Armas de infantería

Escopeta Mossberg 500 Less Lethal calibre 12

Also known as
  • Escopeta Mossberg 500 Less Lethal
  • Escopeta Mossberg 500 menos letal
  • Escopeta Mossberg menos letal calibre 12
  • Escopeta M500 menos letal

La Mossberg 500 Less Lethal calibre 12 es una escopeta de corredera Mossberg 500 configurada para uso policial, con culata y guardamanos naranjas para marcar su función menos letal. El informe de equipo controlado de Morgan Hill enumera 13 ejemplares con cañones de 18 pulgadas, capacidad de 5+1 y cartuchos de bolsa de perdigones CSI Super-Sock calibre 12 para despliegues hasta 75 pies.

Escopeta Mossberg 500 Less Lethal calibre 12, Escopeta de corredera calibre 12 menos letal, Armas de infantería
Image source: Mossberg500-tactical.jpg
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Estados Unidos
Type
Escopeta de corredera calibre 12 menos letal
Service note
Servicio policial contemporáneo
Developed from
Plataforma de escopeta de corredera Mossberg 500

Specifications

Acción
Corredera
Calibre
Calibre 12
Capacidad
5+1 cartuchos
Longitud del cañón
18 pulgadas
Alcance efectivo
Hasta 75 pies
Mobiliario
Culata y guardamanos naranjas
Cartucho de bolsa de perdigones documentado
Cartucho de bolsa de perdigones CSI Super-Sock #2581 calibre 12
Inventario de agencia
13 enumeradas por Morgan Hill
Ammunition Fired

El informe de equipo controlado de Morgan Hill identifica la escopeta menos letal como la plataforma para cartuchos de bolsa de perdigones Super-Sock calibre 12.

AmmunitionAmmunition typeFiring evidence
12 Gauge Bean Bag Round, Less-lethal drag-stabilized 12-gauge bean-bag impact munition, Munitions12 Gauge Bean Bag RoundMunición de impacto de bolsa de perdigones calibre 12

Morgan Hill identifica la escopeta Mossberg 500 menos letal como el lanzador de cartuchos de bolsa de perdigones CSI Super-Sock #2581 calibre 12, con una distancia de despliegue indicada hasta 75 pies.

Sources: Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report

Agency Inventory Context

El informe de equipo controlado de Morgan Hill es la fuente directa para esta configuración menos letal exacta. Documenta la Mossberg 500 como una herramienta de policía municipal cuya conexión de catálogo con mejor respaldo es su función de disparar cartuchos de bolsa de perdigones calibre 12.

CampoDetalle documentadoFuente
Función en el inventarioEscopeta menos letal calibre 12 usada para desplegar cartuchos de bolsa de perdigones CSI Super-Sock #2581.Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report
ConfiguraciónCulata y guardamanos naranjas, cañón de 18 pulgadas y capacidad de 5+1.Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report
Inventario y costo13 escopetas enumeradas a $553 cada una.Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report
Alcance de despliegueDistancia de despliegue de la bolsa de perdigones indicada hasta 75 pies.Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report
Plan de reemplazoEscopetas Remington 870 menos letales enumeradas como reemplazos previstos para el inventario actual.Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report
Timeline

Escopeta Mossberg 500 Less Lethal calibre 12 Key Events

  1. La plataforma Mossberg 500 entra en producción

    La historia corporativa de Mossberg identifica 1962 como el año en que se produjo la primera escopeta de corredera Model 500, estableciendo la plataforma de base adaptada posteriormente a configuraciones policiales menos letales.

    Sources: 100 Years of Mossberg

  2. Morgan Hill informa de un despliegue en campo

    El informe de equipo controlado de Morgan Hill describe un incidente de 2025 en Safeway en el que los agentes desplegaron una escopeta menos letal durante una confrontación que implicaba un cuchillo y una botella de vidrio.

    Sources: Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report

  3. Escopetas de reemplazo previstas

    El mismo informe enumera la adquisición prevista de escopetas Remington 870 menos letales para reemplazar el inventario actual de escopetas menos letales de Morgan Hill.

    Sources: Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment Report

Media

Escopeta Mossberg 500 Less Lethal calibre 12 Videos

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Sources

Morgan Hill Controlled Equipment ReportPublisher: City of Morgan Hill | Note: Supports the Mossberg 500 Less Lethal 12-Gauge Shotgun designation, Mossberg manufacture, 13-item inventory, $553 reported unit cost, 5+1 capacity, 18-inch barrel, orange furniture, CSI Super-Sock #2581 bean-bag ammunition, 75-foot deployment distance, 2025 field-deployment context, and planned replacement context. | Accessed: 2026-06-29Mossberg 500Publisher: O.F. Mossberg & Sons | Note: Supports the Mossberg 500 platform background and pump-action shotgun context for this less-lethal configuration. | Accessed: 2026-06-29100 Years of MossbergPublisher: O.F. Mossberg & Sons | Note: Supports the 1962 first-production date for the Mossberg Model 500 platform. | Accessed: 2026-06-29Mossberg500-tactical.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 2.0 Mossberg 500 platform photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-29