| abstract | - A breaching round or slug-shot is a shotgun shell specially made for the purposes of door breaching. It is typically fired at a range of 6 inches (15 cm) or less, aimed at the hinges or the area between the doorknob and lock and doorjamb. The rounds are designed to destroy deadbolts, locks, and hinges safely by using frangible ammunition which will disperse after destroying the lock. They are used by military and SWAT teams to quickly force entry into a locked room. 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 MASS. Though designed not to endanger people behind or around a door, a breaching round is easily lethal if fired directly at a human target.
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