The Shotgun Is The Most Neglected Weapon In Our Arsenal

[1911 Junkie]

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!!

That's funny. My dad would use one goose hunting, never could hit anything unless he pulled both barrels at the same time. Goose hunting wasn't a favorite after that.

[Michael Bane]

Alf...yes, that is the same as the Parsons technique with a Thompson. And to prove that nothing ever changes, I've had instructors tell me Rob's technique shouldn't be taught because it was "inconsistent" with current thinking...

Man, I'd LOVE to have an 8-gauge double like the one they cobbled up for the movie APPALOOSA...of course the movie gun was a 12 gauge fitted with barrels to look like an 8 bore, but wouldn't that just rock? I wouldn't mind having an old Ithaca Mag-10 Roadblocker 10 gauge...by golly, THAT was a gun! Nothing succeeds like excess!

Michael B

[blackwolfe]

One of the local PDs just went back to 870s from Benellis.  The guys on the road like the Benellis, but one guy with a little pull in the department decided they were too complicated.  The road officers aren't to happy to be going back to 870s.  To top it off, it sounds like they about gave them away on the trade in.

[callithump]

I took Fuzzdaddy's lead and watched the penetration test. That was pretty informative.
I'd like to see them repeat it with 4" wall insullation and studs 16" apart. The sheet rock looses pockets of compound with each shot so it weakens the rock a little. I think the drill should be construction as mentioned with walls 10 and 35 feet apart and some outdoor siding like Hardiplank at the end of the range. In my house I still have a .45 Cor Bon that didn't make it through that stuff. The shotgun they're using is a Fabarms FP6, nice gun with tri-bore, chokes and a nice long forend for a close grip - very under rated, and discontinued. Anyway I appreciated the link.