{"id":210957,"date":"2025-04-19T16:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=210957"},"modified":"2025-10-20T06:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:24:55","slug":"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">8<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love shotguns and weird guns. If I can mix the two, I&#8217;m a happy camper. The weirdest shotgun I own is a High Standard Model 10B, but it&#8217;s far from the weirdest shotgun out there. Because I have such a love for weird shotguns, I figured I&#8217;d put together a list of the rarest and weirdest shotguns you could own. Listing weird, one-off prototypes isn&#8217;t exactly fun because you simply aren&#8217;t going to find one for sale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Browning designed some odd front lever action shotgun that never made it past the prototype stage, but as far as I know, it&#8217;s lost to time. Instead, I wanted to gather five of the rarest weird shotguns you could own with a little effort and likely a little bit of money. Of all these guns entered general production, but known were exceptionally successful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-remington-105-cti-nbsp\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Remington 105 CTi\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-mossberg-200k-nbsp\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Mossberg 200K\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-cobray-terminator\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Cobray Terminator<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-beretta-ugb25-nbsp\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Beretta UGB25\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-sjogren-shotgun\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Sj\u00f6gren shotgun<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-rare-and-weird-shotguns-nbsp\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\" data-level=\"2\">Rare and Weird Shotguns\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-remington-105-cti-nbsp\">Remington 105 CTi&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remington is kind of a weird company. I&#8217;ve long thought they should focus on making their core products, the 870 shotgun and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=remington%20700%20rifles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\">700 rifle<\/a>, to a high level of quality and focus on their other projects later. Sadly, in the modern era, we have crummy 870s and 700s and weird guns like the R51, the 887, and the 105 CTi. The 105 CTi was a semi-auto shotgun aimed at the sporting market that was launched and ultimately discontinued fairly quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/remington_105CTi_receiver.jpg\" alt=\"Remignton cti receiver\" class=\"wp-image-210953\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/remington_105CTi_receiver.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/remington_105CTi_receiver-400x106.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/remington_105CTi_receiver-150x40.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remington used space-age materials and manufacturing methods to keep the weight low. Sadly it didn&#8217;t help with reliability.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 105 CTi was a semi-auto shotgun that used the bottom ejecting design. Remington produced bottom ejectors before, but they were pump guns. This would be a gas-driven semi-auto that took bottom-ejecting shotguns to the next level. The 105 CTi was aimed at hunters and sport shooters and offered a lightweight, soft recoiling, bottom-ejecting gun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTi-105-remington.jpg\" alt=\"Weird shotguns remington ctI\" class=\"wp-image-210952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTi-105-remington.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTi-105-remington-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTi-105-remington-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTi-105-remington-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The CTi 105 gave us a gas-operated, bottom-ejecting semi-auto shotgun designed for sporting purposes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was perfect for left-handed shooters or to avoid pelting your friends with hulls in the duck blind. The gun weighed seven pounds and used an investment cast tungsten with a carbon-fiber coating. The rare and weird shotgun had serious cycling issues, and even though Remington tried with a second generation, the gun&#8217;s reliability issues plagued its design. I blame Freedom Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mossberg-200k-nbsp\">Mossberg 200K&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you go to Mossberg&#8217;s website and go to their little history section, they track the company&#8217;s progress from the creator of a four-barrel <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=.22lr%20pistol\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\">.22LR pistol<\/a> to the shotgun empire they now run. Mossberg is mostly known as a pump-action shotgun company, and it&#8217;s odd that in their company timeline, they leave off their first pump-action shotgun, the 200K.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/200k-Michigan-Gun-Owners.jpg\" alt=\"Mossberg 200k weird shotguns\" class=\"wp-image-210948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/200k-Michigan-Gun-Owners.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/200k-Michigan-Gun-Owners-400x134.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/200k-Michigan-Gun-Owners-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/200k-Michigan-Gun-Owners-768x257.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mossberg doesn&#8217;t mention their first pump action on the company timeline. Weird, but seemingly fine and functional (Michigan Gun Owners)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At first glance, the 200K looks like one of Mossberg&#8217;s many early bolt action shotgun designs. Instead, it&#8217;s a pump action, magazine-fed shotgun that&#8217;s a mix of their bolt action design and a pump action. The gun was introduced in 1955 and was likely the first pump action with a removable magazine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gun&#8217;s forend doesn&#8217;t look like your typical pump. It&#8217;s an aluminum grip with an internal action bar to work the bolt. The design features an open-top construction, much like the Mossberg bolt guns. Their rare and weird shotgun is one of the more affordable ones on the list, and they don&#8217;t seem to attract collectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cobray-terminator\">Cobray Terminator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cobray Terminator has to be named after the popular film series. For one, it looks like it came out of an apocalyptic future war, and shotguns are a big part of the Terminator series. The Cobray Terminator looks like a crudely built robot. The Terminator shotgun came out in 1987, so it&#8217;s in the wake of the first Terminator movie. In reality, the Cobray Terminator is one of the worst shotguns ever designed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-1024x244.webp\" alt=\"cobray terminator\" class=\"wp-image-210951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-1024x244.