UTS-15 Tactical Shotgun by UTAS
UTAS is a Turkish company specializing in firearms design, engineering and OEM manufacturing. Arguably, UTAS is one of the top sporting firearms design companies with their designs being voted “Gun of the Year” by the NRA’s American Rifleman Magazine in 2006 and again in 2007. Although UTAS continues to win awards for beautiful designs, the heart of the company is innovation.
Innovative mechanical design, innovative manufacturing processes and innovative materials used in firearms production, define UTAS and set the company apart from other’s in the firearms industry.
UTS 15 is a bullpup design, which places the action inside the stock at the very rear of the gun. As a result overall length is made much shorter without having to sacrifice barrel length or effectiveness. The overall length with the short choke tube installed measured 29,5” while barrel length measured 19,5”
This 12 gauge pump action shotgun also boasts dual magazine tubes that ride side by side above the barrel, providing a lower and more controllable bore axis and each holding seven rounds of 23/4-inch shells of six rounds 3-inch magnum shells. With a round in the chamber this provides the shooter with a total capacity of up to 15 rounds with no reloading and firing as fast as you can pump the action.
UTS 15 is the first shotgun ever produced with a receiver made completely from fiber reinforced injection molded polymer. More than 60 percent of the gun is this material which significantly increases corrosion and wear resistance while reducing weight and providing very strong and durable construction.
The receiver features dual length of cooling holes along each side which when combined with the bullpup mechanism provide it with a very futuristic look. Above the top row of holes there are white numbers from zero to seven on both sides to provide a round count. These holes also match up with corresponding holes along the steel magazine tubes and the white tip at the front of the magazine followers shows very clearly the number of rounds remaining.
At the rear of each magazine tube is a dust cover that must be opened to load and closed for the shotgun operate.
The top of the receiver has nearly 19 inches of continuous Picatinny rail, which makes it very easy to install the iron sights or any preferred MBUIS or optic. UTS 15 iron sights (optional) are aluminium and very solid with an elevation adjustable front sight and windage adjustable rear sight. The rear sight can also be flipped from a standard large peep aperture to a V notch.
The pistol grip and safety selector are similar to those on a standard AR. The switch on the right side ahead of the triggerguard controls the integral light/laser (Light/laser is optional. Tactical LED high output light and integrated red laser sight. This light/laser combo features a heavy-duty circuit board, shock absorbing system and is fully water proof).
On the left side of the receiver are front and rear removable sling attachment points. These are steel and solidly built. All the steel and aluminium parts on the UTS 15 have a matte black chrome, anodized or black oxide finish which matches well with the matte black non-glare textured finish on all the polymer parts.
At the rear of the Picatinny rail, prominently protruding through an opening in the top of the check rest/action cover is the magazine tube selector switch. Leaving the selector in the middle position causes the action feed from the magazine tubes in an alternating fashion until the gun runs empty. There is no need to flip the switch between tubes unless a specific tube is desired. I which case orient the selector away from the tube you want to use. If only one tube is loaded you can shut it off from being used. If set to auto select the action will not alternate between the tubes but only draw form the loaded magazine tube.
The polymer action cover is easily lifted for clearing any malfunctions and shows the spring loaded shell guide that ensures proper and reliable feeding. At the rear of the stock an effective rubber energy absorbing recoil pad is one inch thick.
The 4140 steel barrel is chrome lined and threaded to accept any standard Beretta choke tube. A knurled choke tube is included to the UTS 15, a tactical door breaching/flash suppressor cylinder choke tube with a standoff spiked end cap and alternating ports. This tube adds two inches to the barrel. There is another steel tube to extend the barrel an additional 8 inches is optional for those who may want to use the UTS 15 for hunting or other shooting sports. Other optional choke is a short cylinder tube which only extends about 0.75 inches. The bolt body and head are also precision machined and heat treated from 4140 steel and the bolt head features three lucking lugs.
This is a super-fast shooting lightweight and reliable tactical shotgun with a plethora of special and well thought out features. The extras make it readily adaptable for home defence, or sport use all in a very compact and easily transportable package.
