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Question about some old shotgun rounds for Vietnam Vets?
I have a display board that has several shotgun and rifle rounds used by the Navy and Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. I would like to know more about how they were used. The display board is quite extensive includes whole round, a lateral cutaway of each round and a label board. I have refurbished it to its original condition
1. 12 Gage shotgun HATTON round 792 grains DODIC A024
2. 12 Gage shotgun AAI Ferret DODIC not assigned
3. 12 Gage shotgun AAI CAW flechette round DODIC not assigned (was this ever used or employed?)
4. 12 gage OLIN CAW projectile weight 1/14 once all brass shotgun round appears to contain several #4 buck shot rounds and a whole lot of wading.
Any help would be appreciated.
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- ?Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
I carried a Remington 870, 20 inch barrel, 7 round magazine for about 15 months in Nam. It was a much better weapon than the M-16, and particularly good in the heavy jungle where I was operating.
I used 2 3/4 inch high brass loaded with either #4 buck, #2 buck or 00 buck.
I saw something called a Hatton round - but never ever used it. We called the "Avon Calling" round - it was to be used to blow door locks, hinges, etc. and not create a lot of ricochet. It was like a metal powder in a wax binder.
The Ferret was a tear gas round that I used a couple of times but only carried when we thought it might be used.
I saw flechette rounds for the grenade launcher - but never saw any for the shotgun.
I can't figure out the purpose of a round that is mostly wad and a few #4s. The CAW system was something that I think was being developed well after Nam - like in the 80s. AAI is a company that is really big on weapon research and development. I think they are doing a lot now with unmanned drones and things like that. I would suspect that these AAI rounds may have been prototypes and/or special purpose tools.