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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
Browning Double Automatic Shotgun
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1952–1971
Quantity
67,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
COMBAT SHOTGUNS · EARLY COLD WAR
5
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
◎General2MOD.2
- First Production Year1952
- DesignerVal A. Browning
◈Cartridge & Calibre2MOD.2
- Cartridge12 gauge
- Calibre18.5 mm
▣Operation4MOD.4
- Action TypeShort Recoil
- Fire Modessemi-automatic
- Feed SystemInternal Magazine
- Magazine Capacity2
◇Construction1MOD.1
- Receiver Materialaluminum, steel
◆Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Production67,000
- Production Start1955
- Production End1971
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1952Production started
- 1971Production ended
74
years in service
19
years in production
67,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
COMBAT SHOTGUNS RANKING Combat Shotguns · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
70COMBAT SHOTGUNS5EARLY COLD WAR · COMBAT SHOTGUNS1015UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS39PERFORMANCE/PRICE · COMBAT SHOTGUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCombat Shotgunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
An internal magazine is a pistol magazine that is contained within the grip and loaded from within the firearm.
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.
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