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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
RMB-93
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1993–2007
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
COMBAT SHOTGUNS · POST-COLD WAR
21
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 Year1993
- DesignerTsKIB SOO (Central Bureau for Hunting and Sporting Arms, now a division of KBP)
- Weight (Empty)2.5 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre1MOD.1
- Calibre Class12 gauge
▣Operation6MOD.6
- Action TypePump Action
- Fire Modespump-action
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity8
- Cyclic Rate of Fire12
- Trigger Typedouble-action only
◇Ballistics1MOD.1
- Muzzle Velocity340 m/s
◆Barrel & Sights1MOD.1
- Barrel Length528 mm
▤Construction2MOD.2
⬢Production & Cost2MOD.2
- Production Start1993
- Production End2007
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1993Production started
- 1996Entered service
- 2007Production ended
33
years in service
14
years in production
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
COMBAT SHOTGUNS RANKING Combat Shotguns · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
53COMBAT SHOTGUNS21POST-COLD WAR · COMBAT SHOTGUNS439RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS39PERFORMANCE/PRICE · COMBAT SHOTGUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCombat Shotgunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A firearm stock that can be folded or collapsed to reduce overall length for storage or transport.
Firearm mechanism where a sliding fore-end (foregrip) is moved back and forth to eject spent casings and chamber a new round.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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