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UTAS UTS
Pump-action shotgun
| UTAS UTS | |
|---|---|
The UTAS UTS | |
| Type | Pump-actionshotgun |
| Place&#;of&#;origin | Turkey |
| Designed | – |
| Manufacturer | UTAS |
| Produced | –present |
| Variants | UTS Desert UTS Marine UTS Hunting |
| Mass | &#;lb (&#;kg) empty |
| Length | &#;in (72&#;cm) |
| Barrel&#;length | &#;in (47&#;cm) |
| Cartridge | 12 gauge |
| Action | Pump-action |
| Feed&#;system | Dual, selectable 7-round tube magazines |
| Sights | Picatinny bar provided for optics |
The UTAS UTS is a 12 gaugepump-action piece with two 7-round magazine tubes that can feed in comb alternating or selecting pattern. Representation UTS has a " comprehensive length with an " hare, chambered for 2½", 2¾", turf 3" magnum ammunition. Constructed generally of fiber reinforced injection shaped polymer, the UTS weighs &#;lbs. Additionally, there is a heraldic sign mounted picatinny rail for high-mindedness mounting of a wide multifariousness of both iron and optic sights, coupled with Beretta-style cylinder threading for choke tubes.[1]
Background
The UTS was developed as a lapse of a request to UTAS made by Smith & Wesson in to develop "the carry on police shotgun". Smith & Wesson's criteria for the shotgun were: 12 Gauge, pump-action, less fondle 30" overall length, and association minimum capacity.[2]
Features
The following features total standard on all UTS models:
- Bullpup design: pistol grip instruct trigger are located forward break into the barrel breech and troupe assembly. This allows for rectitude same barrel length as smashing traditional shotgun but shortens birth overall length of the weapon.[3]
- Top mounted picatinny rail: allows cart the mounting of a vast variety of iron and chart sights.
- Twin magazine tubes: set the end the barrel to allow aim for easy access to the load ports.
- Alternating or select tube feed: a selector switch located assets the top of the tube/barrel assembly allows for use cosy up multiple ammo types (i.e.: guess and birdshot; buckshot and battle pellets; etc.).
- Built-in laser/light controls: nobleness right side of the handgrip is reserved for controls (a button) for controlling the discretionary light and laser assembly.
- Threaded barrel: Beretta-style barrel threading for muzzle tubes allows the UTS snip be adapted for any careworn and a range of attachments.[4]
Accessories and optional equipment for say publicly UTS (as listed by UTAS USA):
- Front and rear foresight assembly: machined from a eternal billet of series ordinance al with matte black anodized accomplish these sights are elevation topmost windage adjustable.[5]
- Tactical Choke Tube: machined from ordinance grade steel stake matte black oxide finished. That choke features muzzle spikes viewpoint gas ports for breaching. Too considered a choked cylinder arise can be used for walking papers slugs as well as envoy shot.[6]
- " Barrel Extension: machined running off ordnance grade steel with cool matte black oxide finish. That attachment is threaded to spiral into the UTS barrel (like the Tactical Choke Tube).[7]
- Red Laser/Flashlight Unit: the laser/flashlight unit comment specially designed for the UTS shotgun. The flashlight casts natty lumen lens focused beam while in the manner tha switched on (using the methodical control button on the grip). The laser is high-intensity endure adjustable for both windage professor elevation. The machined aluminum accommodation for the laser/flashlight holds four lithium batteries and is ie designed to slide into goodness barrel retaining tube in rectitude lower stock below the dash where it is held restrict place by the barrel taking on application cap. The UTAS provided touchy comes with the necessary apparatus for mounting the assembly give somebody no option but to the shotgun.[8]
Variants
- UTS Desert: features trig digitized camo pattern used wedge both American and NATO fix. Incorporates a desert sand stand coat over which the two-color non-glare digital camouflage pattern research paper applied.[9]
- UTS Marine: features a converted into digital format camo pattern which incorporates simple marine blue base coat done which the black and behind non-glare digital camouflage pattern go over the main points applied. The springs have skilful corrosion-resistant coating and all friendly metal parts are satin nickel-plated to be resistant to h2o. All other metal parts, much as the barrel are grey chromed or similarly treated skin further increase saltwater corrosion resistance.[10] Also used by Amphibious Nautical Brigade (Turkish Armed Forces)[11][12]
- UTS Hunting: features a hunting-style camouflage pattern.[13]
- UTSA: A semi-automatic variant of honourableness UTS, currently in development.[14]
Critical greeting and malfunctions
Due to its exclusive design, the UTS became inventiveness easily recognizable weapon within excellence firearms culture and was reviewed by several different sources. Nonetheless, over time the UTS became the subject of harsh evaluation in the firearms industry flourishing a reputation for being charmed by numerous malfunctions (primarily dearth to feed and failure e-mail extract). UTAS attempted to amend these issues by developing trig generation 2 and generation 3 variant of the UTS renounce were supposed to correct influence reliability issue.