njohnson747
03-22-07, 04:38 PM
I saw this on the "Future Weapons" show on the Discovery Channel last night. I'm not a gun nut but this thing was badass. Check it out (and read the gun nut article below that goes with the picture).
As for what I have to say about it the weapon would seem to have all of the features that Al Queda is supposed scared shitless of. Rumor has it there is nothing more frightening to them in close-quarters urban combat than a 12 guage shotgun loaded with triple-ought buckshot. Boom, boom and boom.:gunner:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1467/aa1220shotgunshotgunbobsm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
MPS, Inc. (Military Police Systems, Inc.), which manufactures and markets the AA-12 Shotgun (Auto Assault-12 Shotgun), may be teaming up with the Experimental Cartridge Company, Ltd. and Action Manufacturing Inc. to create an AA-12/FRAG-12 combined weapon system. If this were to happen, the resulting AA12/FRAG-12 Weapon System would be a potent tool for urban warfare operations and counterinsurgency operations, especially if the rumors about enemy insurgents/combatents (Al Qaeda fighters et al) in Iraq being terrified of 12-gauge shotguns are true (these rumors are, as yet, unconfirmed/unverified). If so, they should be REALLY terrified of a full-auto 12-gauge shotgun like the Auto Assault-12 (AA-12).
Rumor also has it that these enemy fighters/combatants have correspondingly little fear of the M16A4 and SOPMOD M4/M4A1 Carbine and their 5.56x45mm cartridge, since the over-stabilized 62-grain 5.56mm rounds fired out of 1-in-7" twist barrels are rumored to be zipping right through the skinny bad guys/insurgents (not dumping their energy inside the body) and thus failing to stop and drop the enemy quickly (unconfirmed/unverified)--unlike the excellent and reportedly terminally-effective Black Hills MK262 MOD 1 77-grainer. This is similar to the problems U.S. Army Rangers and Special Forces experienced in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. Rumor has it that it's taking multiple hits with the standard NATO 62-grainer (5.56mm) to put these guys down (unconfirmed/unverified)--if they go down at all (and don't escape, altogether). With the right combat loads (shot, buckshot, and slugs--depending on mission-specific and task-specific requirements), the Auto Assault-12 should be one shot per customer, two shots at the most for quick enemy neutralization. Even without the FRAG-12 mini-grenade rounds, the AA-12 still gives the operator 8-20 rounds of full-on 12-gauge firepower at his immediate disposal (depending on whether he uses box or drum mag) and quick-reload/rapid-reload capability (AA-12 is magazine-fed) in a combat-reliable full-auto shotgun.
That's some serious firepower, and it should give the Spec-Operator, infantry soldier, or Marine tasked with the rough-and-tumble close quarters battle/close quarters combat (CQB/CQC), urban warfare, and counterinsurgency roles a significant degree of confidence in his weapon (or weapon system, if equipped with the AA-12/FRAG-12 combo). And, the kicker, again, is: (and this is according to Jerry Baber, owner of MPS, Inc. and chief engineer on the Auto Assault-12 (AA-12) project (again, he co-developed the weapon with fellow engineer Boje Cornels and Randy Cates--Baber's assistant) the AA-12's operating mechanism is self cleaning and self-lubricating, so the weapon doesn't require lubrication. According to Baber, it operates reliably, totally dry.
more at source (http://defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=741)
As for what I have to say about it the weapon would seem to have all of the features that Al Queda is supposed scared shitless of. Rumor has it there is nothing more frightening to them in close-quarters urban combat than a 12 guage shotgun loaded with triple-ought buckshot. Boom, boom and boom.:gunner:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1467/aa1220shotgunshotgunbobsm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
MPS, Inc. (Military Police Systems, Inc.), which manufactures and markets the AA-12 Shotgun (Auto Assault-12 Shotgun), may be teaming up with the Experimental Cartridge Company, Ltd. and Action Manufacturing Inc. to create an AA-12/FRAG-12 combined weapon system. If this were to happen, the resulting AA12/FRAG-12 Weapon System would be a potent tool for urban warfare operations and counterinsurgency operations, especially if the rumors about enemy insurgents/combatents (Al Qaeda fighters et al) in Iraq being terrified of 12-gauge shotguns are true (these rumors are, as yet, unconfirmed/unverified). If so, they should be REALLY terrified of a full-auto 12-gauge shotgun like the Auto Assault-12 (AA-12).
Rumor also has it that these enemy fighters/combatants have correspondingly little fear of the M16A4 and SOPMOD M4/M4A1 Carbine and their 5.56x45mm cartridge, since the over-stabilized 62-grain 5.56mm rounds fired out of 1-in-7" twist barrels are rumored to be zipping right through the skinny bad guys/insurgents (not dumping their energy inside the body) and thus failing to stop and drop the enemy quickly (unconfirmed/unverified)--unlike the excellent and reportedly terminally-effective Black Hills MK262 MOD 1 77-grainer. This is similar to the problems U.S. Army Rangers and Special Forces experienced in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993. Rumor has it that it's taking multiple hits with the standard NATO 62-grainer (5.56mm) to put these guys down (unconfirmed/unverified)--if they go down at all (and don't escape, altogether). With the right combat loads (shot, buckshot, and slugs--depending on mission-specific and task-specific requirements), the Auto Assault-12 should be one shot per customer, two shots at the most for quick enemy neutralization. Even without the FRAG-12 mini-grenade rounds, the AA-12 still gives the operator 8-20 rounds of full-on 12-gauge firepower at his immediate disposal (depending on whether he uses box or drum mag) and quick-reload/rapid-reload capability (AA-12 is magazine-fed) in a combat-reliable full-auto shotgun.
That's some serious firepower, and it should give the Spec-Operator, infantry soldier, or Marine tasked with the rough-and-tumble close quarters battle/close quarters combat (CQB/CQC), urban warfare, and counterinsurgency roles a significant degree of confidence in his weapon (or weapon system, if equipped with the AA-12/FRAG-12 combo). And, the kicker, again, is: (and this is according to Jerry Baber, owner of MPS, Inc. and chief engineer on the Auto Assault-12 (AA-12) project (again, he co-developed the weapon with fellow engineer Boje Cornels and Randy Cates--Baber's assistant) the AA-12's operating mechanism is self cleaning and self-lubricating, so the weapon doesn't require lubrication. According to Baber, it operates reliably, totally dry.
more at source (http://defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=741)