The Role of the Shotgun
I posted a picture of a Remington military modular combat gun a couple of days ago. In the discussion, I posted a link to an old article I wrote in December 2006, on the topic of military shotgun use. I liked the photo in that old article, so I’m posting it again here.
Shotguns are just better for some jobs, like blowing the lock out of a door in Baghdad to gain entry to a suspected terrorist hideout and weapons cache. This soldier stows his tactical weapon and uses an XM26 12-Gauge Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS) to gain entry to a building; when the door is “unlocked,” this “locksmith” falls to the rear of the column of soldiers behind him, retrieves the assault gun, stows the MASS and falls in with the search and confront tactical formation.
Photo credit: army.mil.
