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The Kel-Tec KSG is a bullpup 12-gauge pump-action shotgun designed by Kel-Tec.It has two tube magazines which the user of the gun can switch between manually. [2] Each tube holds up to seven 2.75-inch (70 mm) 12-gauge shotshells or six 3-inch (76 mm) shotshells.
The MIL-STD-1913 rail is commonly called the "Picatinny Rail", in reference to the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. Picatinny Arsenal works as a contracting office for small arms design (they contracted engineers to work on the M4 [4]).
The Picatinny rail was officially replaced by the metrified NATO Accessory Rail for military use in 2009, although it remained popular in the civilian market for both scope and accessory mounting. Scope mounts can be either one-piece (a single implement with multiple clamping rings) or multi-piece (usually two or more individual scope rings).
A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...
NATO Accessory Rail (STANAG 4694) The NATO Accessory Rail (NAR), defined by NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4694, is a rail interface system standard for mounting accessory equipment such as telescopic sights, tactical lights, laser aiming modules, night vision devices, reflex sights, foregrips, bipods and bayonets to small arms such as rifles and pistols.
On firearms with a picatinny rail, the distance from the bore to the optical axis can be divided into distance from bore axis to top of rail, and distance from top of rail to center of the optical axis. For example on an AR-type rifle, the mil-spec distance from center of bore to top of rail is 1.211 inches, or approximately 31 mm (1.2 in).
Picatinny rail: A bracket used on some firearms to provide a standardized mounting platform. Pinfire : An obsolete type of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin that protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.
Picatinny rail provided for optics The UTAS UTS-15 is a 12 gauge pump-action shotgun with two 7-round magazine tubes that can feed in an alternating or selecting pattern. The UTS-15 has a 28.3" overall length with an 18.5" barrel, chambered for 2½", 2¾", and 3" magnum ammunition.