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PieterCoetzee

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The category OTHER gave us the Mossberg and Remington Not A Shotgun(s). So a receiver designed to fire shotgun shells but that never had a buttstock and an overall length of 26" (but legally with a barrel less than 18")

They are kinda cool for the "I want a sawed off but I dont want to do the NFA crap" crowd. I'll admit I like them; but they have their limits. Having an overall length of 26" is still kinda big and officially they are not supposed to be concealed.

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Think of them as a Battle Axe. While certainly not for everyone, they can be devastating at bad breath range

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They can be tucked away for mostly peaceful protests and urban troubles

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One option with the OTHER guns is a brace can be added to make a useful short package with a 5 round capacity.
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Adding a brace makes them a bit more useful to the less than Berserker crowd by spreading the recoil

I have used many SGs of this type and personally favor those in 20 Gauge. While there are less "combat" loads available, I find #2 BUCK or even BB to be effective at in close distances. I like the lighter weight and yes the lighter recoil; but mostly I like the way the smaller guns swing

Today a No Tax Short Barreled shotgun can be lots smaller. Of course the negatives of shortening a pump action is cutting the magazine capacity so its a pro/con issue. If youre satisfied with only a couple rounds, a SxS or O/U can be much shorter
 
They all started with the US Marshalls wanting a gun for close in witness protection, and thus the "WITSEC Shotgun" was born
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For along while they were produced from cut down full size shotguns making them NFA items. Scattergun Technologies was something of a leader in the field, then they were bought by Wilson Combat and seemed to fade away. Thankfully the OTHER category allowed then to be produced as NON NFA items

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Belt Fed said:
Nope,I really don't like those eardrum busters. lol now if it held a SMG then yeah.
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Its been my experience they are no louder than most other, and certainly quieter than a 556 rifle

More importantly at the range youll be wearing ear protection and in combat auditory exclusion will handle most of the noise

BUT yep I like SMGs too
 
I like it! I had a Mossberg 500 Marine JIC 12 gauge with a pistol grip. Shooting high brass put the hurt on my arthritic 1st thumb joint. Birdshead is definitely the way to go. And the thing about bad-breath range? BB at 50ft will dissuade anyone. :)
 
Dobbinsky said:
I like it! I had a Mossberg 500 Marine JIC 12 gauge with a pistol grip. Shooting high brass put the hurt on my arthritic 1st thumb joint. Birdshead is definitely the way to go. And the thing about bad-breath range? BB at 50ft will dissuade anyone. :)
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Yep I cant argue in favor of the traditional (90 degree) pistol grip on a gun like this. I have fired one of the Serbu Shorties, they look cool but damn do you feel the recoil. Replacing it with a Birds Head changed the feel completely. The negative to the Birds Head grip VS a traditional (90 deg) grip is that the Birds Head grip adds length

The Shockwave Technologies Birds Head grip on the Remington Tac 14 and Mossberg "Other" were made an inch or so longer than the original Remington Birds Head grip in order to make the guns meet the 26" OAL required for the OTHER category

The Birds Head changes the felt recoil from the shooters palm/wrist (regular grip) to the arms/elbows which allows a shock absorber action
 
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