Sportsman’s warehouse has these for $650 and palmetto has them for $199 😂

Just ordered one from PSA prior to seeing this video. It was too cheap to pass up. Good to see a professional opinion of it.

They will ROCK AND ROLL! Auto sear tripping surface needs to be lengthened about a 1/4”, the bolt rides quite a bit higher in the upper than standard m4/m16. Needs a tinyyyy little bit shaved off the front of the bolt carrier to clear the sear as the bolt comes back. And then for the bolt I pinned a piece of shaft with a small arm sticking down off of it into the rear of the bolt carrier to trip the auto sear. Gun got registered on a form2 a couple years ago, got just a touch over 22-2300 rounds though it since then! Cycles great full auto with 2.75” buckshot and most 1300fps+ stuff, 3inch shells are kinda iffy, runs some hotter #7 and 8 birdshot on semi auto without the added weight of the sear tripping pin in the bolt carrier, but It LOVES Rio Royal 1345fps 2 3/4” #00 buckshot with the giggle switch on! I can send you pics and videos, I think there’s a few on my Insta ripping up a car door too

Who else uses Mark Serbu's videos to fall asleep with because his voice is so soothing? My sleep is all messed up because of medications I take and I have to nap during the day sometimes due to that, but Mark comes through for me every time. Every video is great and interesting and I love the content, and I love falling to sleep on them because it makes for some pleasant dreams of automatic weapons dancing through my head. In one of them, Royal Nonesuch was running toward Mark and me across a large green field in slow motion, carrying something of a strange shape and yelling out, "I made a machine gun out of mechanical babies...!" I really liked that one.

I love how you engineer the s’ht out of stuff and yet holding your phone and fingering this gun is kicking your ass. 😂 Nothing but love brother.

Oscar and I just bought this shotgun because of your video lol. I ran 100 rounds of Walmart low brass with Zero malfunctions today

You're just the guy who can help the community of owners out there who are wondering how to make this gun cycle field loads reliably.

Saiga 12 did the same wrecking of the hull...when it threw the hulls 15ft away...... You needed a lot of pressure in a Ponsness Warren reloader to get that hull base reformed... and that only worked with brass bases of course. The red dot sight (even a cheap one) was a lot of fun with the Saiga when shooting clays. Learner shooters understood immediately to fire when the red dot was on the clay....and the clay was rising in a straight line away from the shooter. Couldn't miss....... and that instilled confidence.. and kept their mind off "the fearsome 12g recoil"....

I would love to see how this thing performs with an auto sear in it.

Man, this is so neat. I LOVE when you just go "Hey, folks, look at this neat thing!" For the price they're asking - same as a used police trade-in in some places - I'm not sure I want to carry it into battle against the Cardboard Army in serious maneuvers, but I bet it's a REALLY fun range toy.

I work at my LGS, and we sold a bunch of the JTS M12AK versions (obviously by the name this is the copy of a saiga/AK) and everyone that bought one loved it. And they seem to be built very well. Interesting to see how well built the AR version is, I thought about scooping up one of the ones from PSA.

Holy crap, you're not kidding it's cheap... I need one now.

Hi Mark! Thank you for doing a review on this shotgun. Please do more! I love how you, as a designer and fabricator, analyze the firearm overall and go into the operational mechanics of it. -God bless

But will it survive James' 500 round test? (...probably not...)

Thank you Mark for the review. PSA has them for $199 as of 01-20-2024

I’ve had mine for two years and love it. Never had a jam.

Great to hear from you again Mark. You're always bringing out great stuff. Thanks.

I have to say I love this gun. I bought a Chinese AK rifle in 1999 and still have it and it's never had a malfunction. They are capable of making good reliable firearms in China. This company also has several AK versions of this shotgun. I wish more American companies did things like this. I saw a lot of innovative things on this. I would trust it for home defense after running a few boxes through it. The website does say that it shoots both 2-3/4 in and 3 in shotgun shells. They also have a 10 round magazine for this.

Got mine for $229 at PSA, so far it has run fine with high brass rounds.

9:26 They're balloon head bases too, like the oldest cartridges. No machining, it's all formed sheet. I'd be worried about ripping the rims off if the gas was too hot or the dwell time wasn't there.

I was curious about these, but don't have a good place to be able to enjoy a shotgun like this, that and I'm fortunate enough to have a Gen-12 and Vepr-12 already so I couldn't justify getting one. Thanks for sharing!

Can’t be worried about details when the only distinguishing name on it is Qongjiong. Probably came from the same place the gutter oil came from! 😂

Hey Mark you were wondering about the spring in the buffer, look at KAK Industries' new ar buffer and the info behind it on their website. Very interesting ideas about recoil mitigation and vibration dampening.

