Pardus · Shotgun
Pardus AS04
Gas-operated · 12 Gauge
Also known as Pardus AS-04, Pardus AS, Pardus AS Series
About the Pardus AS04
The Pardus AS04 is a gas-operated, semi-automatic 12-gauge sporting shotgun made by Pardus Arms (Istanbul, Turkey, founded 2007). The AS is the Turkish-walnut-stocked member of Pardus's S-series of gas-driven semi-autos, sharing its action with the synthetic-stocked SS and camouflage CS models. Its classical gas-piston system uses a front action spring positioned over the magazine tube and reliably cycles a wide range of 12/76 (3-inch chamber) loads, rated roughly 28 to 52 grams (with 24-gram loads possible via a special spring). Shells feed from an under-barrel tubular magazine; the smoothbore barrel accepts interchangeable choke tubes and the ribbed models carry a fiber-optic front sight on an 8 mm top rib. Across the S-series Pardus offers barrels from 35 to 76 cm with empty weights of about 2.8 to 3.2 kg; the AS04 represents a walnut-stocked sporting configuration with a roughly 71 cm (28-inch) barrel.
Pardus AS04 specifications
General
- Type
- Shotgun
- Action
- Gas-operated
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- 12 Gauge
- Magazine capacity
- 4 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 710 mm (28.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1200 mm (47.2 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.20 kg (7.05 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Smoothbore
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum alloy
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 400 m/s (1312 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2560 J (1888 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 40 m
History
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- TR
Features
- Interchangeable chokes
- Tubular magazine
- Ventilated rib
Safety
- Manual safety
- Trigger block
AS04 is a Pardus S-series semi-auto shotgun in the walnut-stocked AS line (SS = synthetic, CS = camo share the same gas-piston action). Manufacturer literature gives ranges rather than per-SKU figures: barrel 35-76 cm, weight 2.8-3.2 kg, magazine 2+1 to 10+1, 12 and 20 gauge with 76 mm (3-inch) chamber. The values here reflect a 71 cm walnut sporting configuration at the heavy end of the published weight range; exact AS04-specific dimensions are not individually published in English sources. Muzzle velocity/energy are representative of a 32 g 12-gauge sporting load.
