Editing Breaching round

{{Short description|Shotgun shell made especially for door breaching}}
[[File:1st Recon Conducts Breaching Exercise 140610-M-ED261-003.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|A US Marine  practices shotgun door-breaching techniques]]
A '''breaching round''' or '''slug-shot''' is a [[shotgun shell]] specially made for [[door breaching]]. It is typically fired at a range of 6 inches (15&nbsp;cm) or less, aimed at the hinges or the area between the [[doorknob]] and [[Lock (security device)|lock]] and [[doorjamb]], and is designed to destroy the object it hits and then disperse into a relatively harmless powder.

==Design and construction==
[[File:hattonround(2).jpg|thumb|upright|A British police team member using shotgun Hatton rounds in training]]
Breaching rounds are designed to destroy door [[deadbolt]]s, [[Lock (security device)|lock]]s, and [[hinge]]s without risking lives by [[ricochet]]ing or by flying on at lethal speed through the door, as traditional [[buckshot]] can. These [[frangible round]]s are made of a dense [[Sintering|sintered]] material, often metal powder in a binder such as wax, which can destroy a lock or hinge and then immediately disperse. They are used by military and [[SWAT]] teams to quickly force entry into a locked room. Amongst police, these rounds are nicknamed "[[Master keying|master keys]]", and their use is known as "Avon calling", alluding to the [[Avon Products|Avon]] brand of cosmetics which was sold door-to-door.{{citation-needed|date=December 2022}}{{efn|One brand of breaching round, made by Royal Arms, uses the brand name ''Avon''; see {{cite journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050329145607/http://www.special-operations-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=491 |url=http://www.special-operations-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=491 |archive-date=29 March 2005 |title=The Shotgun Approach |author=Adam Geibel |journal=Special Operations Technology |date=May 25, 2004 }}}} Ideally, breaching rounds may be used in a standard [[combat shotgun]] or [[riot shotgun]], or in a specialized shotgun, often attached to a rifle, such as the [[KAC Masterkey]] or [[M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System]]. The most effective use of this round is with a "stand-off breacher" attached to the muzzle of a specially converted shotgun. The stand-off is held on the surface of the door and vents gases to prevent overpressure.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} The British SAS also use these breaching rounds in their shotguns- most commonly the Remington pump action.

Though designed not to endanger people behind or around a door, a breaching round is easily lethal if fired directly at a human target.

Examples of breaching rounds:

* Royal Arms has made the TESAR round for over 40 years{{when|date=August 2023}} using a frangible copper slug of various weights and configurations, with  different loads for different applications. It is used by many military and law enforcement agencies around the world.
* The US military M1030 breaching round is a 12-[[Gauge (firearms)|gauge]], {{convert|2+3/4|in|mm|adj=on}} shell that uses a {{convert|40|g|adj=on}} projectile made of powdered steel, bound with [[wax]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asafm.army.mil/budget/fybm/fy08-09/sup/fy08/ammo.pdf |format=PDF |title=FY 2008 Global War On Terror Budget Estimate Submission Cost Adjustment, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY |author=Department of the Army |access-date=2008-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216044209/http://www.asafm.army.mil/budget/fybm/fy08-09/sup/fy08/ammo.pdf# |archive-date=2008-02-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frfrogspad.com/miscellq.htm#shotgun |title=Miscellaneous Questions #17}}</ref> 
* The Clucas Method of Entry Hatton round is a 12-gauge, {{convert|3|in|adj=on}} [[magnum cartridge|magnum]] shell that uses a {{convert|43|g|adj=on}} frangible projectile, consisting of a high-density wax binder.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clucas|first1=Ross|title=Mr|url=http://www.clucas-moe.com|website=Clucas MoE}}</ref>
*Firequest makes a 12 gauge {{convert|2+3/4|in|mm|adj=on}} frangible slug named the door breaching cartridge. The slug consists of copper and tin powder.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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