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The Saiga-12 (/ ˈ s aɪ ɡ ə /) is a shotgun available in a wide range of configurations, patterned after the Kalashnikov series of rifles and named after the Saiga antelope native to Russia. Like the Kalashnikov rifle variants, it is a rotating bolt , long-stroke gas piston operated firearm that feeds from a square magazine.
Pump-action shotgun. 12-gauge shotgun: 1993 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces Russia Saiga-12. Automatic shotgun. 12-gauge shotgun, 16, 20, .410 gauge shotgun Late 1990s Used by Russian armed forces Russia KS-23. Special Carbine 23mm bore shotgun: 1970–present, used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Border Guard Service ...
The AA-12 (Auto Assault - 12), originally designed and known as the Atchisson Assault Shotgun, is a fully automatic combat shotgun developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson. . However, the original development by Atchisson seems to have produced only a few guns at prototype-level, with the development that ultimately led to the gun entering the market being done later by Military Police Systems ...
The MTs255 (Russian: МЦ255) is a Russian revolver shotgun fed by a 5-round swing-out cylinder. It is produced by the TsKIB SOO, [1] Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms. The MTs255 is unique in that the forearm extends nearly all the way back to the cylinder.
The ShAK-12, (Russian: ШАК-12) originally under the name ASh-12.7 (АШ-12.7, which stands for "Автомат штурмовой 12.7мм" or "automatic assault carbine 12.7mm") battle rifle is a dedicated CQB/Urban Operations weapon, developed by TsKIB SOO ("Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms"), [2] a subsidiary of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula ...
The Model 1208 is also a short-barreled variant of the Model 1216. Its barrel length is 10", its overall length is 24 1/2", and its magazine can hold 8 rounds (4 x 2 shells). The Model 1208 also has a barrel shorter than 18 and is therefore also regulated by the NFA as a short-barreled shotgun.
The Armsel Striker, also known as the Sentinel Arms Co Striker-12, Protecta, Protecta Bulldog and SWD Street Sweeper is a 12-gauge shotgun with a revolving cylinder that was designed for riot control and combat.
Military use of combat shotguns through the 20th century has created a need for ammunition maximizing the combat effectiveness of such weapons within the limitations of international law. 12-gauge has been widely accepted as an appropriate bore diameter to provide an effective number of projectiles within an acceptable recoil. Early 12-gauge ...