QBS-09
| Industry | Firearms manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | China |
| Products | QBS-09 semi-automatic shotgun (Type 09 shotgun) |
The QBS-09 semi-automatic shotgun, also known as the Type 09 shotgun, is a semi-automatic shotgun designed and produced by Norinco in China.
Design and development
Initial development started in 1989, with the project officially initiated in 2005. Between 2005 and 2007, several prototypes were tested, featuring both internal tube-fed and traditional magazine-fed configurations.
The QBS-09 utilizes a gas-operated mechanism with a rotating bolt and includes an adjustable gas block that provides three settings: off, standard, and adverse conditions. It incorporates a conventional pump-action style magazine spring and carrier system, along with a bolt hold-open feature and a bolt release button located on the right side above the loading port.
Its main ammunition type is the DBD-09 18.4mm tungsten alloy anti-personnel buckshot, which contains 14 dense tungsten pellets encased in a plastic container with a steel shell. Tungsten alloy was selected to fulfill PLA penetration standards that lead pellets could not achieve. Each pellet measures 5.3mm in diameter and weighs approximately 1.4 grams. The cartridge itself is 65mm in length, weighs 44 grams, delivers a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s, and has an effective range reaching up to 100 meters.
For less-lethal purposes, there is the Type 10 rubber round option, weighing between 33.96 and 39.66 grams and loaded with 28 rubber pellets each measuring 7.2mm in diameter. Additionally, a Type 10 paintball gun variant is available specifically for law enforcement use.