06-041-985

NAME – HK Close Assault Weapons System Candidate – Long Model

NAME (COMMON) – HK CAWS – Long Model

TYPE – Select-fire shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1985

CALIBER – 19.5x76mmB

OVERALL LENGTH – 99.1 cm (39 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 68.4 cm (26.94 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Special Extra Full

LOAD – #2 Tungsten Buckshot

LOAD WEIGHT – 23.85 g (368 grains)

PELLET DIAMETER – 6.9 mm (0.27 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 8

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 3.06 g (47.25 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 495 m/s (1625 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3005 j (2217 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 375 j (277 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.00 kg (8 lb 13.1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.89 kg (10 lb 12.5 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Notch

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 150 m (164 yards)

OPERATION – Recoil

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full Automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 30 rpm (Semiautomatic), 40 rpm (Full automatic)

CYCLIC ROF – 240 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 10 round double-column, double feed removable box magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.19 (6.70 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.89 kg (1 lb 15.4 oz) with 10 rounds

BASIC LOAD – 4 magazines (40 rounds

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.56 kg (7 lb 13.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler and Koch

STATUS – Developmental

SERVICE – Evaluation only