The Armsel Striker (also known as
Sentinel Arms Co Striker-12, Protecta, Protecta Bulldog, and Cobray/SWD Street
Sweeper) is a revolver 12-gauge shotgun designed for riot control and combat.
CREATION
It was created in Zimbabwe by Hilton Walker in the early
1980s. Walker moved to South Africa, bringing with him the design for the
Striker shotgun. His shotgun became a success, and found its way to all parts
of the world. Even though it was successful, the shotgun still had its flaws.
The rotary cylinder-type magazine was bulky, had a slow reload time, and the
basic action was not without certain flaws.
Walker redesigned his weapon in the late 1980s, removing the
cylinder rotation mechanism, and adding an auto cartridge ejection system. The
new shotgun was named the Protecta.
Design and Features
The weapon's action is similar to
that of a revolver, using a rotating magazine. Since the Striker uses a more or
less conventional double action only trigger, and a very large and heavy
cylinder (compared to handguns), Walker added a pre-wound clock-work spring to
revolve the magazine. This proved to be a slow and ineffective way to load the
weapon. The design was changed so that there is now a cocking lever on the
right side of the barrel.
The first designs were criticized as having a slow and
cumbersome firing mechanism. The shells having to be individually loaded and
then the drum wound by a clockwork mechanism. Shell ejection was by an ejector
rod along the right hand side of the barrel. The latest version has the
clockwork winding mechanism removed, the ejector rod has been replaced by an
automatic ejection system and in the rod's place is a cocking lever that winds
the drum automatically. The Striker is somewhat unique for a shotgun because of
its twelve round capacity and short overall length.
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