SHOTGUN STANDARD MANUAL DIVISION
Standard Manual Division
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1. |
Minimum Power Factor |
480 |
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2. |
Minimum caliber |
20 gauge/bore |
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3. |
Cartridge loops, clips or side-saddles fitted to the gun |
Yes |
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4. |
Prototypes permitted |
No |
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5. |
Complete shotgun produced by a factory (minimum 500 units) and available to the general public |
Yes |
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6. |
Maximum overall length for gun |
Not applicable |
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7. |
Compensators, ports, sound and/or flash suppressors permitted |
No |
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8. |
External modifications such as weights, or external devices to control or reduce recoil (except for recoil pads fitted to the rear face of the stock of the shotgun) |
No |
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9. |
Optical or Electronic sights |
No |
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10. |
Aftermarket replacement open sights |
Yes |
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11. |
Revolving or multiple magazine tubes |
No |
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12. |
Capacity restrictions for initial load prior to the Start Signal |
Max. of 9 rounds loaded |
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13. |
Detachable magazines |
No |
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14. |
Speed loaders |
No |
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15. |
Modifications/attachments to loading floor plate |
Yes, Restricted, see below |
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16. |
Restriction on action types |
Yes, see below |
Special conditions:
- Replacements of or modifications to elevators/floor plates, provided no part protrudes beyond the standard frame of the gun, are permitted.
- Any complete manual action shotgun (i.e. pump action, slide action, break-open, lever action, bolt action) produced by a factory and available to the general public, where extraction of a spent case and loading of a new round are caused entirely by a competitor’s physical manipulation.
- In the case of double barreled shotguns, which have a maximum capacity of 2 rounds loaded at any time, devices that help to load a pair of cartridges at a time are deemed not to be speed loaders.