Auto Assault 12 / AA12 / Combat Shotgun

[Dan20703]

Maybe someone has posted this already but I thought it might be interesting to watch for some of us. Watch it to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoL3JVOGnKc

[Tactical_Texan_CHL]

WOW!!! I love Future Weapons. Mack is one cool guy!

[Dan20703]

WOW!!! I love Future Weapons. Mack is one cool guy!

Both Future Weapons and Weaponology are fun to watch.

[NcongruNt]

This reminds me of Mouse's automatic shotguns in The Matrix. From the page, "Guns Of The Matrix":

Let's move on to Mouse. Mouse breaks out an odd pair of guns when the Agents cut the hard line after Neo sees the same cat twice. These guns are in a crate filled with .50BMG rounds... making some believe these guns are .50 calibers. This isn't true as that would be impossible. CORRECTION: I said that these guns are Manville Gas Guns. This is incorrect, and I admit my wrong here. Email from John Bowring, Key Armourer of THE MATRIX corrects me here:

"I made & supplied the guns for the Matrix

1) Mouses guns are custom made electrically driven 12g that run at 900RPM

http://madogre.com/Interviews/Guns_of_the_Matrix.htm

[shootthesheet]

I might be able to get my limit on dove with one of those....maybe.

[KC5AV]

Just better hope the game warden doesn't stop by.

John

[308nato]

that would be great for home defense

[Mike1951]

I seem to recall seeing on TV, Dr. William Atwater, curator of the US Army Ordnance Museum, talking about a previous attempt at a full auto shotgun.

IIRC, it was abandoned after it broke the collar bone of the shooter.

So managing recoil and jump is a huge accomplishment.

[mctowalot]

I know what I want for next Christmas!

[KBCraig]

WOW!!! I love Future Weapons. Mack is one cool guy!

Hahaha, ha, ha... wait, you were joking, right?

The show, especially the host, is a total joke. His carefully scripted (and breathlessly delivered) "drama" is 98% composed of what's left over after a bull finishes digestion. The other 2% is product placement: he's an advertising shill.

Even his "official biography" raises major red flags for anyone who has ever served in any military branch. We all know some of those "former Navy SEALs" who turn out to have been cooks, once upon a time, at a naval base where SEALs may (or may not) have trained, once upon a time.

Even though I find Mack's style annoying (and less than believable), I've watched the show a few times just to see some guns we don't get to see every day. I've seen so much unmitigated bovine scat that it's not even funny.

He was discussing sniper rifles once, and comparing calibers. In his trademark breathless whisper, he thrust a cartridge at the camera and declared that "This... is the deadly Seven Point Six-Two round!"

*cough*

'Scuse me, "Mack", but that's a 7.62x39, hardly the choice of snipers... well, anywhere.

Duuude... seriously? You're the host of a Discovery Channel show about military weapons, and you can't come up with even a single 7.62x51 round for comparison's sake?

Sorry, but I've just met to many SF-wannabes to give this guy any credibility.

[KC5AV]

WOW!!! I love Future Weapons. Mack is one cool guy!

Even his "official biography" raises major red flags for anyone who has ever served in any military branch. We all know some of those "former Navy SEALs" who turn out to have been cooks, once upon a time, at a naval base where SEALs may (or may not) have trained, once upon a time.

I've never been in the military, so could you please highlight those red flags?

FutureWeapons' Richard Machowicz

Richard "Mack" Machowicz's expertise with soldier craft and military hardware comes from his experience as a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Navy SEALs. During his service tenure, he participated in numerous tactical operations with SEAL Team ONE and TWO. While at SEAL Team TWO he was attached to the training cadre as the Leading Petty Officer of Land, Mountain and Arctic Warfare.

Mack has over 20 years experience in the martial arts, studying such systems as muay thai boxing, Jeet Kune Do, kickboxing, aikido, jujitsu, savate, arnis and karate. He was a certified instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Combat Fighting Instructor Course, a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper and has received multiple black belts. Machowicz also served as a personal protection specialist for many high profile individuals within the political arena, business world and entertainment industry.

As founder of the Bukido Institute and creator of the Bukido Training System, Machowicz teaches a performance philosophy that uses unarmed combat as a pathway for exploring the dynamics of doubt, hesitation, second-guessing, stress, pain, fatigue and fear. Bukido shows clients -- including professional athletes and entertainment industry executives -- how to maximize their ability to focus in any environment.

Machowicz's work has been featured in many popular publications including the Los Angeles Times and Men's Fitness, and showcased on ESPN, Lifetime and Fox Sports.

His book, Unleash the Warrior Within: Develop the Focus, Discipline, Confidence and Courage You Need to Achieve Unlimited Goals (Marlowe & Company, 2002), is now available in four languages. Mack is also co-founder of the film company Warpath Entertainment and a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

John

[dustyb]

I've never been in the military either, but that is a pretty impressive resume.

The shotgun was pretty impressive too, especially with the "grenade" shells. One of the characters from the "Able Team" novels used the "Atchisson" AA12 back in the 80's.

[gregthehand]

I'm thinking the guy is who he says he is. I don't like his delivery (the voice and dramatic pauses etc that he takes). Also a lot of the show is nothing more than manufacturers trying to get their product out there but is still fun to watch.