HISTORY
Fabique Nationale has a long history of producing firearms. Besides rifles and machineguns FN has produced many shotguns, including the famous Browning Auto 5. The SLP family of shotguns was developed to meet the demands of law enforcement units, mainly for the US market. SLP stands for Self Loading Police shotgun. The design is a modernized version of the Browning Auto 5 design. As a semi-automatic law enforcement shotgun the SLP is a direct competitor to the Benelli Super 90 series and the similar looking Winchester M11-87.
DESIGN
The SLP is a self-loading gas operated shotgun. Design wise it is very similar to the Auto 5. It is built on the short stroke piston principle. The SLP has a conventional design with a fixed shoulder stock and a tubular magazine below the barrel. The receiver, barrel and mechanism are made out of metal and the forearm and stock are synthetic. The stock is fitted with a recoil pad. The SLP fires semi-automatic and with gas operation only. There is no option for pump action operation. The SLP has a similar speed loading ability as the Browning Auto 5 it is derived from.
PERFORMANCE
Fabique Nationale has a long history of producing firearms. Besides rifles and machineguns FN has produced many shotguns, including the famous Browning Auto 5. The SLP family of shotguns was developed to meet the demands of law enforcement units, mainly for the US market. SLP stands for Self Loading Police shotgun. The design is a modernized version of the Browning Auto 5 design. As a semi-automatic law enforcement shotgun the SLP is a direct competitor to the Benelli Super 90 series and the similar looking Winchester M11-87.
DESIGN
The SLP is a self-loading gas operated shotgun. Design wise it is very similar to the Auto 5. It is built on the short stroke piston principle. The SLP has a conventional design with a fixed shoulder stock and a tubular magazine below the barrel. The receiver, barrel and mechanism are made out of metal and the forearm and stock are synthetic. The stock is fitted with a recoil pad. The SLP fires semi-automatic and with gas operation only. There is no option for pump action operation. The SLP has a similar speed loading ability as the Browning Auto 5 it is derived from.
PERFORMANCE