One of NR's all time favourite Surv Gun articles

[Mortblanc]

Had one, sold it quickly.

Concept looks good but the execution is flawed. Bad trigger, bad sights, bad balance, bad accuracy for the rifel barrel and bad groups from the shotgun barrel.

In a survival pinch, like it is engineered for, it would be better than no gun, but just barely. It is intended to be stored in a parachute pack for bailout of large SAC bomber crews, not used on a daily basis or depended on for long term survival use.

The SAC bomber crews were unarmed and if shot down this gun was intended to keep their morale boosted until they were picked up by SAR, anticipated within 24-48 hours.