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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 ...
Atchisson Assault Shotgun: Military Police Systems: 12 gauge United States: 1972 Baikal MP-153: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant: 12 gauge Russia: 2001 Bandayevsky RB-12: Aleksandr Bandayevsky: 12 gauge Russia: 1995 Benelli M1: Benelli Armi: 12 gauge 20 gauge Italy: 1986 Benelli M3: Benelli Armi: 12 gauge 20 gauge Italy: 1989 Benelli M1014: Benelli ...
This measurement comes from the time when early cannons were designated in a similar manner—a "12 pounder" would be a cannon that fired a 12-pound (5.4 kg) cannonball; inversely, an individual "12-gauge" shot would in fact be a 1 ⁄ 12 pounder. Thus, a 10-gauge shotgun has a larger-diameter barrel than a 12-gauge shotgun, which has a larger ...
The percussion rifle, made by the gunmaker, George Gibbs of Bristol in 1840, it weighed 21 lb (9.5 kg) and had a 36 in (0.91 m) barrel with rifling of 2 very deep grooves. This rifle fired a belted 3 oz (85 g) spherical bullet or a 4 oz (110 g) conical bullet with a charge of 16 drams (1 oz (28 g)) of black powder. [ 2 ]
Terminator (12 or 20-gauge), a slam fire, single-shot shotgun [4] Street Sweeper (12-gauge), a clone of the Armsel Striker Ladies Home Companion ( .410 bore or .45-70 ), a reduced caliber version of the Street Sweeper [ 5 ]
Ball and shot retained the ability to fire shotgun shells, whilst being able to fire useful bullets accurately at short ranges, in a gun of manageable weight. A typical 12 bore ball and shot gun weighed 7 to 8 lb (3.2 to 3.6 kg), whilst a fully rifled 12 bore rifle would weigh over more than 10 lb (4.5 kg). Ball and shot guns were available in ...
During the late 1990s, RAMO Defence Co. began to assemble USAS-12 shotguns from Korean and U.S.-made parts for sale on the domestic market, but sales of this weapon were limited to government agencies only. [3] The shotgun is still being manufactured by S&T Daewoo (now SNT Motiv) in Korea for military and law enforcement sales only.
Conversions for rifles and carbines of larger caliber, such as the AK-47 or Thompson submachine gun include a rifled insert barrel extending beyond the length of the chamber. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] One exception to the use of a special lightweight bolt was the Colt Service Ace , offered as a complete pistol or as a conversion kit for the M1911.