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Lightest shotguns

The 25 lightest of 755 shotguns in the catalogue with a recorded empty weight. The median is 3.25 kg (7.17 lb).

RankFirearmEmpty weightYear
1stLMT M203-2003LMT M203-2003Lewis Machine & Tool CompanyLewis Machine & Tool Company1.36 kg (3.00 lb)2003
2ndYildiz TK-36Yildiz TK-36Yildiz Silah SanayiYildiz Silah Sanayi1.48 kg (3.25 lb)
3rdCentury Arms Centurion SurvivorCentury Arms Centurion SurvivorCentury ArmsCentury Arms1.50 kg (3.30 lb)2023
=4thDefense Technology 40mm LMTSDefense Technology 40mm LMTSDefense Technology (Safariland Group)Defense Technology (Safariland Group)1.59 kg (3.50 lb)
=4thLMT 37mm Tactical Single LauncherLMT 37mm Tactical Single LauncherLewis Machine & Tool CompanyLewis Machine & Tool Company1.59 kg (3.50 lb)
=4thLMT 40mm Tactical Single LauncherLMT 40mm Tactical Single LauncherLewis Machine & Tool CompanyLewis Machine & Tool Company1.59 kg (3.50 lb)
7thFlobert Garden GunFlobert Garden GunFlobertFlobert1.63 kg (3.59 lb)1845
8thCharles Daly Honcho TacticalCharles Daly Honcho TacticalCharles DalyCharles Daly2.09 kg (4.60 lb)2020
=9thARWEN ACEARWEN ACEPolice Ordnance Company Inc.Police Ordnance Company Inc.2.10 kg (4.63 lb)
=9thMilkor 40mm StopperMilkor 40mm StopperMilkor (Pty) LtdMilkor (Pty) Ltd2.10 kg (4.63 lb)1981
=11thCharles Daly HonchoCharles Daly HonchoCharles DalyCharles Daly2.13 kg (4.70 lb)2018
=11thCharles Daly Honcho PumpCharles Daly Honcho PumpCharles DalyCharles Daly2.13 kg (4.70 lb)2026
=11thLamperd 37mm Double Action LauncherLamperd 37mm Double Action LauncherLamperd Less Lethal, Inc.Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc.2.13 kg (4.70 lb)2020
=11thLamperd 40mm Double Action LauncherLamperd 40mm Double Action LauncherLamperd Less Lethal, Inc.Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc.2.13 kg (4.70 lb)
=15thCharles Daly 101Charles Daly 101Charles DalyCharles Daly2.27 kg (5.00 lb)2017
=15thMossberg 510 MiniMossberg 510 MiniO.F. Mossberg & SonsO.F. Mossberg & Sons2.27 kg (5.00 lb)2010
17thIthaca 37 UltralightIthaca 37 UltralightIthaca Gun CompanyIthaca Gun Company2.27 kg (5.00 lb)1978
=18thArmscor Traditional Single Shot 12GAArmscor Traditional Single Shot 12GAArmscor / Rock Island ArmoryArmscor / Rock Island Armory2.35 kg (5.18 lb)
=18thArmscor Traditional Single Shot 20GAArmscor Traditional Single Shot 20GAArmscor / Rock Island ArmoryArmscor / Rock Island Armory2.35 kg (5.18 lb)
20thMossberg 505Mossberg 505O.F. Mossberg & SonsO.F. Mossberg & Sons2.38 kg (5.25 lb)2005
21stValmet TapioValmet TapioValmet OyValmet Oy2.40 kg (5.29 lb)1955
22ndCharles Daly 536Charles Daly 536Charles DalyCharles Daly2.45 kg (5.40 lb)
=23rdAkkar Churchill 612Akkar Churchill 612Akkar Silah Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.Akkar Silah Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.2.50 kg (5.50 lb)1998
=23rdGamo Viper ExpressGamo Viper ExpressIndustrias El Gamo S.A.Industrias El Gamo S.A.2.50 kg (5.50 lb)2005
=23rdMossberg 590 ShockwaveMossberg 590 ShockwaveO.F. Mossberg & SonsO.F. Mossberg & Sons2.50 kg (5.50 lb)2017

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.