 Production startup had been slow; prototype photos of the BFG-50A were first shown in 2002, and orders were first taken at the 2008 SHOT show in Las Vegas.Deliveries finally started on 6/17/2011.Serbu Firearms is also noted for its production of the Super-Shorty, a compact 12- or 20-gauge (on special order) shotgun with front and rear pistol grips which in the United States is regulated as what is called Any Other Weapon under the National Firearms Act.