06-041-984

NAME –HK Close Assault Weapons System Candidate – Short Model

NAME (COMMON) – HK CAWS – Short Model

TYPE – Select-fire shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1984

CALIBER – 19.5x76mmB

OVERALL LENGTH – 77.8 cm (30.63 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 47.3 cm (18.63 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Special Extra Full

LOAD – 000 Buckshot

LOAD WEIGHT – 35.8 g (552 grains)

PELLET DIAMETER – 9.1 mm (0.36 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 8

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 4.5 g (69 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 900 m/s (2953 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 14494 j (10690 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 1812 j (1336 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.46 kg (7 lb 10.1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.46 kg (9 lb 13.3 oz) with 10 rounds

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) – 1.0 kg (2 lb 3.3 oz) with 10 rounds

BASIC LOAD – 4 magazines (40 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 4.0 kg (8 lb 13.1 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Keckler and Koch

STATUS – Developmental

SERVICE – Evaluation only