Rock Island Armory M30 M5 12 Gauge Pump Action 20″ Shotgun, Matte Nickel Finish 51330

Armscor and Rock Island Armory are essentially the same. They import firearms from the Philippines and Turkey. The M5 is the same gun that has been referred to as the Armscor M5 and the Rock Island Armory M5. You can’t beat a pump-action shotgun for reliability, simplicity, and versatility.

The pump-action M5 is a tactical shotgun. By tactical, I mean the barrel’s short, and the furniture is made from black polymer. That’s all it takes to make a shotgun tactical. The 20-inch barrel makes it easier to handle indoors and is better suited for home defense. The stock features a quasi Speed Feed like design. It holds two spare rounds in an internal tubular magazine located in the firearm’s stock.

Top it all off with a heat shield, and it’s uber tactical. In fairness, it doesn’t take much to make a shotgun tactical. A shorter barrel and a repeating action make it a natural selection. The M5’s rock bottom price also makes it attractive.

An internal magazine holds five rounds, and you can top it off with a spare in the chamber. It’s an odd choice. Import guns are restricted to five rounds, but I’m not sure why they went with a 20-inch barrel over the 18.5-inch option. Shorter is better in home defense. A 20-inch barrel would allow for another shell in the magazine tube, but it’s capped out at five rounds anyway.

Armscor/RIA based the shotgun on the old High Standard Flite King. Although, the Flite King was a sporting gun,. Although the design is sturdy, it seems odd that a business would copy and import it. Since no one’s fighting for the patent, I’m assuming that’s the reason the design was chosen.

The M30 M5 12ga shotgun is Rock Island’s throwback to the reliable and timeless High Standard Flite King shotgun built from 4140 ordnance steel. Features an internal shell caddy that holds five rounds, a polymer stock and forend, a strong vented heat guard, and a 20″ barrel. This shotgun is finished with Rock Island’s lasting parkerized coating and will take a beating while functioning in the harshest environments. Chambered for both 2-3/4″ and 3″ shot shells.