The 15 inch with mag has the cool vent holes but a bit long. The 12 inch looks ok and I like how short the 8.5 inch is. Anybody that has used these models please advise me on which one to get. And is the 8.5 non restricted? Also do the all can be switched to the pistol grip butt stock?
Looking to get a short 12 gauge! Which one? Please help!
- Thread starter Nelson84
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I have the Norinco Grizzly 12.5 and am very pleased with it. Well built little gun.
I have the following 8.5 inch, 14 inch and a 20 inch 12ga shotgun I used to own a 18.5 as well.
Now it depends allot on what you want it for shooting slugs out of the 8.5 inch sucks like a punch to the face every round since your head is so close it's hard to aim and if you want to shoot shot good luck since the middle of the target at 23 yards is the safest place... It's that wide of a patern basicly. 14 inch is a good compermise it depends on what you want the shotgun for if you want to hunt birds go with a longer barrel and something that can take chokes clay pidgeons the same thing. If you want a gun to screw around with go the short one...
Fabarm Martel 14 inch is a really nice shotgun and it can take chokes best of both worlds...
Now it depends allot on what you want it for shooting slugs out of the 8.5 inch sucks like a punch to the face every round since your head is so close it's hard to aim and if you want to shoot shot good luck since the middle of the target at 23 yards is the safest place... It's that wide of a patern basicly. 14 inch is a good compermise it depends on what you want the shotgun for if you want to hunt birds go with a longer barrel and something that can take chokes clay pidgeons the same thing. If you want a gun to screw around with go the short one...
Fabarm Martel 14 inch is a really nice shotgun and it can take chokes best of both worlds...
My heart still foolishly yearns for a 8.5" even though I have a 12". In reality the 12" is short enough. It's even accurate enough to bust clays much to my delight. I think that you would perhaps find that the 2 round limit on the 8.5" annoying.
I had TacOrd put chokes in a Grizzly 8.5". Greatly improves the shot pattern. Pistol grip stocks are pretty much 100% useless except for cool factor. Everybody who gets a short 12 gauge goes thru it. Shoot a pistol-gripped shottie for a bit and my bet is that it will have a full stock back on it soon after.
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Sorry Nelson84. I was away. My decison was based on mag capacity. The 8.5 had such a reduced capacity that I figured I may as well buy a short double if the was the way I was going to go. Plus, I figured that the muzzle blast from the 8.5 would be unreal.
What is the ballpark cost to have chokes put on a shotty? I'd like to be able to use chokes on my Dlask 8.5.
