r/canadaguns • u/Zen_Bonsai • Jun 10 '26
Feets / Collection / My build Finally one of you
Ok ok. Im new. Like I got my license in the mail yesterday new.
I know almost nothing. Although I already know that those who know don't like this gun. Ok. But it's my first piece, and I got it for free from a friend by helping them out, and it hasn't seen a single shot fired yet. Brand new. I cut the tag off today.
...it's a Federation SPM-12
I've got questions. Go easy on me.
1) I leaned in my gun safety course that I match the head stamp with the data stamp. But wtf, I can't find the data stamp. Unless the info is buried within the serial
number I don't know what ..inch (?) of the shell is. And I feel like it's not cool to share the serial number? Online searches assume 3" but I need to be sure.
2) Even though I got this second hand, why can I find a manual online??
3) What the heck is this switch for in the second picture?
4) I assume these are my chokes in the third picture. I don't really know how to differentiate them. Whatever comes stock has this, I assume flash suppressor (see pic 4), seemingly welded to the stock choke. How do I know which choke is which and transfer the flash suppressor?
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u/Jolly_Welcome_1046 Jun 10 '26
The "flash suppressor" choke is probably your cylinder bore, and the rest probably have notches cut in the end which designates the constriction. Your chamber length should be marked on the barrel maybe hidden under that extra stuff thats clamped and screwed on. Its probably a 3inch chamber.