What kind of shotguns do they use in the US armed forces? ?

Question

What kind of shotguns do they use in the US armed forces? ?

Answer 1

Benneli m-4 12 Gauge, Semi-automatic

Mossberg 590 12- Gauge ,Pump Action

Remington 12-Gauge,  Pump Action

Winchester Defender 12-Gauge.  Pump Action

The SPAS 12 has been developed, unknown if it has been implimented.  (Full Automatic)

Answer 2

In the late 1970s, U.S. Armed Forces took steps to procure a shotgun built specifically to military specifications. The 12 gauge shotgun is a manually operated (pump), repeating shotgun, with a seven-round tubular magazine, ghost ring sights, and equipped with a bayonet attachment and sling swivels. The shotgun is used for guard duty, prisoner supervision, riot control, or any situation requiring the use of a weapon in close quarters. Various models of shotgun are used by all services. The Medium Machine Gun Team supports two models of shotguns; the Mosberg model 590, and the Winchester model 1200.

Answer 3

they use shotguns

Answer 4

In active service

M1014 (Benelli M4 Super 90; semi-auto 12 gauge)

KAC Masterkey (Pump-action under barrel 12 gauge)

Mossberg 500 & 590 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Remington 870 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Winchester 1200 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Winchester 1300 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Out of service (obsolete)

Ithaca M37 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Remington 7188 (Full-auto 12 gauge) (SEAL only)

Remington Model 10 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Remington Model 11 (Semi-automatic 12 gauge)

Remington Model 31 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Springfield Model 1881 Forager (20 gauge)

Stevens Model 520-30 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Stevens Model 620 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Winchester Model 1912 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Winchester Model 1897 (Pump-action 12 gauge)

Various Civil War Shotguns

Experimental

XM26 Lightweight Shotgun System (Accessory shotgun; pump-action 12 gauge) (active program)

Misc. CAWS entrants (canceled)

Answer 5

Go to http://www.world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh02-e.... for a very good over view of the current military style shotguns in the world today.

Answer 6

12 gauge shotty.

Answer 7

The ones with triggers and all. Very dangerous.

Answer 8

They don't use shotguns a lot because they just don't kill the people with OIL fast enough.   Cruise missles and 'smart' bombs are so much better.

Only Cheney plays with shotguns, when he goes out to kill small birds for fun.  And of course, on a slow bird day he likes to shoot people in the face too, but what the hey..

Answer 9

I was in the 4/25 (ABN) and we carried  mossbergs for breaching doors and what not.  

Answer 10

The shotguns that are currently in service today by the U.S. Armed Forces:

M1014

KAC Masterkey

Mossberg 500 & 590

Remington 870

Winchester 1200

Winchester 1300

Of these, only the M1014 is a semi-automatic shotgun. The others are pump action.

They're also experimenting with the XM26 Lightweight Shotgun System (may replace the Masterkey since they perform the same function), which is essentially a shotgun attachment for the M16/M4 family of assault rifles.