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-400x95.webp 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-150x36.webp 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-768x183.webp 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator-1536x366.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cobray-Terminator.webp 1964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who wants a single-shot, slam-fire, bolt-action shotgun? No one (but me apparently)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its crude construction and single-shot design hardly warrant such an aggressive name.&nbsp; The gun is an open bolt design, which is rare and seemingly only allowed because it&#8217;s a single-shot firearm. The Cobray Terminator has more in common with a zip gun than a robot from the future. The gun did have some flash with its ventilated handguard and collapsing stock, but it&#8217;s more all flash, no substance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shotgun was known for its brutal recoil and general shoddy construction. Everything about the gun is simple. From its fixed nail-like firing pen to the lack of an ejector. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/cobray-terminator-at-the-range-the-worst-shotgun-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\">Terminator<\/a> is a crudely made firearm without much of a purpose. It&#8217;s a single shot, so self-defense is out of the question, and it&#8217;s certainly no sporting weapon. It&#8217;s a dumb but rare and weird shotgun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beretta-ugb25-nbsp\">Beretta UGB25&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beretta UGB25 is a rare and weird shotgun that you can find for a fairly low price. Lowish, at least for a Beretta sporting gun. The UGB25 is all kinds of weird. It&#8217;s a break-action semi-auto, which already sounds bizarre. It&#8217;s aimed at trap shooters primarily. The gun was first launched in 2008 but never really took off. The design mixed a semi-auto&#8217;s benefits with a break action&#8217;s benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns.jpg\" alt=\"ugb25 weird shotguns\" class=\"wp-image-210955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beretta attempted to make a high-tech trap gun but failed in every way. (Steve Barnett Fine Guns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Like a single-barrel shotgun, it was lightweight, easy to open, and clear for safety purposes. Compared to a double barrel, it had only one point of aim and impact. As a semi-auto, it had very soft recoil and automatically ejected the shells. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/accessories\/magazines\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\">magazine<\/a> consisted of a glorified shell tray on the side of the gun. The shell tray fed the second round automatically but remained exposed to the elements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-2.jpg\" alt=\"ugb25 shotgun receiver\" class=\"wp-image-210956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/UGB25-Steve-Barnett-Fine-Guns-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Did I mention it was a break-open semi-auto without a magazine? And it bottom ejected (Steve Barnett Fine Guns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UGB25 was a bottom-ejecting gun, so it was very friendly to left-handed shooters. It had all the normal Beretta sporting features. You could adjust the length of the pull, the cheek rest, the comb, and more. It was fancy, but the original price point of 6,000 Euros and odd, quirky design made it unpopular. Near the end of its life, Beretta priced them at 2,000 dollars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sjogren-shotgun\">Sj\u00f6gren shotgun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sj\u00f6gren shotgun is one of the earliest examples of a semi-auto shotgun. Patents were initially issued in 1900, with subsequent patents being issued in 1903 and 1905. Production didn&#8217;t begin til 1908 and ended in 1909. Roughly 5000 of these guns were made. The designer, Carl Axel Theodor Sj\u00f6gren, would later help design a semi-auto rifle using the same principle, but that&#8217;s even more obscure than the shotgun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"semiauto shotgun weird shotguns\" class=\"wp-image-210949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909-400x140.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909-150x52.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Automatiskt_hagelgevar_system_Sjogren_1909.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The gun has an elegance to it that&#8217;s understated. (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These weird shotguns were the first to use an inertia operating system, which was quite distinct at that period. Precious semi-auto designs used long or short recoil principles. This made the shotgun lighter and more lithe than other semi-auto shotguns. The gun&#8217;s barrel didn&#8217;t move, but it featured a slide, much like a handgun, on the upper portion of the receiver. This reciprocating slide is odd and makes it a rather weird shotgun design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/archon-firearms-gen-2-type-b-by-ptr\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"rare-and-weird-shotguns-you-can-actually-own\" title=\"Rare and Weird Shotguns You Can Actually Own\">The Best Striker Fired Pistol Is The Archon Firearms Gen 2 Type B By PTR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inertia system provided a relatively reliable action. I&#8217;d imagine the slide system didn&#8217;t provide much protection for the internals, and it would be more sensitive to debris and gunk. Several existing Sj\u00f6gren shotguns still function to this day. The Inertia system would be reintroduced 80 years later by Benelli with the M1, M2, and M3 shotguns and numerous sporting and hunting shotguns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rare-and-weird-shotguns-nbsp\">Rare and Weird Shotguns&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shotguns have always been a breeding ground for weird guns. Heck, look at some of the Turkish-made guns coming into the country. Some of those things are just bizarre. Sadly, rear shotguns are rarely successful shotguns. Even so, here are my favorite weird shotguns. Do you have any favorites? 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