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  2. 2008–2016 United States ammunition shortage - Wikipedia

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    Many of these vendors were able to obtain ammunition in bulk and sell at an exorbitant price. The increase in gray market sales fed public suspicion that government was intervening with ammo supply, since ammo that was once easy to come by was now barren. [citation needed] The shortage resulted in adverse consequences for law enforcement agencies.

  3. Riot shotgun - Wikipedia

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    Hatsan Escort Magnum, security and law enforcement purpose 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun. The primary characteristic of a riot shotgun is a "short" barrel (generally 14 to 20 inches (360 to 510 mm) long; 18 in (460 mm) is the shortest length available to civilians in the U.S. that is not subject to additional federal ATF regulation) which makes the shotgun more compact and easier to handle ...

  4. .410 bore - Wikipedia

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    While a .410 is inferior to the traditional 12-gauge shotshell for defensive use, [4] [5] a number of companies market defensive guns chambered in .410, such as the Mossberg 500 Home Security Model shotgun, the Smith & Wesson Governor revolver, and the Taurus Judge revolver. Defensive ammunition such as buckshot, slugs and combination loads are ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Pinfire cartridge - Wikipedia

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    This was for use in a shotgun with fixed barrels which was loaded by lifting a breech block on the top. French gun maker Henri Roux attempted to improve this cartridge in the 1820s but a constantly primed cartridge was felt by many to be too dangerous and many breechloading guns reverted to using an unprimed cartridge. This was fired by a ...

  7. Winchester Model 1200 - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester Model 1200 pump action shotgun employs a rotating bolt in a bolt carrier (slide) rather than the tilting breechblock used in the Model 12. [10] The Model 1200 was the second shotgun design to utilize a rotating bolt; the Armalite AR-17 being the first. [6] The bolt locks directly into the barrel and has four locking lugs.

  8. List of shotguns - Wikipedia

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    Franchi Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun 12: Luigi Franchi S.p.A. 12 gauge Italy: 1979 Franchi SPAS-15: Luigi Franchi S.p.A. 12 gauge Italy: 1986 Fosbery Pump Shotgun [1] George Vincent Fosbery United Kingdom: 1891 GEN-12: Taran Tactical: 12 gauge 20 gauge United States: 2024 H&R Ultraslug Hunter: H&R Firearms: 12 gauge 20 gauge United States ...

  9. Antique firearms - Wikipedia

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    The only exceptions to the Federal exemption are antique machineguns (such as the Maxim gun and Colt Model 1895 "Potato Digger") and shotguns firing shotgun shells that are classified as "short barreled" per the U.S. National Firearm Act, namely cartridge rifles with a barrel less than 16 inches long, or shotguns firing shotgun shells with a ...