AAI CAWS Candidate

06-132-984

NAME -AAI CAWS Candidate

TYPE – Select-fire shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1984

CALIBER – 18.5x79mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 99.1 cm (39 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 40.7 cm (16 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – None

LOAD – Drag-stabilized flechettes

LOAD WEIGHT – 17.2 g (266 grains)

FLECHETTE DIAMETER – 2.65 mm (0.104 in)

NUMBER OF FLECHETTES – 8

FLECHETTE WEIGHT – Inner flechette – 2.72 g (42 grains)

FLECHETTE WEIGHT – Outer flechettes – 2.07 g (32 grains)

FLECHETTE WEIGHT (BODY) – 1.75 g (27 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 547 m/s (1794 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2578 j (1901 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER INNER FLECHETTE – 407 j (300 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER OUTER FLECHETTE – 310 j (229 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.03 kg (8 lb 14.2 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.633 kg (10 lb 3.3 oz) with 10 rounds

SIGHTS – Optical, 1-power reflex sight with illuminated reticle, Backup sight – Open, Iron, Adjustable Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Aperture

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 – 450 rpm

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

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.20 kg (7.1 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.60 kg (1 lb 5.2 oz) with 10 rounds

BASIC LOAD – Four magazine (40 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.40 kg (5 lb 4.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland

STATUS – Developmental

SERVICE – Evaluation only

    Payload is made up of 7 4.1 cm long (1.62 in) drag-stabilized flechettes with plastic drag cones surrounding a central, slightly larger, drag-stabilized flechette