I strongly dislike the AR but I bought one of these at Rural King two years ago for $250 after taxes. It seemed to chew itself up inside at first but runs great now. I’ve had the Ak version for years.

I’ve had mine for about 3yrs and I love. Take it apart clean it really good and lube it. Shoots everything

JTS also makes a 12 ga AK. From all reviews I've seen, they're pretty good for the price. They don't hardly jam, especially after about 70 or 80 rounds. Fun to shoot. I'm assuming the AR will be about the same.

I bought 3 from PSA 200.00 each. 2 grays 1 black. I was very impressed with the reliability. Even ate the bird shot on 3rd setting.

I would have never considered buying one , but now it’s an option

I have the M12AR B1 , hand guard is like the M16 A2 and has the metal front sight w/ adjustable pin, also comes with a adjustable rear sight that attaches on the rail. It functions identical as this model. All the same choke adjust, and screw in choke barrel, chrome lined barrel. Had it for two years, I keep it oiled well, like my old M16 A2 when in the Army. I run 1330 or higher 2 3/4 quality shells. In the break in period, it would miss cycle once in a while, but now that its broke in and well oiled, its a smooth cycling semi auto. Ive run bird, buck, cut shell and several types of slugs through it, handles all well. Like a AR15, keep it oiled good and use quality shells, that is the biggest part of good cycling, those cheap 5.56 for AR15 screw up too in the rifle, it very picky for good ammo. For cheap practice I use winchester fast dove 1350 which cycle well, then from there i increase the FTPS . I trust it for home defense.

Hey, Mark, can you do a follow-up video of you firin' this beast with flight-control buckshot and slugs?

Great video Mark. And like yourself. Not everything from China is junk.

There actually are serrations on the bolt... I guess that forward assist isn't just for looks?🤔

Finally after 20 years They finally made it

I believe that spring in the buffer is a dampener for if/when it bottoms out in the buffer tube. Maybe it’s there to limit damage if someone shoots a hot load when the gas port is all the way open. I’d be concerned if it was bottoming consistently though. If it’s slamming into the back of the buffer tube, it could tear the threads out or break the end of the tube.

I'm not a shotgun guy, but I'd own one of these if I didn't live in WA!! Looks awesome.

I bought the ak version. It was $250. Its the most fun ive had on the range in a while. Lol

That looks fun! And those little cosmetic defects just add to the uniqueness of it.

The 1 inch rail attached to the barrel is turn the smidge to the right. The barrel is pinned and it cannot be adjusted. So you have to put on your front site on the rail on the shroud.

Still not as much fun as a Korean Daewoo USAS12 on fun mode

Man you are my hero Mark. I can’t believe you answered the elephant in the room question

i built a bunch of ar's back in 2016 for the same price. crazy how cheap some stuff can be

Serbu's insight into R&D is so interesting and inpiring! I've been obsessing over the lever delayed blowbacks lately. The Rudd wedge delay AR is particularly interesting. I believe a Famas style action would be well suited to the AR18 package. I also believe a lever delayed blowback AR18 flipped for a beltfed would make a very reliable SAW. My state is very strict. As an unlicensed amatuer, I have playing with wood blocks just to see what layout is the most promising.

That gray model looks cool.

Saw these on sale before Xmas, and it took all the willpower that I possessed not to grab one for the price they were advertised at, even though I think I may have brought my shotgun out one time last year to shoot a couple rounds of skeet, then put it back in the safe. Would be a nice shotgun to have sitting next to my recliner, to compliment the Glock 17 I have in the armrest! Always wondered about how well they would function at that price.

I have the AK version and have never had a problem. I think it's a awesome weapon.

Can you make it full auto please? Always was interested how fast an AR type of shotgun would be in full auto. Speed area lead dispenser 2000

One for the algorithm. Thanks Mark!

Got one 2 weeks ago. Not enough videos on KZfaq about this! Thanks for the video!

Didn’t expect this one! I have a PCP air rifle from JTS. The Airacuda

2:44 got to like that transition! 👍😄

Was eyeballing these the other day. I think I'll try and score one if I ever have any money 😂

Looks like those dents come from the base of the shell hitting the back of the ejection port.

Pretty neat shotty with a ton of features

This is on my WISH list. jk. Looks really cool for the price of a few Doll Hairs more.

