This is my original Italian Valtro PM-5 box magazine fed 12 gauge pump shotgun.
It was initially produced by Valtro in the 80s, and Brixia continued production after Valtro went down.
The magazine takes 7 shells, and are quite expensive to source.
It was used by various police and military units, and French Navy is still keeping them in service.
Overall, I love the pistol grip and fixed stock, and the fact that it is a reliable mag-fed shotgun. The 14” barrel makes it quite maneuverable and gives it a cool look. Some people do not like the length of pull though, which I don’t mind.
Note: Trigger lock was temporarily removed for pictures; it is on it at all times.
Nice! That's a mean looking gauge! The long stock and mag almost gives it 30rnd FAL aesthetics. Have you grouped it with slugs before? I assume the porting was custom work you had done? I swapped out my 14in Shockwave build for a 1301T. I still miss the short pump though, something so cool about compact shotguns.
The porting is actually factory original! No changes have been made to this shotgun after purchase.
I recently inherited it so can’t share experience with grouping slugs yet. It was kept in storage for a very long time with no use, so I can’t wait to get the dust/rust off of it!
I posted my long range rifle the other day and someone thought that it was a good idea to warn me about it… and they removed the comment after. I just put the note there to avoid Karen-like comments hahah
Nice lookin boomstick.... have you had any issues with feeding, etc? I've heard that if you get a mag-fed shotgun, you should get some peanut butter too, cause youre gonna have a fuck ton of jam. Lol
I had a Norinco mag fed 870 clone that was perfectly reliable and it was Chinese, so I don't think they're inherantly unreliable. Some models are probably a bit more flawed than others.
There probably the most reliable mag fed pump shotgun on the planet. I own 2 ,been using them for 3 gun since like 2015.
Mine has only jammed when either: 1)the feed lips been bent from dropping the mag during speed loads. 2) Appearently while feeding some buskshot last weekend, much to my surprise and disappointment.
Lol.. very true... id imagine semiauto would have way more problems. There was one that I wanted years ago, but I didnt get... and I wish I had. It was called a dagger sap6... super cheap.. it was like 400 bucks when it first came out.
Are you able to cycle the action when the mag is in and you dont have any shells in it? Mine seems to always get caught on the mag follower. Not that it really matters when you have shells in it.
Yes, it actually does cycle when the mag is in with no shells! And this action is desperate for some good lube session, so I feel like it might be the mag follower as you said.
It may sound stupid, but have you tried putting a touch of oil at the very back of the follower?
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Trigger lock is on it at all times? Why would you mention that? Trigger locks aren't even required under some storage circumstances, and nobody cares if you take it off to take pictures.
Do you take the trigger lock off to shoot it? How well do the mags feed? I'm always curious about how well they feed, especially after being loaded and stored for long periods of time. I've also seen someone modify Turkish shotgun mags to work in these guns, which might be a cheaper way to get some if you're handy.
I fully agree! Someone gave me shit about not having a trigger lock on my posted pictures, so I just added to note to avoid that lol
I still haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, but the previous owner praised how well it cycled. I did not know about modifying other mags to fit this - will definitely look into it, thank you!!
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u/Psychological-Bee694 Jul 21 '26
Something you dont see everyday.Neat shotgun.