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Yanitarian Arms

A Socially Owned Company of The USSY



Mk42 PTK, Mk42V1



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This three in one kit was designed to combat the problems soldiers had when their pistols either jammed or they needed to reload while enemies were bearing down on them. A reliable method was also needed to breach doors, provide added force to the soldier's side arm, and replace the aging and bulky tactical lights and laser sites available to the USSY Armed Forces.

The result was the Mark 42 Pistol-Tactical Kit. It is a breach loaded shotgun attachment meant for the FN Five-seveN pistol used by Yanitarian forces.

It features a compact shotgun that can be chambered for 12 gauge combat shells (for better armour piercing), or 00 buck (with is deadlier to unarmoured infantry. This gauge is typically used by law enforcement). The barrel slides out to load a single shell, which is then fired by pulling the trigger.

The control is a bit clunky, so it is best used with on hand on the grip, and the other hand pulling the trigger with the index finger. The Mark42V1 has a button that allows the user to fire it with a simple press once the safety is off, however this makes misfires a bit more common.

The Tactical light and laser sight run on separate batteries, and can be turned on with a button on the back. In order to make sure that inadvertent button presses do not result in a soldier being left in the dark, there is a button safety on the to of the laser. The rechargeable batteries last up to 24 hours, and can last another 12 with disposable AA batteries that can be screwed in just like any other flashlight.

The Rail mount can fit on any standard rail for a pistol, and can be adjusted. The device can also be placed on larger guns; many soldiers in the Yanitarian Marine Corps have replaced the taclights and lasers on their FN F2000's with the MK42 PTK.

Specs:
Length: 5cm
Height: 3cm
Width: 5cm
Weight: 1kg loaded, .5kg unloaded
Gauge: 12g Yanitarian Combat Shell, or 00 Buckshot
Battery life: 24hours, +12 with disposable batteries
Compatibility: Universal
Colors: Grey, Olive, Black

So, any reviews?

bumpity.

A tad too light and small for a weapon that can fire shotgun shells...

Hmm, you're probably right.

I suppose I could say it is machined titanium, held together with screws (titanium is hard to weld). The extra parts can be made of polymers.

Would also account for the high price.

It's mainly to add a bit of oomph to your standard side arm, and replace the bulky accessories with an even bulkier one.

Ah! Frick, I made it too narrow for the light.

Edited accordingly

Barrel is too short, first of all. Real life shotgun add-ons do have a barrel, even if it's not very long. Also, shotguns are never added onto pistols. The recoil would be too great. Let's see... also, tac lights and laser designators are best utilized separately. That way you can have a small, lightweight feature like a light without the bulk and weight of a shotgun or grenade launcher.

Am I correct in reading the diagram you have that you must remove the barrel to load shells in? That would take a lot more time and be very cumbersome. Not only are you juggling your now-bulky "pistol," but a shotgun shell and the barrel for said shotgun. Bad idea. Dimensions are also way, way too small.

I can see you like to design, which is a very good thing. Don't stop because you hit a few roadblocks. We all have the same problems when we're first starting out. What really helped me and will no doubt help you is the Nationstates Draftroom. Here's (http://z4.invisionfree.com/NSDraftroom/index.php?act=idx) a link.

actually, I got the idea from an american civil war pistol used by the confederates. The entire thing was 1.41kg unloaded, and that was steel, with a wooden grip, and the revolver barrel.

Also, the barrel simply slides out, but doesn't come out the entire way. Sorta like a funky, backwards M203. And the lack of any barrel will cut power and accuracy, but at the range you'd have to be to be desperate enough to use it, the power that would normally be lost in transit isn't an issue, so it may dampen the loss.

Found an article on the Le Mat

The Le Mat Revolver was the most famous foreign pistol in service during the Civil War. It was invented by a French-born New Orleans doctor in 1856. The 'cap and ball' weapon is unique in that it has two barrels. A cylinder which held nine .40 calibre rounds fired through the upper barrel and revolved around the lower .63 calibre barrel which held a charge of buck-shot. By merely flicking his thumb, the shooter could re-align the hammer to fall on the lower barrel which acted as a small shotgun -- deadly at close range. Dr (or sometimes colonel) Jean Alexander Francois Le Mat produced about 300 of his weapon in New Orleans prior to the outbreak of the war. The weapons were noted as reliable and became well liked, so when the war began, Le Mat moved to France to set up mass production for the Confederacy. The French made (manufactured by G. Girard & Co) revolvers, however, were found to be of poor quality, whole lots the pistol were condemned as unserviceable by Southern buyers in Europe. Le Mat moved his production and contracted through Belgian and English companies. As many as 3,000 of the pistol eventually found their way to the South. The handgun came with either a 18 or 20-guage shot barrel and one version could be fitted with a full length barrel. The Le Mat was carried by such famous Southern Generals as P.G.T. Beauregard and J.E.B. Stuart.

Er, I don't mean to sound rude, or anything, but sometimes I think I come off that way. I'll run it by the draft room.

You mean one of those really old carbine-shotgun things? Those things have barrels that are at least six inches long. Also, the cavalryman would usually rear up on his horse after shooting it, since the recoil was so large.

The Le Mat was a regular revolver, with two barrels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver

Ah, sorry. Thought you were referring to the cavalry carbine; my mistake.

Actually, you did bring up a good point. The Le Mat fired a 16g at best. The recoil on the Mk42 would probably knock it off the gun.