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shotguns
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug. Shotguns come in a wide variety of sizes, ranging from 5.5 mm (.22 inch) bore up to 5 cm (2.0 in) bore, and in a range of firearm operating mechanisms, including breech loading, single-barreled, double or combination gun, pump-action, bolt-, and lever-action, revolver, semi-automatic, and even fully automatic variants.
A shotgun was originally a smoothbore firearm, which means that the inside of the barrel is not rifled but later rifled shotgun barrels and slugs become available. Preceding smoothbore firearms, such as the musket, were widely used by armies in the 18th century. The direct ancestor to the shotgun, the blunderbuss, was also used in a similar variety of roles from self-defense to riot control. It was often used by cavalry troops because of its generally shorter length and ease of use, as well as by coachmen for its substantial power. In the 19th century, however, these weapons were largely replaced on the battlefield with breechloading rifled firearms, which were more accurate over longer ranges. The military value of shotguns was rediscovered in the First World War, when American forces used 12-gauge pump action shotguns in close-quarters trench fighting to great effect. Since then, it has been used in a variety of roles in civilian, law enforcement, and military applications.
The shot pellets from a shotgun spread upon leaving the barrel, and the power of the burning charge is divided among the pellets, which means that the energy of any one ball of shot is fairly low. In a hunting context, this makes shotguns useful primarily for hunting birds and other small game. However, in a military or law enforcement context, the large number of projectiles makes the shotgun useful as a close quarters combat weapon or a defensive weapon. Militants or insurgents may use shotguns in asymmetric engagements, as shotguns are commonly owned civilian weapons in many countries. Shotguns are also used for target shooting sports such as skeet, trap, and sporting clays. These involve shooting clay disks, known as clay pigeons, thrown in various ways.
Here's a great opportunity to own a Used but Excellent Condition Ruger Red Label Shotgun. We have 2 for Sale. One is a 30" and the other is a 26" Over & Under 12 Gauge. These two are in stock and ready for a new home.
1. Ruger Red Label 30" 12 Gauge: $1799...
Here at Adaptive Firing Solutions, we are having a Memorial Day Celebration through the rest of the month of May! We are giving a 5% discount on ALL NEW Firearms or Silencers in Store/Stock on hand ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST through May 31, 2023!!! Please call, text, email or use the Calendy link...
Hello all,
I am selling off my two Mossberg 590 12 gauge shotguns. I got them used a while ago and have had them riding around in vehicles but have since taken them out and I really don't have a use for them anymore. They show signs of use externally, but the internals show they have had very...
Or they drive cars into school buses and crowds of kids waiting for school buses?
Will they want to ban handguns too? Shotguns?
Doubt they will want to ban cars and ride horses instead. Strange how when people drive drunk and kill someone or use a car as a weapon, no one is calling for a ban...
Believe I understand the federal rule but wasn’t sure if there were WA specifics and wasn’t finding any answers on Google.
If a semi auto shotgun with a 18.5” barrel has a non-collapsible/telescoping stock it is legal to have a vertical foregrip, correct?
Believe I understand the federal rule but wasn’t sure if there were WA specifics and wasn’t finding any answers on Google.
If a semi auto shotgun with a 18.5” barrel has a non-collapsible/telescoping stock it is legal to have a vertical foregrip, correct?
Put a couple of these away as I played with the platform. I ended up wed to the VR80 so these have to go.
Both new in box with the factory chokes and mags.
$450 each or $800 for both. I will drop them at your choice of FFL (reasonable driving distance from Portland Metro area), you cover...
For sale or trade are the following Remington pump action shotguns,
Remington model 10-Sold
Remington model 29- Sold
Remington model 31-$550
Worst I can say is no on trades.
If you have had success running chamber adapters in a pump action shotgun, how did you make it work?
I bought a cheap turkish made 12ga pump action shotgun and would like to set it up as a dedicated chamber adapter shotgun. My thought is to modify the extractor so it will no longer extract a...
Weird fallout of brace rule. Shotguns are outside the rule but when they reclassified braces they said that supersedes all previous rulings and that if you have an aow or firearm shotgun with a brace it is an sbs as of 1-31-2023. Weird gotcha that popel should be aware of. This came up...
Everything is brand new. All are radikal 12g. Not interested in trades. Willing to ship on buyers dime. Can meet near Portland Airport for Oregon buyers.
Info and prices are in the picture. All come with the boxes and everything included in them.
T20RDD 20 rnd drum for Turkish 1919 mag fed 12 gauge shotguns UPC: 723551440001
Brand new in box
$75, F2F SE Portland
Fits turkish guns with the 1919 mag.
for a general idea, This drum magazine is made to fit all of your standard AR style shotguns from major importers like Panzer Arms BP12...
looking for old shotguns and rifles, preferably broken or non-working, curios,
bottom dollar paid(joking)
dont send a firearm off for destruction at a buy back, I will pay. they will never see use again after Im done
I have a few projects that I require a few rifles and shotguns for.
let me...
1. Mossburg 935 magnum 12G semi-auto shotgun, vent rib bbl, fiber optic adjustable sights with both turkey choke and Poly choke with 6 shell side saddle.
2. CZ Redhead Huglu 28G over/under shotgun, Dbl vent ribbed with fiber optic sight and complete choke set. full ammo can of shells. very...
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-targets-hunters-with-gun-bill-changes-that-assault-canadian-heritage
Anything semi auto is being banned, and some bolt actions etc:
https://firearmrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/the-list.pdf
I am thinning the herd a bit to focus on other hobbies. The following firearms are for sale locally. Transfer at South Sound Guns in Olympia for modern guns or non-C&R FFL holders. C&R Firearms to other C&R holder can negotiate meeting from Tacoma to Olympia. Cash only as the electronic methods...
I am interested in picking up an inexpensive shotgun and familiarizing myself with it. Possibly I would use it for hunting sometime in the future, and occasionally to shoot clays. I see some affordable single shot shotguns that have a fixed full choke. Is it true that steel shot is usually...
The Cadillac of shotguns!!
I understand the rules of the forum were designed in such a way to keep listing for items being offered for sale here would be "USER FRIENDLY"!
I also agree with them up to a point.
However, there are times it seems a user might have been given the wrong information...