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shot gun
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shotshell, which usually discharges numerous small pellet-like spherical sub-projectiles called shot, or sometimes a single solid projectile called a slug. Shotguns are most commonly smoothbore firearms, meaning that their gun barrels have no rifling on the inner wall, but rifled barrels for shooting slugs (slug barrels) are also available.
Shotguns come in a wide variety of calibers and gauges ranging from 5.5 mm (.22 inch) to up to 5 cm (2.0 in), though the 12-gauge (18.53 mm or 0.729 in) and 20-gauge (15.63 mm or 0.615 in) bores are by far the most common. Almost all are breechloading, and can be single-barreled, double-barreled or in the form of combination guns. Like rifles, shotguns also come in a range of different action types, both single-shot and repeating. For non-repeating designs, over-and-under break action shotguns are by far the most common variant. Although revolving shotguns did exist, most modern repeating shotguns are either pump-action or semi-automatic, and also fully automatic, lever-action or bolt-action to a lesser extent.
Preceding smoothbore firearms (such as the musket) were widely used by armies in the 18th century. The muzzleloading blunderbuss, the direct ancestor of the shotgun, was also used in similar roles from self-defense to riot control. Shotguns were often favored by cavalry troops in the early to mid-19th century because of its ease of use and generally good effectiveness on the move, as well as by coachmen for its substantial power. But by the late 19th century, these weapons became largely replaced on the battlefield by breechloading rifled firearms shooting spin-stabilized cylindro-conoidal bullets, which were far more accurate with longer effective ranges. The military value of shotguns was rediscovered in the First World War, when American forces used the pump-action Winchester Model 1897s in trench fighting to great effect. Since then, shotguns have been used in a variety of close-quarter roles in civilian, law enforcement and military applications.
The smoothbore shotgun barrel generates less resistance and thus allows greater propellant loads for heavier projectiles without as much risk of overpressure or a squib load, and are also easier to clean. The shot pellets from a shotshell are propelled indirectly through a wadding inside the shell and scatter upon leaving the barrel, which is usually choked at the muzzle end to control the projectile scatter. This means each shotgun discharge will produce a cluster of impact points instead of a single point of impact like other firearms. Having multiple projectiles also means the muzzle energy is divided among the pellets, leaving each individual projectile with less penetrative kinetic energy. The lack of spin stabilization and the generally suboptimal aerodynamic shape of the shot pellets also make them less accurate and decelerate quite quickly in flight due to drag, giving shotguns short effective ranges. In a hunting context, this makes shotguns useful primarily for hunting fast-flying birds and other agile small/medium-sized game without risking overpenetration and stray shots to distant bystander and objects. However, in a military or law enforcement context, the high short-range blunt knockback force and large number of projectiles makes the shotgun useful as a door breaching tool, a crowd control or close-quarters 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, which involve flying clay disks, known as "clay pigeons", thrown in various ways by a dedicated launching device called a "trap".
100 round boxes of 20 gauge Winchester AA Super Sport Sporting Clays 2 3/4 inch 1300 FPS 7/8 OZ 3 DR. EQ. 7 1/2 Shot.
Winchester AA shotgun shells are the best top of the line shells money can buy
$60 per box of 100 I have 5 available
Will meet up in a local public place near Wilsonville
Thanks
Great condition Remington 870 Express Tactical 12 gauge pump shotgun, features an 18.5" barrel with ghost ring sights, a picatinny rail on top of the receiver for mounting a red dot, and it has an extended magazine tube that gives it a 7+1 capacity for 2 3/4" shells. The gun comes with an open...
I've decided to sell off some extra Winchester 209 shotshell primers.
Cash or trade for a Sig Romeo 5 (both mounts), 7.62 Nagant ammo, maybe .38 special ammo.
Hit me up with a PM if interested.
Local FTF, no shipping.
If this ad is up. its still for sale.
Thanks for checking out my ad.
Hello All,
I'm looking for a Komrad Tactical shotgun new or used. I'm in the Beaverton area but willing to travel.
Feel free to pm me if you have one.
Thanks!
Found these mixed in with a box of ammo I acquired and don’t have a needed for them.
if you are close and want to pick them up they are yours. Top of the hill Oregon City.
Comes with softshell case, ammo available
The Baikal MK18 is the right choice for a newcomer to the shotgun. Simple and reliable due to its break action design, the MK18 is often referred to as a true workhorse in the shotgun world. This single barrel shotgun is known worldwide for its...
I've got an older jc Higgins model 583.16 that I really have no use or ties to. Got it a while ago as an extra through a trade and haven't done anything with it. It's in Poor to moderate condition. No shipping, buyer pays transfer fee. Price is OBO. Open to trades, worst I'll say is no. Will...
1. The serial number, 27XXX
2. Unknown
3. “Epreuve Ordinaire” = Ordinary proof @ 1000 kilos pressure per square centimeter. St. Etienne is the city where the proof house is located.
4. Likely the bore or the choke diameter in metric measure. 18.2 mm = 0.716 inches.
5. means that the barrels are...
Beretta A300 outlander
12g 28” barrel 3”
Great gun, it’s killed lots of birds
Shoots flawlessly, eats everything you feed it. Thinning the heard.
Comes 3 beretta chokes
$600 buyer pays FFL
In the market for a Remington 870 with a 18-20" barrel, would like to trade some items plus cash for one. I'm also willing to sell anything listed.
listed are things I'm willing to trade/sell:
Trijicon MRO green dot with low mount
primary arms cyclops 1x prism
sig romeo 5x red dot
p80 g17...
I am currently working on customizing my ata shotgun for 3 gun and am in search of any spare parts anyone may have, please let me know, seems to be compatable with most benelli/stoeger parts. also looking for a doner barrel for the magazine tube lug, barrel can be trash so long as the mag tube...
I have an IZHMASH Saiga 12ga Shotgun and Redjacket Firearms 12ga suppressor. Includes 3 10rd Promags and 1 5rd Mag. Asking $2500 for the package.
suppressor is currently on a form 3, so it’s ready to ship to your FFL/SOT dealer or if you are an OR resident it’s ready for your form 4. If you...
New in the box 14inches long universal mount will fit most shotguns $30 each or $50 for both or trade for 36cal black powder shooting supply's 3607734083
I have a Stoeger M3500 for sale. 12gauge. 28” barrel. Price is $550. Buyer pays transfer. Practically brand new. Bought it, didn’t meet my expectations. My lost, your gain. Original box available.
For sale is a 250 round case of SAGA 00 Buck. I bought this in anticipation of getting a defensive shotgun but it hasn't happened yet, so I'm putting this up for sale. I bought this a month ago so it's new manufacture ammo and it's been kept stored in a climate controlled environment.
$225 or I...
Just bought this, and I'm putting it up for trade (as is my custom) just to see what's out there. NOT looking to sell.
This shotgun is a beast. I was using target load in it and it fed consistently while magdumping. Very fun shotgun, and the recoil is significantly diminished by the bullpup...
Looking to trade 1000 rounds 9 mm (2 x 500 rd sealed packs)for a defender/security type 12 gauge pump shot gun.
Thinking along the lines of a Maverick 88, Mossberg 500 or Winchester 1200, 1300 or SXP.
Winchester might be a stretch but if you have an extra shot gun and you'd rather have 9 mm...