Tactical Shotguns: 20 Gauge?

[locgo]

Hi there fellow Nutterz.

I was wondering if I could trouble your collective knowledge by asking about what options exist for tactical 20Ga. SGs. (Yes, I'm a bit of a recoil wuss). Makes, models, and recommended accessories would all be appreciated.

Thanks all, I look forward to your responses.

 

[Waterfowler]

You can get an 870 in 20 gauge. I would think that shooting slugs or buckshot, the felt recoil wouldn't be much less than the 12 though.

 

[RobertMcC]

Get a Semi Auto 12 gauge then.

 

[Rohann]

Or just get a decent recoil pad installed, and use 1oz loads. 12G recoil really isn't all that bad with the right equipment.

-Rohann

 

[starlight]

Leroy Thompson wrote and article a few years back on the "Whipit 20 guage shotgun", a 15" shottie used by 1950's armoured car drivers.

German pilots were issued a cut down 20 guage during the WW2.

Sears Roebuck used to sell a really cut down 20 guage side by side called a "burglar gun" meant for homeowners.

Using a 20 guage for tactical purposes....use the largest guage you can handle too easy. Wilson Combat does sell 20 guage 870 accessories (used to anyway).....

 

[mdbuckle]

just use low recoil 12ga rounds...

 

[Calum]

Pistol grips alone are bad for recoil, I'd keep the stock on.

 

[Colin]

If it was more accepted, I would buy a 20 gauge for the wife, shorten the barrel, collaspable stock with pistol grip, light and laser. Load it with 00 buck. It would make a good home defense gun. At the ranges found inside a house, a 20 gauge will do nicely, faster to bring onto target and less recoil, giving faster followup shots. A 12 gauge even with lighter loads would be to much for her.

 

[gunasauras]

Birdshot is better for home defense than buckshot. It doesn't penetrate dry wall as readily....and at real close range, it's almost identical to a slug....

 

[B]

Birdshot is better for home defense than buckshot. It doesn't penetrate dry wall as readily....and at real close range, it's almost identical to a slug....