Marines Upgrade Mossberg 500A2 Shotguns with Military Enhancement Kit

By Tactical-Life

Marines are always looking for a tactical edge, and the Marine Corps Systems Command has given them one with its new Military Enhancement Kit (MEK) for the Mossberg 500A2 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.

According to a Marine Corps press release, the MEK upgrades the 500A2 with a shorter, vented breaching barrel and three interchangeable buttstock attachments: a pistol grip, fixed buttstock and a collapsible buttstock.

“Having the ability to transition through the three stocks—the folding, the pistol grip and the fixed—makes the weapons more versatile,” said Gunnery Sgt. Michael Flor, ballistic breaching course chief and senior instructor at the Methods of Entry School. “The kit allows the weapon to be tailored to the tactical user at the user level.”

The barrel is 18 inches long, making it nearly three inches shorter than the standard 500A2 barrel, and therefore less cumbersome.

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“When you’re breaching or conducting methods of entry, having the ability to secure the weapon on your body without it becoming cumbersome is important,” Flor said. “Having a shorter barrel and a pistol grip removes all of the extra space that is not necessary for ballistic …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life