Thought I'd included a picture of the XM-26 in the standalone configuration. Remember that the barrel on this beast, in use today in Afghanistan by US troops, is only 7 3/4 inches long.
So apparently the US Army believes that a very short barreled shotgun does indeed have considerable military significance.
109 posted on 04/12/2007 5:12:57 PM PDT by El Gato
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