Is the KS-23 legal in the US?
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The KS-23 is undeniably massive, and it is still used today. Don’t expect to get your hands on one anytime soon though. Thanks to the massive barrel diameter, the gun is banned by U.S. federal law. The KS-23 is possibly the largest shotgun ever designed by the Soviet Union or Russia.
What gauge is a KS-23?
6.27 gauge
It is renowned for its large caliber, firing a 23 mm round, equating to 6.27 gauge using the British and American standards of shotgun gauges and approximately 4 gauge using the current European standards (based on the metric CIP tables), making it the largest-bore shotgun in use today.
Did Soviets use shotguns?
Officially — no, there was no standard-issue shotgun in USSR, neither in Red Army, nor in the Soviet Navy, nor in the Air Force, nor in NKVD troops.
What gauge is 23x75mmR?
It fires the largest (realistic) shotgun shell in the game, 23x75mmR (approximately 6 gauge). It is built from discarded anti-aircraft barrels, making it useful in long-range shooting and for firing various special-purpose shells.
Did they nerf the KS-23?
Your browser does not support the audio or video element. Its not the sights, its the bullet velocity. Its complete dogshit now, they litterally halved it.
What is a 4 gauge?
The actual (nominal) bore diameters of the various gauges are as follows: 10 gauge = . 775 inch, 12 gauge = . 729 inch, 16 gauge = . 410 is named for its nominal bore size, and is not a gauge at all. A 4 gauge shotgun would have a diameter of 1.052″.
Do Russian cosmonauts carry guns?
Cosmonauts regularly carry handguns on their Soyuz spacecraft — and actually, that’s not unreasonable. For decades, the standard Soyuz survival pack has included a gun. And not just any gun, but a deluxe all-in-one weapon with three barrels and a folding stock that doubles as a shovel and contains a swing-out machete.