The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed into law in December of 2025 includes provisions that would allow the government to transfer surplus military shotguns to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) for sale to individual citizens, marking the first time ever that surplus shotguns could be available to citizens.
The wording in the bill allows the Department of Defense Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to conduct one-time transfers of surplus shotguns – specifically pump action shotguns – to the CMP. The bill explicitly excludes both short-barreled shotguns and “modular ancillary additions” to service rifles, like underbarrel shotguns.
The CMP, which is popularly known mostly for its sales of surplus M1 Garand rifles and 1911 pistols, has not yet indicated it has received or has available for sale surplus shotguns.
The transfers cannot take place until a minimum of 60 days after the Secretary of each branch files a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that includes the total make, model and quantity of surplus shotguns to be transferred.
While the exact makes and models of the potential transfers are not known, according to publicly available records, the makes and models purchased by each branch are known to be the following:
U.S. Army
- Mossberg 500/590/590A1
- Remington 870
U.S. Navy (includes some Marine Corps overlap)
- Mossberg 500/590/590A1
- Remington 870
U.S. Air Force
- Remington 870
- Mossberg 500/590 series
U.S. Marine Corps (via Navy)
- Remington 870
- Mossberg 500/590/590A1
