Shorty shotguns...who else loves them?
- Thread starter Tyroma
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What are those with the shell holders built into the buttstock? That's pretty cool
I have a few short shotgun, don't hold them up to aim, my favorite is my dominion arm's 3" that came with scabbard. Why my favorite? It's pistol grip has scabbard that attaches to back pack for walking hiking anything
Pull it out over the shoulder or from the leg it's ready to rock. Was $299 if I am going mushrooms picking in the rain and want protection for bears it's just that easy.
Pull it out over the shoulder or from the leg it's ready to rock. Was $299 if I am going mushrooms picking in the rain and want protection for bears it's just that easy.
What are those with the shell holders built into the buttstock? That's pretty cool
The short one's a Dominion Arms clone of... something; the mag-fed one is a SAP-6 Dagger
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- ON, North of GTA
Allows grip closer to the receiver, like a semi auto.
I certainly enjoy enjoy shorter shotguns. I used to be quite active in 3 gun shooting so put this little guy together.
Remington 870 LW special in 20ga with Choate magazine extension, holds 9 all together, opened up to fixed mod. I like the weight so much more with the extension that I ended up plugging to hunting specs for use in the field. I would like to find a cleaner looking clamp for it though. There is a bit of flex without it.
Also picked this one up in the spring for Cowboy action shooting Boito 20 ga side by side. The price was a little higher than I wanted but it works great in a match setting.
Remington 870 LW special in 20ga with Choate magazine extension, holds 9 all together, opened up to fixed mod. I like the weight so much more with the extension that I ended up plugging to hunting specs for use in the field. I would like to find a cleaner looking clamp for it though. There is a bit of flex without it.
Also picked this one up in the spring for Cowboy action shooting Boito 20 ga side by side. The price was a little higher than I wanted but it works great in a match setting.
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SurplusNut15
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- Saskatchewan
I've been asked that a lot, what appealed to me was the weird, neat factor for shooting, something odd and different. The appeal at the time they were made for the market, and why they were made was because they could be made cheaper than pumps, doubles and semis, so people absolutely scraping the bottom of the barrel could still grab a shotgun. From there, a lot of them just got passed down, and is why they see much of any use today I think, other than people wanting it for the novelty like me. Funnily enough mine was $75 at a gun show, so I didn't have to break the bank for it either.
With pumps dominating the cheap market today while being both better and more controllable for wing shooting while cycling, and having any of the advantages of manual action shotguns, bolt actions lost their niche as I see it (except maybe for slug hunting in localities that allow it, but don't allow rifles, which is what the Savage 212/220 is made for). Owning one, I can think of no way that a bolt action shotgun is better than any other type, it really is the black sheep, but to me that makes it kind of interesting too.
