Metal Storm unveils new shotgun, but may have to head overseas
By contrast .. conventional shotguns can weigh as much as four kilograms.21 May 2009 2:31 AM
Australian weapons developer Metal Storm will unveil its new lightweight shotgun in the US this week .. amid speculation the company could be forced offshore.
Metal Storm will launch the MAUL weapon .. a 12-gauge battery-powered shotgun weighing just 800 grams .. at a small arms symposium in Las Vegas.
Metal Storm chief executive Dr LEE FINNIEAR has told the company's annual general meeting in Brisbane last week .. it needs financial help from Canberra and shareholders amid speculation it could be sold to foreign interests.
