06-132-965

NAME – Winchester Liberator Mark III

TYPE – Multibarrel shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1965

CALIBER – 18.5x70mmR (12 gauge 2 ¾ inch)

OVERALL LENGTH – 47 cm (18.5 in) without stock, 72.4 cm (28.5 in) with stock

BARREL LENGTH – 34.3 cm (13.5 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Full

LOAD – 00 Buckshot

PELLET DIAMETER – 8.4 mm (0.33 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 3.5 (54 grains)

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 9

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 366 m/s (1200 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2113 j (1554 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 235 j (173 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.35 kg (7 lb 6.4 oz) with foregrip, sling

FOREGRIP WEIGHT – 0.18 (6.4 oz)

WEIGHT OF STOCK – 0.27 kg (9.5 oz) Removable wire shoulder stock

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz) with 4 rounds, stock, foregrip, and sling

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Square notch

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 32 m (35 yards)

OPERATION – Manual

TYPE OF FIRE – Multi-barrel pepperbox repeating, double-action trigger

RATE OF FIRE – 24 rpm

FEED DEVICE – One round per barrel, 4 barrels

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.18 kg (6.4 oz) four rounds

BASIC LOAD – 25 rounds (1 box)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.09 kg (2 lb 6.5 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Winchester Arms Co., Hartford, MA

STATUS – Development only

SERVICE – None