Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12
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The USAS-12 (Universal Sporting Automatic Shotgun 12 gauge) is an automatic shotgun manufactured in South Korea by Daewoo Precision Industries since the 1980s.[2]
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USAS-12 | |
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Type | Automatic shotgun Semi-automatic (Civilian) |
Place of origin | South Korea United States |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | John Trevor Jr. |
Designed | 1989 |
Manufacturer | Daewoo Precision Industries, Interord Corp.(Nashville, Tennessee,) RAMO Defense Co., Ameetec Arms LLC |
Produced | 1989–present |
No. built | 30,000[1] |
Variants | Semi-automatic only for civilian commercial sales; select-fire for military and police |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.45 kg without magazine 6.2 kg with 10-round magazine |
Length | 960 mm |
Barrel length | 460 mm |
Caliber | 12-gauge |
Rate of fire | 400-450 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,300 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 30–40 m |
Maximum firing range | 50 m |
Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine or 20-round drum magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
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