Shotgun Cartridge
A Riot Gun is a non-lethal weapon
A riot gun or less-lethal launcher is a variety of firearm
Firearm
A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high speed thru a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced thru rapid, confined combustion of a propellant….
Ammunition, often referred to as ammunition, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery….
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A shotgun is a firearm that is often built to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of little round pellets called lead shot, or a solid missile called a shotgun slug….
Grenade launcher
A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity and to larger distances than an infantryman could throw it by hand….
Many of them are 37 mm or forty mm caliber
Caliber
Ammunition
Less-lethal launchers can fire various sorts of ammunition:
These rely on kinetic energy, e.g. rubber bullet
Rubber bullet
They are usually less than lethal, unless fired at short range, but are often heavy enough to pierce skin….
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* Teargas cartridge. This and the subsequent are chemical riot control agents.
Pepper spray
Pepper spray, AKA OC spray , OC gas, and capsicum spray, is a lachrymatory agent that is used in riot control, crowd control, and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears….
* Stun ammo
* Smoke
Shotgun shell
A shotgun shell is a self-contained cartridge stuffed with lead shot or a shotgun slug designed to be fired from a shotgun. Most shotgun shells are designed to be fired from a smoothbore Gun barrel, but with the up to date gain in popularity of dedicated shotguns with Rifling barrels for firing slugs, there are multiple rounds in particular designe…
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* Explosive. Mostly for military use only.
Incendiary
Incendiary, meaning “capable of causing fire”, may refer to:* Incendiary device, designed to cause fires* Incendiary, by Chris Cleave* Incendiary, by Sharon Maguire…
Mostly for military use only.
* GLIMPS (Grenade-Launched Imaging Modular Projectile System). This is a forty mm caliber
Caliber
The term caliber designates the inside diameter of a tube, the diameter of a solid wire or rod, or a measurement of the length of a gun relative to its diameter….
missile which has a little camera which transmits TV images of what it sees. See this link. Great antiriot systems from Milkor
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