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The Model 3000 was available in 12 and 20 gauge, chambering 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 or 3 in (7.0 or 7.6 cm) shotshells. [1] A "slug gun" variant chambered for 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch shells with a magazine extension and a shorter barrel was offered in 12 gauge only, with optional open sights.
New Haven 600 is a series of pump-action shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons on behalf of department stores, most notably the Montgomery Ward Company, Western Auto, and other retail stores. New Haven is one of O.F. Mossberg & Sons' private, promotional brands.
10 gauge 12 gauge 16 gauge 20 gauge United States: 1954 MAUL (shotgun) Metal Storm: 12 gauge Australia: Molot Bekas-M: Vyatskiye Polyany: 12 gauge 16 gauge Russia: 1999 Mossberg 500: O.F. Mossberg & Sons: 12 gauge 20 gauge.410 bore United States: 1960 Mossberg 590: O.F. Mossberg & Sons: 12 gauge 20 gauge.410 bore United States: 1960 Mossberg ...
By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [7] particularly in the United States. [8] The 20-gauge shotgun is the next most popular size, being favored by shooters uncomfortable with the weight of a 12-gauge gun, and is popular for upland game hunting. The next most popular sizes are the .410 bore and the 28 gauge.
The 20-gauge shotgun, also known as 20 bore, is a type of smoothbore shotgun. 20-gauge shotguns have a bore diameter of .615 in (15.6 mm), while the 12-gauge has a bore diameter of .729 in (18.5 mm). [ 2 ] 12-gauge and 20-gauge shotguns are the most popular gauges in the United States .
The Remington Model 10 is a pump-action shotgun designed in 1908 by John Pedersen for Remington Arms. [2] It has an internal striker within the bolt and a tube magazine which loaded and ejected from a port in the bottom of the receiver. [5] An updated version, the Model 29, was introduced in 1930 with improvements made by C.C. Loomis. [3]
The shotgun is still being manufactured by S&T Daewoo (now SNT Motiv) in Korea for military and law enforcement sales only. [ citation needed ] [ 5 ] A U.S. firearms manufacturer, Ameetec Arms LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona , started the manufacture of a USAS-12 semi-automatic clone in 2007, called the WM-12; it mainly differs from the USAS-12 by ...
The first pump-action shotgun to be sold commercially and in substantial quantities was the Spencer 1882. [5] [6] Many older pump-action shotguns can be fired faster than modern ones, as they often did not have a trigger disconnector, and were capable of firing a new round as fast as the pump action was cycled, with the trigger held down ...