Grandaddy of assault rifles

[stash247]

What you said, LTS; let's go play, at 100, with my shotgun, Hastings Barrel, like that!!!
Minute of deer is minute of soldier, where I'm from, and, an ounce of lead, vest or not, is gonna change attitudes, almost at once!
Lot'sa folks, out east of me, a bit, have to make meat with a shotgun, because of 'urban sprawl' and, do it very well, with slugs, or buck. Fact is, deer are more aware, and quicker, than humans, and, harder, by the pound, to kill!
Anybody that tells me a shotgun is not a viable weapons system has spent WAY too much time in the office!
I won't deny that there are better systems, but, this one ain't dead, by a long shot (pun intended).
The Fal, as Saieve designed it, was a bit heavy, but approximated the 6.8x53 round the SF Guys now are trying to get in a M-16 lower; only after the western world Bastardised it into a 7.62x51, did it become a semi, to most forces, for controllability. Same story, with the M-14.
Bottom line, and you can ask Ronnie Barrett, is "accurate first round delivery"
Shotgun, or sniper rifle, the rule is the same: If the first round was a 'counter', the rest don't count. Range/energy/ all the rest, are only an issue, when the shooter fails in his first responsibility, which is, reliable connection, with the target.
Given a M 94 Win, factory ammo, no other options, I would not feel "Outgunned" . Could I change but one thing, it would be caliber, without feeling any loss, except range, over ridden by power. Terry

[delta13soultaker]

I'm feeling like I shoulda been a bit more specific. With buckshot/shot, precise shot placement is only possible at really close range.

Now slugs, yeah with the right weapon they are as accurate as a pistol cal carbine with much more power, but once you have a shotgun with a rifled barrel and rifle sights that allow that level of accuracy...well isn't that um..uh...basically a rifle shooting shotgun slugs?? I'll hold the shotgun to it's niches of CQB/hunting (shotshells) and doorbuster/deerslayer (slugs) and riot control (less than lethal) while keeping in mind that it is the most versatile practical gun ever mass produced. But it ain't one I'd intentionally shove into a rifle role (if I can help it) for a few reasons. First, for shotgun ammo weight/volume vs say, .45 Colt, it is a 3:1 ratio, favoring .45. Second, lobbing 1 ounce of lead at long range for the blast/recoil is not a fair trade off IMO when 250 grains-ish of the soft metal is ample medication (caveat for CQB distances or when over-penetration is a consideration). Third, a rifle/carbine is superior at long range, just like a shotgun reigns king at close range, even if they can all be pressed into service vice versa (hell, there's people that shoot 55 gal drums at several hundred meters with Bisleys, but that don't make it practical).

So, I pose this question, just for conversation sake: with your best slug gun/ammo combo, what is the furthest range you are comfortable with placing 46+ of 50 on a 8x8 inch block from unspecified positions (off hand or supported depending on set cover) inside of 5 minutes? That's 50 shots on a 8x8 with 6 seconds per shot under daylight field conditions. Way back when, this humbled me with some pretty fine shooting iron.

[LIKTOSHOOT]

Tunnel vision will cost you sooner than later. A slug barreled shotgun is effective over 100 yards, but try it with shot and it improves close range objectives. But that was not my point. Several makers, FN-HK-AA and others have systems that fill the entire gamit and make the shotgun a forma ble weapon system from close or afar. A suggestion, look for an AA (SPAS-12) with the entire choke system, for example. Then find someone who has one. Not the best example, because it`s complicated to dress down and operate for some AND heavy, but it proves the point well.


LTS


gotta go sleep some more, 16`s this week.......THUD!!!!!!!!!

[delta13soultaker]

Okay. The SPAS-12 has been around for a while. The advantages of select fire on a rifle don't seem to transfer over to a shotgun (go figure) and that weapon is select fire in its own way. Our military is still using the plain old pump action...basically because it is so simple it actually works. The SPAS-12, if I recall, lets a shooter fire semi-auto, but also manually cycle specialized ammo that won't self-cycle the gas piston. Neat trick. Complicated. There are some NATO armsrooms that have them in the cages, maybe a few police stations, but I think that's about it on the professional side. A pump just pumps out everything you feed it the same. Simple. But whatever makes you warm 'n fuzzy.

If you're cool with using a shotgun at long range, then I'm not one to say you shouldn't. I'd prefer a rifle, but that's me. My experience training with the pump action is that they can do anything that there has been ammo produced to do and the fact that people are making semi-autos with pump capability kinda reinforces that to me, but there's always another way to skin a cat, right. Any shotgun is as formidable as the man weilding it, like any weapon may be, I reckon.

Good luck on them double shifts (take more breaks I say).

PS. I might be out of town for a few months. Won't know until I've showed up packed and ready in the morning. Seems me and lots of fellows' orders are in limbo between cyberspace and somebody's desk and we won't get an answer if we're still in or deferred until the duty day kicks off. So if I don't reply until October, I made it to my schools on time; if I reply in a couple days, somebody has squandered more tax money (again) than I care to think about.

[LIKTOSHOOT]

It was not my point to rally the scattergun, only to say......it has come a long way and many are short sighted in thinking of it.........beyond pumkinball slugs and full chokes in 30" barrels. Myself, a carbine (short barreled) FAL (DSA) works for me. Light recoil-range,compact AND .308


Don`t get me rused with the mousegun, if it were about wounding.....we`d be using .22 rimfire.



LTS