Gene L,
A Mossberg 500 with the cruiser grip on fits inside a Large Alice ruck! The buttstock is put inside too, for assembly at the rally-point!
On non-jump missions where dufflebags are included for deployment,the 18.5" Mossberg's and 20" Mossbergs fit just fine! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Plenty of POW's(personally owned weapons)would find their way along be it 870's or 500's.
Remington Express 2.75" buckshot was favored as it was available in 25-round boxes for a reasonable price(you gotta love them gunshops who were frequented by deer-hunters who used buckshot!
#4 buck worked great on door hinges but the platoon sergeant(173rd Airborne Viet-nam vet)insisted that we load 00-buck for LBD's(little-brown-dudes).
You gotta respect those who "been there and SHOT that"!
Mike
