The Rickard Model 900 is a series of pump-action shotguns manufactured by Rickard Armament Company. It is Rickard's first shotgun, and would become one of Rickard's most popular products, with more than 4 million shotguns sold. It competes against the Relby Shotgun, Silverback M39, and the UAT TCS-12.
Top: An early-model Model 900 in wood furniture and a 5+1 tube magazine. Middle: A Model 900 in black furniture with a heat shield, 25-inch barrel, and a 7+1 tube magazine. Bottom: A Model 900 Tactical Pump Shotgun (TPS) with a heat shield, 24-inch barrel, picatinny rail pump, and a 6+1 tube magazine.
Information:[]
- Type: Pump-action shotgun
- Place of origin: United States
- Designer: Stanley Rickard
- Designed: 1963
- Produced: 1963-present
- Model 900 Tactical: 1998-present
- Mass: 7.0 pounds (3.2 kilograms) to 8.0 pounds (3.6 kilograms)
- Barrel length: 14 inches (35.56 centimeters) to 28 inches (71.12 centimeters)
- Cartridge:
- 12 gauge
- 20 gauge
- 28 gauge
- .410 bore
- Rate of fire: Pump-action
- Effective firing range: 50 meters
- Feed system: 3+1 to 8+1 internal tube magazine
Users:[]
- CSS: Uses the Tactical version as their standard shotgun.