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The Marine Corps has adopted the new M1014 Combat Shotgun system. it will supplement or replace existing service inventories o 12 gage pump action shotguns,
The M1014 was devekoped by Heckler & Koch and Benelli. It is a semiautomatic shotgun which can chanber and fire either 2 3/4 inch or 3 inch 12 gage shotgun shells. it is gas operated and semiautomatic, It has a tubular magazine which can hole either nine 2 3/4 inch orseven 3 inch 12 gage shotgun shells. IT will have an 18.5 inch barrel with screw in internal choke tubes. It will have rifle sights and a ghost ring rear sight. The Marine Corps has type classified the M1914 and plans to procure 4,000 weapons in the next 12 months. Thr Army will continue to test the M1014 and wikk make a procurement decsion on or beforeSeptember 2001,
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