Breaching shotgun?

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SpiritWalker

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I saw a breaching shotgun in a gun rag a while back that had a flashider looking thingy on the barrel, It was supposed to allow gasses and lead dust from a contact shot (barrel pressed against a lock or what ever) with a breaching round to escape so the barrel wouldn't split. Anyone else seen that or know who makes it?
 
Hmmmmm!! I never had much use for a breaching shotgun, so I didn't check this out. I have to wonder who other than a cop would care...
 
That is precisely what the muzzle brake is for. Placing a normal barrel right up against the door may cause the barrel to be damaged from gas pressure, so a 1"-2" standoff is required. However, this reduces accuracy of the breaching shot. So the muzzle break is added so that you can place the muzzle right on the door, exactly where you want the shot to go, however, the gasses are dispersed by the brake.
 
i'l seen them for sale on the internet, i forget where. pretty pointless for a civilian. If you do need to breech a door just hold off an inch or two, its not like you are going to be breeching so many doors that one would want a door breaching muzzle end.
 
You are correct Mossberg makes them and sells them has complete guns. Barrels only are available for LEO from select LE/Gov dealers for the 500 and 870 with a tritium bead sight.

10th Mountain influanced the design, based on their use of the 500 in combat since 2001.

AMT8951, PM me and I will see if I can get your agency a demo out. 870 or 500?

Desert01
 
A short breaching barrel (besides looking mean) would be a good way to have an 18" defensive gun that behaved like a 15" gun.

Of course, you don't get the benefit of the gun actually being shorter, and the weight saved by the holes isn't going to make up for how heavy those barrels look.
 
Vang?

Vang makes what they call a shotgun standoff device.
It extends the mag tube about 2 or 3 inches past the muzzle.
It allows you to pinpoint the shot and prevents barrel damage.
 
Haha, While doing an FFL transaction at the range last night, I eyeballed this older lady browsing through the shotgun rack behind the counter. This indoor range doesn't have the best of selections, but it has a bit of everything. She said several times that she was an avid collector, and couldn't make up her mind what to get next. She was definately set on a pistol/shotgun combo for home defense. After browsing and holding several Mossberg 500's, she ended up taking the pistol dripped "breacher" model home, because it makes for a good "conversational piece." She also got a Taurus .380.

I know the guy behind the couter is trying to make a buck, but that damn shotgun was probably only slightly bigger than her.
 
Even if you had one of these you need slugs to breech a door and I think you need special clay slugs or somthing like that to breach properly. Usually they have a jagged edge on the rim too so you can jam it into the door and it won't buck up as much centering the force on the lock/jam/whatever.
 
Weed Wacker

The shells I have seen are made out of compressed powdered Aluninum (I think). You can also use them with a regular shotgun. You just have to hold the barrel 3-4 inchs from the door, at about a 45% angle.
 
back in the day buckshot was used !!!!!! :eek:

today breeching rounds are either plastic capsulated metal powder, or made out of a heavy weighted clay. cool stuff.
 
breaching rounds are..

made out of zinc.
Carry over of the industrial kiln gun for knocking clinker off kiln and steam boilers.
 
Why in the world would you need a "breaching shotgun?" That's when you call the cops and let them take over. I like my scatterguns for HD/hunting/sporting uses, but breaching? No thanks.
 
Thanks for all the links and info everyone.

For those who question the need for a breaching shotgun; let's take a little tour through your gun cabinet so I can decide if you need the firearms you have, shall we? :p
 
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