For the first time, the 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun is used in drone defense, thanks to the use of specialized ammunition, like lead 4 in tungsten. With the introduction of the M4 A.I. Drone Guardian, equipped with Benelli Advanced Impact barrels, another leap forward is made in precision and effectiveness. This advanced ballistic solution allows interception and neutralization of airborne threats with optimal effectiveness from 0 to 50 meters, with an extended range up to 100 meters in extreme conditions, maintaining precision and impact power.
Benelli might want to post a disclaimer as Italian laws may differ from ours:
Federal Regulations Regarding Shooting Down a Drone
When discussing drone regulations in the United States, the FAA is the central authority. As per the FAA, drones are considered aircraft, and as such, they fall under the jurisdiction of federal laws concerning aircraft protection.
According to the FAA’s report on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, shooting down a drone is a federal crime under United States Code Title 18 Section 32, which describes the destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities as a felony. Violators can face fines and imprisonment up to 20 years, making it crucial to consider alternative actions rather than resorting to shooting down a drone.
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Posts: 8664 | Location: Livingston County Michigan USA | Registered: August 11, 2002
It seems my M1 Super 90 has a revived value in combat. Everything old is new again. No way to have predicted this use back in the 1990s when I bought that gun. Drone disposal is a new defense consideration.
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Posts: 30337 | Location: Norris Lake, TN | Registered: May 07, 2008
Anyone that wants to down drones with shotties (should it ever become necessary) need only to take up skeet and keep up the skills.
As an aside, I’ll bet blinding a drones camera with a high powered laser isn’t illegal. Why not mount one on pretty much anything paired to a scope? Unlike bullets, the laser would be on target at any range. AIM for cameras and they would burn out quickly I imagine, essentially blinding them.
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I heard that the glare off a hastily bared ass would blind the drone and cause it to crash without any additional effort, but if they come out with an M2 version of the drone killer shotgun I will get one anyway.
Posts: 1935 | Location: Spokane, WA | Registered: June 23, 2008
Clever marketing. There's nothing different about that shotgun other than the optical sight, I assume some sort of dot.
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Violators can face fines and imprisonment up to 20 years, making it crucial to consider alternative actions rather than resorting to shooting down a drone.
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Posts: 29683 | Location: Johnson City, TN | Registered: April 28, 2012
The best shotty for a drone would be a clays gun set up for sporting clays or FITASC. Watch some FITASC on the net and you'll see why you wouldn't want that stupid Benelli gun, as fun as it might be for shooting bowling pins. What a crock of shit.
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Posts: 9288 | Location: Nowhere the constitution is not honored | Registered: February 01, 2008
So an M4 with a rail and a dot. Marketing at its finest.
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Posts: 8910 | Location: West Chester, Ohio | Registered: April 06, 2007
So out of pure curiosity. You are saying it’s illegal to shoot my own drone down on my own property? If so what’s the point. Seems like you could make an interesting, albeit expensive shotgun game out of it.
Note: I don’t have a drone nor do I have property suitable for me to be shooting at anything. Just a curiosity on my part.
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