TheOrigin 12 is asemi-automatic magazine-fedcombat shotgun, developed by Fostech Outdoors, which has a very highrate of fire.^[1][2]

Similar to theSaiga-12 andVepr-12, the Origin 12 is primarily based on the AKaction.

The Origin 12 is a semi-automatic shotgun derived partly from theSaiga-12 shotgun, which was itself derived from theAK. To improve user accuracy, the Origin features a large ejection port, and an adjustable gas system.^[3] The Origin uses proprietarymagazines to ensure reliability, compared to the Saiga, whose magazines were described as its "weakest link."^[3] The Origin'sreceiver cover and forend are made frompolymer, which helps to reduce weight.^[3] The Origin's upper receiver can be removed, allowing for switching between the regular and short-barrel variant. Both versions are compatible with aSilencerCo SALVOsuppressor.^[3]

• Origin 12 SBV (short-barreled variant) — A variant of the Origin 12, which ceased production in 2019, when theBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives declared it aTitle II weapon, making unregistered possession of the weapon a violation of theNational Firearms Act (NFA). In response, Fostech allowed people who had purchased the SBV to send it to the company, and have it replaced either with theshort-barrel or full-length Origin 12.^[4]
• Origin 12 short-barrel shotgun — A short-barrel variant of the Origin 12, with a 9.75 in (248 mm) barrel, and a side-foldingstock, which when folded, gives the weapon a length similar to theUzi.^[3]
• Origin 12 SABS (semi-automatic breaching shotgun) — A breacher variant of the Origin 12 with shortened barrel and no stock, classified as anAny Other Weapon by the NFA.^[5]

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