Month: March 2015

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Shotguns

Escort Raider Shotgun

Escort Raider

Escort Raider

The Escort Raider is one of the shotguns introduced this year by Turkish manufacturer Hatsan Arms Company.

Much like the Diamond SWAT 12 shotgun I previously discussed, the new Raider is a box magazine fed, semi-automatic scattergun. Unlike the Diamond-manufactured gun, Escort firearms are already imported into the United States by Legacy Sports, so I would expect these will have a higher probability of importation.

There are a number of different options and variants of the gun being introduced at the same time, so let’s go over everything.

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Shotguns

Diamond SWAT 12 Shotgun

Diamond SWAT 12 shotgun

Diamond SWAT 12 shotgun

Turkish manufacturer Matsan A.S. showed off the new Diamond SWAT 12 shotgun at the IWA Outdoor Classics exposition in Germany. IWA is similar to the SHOT Show that is held annually in the United States.

Quite a few Turkish shotguns come into the US market through various distributors, and in some cases, branded with a US manufacturer’s name. So, I suspect that we will see these in this country – assuming they can muster BATFE approval.* (see more on shotgun importation below)

The new shotgun is a tactical-style, semi-automatic gun that uses a detachable box magazine. Both 5- and 10-round magazines are available for these guns. The magazine latch is at the rear of the magwell. The action is gas operated.

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