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Old 08-09-2009, 07:17 PM
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SXS? What is that?
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Old 08-09-2009, 07:20 PM
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Shooter's abbreviation. Side by side.
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Old 08-10-2009, 04:28 AM
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I know for a fact the British SAS uses Remington 870s
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Shooter's abbreviation. Side by side.
You have to write it "SxS" so the lower case "x" stands for "by" .
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The Russians use the Saiga shotgun.
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Old 08-10-2009, 02:31 PM
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I don't think they use the Saiga. I never saw a picture or a video or any indication that Any branch of the Russian Armed Forces ever used shotguns.
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If they do its highly specialized, ive never seen any other military issuing them on a wide scale as a general issue weapon.
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The Russians use the Saiga shotgun.


Only in Deadliest Warriors do they use the Saiga.
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