The Shotgun Is The Most Neglected Weapon In Our Arsenal

[Texas_Bryan]

I feel better now that all this is in the open, like the guilt of a thousand ARs and Mini 14s has been lifted.

[Rob10ring]

there are other models out there that are recoil operated( yes the beneli is recoil operatored... don't beleave thier hype)

Even a old browning auto 5( hump back) kicks less then a beneli

What's wrong with "kick"? I'm big enough that some recoil isn't bad. When adrenaline is going, I don't feel it at all (until the next day).

I will say that there is a shotgun that I had that kicked harder than the Benelli M1. That distinction would go to the featherweight Beretta 1201 FP. It was still a great shotgun, even though she was ugly. That shotgun would eat shells all day. I would have kept it, if I knew they would be discontinued. I got it cheap and sold it for more.

[TAB]

fallow up shots.  very important when it coes to SD.  wolfs tend to roam in packs.

[PegLeg45]

Went in wally world today and the only thing they had (other than a few rifle calibers) was Winchester 12ga. shells...and plenty of them. Right at $60 a case.

[Rob10ring]

fallow up shots.  very important when it coes to SD.  wolfs tend to roam in packs.

Benellis are pretty fast. Maybe the recoil isn't quite as bad as you think it is. All of our guys on inertia recoil shotguns were really fast. One of the Benelli user's split times were the fastest in the group.

Went in wally world today and the only thing they had (other than a few rifle calibers) was Winchester 12ga. shells...and plenty of them. Right at $60 a case.

The Walmarts around here don't carry handgun cartridges, but 100 12ga. shell was $22 when I went in the other day.

[Sponsor]

[alfsauve]

Took her out last week.   A few dozen rounds, some bird shot, some buck shot.  All's well.  We've restored out relationship.

Now she's back home resting comfortably until needed.



Actually, I'm going to get some wall hangers and hang her inside the closet above the door.  Not readily visible, but readily accessible.

[Michael Bane]

RE: Recoil, I'd agree that the Benelli is  a thumper, but it's hard to beat the old model Remington ll-87 semis with the reciprocating barrel. It was like trying to shoot a jackhammer. I had one I cut down (with a Poly-Choke, no less) for self-defense use back in the 1970s. Using the high powered buckshot or slugs that were available at the time, it was a toss-up wether to shoot the miscreant or just hand him the shotgun and dare him to shoot me.

Rob H.'s counterintuitive method of using the weak hand to push forward hard on the forearm while plulling the gun to the shoulder with the strong hand (sort of a reverse Weaver) takes a little sting out of a short-barreled 12 gauge. That's how I shoot my looney Serbu Super Shorty.

Michael B

[alfsauve]

..... counterintuitive method of using the weak hand to push forward hard on the forearm while pulling the gun to the shoulder with the strong hand.

Didn't Herb Parsons pioneer that technique with the Thompson .45. back in the '40s-'50s?  The Army refused to teach the technique even though Herb could keep the Thompson on target while firing full auto.

[tt11758]

The hardest kicking shotgun I can ever remember having the misfortune of touching off was my mom's uncle's SxS dbl 10-gauge that he let me shoot when I was about 13, after a couple of years of begging.  HOLY SHIT!!!  The damn thing doubled on me, to boot.  I think my right shoulder ended up in a different zip code!!

[Timothy]

My best friend's dad from my youth had an 8 gauge, single shot break action from circa ??, old gun....

Damn near broke my collarbone with it...I was about 13-14 at the time.