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  2. Shotgun - Wikipedia

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    A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, peppergun, [1] or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shotshell, which discharges numerous small spherical projectiles called shot, or a single solid projectile called a slug.

  3. List of shotguns - Wikipedia

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    Roper repeating shotgun Sylvester H. Roper: 12 gauge 16 gauge United States: 1867 Ruger Gold Label: Sturm, Ruger & Company: 12 gauge United States: 2002 Saiga-12: Izhmash: 12 gauge 20 gauge.410 bore Russia: 1990s Sjögren shotgun: Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjöbenhavn: 12 gauge Sweden: 1908 Snake Charmer: H.Koon, Inc, of Dallas, Texas .410 bore ...

  4. List of combat shotguns - Wikipedia

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    M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System: C-More Competition Bolt action United States: 2002 Mossberg 500: O.F. Mossberg & Sons: Pump action United States: 1960 NeoStead 2000: Truvelo Armoury: Pump action South Africa: 2001 Pindad SG-1: Pindad: Semi-automatic shotgun Indonesia: 2005 QBS-09: Norinco: Semi-automatic shotgun PRC: 2009 Remington Model ...

  5. Sawed-off shotgun - Wikipedia

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    A sawed-off break-action shotgun of the type commonly known as a lupara. A sawed-off shotgun (also called a scattergun, sawn-off shotgun, short-barrelled shotgun, shorty, or boom stick) is a type of shotgun with a shorter gun barrel—typically under 18 inches (46 cm)—and often a pistol grip instead of a longer shoulder stock.

  6. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    left-to-right: .410 bore, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, and 12 gauge shotgun shells. The six most common shotgun gauges, in descending order of size, are the 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore. [3] By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [3] particularly in the United States. [4]

  7. List of semi-automatic shotguns - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic shotgun is a form of shotgun that is able to fire a cartridge after every trigger squeeze, without needing to manually chamber another round. (The following list table is sortable.) Symbol

  8. Combat shotgun - Wikipedia

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    Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun with M1917 bayonet Winchester Model 1912 Trench Gun Remington 1100 Tactical Shotgun in 12-gauge—holds eight 2 3 ⁄ 4" rounds in the tube. A combat shotgun is a shotgun issued by militaries for warfare. [1] The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the trench guns or trench shotguns issued in ...

  9. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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    A 12-gauge shotgun cartridge in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: brass, propellant, over-powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, over-shot wad, and crimp. A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns.