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Lets see your Fighting Shotguns

Biggfoot44 said:
Intended for a rifled tube for slug use , * to me * , it's ideal for a buckshot speciality tube , for tight patterns . Yeah , l like tight Buckshot patterns , even for close in .
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Me too. When it comes to shotgun projectiles, the more contained I can keep them, the better. Maybe that defeats the purpose of a shotgun to some, but to me, it reduces one of their liabilities.
 
Don't have a real "Fighting" shotgun, but do own an early model 37 Ithaca 'Featherlight'. I'll claim it as a 'fighter' since they were used as 'trench guns' during the big war. I keep it hanging on two big nails over the bedroom door. My thinking is that she might still get me, but she'll wake me up just beforehand by dragging the chair across the floor to reach it.
Yeh, yeh, I'm only kidding! ;)(y)
 
Several years ago I had a gunsmith shorten and port an 870 and while he was at it I had him thread the barrel to accept Winchoke instead of Remington's chokes. I added a breacher mainly for visual effect but side saddle does come in handy with #4 and 00 buck at the ready. Was going to add an extended mag tube but never got around to it.

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jumpinjoe said:
Don't have a real "Fighting" shotgun, but do own an early model 37 Ithaca 'Featherlight'. I'll claim it as a 'fighter' since they were used as 'trench guns' during the big war. I keep it hanging on two big nails over the bedroom door. My thinking is that she might still get me, but she'll wake me up just beforehand by dragging the chair across the floor to reach it.
Yeh, yeh, I'm only kidding! ;)(y)
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I’ve always said if my wife gets my pistol, I’m running away in a straight line so I dont get hit. 🤣🤣🤠
 
ex13F said:
Several years ago I had a gunsmith shorten and port an 870 and while he was at it I had him thread the barrel to accept Winchoke instead of Remington's chokes. I added a breacher mainly for visual effect but side saddle does come in handy with #4 and 00 buck at the ready. Was going to add an extended mag tube but never got around to it.

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When you say you had a gunsmith “shorten and port” this shotgun, what do you mean by “port”?
 
BarryinIN said:
When you say you had a gunsmith “shorten and port” this shotgun, what do you mean by “port”?
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Courtesy of Wikipedia, your welcome.

A ported barrel is a type of firearm barrel that has holes or ports near the muzzle, designed to redirect propellant gases upward to reduce muzzle rise and improve control during shooting. This modification can enhance shooting performance by allowing for quicker follow-up shots and better accuracy.

A shortened barrel refers to a firearm barrel that has been cut down to a shorter length, typically for easier handling and maneuverability.
 
ex13F said:
Courtesy of Wikipedia, your welcome.

A ported barrel is a type of firearm barrel that has holes or ports near the muzzle, designed to redirect propellant gases upward to reduce muzzle rise and improve control during shooting. This modification can enhance shooting performance by allowing for quicker follow-up shots and better accuracy.

A shortened barrel refers to a firearm barrel that has been cut down to a shorter length, typically for easier handling and maneuverability.
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Oh crap. I knew that. I don’t know where my head was.
I was trying to make it a big deal, opening up the loading port for smoother speed loading, but it didn’t look modified.

But what about my welcome?
 
Biggfoot44 said:
The whole " Pattern Spread , means l only have to point shotgun sort of in the general direction BG " thing , is 99.5% misguided wishful thinking .
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I hate that old myth. The “don’t need to aim a shotgun” myth. Alley sweeper, room clearer, and other such nonsense.
I wouldn’t want such a gun/load combination anyway.

For a while, I was hearing a “rule of thumb” of 1 inch of spread per yard. This might be a little closer, but is still way off in most cases. I wonder if people who say such things have ever put their gun/load to paper to see what it does. They must rely on so-called common knowledge.

I do however sometimes wonder if my current gun/ammo combo of having the absolute tightest pattern is a little too concentrated. Having a little- and I mean a LITTLE- more spread might be useful.
But then again, while putting all eight pellets into a spread barely larger than bore size might not be the most efficient use of them, even a 4” spread for the longest shot inside my house would be more spread than I’d prefer.

Maybe I think about such minutiae too much, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
 
BarryinIN said:
I hate that old myth. The “don’t need to aim a shotgun” myth. Alley sweeper, room clearer, and other such nonsense.
I wouldn’t want such a gun/load combination anyway.

For a while, I was hearing a “rule of thumb” of 1 inch of spread per yard. This might be a little closer, but is still way off in most cases. I wonder if people who say such things have ever put their gun/load to paper to see what it does. They must rely on so-called common knowledge.

I do however sometimes wonder if my current gun/ammo combo of having the absolute tightest pattern is a little too concentrated. Having a little- and I mean a LITTLE- more spread might be useful.
But then again, while putting all eight pellets into a spread barely larger than bore size might not be the most efficient use of them, even a 4” spread for the longest shot inside my house would be more spread than I’d prefer.

Maybe I think about such minutiae too much, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You could very well break mom's fine china shooting a 12 gauge inside the house, I failed to mention my Kuna, I'm sorry, it's my bad, just an oversight, it won't happen again, I promise, the Kuna will be with me in any "end of says" scenario anyone here wants to dream up.
 
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