Zarvan
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Caliber
12 Gauge, 3” / 76mm chamber
Type
Manually operated, pump action
Overall length
720 mm
Barrel length
470 mm
Weight, empty
2,8 kg
Magazine capacity
7 + 7 (70mm shells) or 6 + 6 (76mm Magnum shells)
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The UTS-15 is a manually operated shotgun of the so-called "pump action" type, in which action is operated by sliding the forend back and forth. Gun is of bullpup layout, with pistol grip and trigger located forward of the barrel breech. Ejection port is located on the right side of the gun and has a hinged dust cover which opens up automatically when action is cycled for the first time. Its barrel has chrome-lined bore and is provided with internal removable chokes. Ar-15 / M16 style manual safety is conveniently located on the left side of the pistol grip. Right side of the grip is reserved for controls for the optional built-in laser / light unit. Receiver of the UTS-15 shotgun is from carbon-fiber reinforced polymer. Barrel locking is achieved by conventional rotary bolt with three lugs that lock directly into the barrel extension. UTS-15 shotgun has two tubular magazines, located side by side above the barrel. Each magazine contains up to 7 rounds and has its own loading port on the side of the gun, so each magazine can be loaded or topped up independently.
Loading ports are provided with hinged covers. What is more important is that UTS-15 has three feed options, selectable through the switch, conveniently located at the top of the gun, above the barrel breech. these options include feeding rounds from either left or right magazine only (with switch rotated to respective side), or feeding alternately from each magazine. that way user can either have two magazines loaded with two different types of loads (I.e. slugs and buckshot, or less-lethal and breaching etc) with rapid selection of necessary load "on the fly" or have both magazines loaded with any type of loads for double capacity (up to 14 rounds plus one in the chamber). Another unusual but useful feature of the UTS-15 shotgun is that magazine followers have levers that protrude up through slots cut in the magazine tubes. These levers have two functions: first, they allow to compress magazine spring manually by pushing the lever forward until it can be locked in the L-shaped part of the slot, allowing for fast and effortless loading of magazines; second, position of levers clearly indicates number of rounds remaining in each magazine. To help quick assertion of remaining ammo, gun is provided with appropriate markings near each slot. To ensure fast and convenient access to the action (i.e. to check if the chamber is loaded or to clear occasional jam in case of deformed round) gun is provided with large top-opening cover, which also serves as a comb of the stock. UTS-15 shotgun is fitted with rubber buttplate and several sling attachment points. An integral Picatinny rail is running at the top of the gun, allowing for easy installation of various open or Red Dot sights. Since the gun has magazines on top of the barrel, there is plenty of space inside the sliding forend guide below the barrel. This space can be used to install tactical flashlight, laser aiming unit or a proprietary laser/light combo without recourse to additional rails and external mountings which otherwise would increase bulk of the gun.Guns, Cars News : UTAS UTS-15 (TURKEY)
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