The craziest shotguns ever designed for the US military
Travis Pike | January 17, 2022
I love shotguns. Oddly they haven’t changed much over the years, at least compared to other firearms. What works, just works, right? Well, that doesn’t mean that things never got a little crazy.
Today we are going to look at some of the crazy shotguns developed for the United States military. Spoiler alert: Most of these concepts never got off the ground floor, and as such, their lifespans were rather short.
Remington 7188: The full-auto shotgun
Firefights in Vietnam seemed to be rather varied. Like most places wars are fought, Vietnam offered a diverse environment. But some parts of the country offered nothing but dense, brutal jungle. Thus, plenty of fights was close range, and shotguns had an advantage.
Shotguns could dominate in close-range power, and the fact they fired multiple projectiles at a time increased their hit potentials and made them easier to use against moving targets in close quarters. The shotguns at the time, however, just weren’t up for the job in the sweltering jungles of Vietnam. Thus, the Remington 7188 was born.
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