Canadian Forces 870 info

I've only seem the Police Magnum furniture in eithe wood or synthetic. Sometimes you get the LEO folding stock, sometimes the regular wood/synthetic stock.

Never seen lights added to regular CF 870
 
Other than the sideview on the fancy poster, I've only ever seen one other. It was sitting on the bench in an extremely dusty LAV III in KAF. Short and brutish would describe it well. Wasn't concentrating on those details, as much as the mass of kit wedged in/on/around the LAV.
 
Last time we drew shotguns at work they were solid composite stock 870P's with a mix of regular pumps and Surefires.

Ours didn't have the mag extensions, but if they were regularly issued I could imagine that being an addition.
 
Main role of shotguns in the CAF was pest control i.e.; birds around air fields and rabid dogs.

Other than those special units , the 870 does not get much use.
 
The 870 I saw in AFG was being used as a 'stay back' device for civilian cars following the convoys. The Air Sentry in the family hatch could open up with his C7 and have 5.56 bouncing everywhere. Or, he could fire a shot at the windshield or the engine block, and be reasonably assured pellets would stay in the target.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
The 870 I saw in AFG was being used as a 'stay back' device for civilian cars following the convoys. The Air Sentry in the family hatch could open up with his C7 and have 5.56 bouncing everywhere. Or, he could fire a shot at the windshield or the engine block, and be reasonably assured pellets would stay in the target.
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Like I said, shoguns have a very limited roll but in those rolls they're hard to beat.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
The 870 I saw in AFG was being used as a 'stay back' device for civilian cars following the convoys. The Air Sentry in the family hatch could open up with his C7 and have 5.56 bouncing everywhere. Or, he could fire a shot at the windshield or the engine block, and be reasonably assured pellets would stay in the target.
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Afghans were a odd bunch, they feared a shotgun or pistol more then a rifle. I guess bollywood films played a main role in their firearms knowledge :p
 
Eaglelord17 said:
The C8 was the replacement for the C7, shotgun, and MP5. Pretty poor decision as far as I am concerned (especially with the lack of maneuverability in comparison to the MP5).
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The MP5 was an excellent platform and great for CQB in a ship environment. I don't really know why they decided to give it the axe. They were getting pretty beat up, perhaps they didn't want to pay to replace them. I was told by an SO guy that they wanted to go with 5.56 instead of the 9mm because of its penetrating qualities. The 9mm caused to many ricochets in a steel hulled vessel. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. It seemed to make some sense at the time.
 
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