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Marines introduce breaching shotgun upgrade
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has introduced an upgrade to its currently-fielded Mossberg M500A2 pump-action shotguns, which optimise the weapons for ballistic door breaching operations.
The shotguns are currently fielded to USMC reconnaissance, security forces, military police, explosive ordnance disposal and special operations units.
Designated as the Military Enhancement ...
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