Tag: Shotguns: Page 7

Weapons

MAUL Shotgun

Metal Storm

MAUL is Metal Storm's 1.8-pound, modular, 12-gauge, five-shot, semi-automatic shotgun designed to deliver shotgun capabilities for non-lethal and lethal munitions.

April 11, 2010

Weapons

How To 'Hot Rod' Your Police Shotgun

The phrases "gun smithing" and "shotguns" may not immediately associate themselves in your mind. You may be more likely to take your 1911 pistol or rifle in for some custom work. Yet several specialists have carved out a niche delivering scatterguns that deliver higher performance.

February 10, 2010

Weapons

IRS Will Arm Agents With 12-Gauge Shotguns

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will arm its agents with Remington 870 pump-action shotguns, according to a solicitation request by the agency.

February 7, 2010

Weapons

'Hot Rod' Mossberg Shotguns

The Mossberg 590A1 is an ideal platform for personalizing a pump-action shotgun, says Mike Shain of AIMPRO Tactical. Shain is one of several shops that offer action jobs, Magnaporting, accesorization and cleaning, polishing and refinishing of police scatterguns. Vang Comp and Wilson Combat are two others that offer shotgun modifications. For less than $250, Shain can reduce felt recoil and muzzle jump, giving operators a shot pattern of 4 inches or less from 50 yards. "What can we do to hot rod this gun," Shain asks, not needing an answer. "It's a great gun out of the box, but how can we squeeze every last drop of performance out of this gun."

February 4, 2010

Weapons

SHOT Show 2010: Winchester Introduces PDX1 Shotshells

Winchester Ammunition introduced the Supreme Elite PDX1 shotshells in 410 and 12 gauge for personal defense at SHOT Show 2010 in Las Vegas.

January 19, 2010

Patrol

Southern California Hospital Foundation Offers Stag Shoot Fund-raiser

Law officers are invited to participate in the Hoag Hospital Foundation's 552 Club Stag Shoot, a day of shooting benefiting the Newport Beach hospital that offers six official clay target events for men and women shooters of various skill levels.

January 10, 2010

Weapons

Shotgun Ammunition: Rounds of Authority

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center produced this video, "Shotgun Ammunition: Rounds of Authority" to demonstrate conventional, specialty, and exotic shotgun ammunition. It describes the capabilities and shows the effects of the various rounds on an assortment of substances.

December 13, 2009

Weapons

Benelli M4 Shotgun

LAPD officers and U.S. Marines in Afghanistan use Benelli's M4 shotgun. The semi-automatic shotgun is capable of handling a variety of shot-shell loads — from the lightest training rounds to the heaviest duty rounds. No manual operation of the M4 is required to cycle the rounds and a collapsable stock is available for law enforcement

December 1, 2009

Weapons

BlackHawk Releases Pair of Knoxx Thumb-hole Rifle Stocks

BlackHawk Products Group has added two new thumb-hole stocks to its line of Knoxx rifle stocks that employ an ergonomic pistol grip to improve accuracy, according to the company.

November 11, 2009

Weapons

NRA Names FN SLP 'Shotgun of the Year'

The modular FN SLP shotgun ships with two gas pistons, for heavy and light loads, that offer its law enforcement operator more flexibility and longer life, according to the company. A variety of shotgun choke tubes and accessory sporting barrels are also available for the SLP.

May 10, 2009

Weapons

LAPD Authorizes Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun For Duty Use

The Benelli M4 semi-automatic shotgun is capable of handling a variety of shot-shell loads — from the lightest training rounds to the heaviest duty rounds. No manual operation of the M4 is required to cycle the rounds.

February 3, 2009

Weapons

Mossberg 590A1 Tactical Shotguns Now Available to Public

Now, for 2009 Mossberg will make available select 590A1 models to the general public. All models will come standard with heavy-walled barrels, metal trigger guards and safety buttons in a durable Parkerized finish.

December 21, 2008