#Shotguns

A reader emailed me photos he took at an art exhibition in Washington DC called “Gun Shy” by photographer Colby Caldwell. The photos, which are all about 6 feet high, are of ammunition, hunting blinds and game.

The Auto Prophet had his Beretta M9 and Remington 870 mag-na-ported …

LightField is producing a nifty range of 12 gauge, 20 gauge and .410 shotgun blanks called the Zombie Blaster. They do not contain a projectile and are simply designed to make as much noise and as big a flash as possible.

The New Zealand Defense Force is adopting the Benelli M3 after trialling them for the past few years. The M3 is a dual mode firearm that can be operated manually as a pump action or semi-automatically with Benelli’s famous inertia recoil system. The pump action is useful when firing low powered less lethal rounds.

Clarksville online reports that the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division is the first unit to be issued the M26 MASS shotgun. The M26 is a bolt action magazine fed shotgun that can be used standalone or attached underneath an M4 barrel.

RAAC is importing the Akdal MKA 1919 12 gauge shotgun from Turkey. The shotgun closely resembles the AR-15, only a lot larger.

Recent video games such as Call of Duty renewed interest in the oversized and impractical pistol-gripped 1887 Shotgun that was originally made popular by the second Terminator movie. Chiappa is cashing in on the pistol-gripped 1887-craze with the 1887 “T-Series”. It features a rubberized pistol grip and an 18″ barrel. Because of the long barrel it is legally a shotgun not a pistol.

Ten-X Tactical has developed a lightweight underbarrel shotgun for M4/AR-15 firearms. It can either attached to a underbarrel picatinny rail, or it can replace the bottom half of an M4 handguard.

If that title boggled your mind and you asked yourself, “didn’t they already sell the M4 to civilians?!” You would be correct. However the previous M4 model was considered an imported shotgun, and was therefore subject to 922r compliance. This meant that the gun was imported with a 5 round magazine, and a non-collapsable stock. To stay compliant you could either keep the stock with a magazine extension, or use the collapsing stock with the standard magazine tube. Stocks were also limited to LE purchases only.

Kel-Tec are producing a short barreled shotgun (SHS) version of the Kel-Tec KSG . The KSG patrol has a 16.1″ barrel (24″ overall length) and the KSG Tactical has a 13.7″ barrel (21.4″ overall length). The shorter length decreases weight while improving maneuverability.

I was pretty skeptical when I heard about the BEAM LOKR. It is a shotgun mount that attaches to a 12 gauge shotgun using only magnets. I did not think it could survive 12 gauge recoil, but it does. GunBlast produced a video review about the product and proved that it does what it claims …

Magpul has announced their first shotgun accessories. The MOE Forend and SGA Stock will go on sale next year. The MOE forend will be compatible with the Magpul line of MOE accessories, which includes rails, foregrips and a flashlight mount.

Strike Industries will soon be selling a nifty gadget called the SlingCatch. It attaches to a pack or armor and keeps a rifle or shotgun sling from biting into your neck. SI told me they have not yet finalized the MSRP.

James Hunter, Hank Gevedon and Rex McDonald have applied for a patent (# 20110283582) for a bullpup conversion kit for Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 pump action shotguns.

Turkish firm Derya Arms Industry have developed a nifty magazine fed semi-automatic shotgun called the Anakon.