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Originally Posted by Fastbolt
BTW, if you think the loading of birdshot into issued shotguns doesn't sometimes occur (instead of the issued or authorized buckshot), you haven't worked around enough cops. Cops may "run out" of issued buckshot, or have it "go missing" from their assigned veh, and quietly substitute some 12GA shells that are "handy".  I can even think of an instance where an issued 870 had to be brought to the armorer because the wrong gauge shells had been loaded into it and the mechanism locked up.  |
No kidding! I was doing shotgun quals for a bunch of Indian Country agents once, and one guy pulled out his duty 870 and touched off his first round from the 50. It was supposed to be a slug, but the target was lightly dusted with random tiny holes. I looked at the empty and it was 7 1/2 shot, which we definitely don't issue. He laughed and said - oh ****, it's bird season!