Breaching round
A breaching round or slug-shot is a
doorjamb
, and is designed to destroy the object it hits and then disperse into a relatively harmless powder.
Design and construction
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Breaching rounds are designed to destroy door
KAC Masterkey or M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System. The most effective use of this round is with a "stand-off breacher" attached to the muzzle of a specially converted shotgun. The stand-off is held on the surface of the door and vents gases to prevent overpressure.[citation needed
]
Though designed not to endanger people behind or around a door, a breaching round is easily lethal if fired directly at a human target.
Examples of breaching rounds:
- Royal Arms has made the TESAR round for over 25 years[when?] using a frangible copper slug of various weights and configurations, with different loads for different applications. It is used by many military and law enforcement agencies around the world.
- The US military M1030 breaching round is a 12-gauge, 2+3⁄4-inch (70 mm) shell that uses a 40-gram (1.4 oz) projectile made of powdered steel, bound with wax.[1][2]
- The Clucas Method of Entry Hatton round is a 12-gauge, 3-inch (76 mm) magnum shell that uses a 43-gram (1.5 oz) frangible projectile, consisting of a high-density wax binder.[3]
- Firequest makes a 12 gauge 2+3⁄4-inch (70 mm) frangible slug named the door breaching cartridge. The slug consists of copper and tin powder.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ One brand of breaching round, made by Royal Arms, uses the brand name Avon; see Adam Geibel (May 25, 2004). "The Shotgun Approach". Special Operations Technology. Archived from the original on 29 March 2005.
References
- ^ Department of the Army. "FY 2008 Global War On Terror Budget Estimate Submission Cost Adjustment, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Questions #17".
- ^ Clucas, Ross. "Mr". Clucas MoE.