{"id":98602,"date":"2018-10-04T13:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T17:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=98602"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:28:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:04:40","slug":"sko-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sko-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard Manufacturing Releases SKO Mini, a Semi-Auto, 12GA ‘Firearm’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The SKO Mini features a 14.75″ barrel but doesn’t require a tax stamp to own or shoot. (Photo: Standard Manufacturing<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

It looks like a shotgun, shoots like a shotgun, and accepts 12GA shot shells, but according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Standard Manufacturing SKO Mini isn\u2019t a shotgun.<\/p>\n

And if it isn\u2019t a shotgun, it can\u2019t be a short-barreled shotgun either, no matter the barrel length.<\/p>\n

Using the same legal principle applied to the Remington TAC-14<\/a> and the Mossberg Shockwave<\/a>, the semi-automatic SKO Mini can be purchased with a 14.75-inch barrel without the additional $200 tax stamp usually required to purchase a shotgun with a barrel longer than 18 inches.<\/p>\n

Because the SKO Mini comes without a stock and its overall length is greater than 26 inches, the ATF can\u2019t categorize it as a shotgun or as \u201cany other weapon\u201d under the National Firearms Act. In his letter<\/a> to Standard Manufacturing, the ATF\u2019s chief of the Firearms Technology Industry Services Branch calls it simply a \u201c12 gauge firearm\u201d and concludes it does not fall under the NFA.<\/p>\n

The SKO Mini is a gas-operated firearm fed from a detachable box magazine. The gun comes with a 2-shell magazine, though 5 and 10-shell magazines are also available.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0NEW: Non-NFA 14-inch Remington 870 TAC-14 Now In 20 Gauge<\/a><\/h2>\n

The receiver is CNC machined out of 7075 aluminum and features a MIL-SPEC hard coat anodized finish. It uses similar controls as an AR-pattern rifle with an ambidextrous safety and mag and bolt release, and the 22-inch Picatinny top rail provides ample room for optics, lasers, and illumination devices. The polymer grip is also compatible with most AR-style grips, and the vertical foregrip is included.<\/p>\n

The 14.75\u201d barrel is constructed from 4140 steel and accepts both 2 \u00be\u201d and 3\u201d shot shells. The Tru-Choke thread pattern accepts a variety of choke tubes, door breachers, and accessories. Internal components are\u00a0salt bath nitride coated for optimum lubricity.<\/p>\n

MSRP is $699, shipping is $25, and the firearm is unavailable in New York and California.<\/p>\n

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(Photo: Standard Manufacturing<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

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