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| Iraq-Jordan | |
| New Combat Shotgun Succeeds in Iraq | |
| 2004-12-29 | |
December 29, 2004: Shotguns have been a popular American weapon in Iraq, mainly because there is a new, and much better, military shotgun available. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense adopted the Benelli 12 gauge shotgun as the M1014 "Joint Service Combat Shotgun." The 40 inch long, 8.5 pound Benelli design had a pistol grip, a collapsible stock and a tube magazine holding up to seven rounds. The new weapon replaced over half a dozen other models used by the different services. The M1014 has an effective range of 40 meters with buckshot, and 125 meters when using a rifled slug. The weapon is modular, allowing use without the pistol grip, and with optical and electronic sights. The urban combat in Iraq has made the shotgun a popular weapon, especially the special round for blowing off locks. The M1014 also turned out to be a very reliable and durable weapon. All the dust and, in season, mud, have failed to shut down the M1014. A civilian version is available for about $1,500.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #15 They put the rifling on the slug and many slugs are in a sabot hence 50 cal. The Sabot takes up the the rest of the space. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-29 5:53:41 PM |
| #14 It was the rifling part, I thought shotguns were smooth bores.... like some posters. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-29 5:41:27 PM |
| #13 caliber of a 12 gauge is .729 inch |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-12-29 4:12:39 PM |
| #12 Bore diameter of a 12 gauge is .72, rifled slugs will weigh about one ounce. It'll ruin your day, all right. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-12-29 4:11:50 PM |
| #11 It's an Italian made firearm badanov :D Well the Marines were using Mosburg 12 pumps My "house gun" has a pistol grip, no stock and a bore sighted red dot laser. Rifled sugs can be accurate. 12 gauge is like a 50 cal I think. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-29 3:50:54 PM |
| #10 deer slugs...John Kerry had em when he stalked deer, crawling through the brush :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-29 3:50:45 PM |
| #9 a rifled slug Whoa! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-29 3:48:38 PM |
| #8 The Diplomad waxes nostalgic for his .45... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-12-29 3:39:33 PM |
| #7 If the Marines want to borrow it, I've got a great anti-personnel weapon - a 10-gauge double-barrel. Hard to find shells, but the effective range is about a quarter-mile from the left (full choke) barrel, and half that for the right (half-choke). Kicks worse than a mule, but it's effective. Kinda unwieldy with the huge 36-inch barrels, but I'm sure there's a Marine out there big enough... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-12-29 2:16:28 PM |
| #6 Chuck, maybe bait but I'd say definitely a cure. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-12-29 1:22:21 PM |
| #5 Bait: liquor or nudie mags. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-12-29 1:09:44 PM |
| #4 Amazing what the US can come up with to fight evil. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-12-29 1:08:12 PM |
| #3 optical or electronic sight for the first round, mostly to help in target ID. However, mounting a flashlight works so well that it's outlawed for hunting. Now all them fellas need is a baited field. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-12-29 12:31:49 PM |
| #2 Chop the barrel, and you don't need no sights... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-12-29 12:09:52 PM |
| #1 an optical or electronic sight for a 12 Ga? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-29 12:08:32 PM |