I just wanted to give an update on my previous post. I actually purchased one of these and got it today, I tore it all the way down and put it back together. From that inspection I found none of the previous issues with sharp edges that cut up the hulls of the shot shells to be present, so they have fixed those issues. I then went and shot it... It absolutely jams on nearly every shot IF you use bird loads, on the other hand 00 buck shot ran without any problems, so the buffer spring is way overpowered, and this is not you gun if you are looking for a birding shotgun. I am looking to see if I can find a lighter spring that will work for bird loads to train and plink with. The only true problem I had with the gun is that the U shaped reinforcement lips that are on the two provided magazines are over sized, and caused one of them to jam in the gun... The first one I just had to remove the phosphate finish to get it to work properly, the second one I had to file quite a bit to get it to work. Neither of them will drop from the gun but have to be pulled out, but it is now easy to pull them out. So, if you are hoping to get a semi-auto Benelli level shotgun for $220, you will be sadly disappointed, but if you accept that you are getting a Chinese made piece of equipment that will take maybe 20 minutes worth of work to get it to run quite well, then this is the gun for you. Thank you Mr. Serbu for your advice on this gun, well worth the purchase for me. As a side note, yes I am a trained gun smith, so even if it would have had bigger issues I could have gotten the gun to run eventually.

Really like these kinds of vids 🤍

I think it's funny they used the Ming font for the engraved lettering. It's one of those things that just pops out at you after a while, smacks you in the face, and screams "China!".

Finally a cool looking ar 12 gauge

Oh good video!!! I just impulse purchased one.

I'd like to know what the metal quality is like of the critical components. I got the AK version for $250 and it ran great. Front trunnion looks cast though so doesn't inspire confidence for longevity. I would love to hear from anyone with a high round count through it.

I neeeed to see this rockin and rollin!

I mean a 12g fits in a ar magwell, probably only need to make it a little bigger

Cool design especially for the price. My biggest concern would be the lug that the op rod pushes breaking off of the carrier. It looks like a stress riser and would get beaten up by the op rod in no time flat.

Would be nice to have one. But feckin Jay Inslee just cant let anything be

Something thats always bothered me about AR style shotguns is most of them having a side charging handle. This one having the traditional handle makes it look great

Wonder if we could get one of those in California if the seller would configure it as featureless first. Throw a stupid fin grip on it, and a fixed stock. Charge an extra $50 for the convenience. Boom

I wonder what the Rockwell hardness is of the bolt and bolt carrier. If you would check that because I am curious as to how hard the metal is.

Pretty Cool video Bro I kinda like it !

You gotta get a crossover with James Reeves and his famous shotgun burn downs. Hes only ever done Turkish shotties, time for this Chinese one.

200 DOLLARS? I need one!

Thanks dude..

It looks similiar to the Daiwoo USAS 12 semi auto shotgun whitch is classified as an NFA DD.

I just got one, before I even saw this. Once again KZfaq isn't notifying me of new videos

I mean for the price. That is normally the price of a pump action so worth it just to see if the thing works. You got the cool color I can not find anymore.

Imagine this with a double stacked mag 🎉

My dyslexia just read 12 gauge IAR.

I love the content! I found that I was not a subscriber yet, sooo… these are really cool and I hope I can still find one.

Great stuff Mark very cool! Would love to see how it handels some high brass! Have you made any shotguns?

I’d love to see a video of this beast going full auto.

The outro music.. is there gonna be s 9 holes collab? That would be amazing.

Guns good sir thank you, we all appreciate you 😊🎉

This Chongqing Jianshe Industry (Group) Co., Ltd (重庆建设工业（集团）有限公司）is a legit military equipment manufacturer owned by the People's Liberation Army. So if you buy it, you are literally funding China's military, yo.

Given the strong family resemblance, I wonder if they've tried to import a .410 upper on a plain old 15 lower and what excuse was/would be given to stop it.

So a cross between, an ar, ak, and ar18. Nice

Id like to onow if it could take ar10 uppers. Couple be a cheap way of getting an entry level large frame.

The grey version seen here is $250 at PSA.

me over here in bullpup camp.

I’m not a big fan of 12ga “AKs”, too much muzzle rise. But an “AR” shotgun seems a lot more pleasant to shoot with the recoil system in line with the barrel.

Spring on back of bolt, likely additional recoil mitigation

Thank you Mark this was a very informative and enjoyable video what is the cost of this weapon thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother

It's like an AR and a Saiga hybrid.

Funny I just picked mine up today..looks good in this color

Damn, these are pretty common seen in hands of cash couriers back in China

I modified mine to take a nornal ar 16 buffer tube and i cut fown the barrel to like 12.5 inches and sbsed it. Runes slugs and buck fine but bird shot almost functions

If that lower receiver works with a dpms 308, than it would be worth having. outside of that. I like how its made, or at least the principal of how its made and how the handguard mount.✌

And interesting project would be changing the bolt and barrel and converting it into a rifle, Wonder if that would be possible.

How’d that get imported from China?

Mark if you make an improved version. People will buy it.

Neat lookin shotgun! Great vid mark. Thanks

If this company could import rifles there would be $250 AR10 rifles on the shelf