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The '''KS-23''' ('''''K'''arabin '''S'''petsialniy'') is a Russian shotgun but, since it uses a rifled barrel it is officially designated by the Russian military as a carbine. It is the most powerful shoulder-fired shotgun in use today, firing 23mm shells which are equivalent to 6.27 gauge. There are civilian, door-breaching, bullpup and military versions of this weapon.   
The '''KS-23''' ('''''K'''arabin '''S'''petsialniy'') is a Russian shotgun, and the most powerful shoulder-fired shotgun in use today, firing 23mm shells which are equivalent to 6.27 gauge (or 4 gauge in the European metric bore system); the guns themselves are made from cut-down rejected 2A7 antiaircraft gun barrels, intended for ZSU-23-4 self-propelled AA guns. Since it uses a rifled antiaircraft gun barrel it is officially designated by the Russian military as a carbine, but in functional terms is a pump-action shotgun. There are civilian, door-breaching, bullpup and military versions of this weapon.   
 
[[Image:Ks23-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|KS-23 with a fixed wooden stock - 23 mm]]
[[Image:Ks23-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|KS-23 with a fixed wooden stock - 23 mm]]
[[Image:KS23.JPG|thumb|right|400px|KS-23M - 23 mm]]
[[Image:KS23.JPG|thumb|right|400px|KS-23M - 23 mm]]

Revision as of 18:28, 24 May 2016

The KS-23 (Karabin Spetsialniy) is a Russian shotgun, and the most powerful shoulder-fired shotgun in use today, firing 23mm shells which are equivalent to 6.27 gauge (or 4 gauge in the European metric bore system); the guns themselves are made from cut-down rejected 2A7 antiaircraft gun barrels, intended for ZSU-23-4 self-propelled AA guns. Since it uses a rifled antiaircraft gun barrel it is officially designated by the Russian military as a carbine, but in functional terms is a pump-action shotgun. There are civilian, door-breaching, bullpup and military versions of this weapon.

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KS-23 with a fixed wooden stock - 23 mm
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KS-23M - 23 mm
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KS-23K - 23 mm

Specifications

(1981 - ????)

  • Type: Shotgun
  • Caliber: 23 mm (6.27 gauge)
  • Weight: 8.49 lbs (3.85 kg)
  • Length: 41 in (104 cm)
  • Barrel length: 20 in (51 cm)
  • Capacity: 3 (KS-23 & KS-23M), 7 (KS-23K)
  • Fire Modes: Pump-Action

The Russian KS-23 shotgun appears in the following:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
7.62 High Calibre KS-23M 2008
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
Firearms: Source 2011


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