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A US Marine practices shotgun door-breaching techniques. A breaching round or slug-shot is a shotgun shell specially made for door breaching.It is typically fired at a range of 6 inches (15 cm) or less, aimed at the hinges or the area between the doorknob and lock and doorjamb, and is designed to destroy the object it hits and then disperse into a relatively harmless powder.
Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available depending on the door's opening direction (inward or outward), construction materials, etc., and one or more of these methods may be used in any given situation.
The Masterkey is a door breaching shotgun system manufactured by Knight's Armament Company. The Masterkey project was initiated during the 1980s to provide assault rifles with a potent built-in door breaching tool. Individual soldiers were often forced to carry a breaching shotgun in addition to their standard-issue rifle, but the Masterkey ...
Breaching rounds, often called frangible, Disintegrator, or Hatton rounds, are designed to destroy door locking mechanisms without risking lives. They are constructed of a very brittle substance that transfers most of the energy to the primary target but then fragment into much smaller pieces or dust so as not to injure unseen targets such as ...
Hatsan Escort Magnum, security and law enforcement purpose 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun. The primary characteristic of a riot shotgun is a "short" barrel (generally 14 to 20 inches (360 to 510 mm) long; 18 in (460 mm) is the shortest length available to civilians in the U.S. that is not subject to additional federal ATF regulation) which makes the shotgun more compact and easier to handle ...
Capacity: 3 or 5 round detachable box magazine. Ammunition: 2.75 (70mm) and 3 in (76mm) lethal, non-lethal and breaching rounds. Barrel length: 7.75 in (197 mm) with integral breaching stand-off adapter. Under-barrel configuration: Overall length: 16.5 in (419 mm) Weight: 2 lb 11 oz (1.22 kg) Stand-alone configuration:
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Due to the great flexibility of the shotgun, it is often used in non-offensive roles as well. The US Infantry, for example, offers a number of less lethal varieties of ammunition for use in the riot control role, and for door breaching with #9 birdshot, shotgun slugs, and specialized breaching rounds. Less-lethal options also include the use of ...