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The Model 1000 was available in 12-gauge and 20-gauge, with trap (1000T) and skeet (1000S) variants. Both gauges were offered with 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch (7.0 cm) chambers; the 12-gauge was also sold with a 3-inch (7.6 cm) chamber for magnum shotshells. [1] The Model 1000 was offered by Smith & Wesson from 1973 to 1985. [3]
History. Designed by Wayne Leek and Robert Kelley, [ 2][ 3] the Remington Model 1100 was introduced in 1963 as a successor to the Model 58 and Model 878 gas operated shotguns. [ 4] The Model 58 had supplanted the recoil operated Model 11-48, which retained the long recoil action of John Browning 's original design, present in the Model 11 and ...
The 20- gauge shotgun, also known as 20 bore, is a type of smoothbore shotgun. 20-gauge shotguns have a bore diameter of .615 in (15.6 mm), while the 12-gauge has a bore diameter of .729 in (18.5 mm). [ 2] 12-gauge and 20-gauge shotguns are the most popular gauges in the United States. [ 3][ 4] The 20-gauge is popular among upland game hunters ...
The Model 1200 is a pump-action shotgun that was manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation, starting 1964. It was redesignated the Model 1300 in 1978 with minimal changes. Production ceased in 2006 when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company, the subsequent manufacturer, went bankrupt.
The Model 11-48 is a long- recoil operated semi-automatic shotgun based on the Model 11, itself based on an 1898 design by John Browning. Shells are stored in a tubular magazine under the barrel. When a chambered shell is fired, the barrel and bolt recoiling together (for a distance greater than the shell length) re-cock the hammer, eject the ...
A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile (a slug) made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun. Slugs are designed for hunting large game, and other uses, particularly in areas near human population where their short range and slow speed helps increase safety margin. The first effective modern shotgun slug was introduced by ...
1. /. 2 shot. 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s) 699 ft⋅lbf (948 J) The .410 bore (10.4 mm) is one of the smallest caliber of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common .22 rimfire shot shell). A .410 bore shotgun loaded with shot shells is well suited for small game hunting and pest control.
The 1000 Series was offered in four models: [1] 1012 – 12-gauge chambered for 2. +. 3⁄4 and 3 in (7.0 and 7.6 cm) shotshells; barrel lengths 24 to 30 in (61 to 76 cm) in 2-inch increments. 1012 Super – same as 1012, except chambered for 3. +. 1⁄2 in (8.9 cm) magnum shotshells. 1020 – 20-gauge with same chambering and barrel lengths as ...