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The MAG-7 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Techno Arms PTY of South Africa since 1995. ==History and design== The MAG-7 was developed as a close quarters combat (CQB) weapon, which would combine the aspects of a compact submachine gun and a pump-action shotgun. For ease of reloading, a magazine system is ideal. With the traditional pump-action mechanism located under the barrel, there is no convenient forward location for a magazine. This leaves the bullpup layout or a pistol-like arrangement of placing the magazine within the pistol grip as possible locations. It was found that the standard 12-gauge shotgun shell at 70 mm〔("Common Shotgun Shell Sizes" )〕 was too long to comfortably hold in the desired pistol grip mounting. However, it was also found that at the ranges being considered for this weapon, the standard shotgun shells had too much power. This led to the development of a shorter round, 60 mm long (2.36 inch as opposed to 2.75) with both the desired power and size. The use of the MAG-7 with these cartridges yields an effective range of 45 yards (41.1 m), although they have a proven lethality to 90 yards (82 m).〔(Techno Arms MAG-7 shotgun on Securityarms.com ) Retrieved on 25 March 2009.〕 The MAG-7 also has a detachable, top-folding sheet metal stock. There were two models initially manufactured—the original MAG-7, and civilian-legal model, called the MAG-7 M1. The M1 features a longer barrel and fixed wooden stock to extend the barrel to and the overall length to to meet the requirements of the National Firearms Act, and of the gun laws of many other countries. In this NFA configuration, however, the original concept of the weapon as an extremely compact hard-hitting tool for CQB and backup is defeated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MAG-7」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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