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Ithaca Stakeout Riot Shotgun |
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The Ithaca Stakeout is a very short and handy
12-gauge shotgun, ideal for concealment beneath trenchcoats or
stowed in other confined spaces. Packing 4 3" Magnum loads, it
posesses brutal recoil, but offers unsurpassed takedown for it's
size. |
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| The Ithaca is your basic pump-action
shotgun. It's most certainly not a delicate or finesseful weapon,
but in close quarters it gets the job done like nothing else. At
point-blank range, the buckshot has not yet spread significantly,
resulting in one massive hole that tends to be instantly lethal. The
further downrange you go, however, the wider the pattern becomes,
and peripheral hits by one or two pellets do not do significant
damage. The Ithaca is a bit slow to get into action - the phenominal
recoil and the pump action together prevent a fast second shot, and
the tube magazine must be reloaded one shell at a time. Still, if
you're up close, a 12-gauge is hard to beat - it's quite possible to
slay your foe before he even has a chance to retaliate. |
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12 Gauge Shotgun Shell |
| Metric Dimensions: |
18.5x70mm |
| Bullet Weight: |
540 Grains of 00 Buckshot |
| Bullet Velocity: |
1325 Feet Per Second |
| Total kinetic energy at the muzzle: |
2106 foot pounds |
| Relative Stopping Power (RSP) index: |
NA |
| Marshall's One Shot Stop percentage: |
89% |
| Serpentine Damage Factor: |
15x9=135 |
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The shotgun shell differs greatly from conventional firearms, in
that it throws 15 individual projectiles per shot. The "bullet
weight" listed here is the total sum. At close range, where all
projectiles strike the same target, this provides a massively lethal
wound. However, as the range increases and the pattern of buckshot
spreads, the effectiveness of the round goes downhill
rapidly. |
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3 three-inch Magnum 00 Buck shells. Not quite enough
to paint the town red, but still well worth picking up - especially
in light of how often a good blast to the chest at point blank range
proves to be a fight-stopper. |
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This is a box of 15 shells - Work it out, that's
almost 4 full reloads for the Ithaca. But stay calm, you'll still
need to keep your focus and place your shots, even if you have ammo
to waste. Remember the Ithaca takes *so* damn much time to get
pulled back down again for a second shot. | |
