barrel
• 1x Beretta®/Benelli® Mobil Extended Cylinder Choke Tube
• Weight: 8 lbs
• Chambered for both 2 3/4″ and 3″ shells
• 5 year warranty

We’re talking about a gas-operated shotgun based on the AK platform receiver. This means the manual of arms is …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand