List of shotguns
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This article is a list of shotgun
s. Shotguns have traditionally fired iron
, stone
or lead
shot stored in large shells that are normally loaded into a chamber
, one shell at a time. Each shell may contain as many as 200 pellets of shot. Environmental concerns have led to changing shot to contain tungsten
, steel
, or other less hazardous materials to prevent lead
from entering the food chain
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Shotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
s. Shotguns have traditionally fired iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
, stone
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
or lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
shot stored in large shells that are normally loaded into a chamber
Chamber (weaponry)
In firearms, the chamber is that portion of the barrel or firing cylinder in which the cartridge is inserted prior to being fired. Rifles and pistols generally have a single chamber in their barrels, while revolvers have multiple chambers in their cylinders and no chamber in their barrel...
, one shell at a time. Each shell may contain as many as 200 pellets of shot. Environmental concerns have led to changing shot to contain tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, or other less hazardous materials to prevent lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
from entering the food chain
Food chain
A food web depicts feeding connections in an ecological community. Ecologists can broadly lump all life forms into one of two categories called trophic levels: 1) the autotrophs, and 2) the heterotrophs...
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- Akdal MKA 1919Akdal MKA 1919The Akdal MKA 1919 is a gas operated, semi-automatic shotgun created by Turkish company Akdal Arms. It is intended for use by civilian and security markets.The MKA 1919 highly resembles the M16 rifle and mimics the layout and placement of some of the controls...
- Anschütz Miroku
- Argyl Shotgun
- Armscor Model 30Armscor (Philippines)The Arms Corporation of the Philippines is familiar to many firearms enthusiasts for its inexpensive 1911-pattern pistols, revolvers, shotguns, sporting rifles, firearms parts and ammunition. It traces its beginnings to a Manila gun retail store in the year 1911, though the present corporation...
- Armsel Striker
- AA-12Atchisson Assault ShotgunThe Auto Assault-12 , originally designed and known as the Atchisson Assault Shotgun, is a shotgun developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson. The current 2005 version has been developed over 18 years since the patent was sold to Military Police Systems, Inc. The original design was the basis of...
- Atis - PM2 Combat Shotgun
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- Baikal MP-153
- Baikal Tundra
- Benelli Cordoba
- Benelli Legacy
- Benelli M1
- Benelli M2Benelli M2The Benelli M2 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA. It is an updated version of the Benelli M1. Like its predecessor, it is available in several versions for civilian, law enforcement and military use...
- Benelli M3Benelli M3The Benelli M3 is a dual-mode shotgun designed and manufactured by Italian firearms manufacturer Benelli. The M3 holds a maximum of seven rounds and uses the proprietary Benelli semi-automatic system first showcased in the M1. The M3 is notable for allowing the user the choice of semi-automatic...
- Benelli M4 / Benelli M1014
- Benelli Montefeltro
- Benelli NovaBenelli NovaThe Benelli Nova is a standard pump action shotgun, popular among hunters and defense enthusiasts. Its most innovative and distinguishing feature is a one-piece receiver and buttstock, made of steel-reinforced polymer.- Hunting :...
- Benelli Super Black Eagle II
- Benelli SupernovaBenelli SupernovaThe Benelli Supernova is a standard pump action shotgun, popular among hunters and defense enthusiasts. Its most innovative and distinguishing feature is a one-piece receiver and changeable stock with shim kit...
- Benelli Ultra Lite
- Benelli VinciBenelli VinciThe Benelli Vinci is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured and sold by the Benelli company. It uses an inertia-driven system of operation, and contains recoil-reducing features...
- Beretta 1201FPBeretta 1201FPThe Beretta 1201 FP is a semi-automatic shotgun, developed in the late 1980s or early 1990s by the Italian arms manufacturing company Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta. It was an upgrade to the preceding model, the Beretta 1200...
- Beretta 682Beretta 682The Beretta 682 is a competition grade over-under shotgun. It is manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy....
- Beretta 686
- Beretta 687
- Beretta DT10
- Beretta AL391Beretta AL391The Beretta AL391 is a semi-automatic shotgun. It is manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy....
- Beretta Silver PigeonBeretta Silver PigeonThe Beretta Silver Pigeon is a double-barreled shotgun. It is an "over and under" gun, with one barrel above the other. It is most often used for hunting birds and for clay target games such as trap and skeet...
- Beretta Xtrema 2Beretta Xtrema 2The Beretta AL391-Xtrema2 is a semi-automatic shotgun developed and produced by Italian firearm manufacturer Beretta. It is currently used by hunters and target shooters, mainly in the United States. The shotgun is commonly referred to simply as the Xtrema2...
- Blaser F3
- Browning B25
- Browning B26
- Browning B27
- Browning Auto-5Browning Auto-5The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun designed and remained in production until 1998...
- Browning CitoriBrowning CitoriThe Browning Citori is a double-barreled shotgun of the "over and under" type, with one barrel "stacked" above the other; sometimes referred to as a "stacked-barrel" model....
- Browning 325
- Browning 425
- Browning 525
- Browning Ultra XS
- Browning SuperposedBrowning SuperposedThe Browning Superposed was one of the first over-under shotgun designs to be produced, and the last, possibly the most elegant, firearm to be designed by John Browning...
- Browning Gold
- Browning Fusion
- Browning Silver
- Browning CynergyCynergy ShotgunThe Browning Cynergy Over and Under Shotgun is a firearm introduced by Browning in 2004. It is considered by most to be the first over and under to depart from the basic design criteria that had been associated with over and unders since the early 20th century.The Browning Company also makes the...
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- Fabarm SDASS TacticalFabarm SDASS TacticalThe Fabarm SDASS Tactical is a shotgun designed for police and/or security uses and has some special features such as folding front sight, built-in Picatinny rails on the top of the receiver, lengthened forearm to provide better control over the gun...
- Famars RomboFAMARS RomboThe Rombo is a model of four-barrelled break-action shotgun made by Famars in Italy. The shotgun is produced in 28 gauge and .410 bore, and was primarily designed for small-game hunting. It is notable for having a complex action, which allows all four barrels to be fired consecutively and...
- FN Police
- FN SLP
- Franchi AL-48Franchi AL-48The 48 AL is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A..The gun is available in a variety of calibers, including 12 gauge, 20 gauge and 28 gauge...
- Franchi LAW-12
- Franchi SAS-12
- Franchi SPAS-12Franchi SPAS-12The SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun that was manufactured by the Italian firearms company Franchi S.p.A. from 1979 to 2000. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, meaning it can be calibrated to cycle either semi-automatically or through pump-action. The SPAS-12 has sold well to military and police users...
- Franchi SPAS-15Franchi SPAS-15The SPAS-15 is a dual-mode 12 gauge combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Luigi Franchi S.p.A..-Design:The weapon is based on the SPAS-12, and has similar pump-action/semi-automatic firing modes. In semi-automatic mode a gas piston drives a bolt carrier and rotating bolt. In...
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- Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6The Heckler & Koch Fabarm FP6 is a pump-action combat shotgun that was manufactured by the Italian firearms company Fabbrica Bresciana Armi S.p.A. and merchandised by Heckler & Koch...
- Heckler & Koch SLS 2002
- High Standard Flite King
- High Standard Model 10High Standard Model 10The High Standard Model 10 is a recoil operated, semi-automatic shotgun that was manufactured by the High Standard Manufacturing Company of Hamden, CT...
- H&R Pardner
- H&R 20 gauge pardner pump
- H&R Ultraslug HunterH&R Ultraslug HunterThe H & R Ultraslug Hunter is a rifled, single shot deer shotgun made by H & R Firearms. It is accurate with saboted slugs up to 200 yards. It comes in 12 and 20 gauges and has a factory mounted scope base....
- HK CAWSHK CAWSThe Heckler & Koch HK CAWS is a prototype automatic shotgun—designed as a combat shotgun—co-produced by Heckler & Koch and Winchester/Olin during the 1980s...
- HK FP6Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6The Heckler & Koch Fabarm FP6 is a pump-action combat shotgun that was manufactured by the Italian firearms company Fabbrica Bresciana Armi S.p.A. and merchandised by Heckler & Koch...
- Holland & HollandHolland & HollandHolland & Holland is a British gun-maker based in London, England. They offer hand-made sporting rifles and shotguns. H&H holds two Royal Warrants.-History:Holland & Holland was founded by Harris Holland in the year 1835....
- Hutchinson A1
- Hutchinson A2
- Hutchinson A3
- Hutchinson A4
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- M1897 trenchgunWinchester Model 1897The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, was a pump-action shotgunwith an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897...
- M1912 trenchgunWinchester Model 1912The Winchester Model 1912 is a hammerless slide-action, i.e., pump-action, shotgun with an external tube magazine. Popularly-named the Perfect Repeater at its introduction, it largely set the standard for pump action shotguns over its 51 year high-rate production life...
- MAG-7MAG-7The MAG-7 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Techno Arms PTY of South Africa since 1995.-History and design:The MAG-7 was developed as a close quarters combat weapon, which would combine the aspects of a compact submachine gun and a pump shotgun. The design incorporates a 5-round box...
- Marlin Model 55Marlin Model 55The Marlin Model 55 is a large, bolt-action, series of shotguns. It was produced in 20, 16, 12 and 10 gauge at various times in its production history. It features a full-choke and a thumb safety...
- MirokuMiroku Corp.is a Japanese manufacturer located in Nangoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. A large part of their business is manufacturing firearms, including shotguns produced for Browning Arms Company and rifles licensed by Winchester Firearms...
- Molot Bekas-MMolot Bekas-MBekas-M is a series of Russian pump-action shotguns manufactured by Vyatskie Polyany Machine-Building Plant «Molot». The Bekas-M series comprises widely varying models, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in barrel length and choke options...
- Molot Vepr 12
- Mossberg 70
- Mossberg 73
- Mossberg 75
- Mossberg 80
- Mossberg 83
- Mossberg 85
- Mossberg 88Mossberg MaverickThe Maverick 88 is a less costly to manufacture, simplified version of the pump action, 12 gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Factory Maverick 88's feature a black, synthetic only stock and forearm, cylinder bore , and cross-bolt safety...
- Mossberg 173
- Mossberg 183Mossberg 183The Mossberg 183 is a .410 bore bolt action shotgun, produced between 1947 and 1971 by O.F. Mossberg & Sons in New Haven, Conn.-D:The original model produced from 1947-1948. It had a plain one-piece pistol grip stock...
- Mossberg 185Mossberg 185The Mossberg 185 is a 20-gauge bolt action shotgun, produced between 1948 and 1964 by O.F. Mossberg & Sons in New Haven, Conn.-D:The original model produced from 1947-1950. The gun was distributed with three choke tubes, which mount by screwing to the outside of the barrel, as opposed to the...
- Mossberg 190
- Mossberg 195
- Mossberg 200
- Mossberg 385
- Mossberg 390
- Mossberg 395
- Mossberg 500Mossberg 500Mossberg 500 is a series of shotguns manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The 500 series comprises widely varying models of hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, magazine capacity, and...
- Mossberg 585
- Mossberg 590
- Mossberg 595
- Mossberg 695
- Mossberg MaverickMossberg MaverickThe Maverick 88 is a less costly to manufacture, simplified version of the pump action, 12 gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Factory Maverick 88's feature a black, synthetic only stock and forearm, cylinder bore , and cross-bolt safety...
- Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag
- Mossberg 930 AutoloaderMossberg 930The Mossberg 930 is a gas operated semi-automatic shotgun. The Mossberg 930 is gas operated, which means that some of the hot gases from the burning gunpowder are used to push a piston that operates the action, ejecting the spent hull and chambering a fresh shell. This gas action reduces the recoil...
- Mossberg 935 Magnum
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- Remington 11-87Remington 11-87The Remington 11-87 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms. It is based on the Remington 1100 and was first announced in 1987....
- Remington 870Remington 870The Remington Model 870 is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, Inc. It is widely used by the public for sport shooting, hunting, and self-defense. It is also commonly used by law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.-Development:The Remington 870 was...
- Remington 887 Nitro MagRemington 887 Nitro MagThe Remington Model 887 Nitro Mag is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, Inc. It is noted for using a polymer finish called ArmorLokt, which is designed to survive any type of weather condition and leaves no exterior surfaces to rust...
- Remington 1100Remington 1100The Remington 1100 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun, popular among sportsmen. The Remington 1100 was the first semiautomatic shotgun to feature significant reduction in felt recoil, light weight and reliability.- History :...
- Remington Model 11
- Remington Model 31Remington model 31The Remington Model 31 was a slide-action shotgun that competed with the Winchester Model 1912 for the American sporting arms market. Produced from 1931 to 1949, it superseded the John Pedersen-designed Model 10 and Model 17 and was replaced by the less expensive Remington 870.-History:While the...
- Remington Spartan 100Remington Spartan 100The Remington Spartan 100 is a single-shot, break-action shotgun. It is a variant of a classical Russian shotgun IZh-18 manufactured by Izhevsk Mechanical Plant for export under trademak "Baikal", in Izhevsk, Russia. It is marketed and distributed by Remington.The Spartan 100 accepts 2¾ inch or...
- Remington Spartan 310Remington Spartan 310The Remington Spartan 310 is a double-barreled shotgun. It is an "over and under" gun, with one barrel above the other. There are several different models, each of them chambered in various gauges....
- Remington Versa Max
- Renato Gamba
- Rexio shotguns
- Rizzini
- RMB-93RMB-93The RMb-93 is a pump-action shotgun designed and manufactured by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia. It is the baseline model of the Rys series of shotguns, taking the modelname of Rys-K....
- Ruger Gold LabelRuger Gold LabelThe Ruger Gold Label is a double-barreled shotgun. It is marketed and distributed by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated, a company based in Fairfield, Connecticut...
- Rottweil Skeet Olympia 72
- Rottweil Trap Montreal
- Rottweil 67G
- Rottweil 500
- Rottweil 600
- Rottweil 700
- Rottweil 770
- Rottweil 900
- Rottweil Supreme
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- Saiga-12Saiga-12The Saiga-12 is a Kalashnikov-pattern 12 gauge combat shotgun available in a wide range of configurations. Like the Kalashnikov rifle variants, it is a rotating bolt, gas-operated gun that feeds from a box magazine...
- Sauer Beretta S55
- Sauer Beretta S56
- Sjögren shotgunSjögren shotgunThe Sjögren Inertia Shotgun is a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun designed by the Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren, manufactured in Denmark by Haandvaabenverksäderna in 1909. It used an inertia system later revived by the Italian firm Benelli and today widely used in shotguns.-References:*...
- SKB GC7
- SKB 85TSS
- SKB 385
- SKB 485
- Smith & Wesson 916
- Smith & Wesson 3000
- Soberana shotgun
- Stoeger Coach GunStoeger Coach GunThe Stoeger Coach Gun is a double-barreled shotgun. It is marketed and distributed by Stoeger Industries in Accokeek, Maryland. It is manufactured by E.R. Amantino in Veranópolis, Brazil....
- Stoeger Condor
- Stoeger Double Defense
- Stoeger Model 2000
- Stoeger P350
- Stoeger Uplander
- Sawed-off ShotgunSawed-off shotgunA sawed-off shotgun also called a sawn-off shotgun and a short-barreled shotgun , is a type of shotgun with a shorter gun barrel and often a shorter or absent stock....
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- WesternField M5500
- Winchester Model 1897Winchester Model 1897The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, or Trench Gun, was a pump-action shotgunwith an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897...
- Winchester Model 1887/1901Winchester Model 1887/1901The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 were lever-action shotguns originally designed by famed American gun designer John Browning and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
- Winchester Model 1912Winchester Model 1912The Winchester Model 1912 is a hammerless slide-action, i.e., pump-action, shotgun with an external tube magazine. Popularly-named the Perfect Repeater at its introduction, it largely set the standard for pump action shotguns over its 51 year high-rate production life...
- Winchester Model 21Winchester Model 21The Winchester Model 21 is a Double-barreled shotgun that was produced from 1931 to 1960, and on a custom-order basis until 1993, with production continuing under license to Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company....
- Winchester Super X3
- Winchester Super X Pump
- Winchester 1200 (W1200)Winchester 1200The Model 1200 and Model 1300 were two American pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge. The 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarter combat...
- Winchester 101 XTR
- Winchester 800
- Winter SWATriplex-18
- Winchester Model 1300
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