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MAUL (weapon)

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Type
  
Shotgun

Manufacturer
  
Metal Storm

Place of origin
  
Australia

Weight
  
0.8 kilograms (1.8 lb)

MAUL (weapon)

Variants
  
accessory weapon, standalone

Cartridge
  
5 round stacked projectile munition tube

The Multi-shot Accessory Underbarrel Launcher, or MAUL, is a semi-automatic shotgun formerly manufactured by defunct Brisbane-based company Metal Storm. It is able to fire a range of loads; buckshot, slug, door-breaching slugs, and less-lethal blunt-force loads are preloaded in 5 round "stacked projectile" munition tubes. With a 12-gauge bore and weighing less than 800 grams (1.8 lb), it is designed to be used as an underslung module of a combat rifle such as M4 or M16, but may be used as a standalone.

Users

  •  Papua New Guinea: As of 3 August 2010, Metal Storm have signed a contract with the Correctional Services Minister Tony Aimo to supply 500 standalone MAULs and 10,000 less-lethal barrels for use by correctional services officers. As of January 2011, this contract was awaiting ratification from the PNG government.

    • References

    MAUL (weapon) Wikipedia
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