Federation Arms SPM 12 9”

[u/NorthernArbiter]

You ever buy a gun and then ask yourself why?

In the case of this Federation Arms SPM 12 w/ 9” barrel, sure, I could carry it for hiking. I do live near the north coast of BC and there are mountains and mountain trails everywhere… and lots of bears…. But I restrict my hiking to August and the bears are all down by the river or in lush lowland vegetation.

But I already own a Benelli SuperNova Tactical 12 pump shotgun…

Build quality looks ok although the charging handle is bolted on cheap plastic. Still, not a bad buy for $575 but not great…. But my God that Benelli has shot upped in price since I bought it.

https://firearmsoutletcanada.com/federation-firearms-spm-12-pump-shotgun-12ga-2-3-4-or-3-9-barrel-blk-ff-spm12-blk-9/

I still haven’t taken it to the range yet…

[u/Unlikely_Link_2284]

What scares me is the pump handle if that is cheap plastic, your hand is very close to the barrels business end