RPRNY
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I want to thank all you guys for your service and for being willing to teach what you know to the next generation.
I was talking to somebody once that said he did two tours with a Remington 870 that he had sent to him from home. He said he was in a firefight the first month he was there and didn't care for the M16 so he wrote home and asked his dad to send him an 870 and a case of buckshot. He said it was very effective to 100 yards and saved his life several times. He also said that after asking around he was able to get supplied with army spec buckshot and never had a problem keeping ammo on hand. Anybody know who would have actually been issued shotguns and what type they would have been?
If you do a search, there's a thread on "Vietnam Era Shotguns" that addresses your query in depth.