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On Thu, 29 May 2008 17:38:01 -0600, "Whizbang McGurk"
wrote: "Richard Casady" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:44:21 -0700, "Whizbang McGurk" wrote: What are you going to use the gun for? Recreation? 12 ga shotgun Hunting? 12 ga shotgun Utility? 12 ga shotgun Killing people? 12 ga shotgun. Any questions? Casady 12 ga shotgun is very limited in range and due to the shell size, limited in firepower and very limited in accuracy. The 12 ga finds limited use. I have a shotgun suitable for skeet, birds from quail to geese, deer, and people. They put one in every cop car instead of an automatic weapon, because they lack sufficient firepower? In Iowa shotguns are required for deer, and special slug barrels will group four inches at 100 yards.The most popular deer rifle will most often do little better.I don't call that seriously limited in accuracy. Anything over that range with a rifle calls for a nice steady support for the rifle, something unavailable at .sea. As for. firepower, nothing is deadlier at close range, and 8 shots is generally enough. If you think you can hit anything at even 100 yards with a rifle from a moving boat, you are probably deluded. A shotgun is powerful enough for lion at close range. Is that what you mean by lacking in firepower. One expert can put a pound of lead in the air in less than two seconds with a pump gun. He can shuck it faster than most autos cycle. The guy can break 8 clay targets hand thrown together, in less a second. Satterwhite is his name. The job calls for a fifty cal mg, actually. Hose the outboard on the pirate boat instead of just killing them all. Let those surviving the gunfire paddle two hundred miles to shore. Their boat is probably unsinkable although you might set it on fire. Be nice to make them swim a hundred miles or more. Toss them a gallon jug of water so they can fight over it. Then leave. If you call the cops maybe they will just do time. Casady |