Molot Bekas

Bekas-12M with 29.5-inch barrel - 12 gauge

Bekas-12M with 21-inch barrel - 12 gauge

Bekas-12M with 21-inch barrel and a sawed stock- 12 gauge

A family of early 16 gauge Bekas shotguns: Bekas, Bekas-1, Bekas-2.

The Molot Bekas-M (the name "bekas" means "jack-snipe") is a Russian pump-action shotgun based on the KS-23 for the civilian market. It is available in both 12 and 16 gauge, and can be configured with a variety of barrels and stocks, although magazine capacity is not adjustable. Semi-auto variants of Bekas-M are also produced; they are designated Bekas-M-Auto.

This weapon is produced by Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant.

The Molot Bekas-M has been used in the following films:

Specifications

(1997 - present)

• Type: Shotgun

• Caliber: 12/70 gauge; 16/70 gauge

• Weight: 6.6 lb (3.0 kg) to 7.9 lb (3.6 kg)

• Length: 33.2 in (844 mm) to 51.2 in (1301 mm)

• Barrel Length: 21 in (53.5 cm) to 29.5 in (750 mm)

• Capacity: 6-round tube magazine (7 rounds if 12/65 gauge rounds are used)

• Fire Modes: Pump-Action

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
D-Day (Den'D)		Harbor patrol officers		2008
Resident Evil: Damnation		Bodyguard	sawed-off	2012
Hardcore Henry	Sergey Valyaev	Henry	16 gauge Bekas-1	2016

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Date
Army of Two: The 40th Day	"FSB Shotgun"	Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes	2008

See Also

• Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot" - A list of all firearms manufactured by Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot".