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grenade launcher, with some differences. The key difference is that the RG-6 uses "caseless" rounds, and thus its cylinder chambers are loaded from the front. The "barrel" is, in fact, a smoothbore tube, which serves only as a support for the front grip and sights.
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902:Springfield Armory M6 Scout
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144:6.2 kg (13.67 lb)
94:Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
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1133:Hotchkiss revolving cannon
985:Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919
877:M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon
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388:List of Russian weaponry
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1206:SPP-1 underwater pistol
872:Chiappa M6 Survival Gun
809:Double-barreled shotgun
244:Swing Out-Type Cylinder
1295:Double-barreled cannon
1196:Heckler & Koch P11
882:M30 Luftwaffe drilling
560:Heckler & Koch G11
206:Rate of fire
1052:Montigny mitrailleuse
867:Chiappa Double Badger
479:Tula Firearms article
474:Modern Firearms: RG-6
1012:Caldwell machine gun
819:Winchester Liberator
804:Chiappa Triple Crown
799:Colt Defender Mark I
218:Muzzle velocity
1189:Amphibious firearms
1057:Nikonov machine gun
521:caseless ammunition
1361:TsKIB SOO products
1275:GAU-12/U Equalizer
958:S&T Daewoo K11
887:Marble Game Getter
718:Pepperbox revolver
678:COP .357 Derringer
551:Gerasimenko VAG-73
345:Russian Federation
104:Production history
86:Second Chechen War
1371:Caseless firearms
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131:1994–present
70:Used by
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23:RG-6 (6G30)
1113:Gatling gun
1101:Rotary type
1027:Gardner gun
933:NIVA XM1970
578:Metal Storm
569:Kentron IFA
555:GP-25/30/34
1345:Categories
1320:M61 Vulcan
1216:Flare guns
1175:Flash-ball
1167:Non-lethal
1092:Volley gun
948:Scicon PDW
673:Baylè 1879
597:Textron CT
468:References
395:Milkor MGL
313:Milkor MGL
1153:YakB-12.7
1123:GShG-7.62
1077:Twin Bren
963:XM29 OICW
851:Vierlings
846:Drillings
841:Cape guns
683:Derringer
593:Scicon IW
542:Daisy V/L
458:– (
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422:– (
419:Hawk MM-1
410:– (
398:– (
281:TsKIB SOO
240:Revolving
238:6-Round,
179:Cartridge
123:1993–1994
113:TsKIB SOO
41:Revolver
1315:GSh-6-30
1305:GSh-6-23
1285:GAU-22/A
1280:GAU-13/A
1087:Type 100
1072:RMG 7.62
1032:Gast gun
786:Shotguns
771:Nock gun
723:Revolver
688:Garrucha
660:Handguns
377:See also
371:Mongolia
277:revolver
128:Produced
120:Designed
109:Designer
1247:Redback
1201:Mk1 UDG
1108:Eli gun
1082:Type 89
1037:In-Line
776:TKB-059
766:Knötgen
728:TKB-506
287:History
1310:GSh-30
1300:GSh-23
1262:Cannon
1252:RPG-30
1138:MGG-50
1118:GAU-19
943:QTS-11
923:80.002
738:Rifles
588:RGM-40
565:Ho-301
460:Russia
448:Russia
436:Poland
431:RGA-86
412:Poland
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303:Design
250:Sights
194:Action
165:Height
149:Length
73:Russia
52:Russia
1330:XM301
1242:DP-64
1042:MG14z
938:PAPOP
746:AO-63
547:GAU-7
455:GM-94
358:Syria
331:Users
309:GP-25
273:40 mm
184:40 mm
157:Width
1325:M197
953:SPIW
928:AICW
583:RG-6
269:6G30
265:GRAU
261:RG-6
259:The
141:Mass
78:Wars
38:Type
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297:MVD
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