06-132-968

NAME – Colt Defender, Mark I

TYPE – Multibarrel shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1968

CALIBER – 15.6x76mmR (20 gauge 3 inch Magnum)

OVERALL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.75 in) without stock, 75.2 cm (29.6 in) with stock

BARREL LENGTH – 30.1 cm (11.87 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Cylinder-bore

LOAD – No. 3 Buckshot

BULLET (PELLET) DIAMETER – 6.4 mm (0.25 in)

BULLET (PELLET) WEIGHT – 1.5 g (23 grains)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 24

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 325 m/s (1065 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1891 j (1390 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 79 j (58 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.9 kg (8 lb 9.6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.51 kg (9 lb 15.1 oz) with 8 rounds and tear gas canister

WEIGHT (STOCKED) – 4.97 kg (10 lb 15.3 oz) fully loaded with sling and stock

WEIGHT OF STOCK – 0.34 kg (15.3 oz)

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

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 27 m (30 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, double-action

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

RATE OF FIRE – 8 rounds in 8 seconds, 16 rpm

FEED DEVICE – One round per barrel, 0.17 kg (6 oz) CN Tear Gas Canister

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.38 kg (13.4 oz) eight rounds, 0.24 kg (8.5 oz) CN spray canister

BASIC LOAD – 25 rounds (1 box)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.18 kg (2 lb 9.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Colt Repeating Firearms, Hartford, CN

STATUS – Development only, limited production

SERVICE – None