Jackhammer automatic shotgun???

[the_redstar_swl]

a friend of mine told me that theirs a shot gun that is full auto pleas help

 

[cslinger]

There are a few full auto shotguns that were made. None ever really made it big since they had some limitations and there really wasn't a huge military demand and no civillian market per say.

Pancor made the Jackhammer, I believe and it used a drum that rotated like a big revolver cylinder. Pretty sure it was a full auto.

The other "Big" player was the USA12 that basically looked like a big traditional assault rifle on steroids.

 

[Black92LX]

Here is a link to the Jackhammer

 

[SDC]

There have also been a few Rem 1100s converted by Class III manufacturers, but the main problem with ALL of these things is the obscene recoil with anything but super-light loads. I once watched a live-fire demo of the full-auto USAS-12 firing "stun" rounds (imagine a shotgun-fired stun grenade) that was really freaky; there was a rapid succession of floor-to-ceiling fireballs and an earsplitting roar. It would've worked on me, but the concept of a full-auto shotgun doesn't really have much real-world utility.

 

[Justin]

The Pancor Jackhammer never made it past the prototype stage. Interesting side fact:
The revolving cylinder could be setup to be used in a fashion similar to a claymore.

But there's not much point to a full auto shotgun.

Moving to shotgun forum.

 

[CWL]

To remove the Ammo Cassette, one must pull the trigger half the way back (presumably with the safety engaged), and then pull the handguard forward.

dumb dumb dumb. What a lousy and dangerous manual of arms.

With such a slow cyclic rate, regular full auto rifles have better firepower, accuracy, controlability and range.

 

[Tamara]

The USAS-12 is a bulky, heavy, awkward weapon that is singularly useless due to ammo requirements.

That said, in its full-auto version it makes for a spectacular display on a darkened indoor range...

 

[mattd]

a semi auto will shoot faster than you could handle it.