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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the combat shotguns category.
01 / Overview
Baikal MP-153
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
2001–
Quantity
500,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
COMBAT SHOTGUNS · POST-COLD WAR
14
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the combat shotguns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- First Production Year2001
- Weight (Empty)3.45 kg
- Currently In ServiceNo
◈Cartridge & Calibre5MOD.5
- Cartridge12 gauge
- Calibre18.5 mm
- Calibre Classshotgun
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation5MOD.5
- Action TypeShort Recoil
- Fire Modessemi-automatic
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity3
◇Barrel & Sights4MOD.4
- Barrel Length610 mm
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
◆Construction4MOD.4
- Furniture Materialwood, polymer
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Ambidextrous ControlsNo
▤Features5MOD.5
⬢Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Production500,000
- Production Start2001
- Variants3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2001Production started
- 2014First deployment: Russo-Ukrainian War
25
years in service
500,000
units produced
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
COMBAT SHOTGUNS RANKING Combat Shotguns · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
40COMBAT SHOTGUNS14POST-COLD WAR · COMBAT SHOTGUNS368RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS39PERFORMANCE/PRICE · COMBAT SHOTGUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCombat Shotgunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Uses high-pressure gas to cycle the action, rather than recoil energy.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Short recoil is a firearm operating mechanism where the barrel and slide move together for a short distance after firing, then separate to complete extraction, ejection, and chambering.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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