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Probably more compact and easier to carry than a long gun so convenience could have played a role in its development I guess.
Self Defense.
This thread kinda died, huh? Let's see if we can get it going again, lol.
If a guy wasn't a gun nut, but wanted to keep a very few around for emergencies...Say, three for instance...Which three guns would make up an effective 3 gun battery, in your mind? Only three, but would cover all needs.
My first thought would be, pistol-rifle-shotgun. The pistol for walk around self defense, the SG would cover household defense plus hunting for food, and a rifle for both (big game) hunting and self defense of ones property, or last resort anti-tyranny...I think, lol.
Personally, I'm not a big SG guy. I know that SG's are very versatile depending on which ammo you feed it, but the range is so limited that (in my mind) it becomes largely useless in the out of doors...
So my own 3 gun battery would be one handgun, two rifles. A versatile handgun, (prolly a convertible model), a small caliber rifle (prolly a 223), and a big-bore rifle. That would cover all bases.
Do you use a suppressor?I'm a subsonic guy, and load my own subsonic ammo, to go along with night vision hunting.
Quiet, unseen.
Anybody hunt pigs?
JLB
I like all three platforms, so I would go pistol, rifle, shotgun. Handgun for walking-around insurance, probably a SIG 9mm. Rifle for serious stuff, has to be a Mini-14. Mossberg 500 for the shottie; sometimes I think a powerful but range-limited weapon is useful, like for close-range self-defense but wanting to mimimize collateral damage.
If I could have more, I'd add a revolver, in case I need to arm someone with something less-complicated than a semi-auto. Also a bolt-action deer rifle, good for hunting as well as sniping.
I'm a subsonic guy, and load my own subsonic ammo, to go along with night vision hunting.
Quiet, unseen.
Anybody hunt pigs?
JLB
I've never hunted pigs. It sure sounds fun. Hunting them at night with subsonics and NV sounds...super cool.
Do you use a suppressor?
I do if it ends in 2567
Preach it, Brother! Yes, indeed, I have patterned shotguns, and you are right, they need to be aimed like any other projectile weapon. The advantage of SGs for self-defense is limiting long-range collateral damage, has nothing to do with relieving the shooter of the necessity to aim at short ranges (just acts like a slug under about 20 yards, like you said). Also the "stopping power" (however you define that elusive quality).I like how you think, that would cover it all. I think the SG is a devastating inside the house gun, but have you ever actually patterned a SG? it isn't nothing like how people say it is. (Don't need to aim, it'll spread and get em anyway...LOL) That is the biggest bunch of bunk that I've ever heard in my life. Bird shot may be good to minimize collateral damage, but there isn't enough room in most typical houses to have enough distance for the shot load to begin spreading, it'll stay together and hit them like a slug all at once. IME, it takes a good 15-20 yards for it to begin spreading. I found out real quick, that one must aim that shottie like a rifle.
Preach it, Brother! Yes, indeed, I have patterned shotguns, and you are right, they need to be aimed like any other projectile weapon. The advantage of SGs for self-defense is limiting long-range collateral damage, has nothing to do with relieving the shooter of the necessity to aim at short ranges (just acts like a slug under about 20 yards, like you said). Also the "stopping power" (however you define that elusive quality).
One of my pet peeves is the number of "urban myths" surrounding firearms, things that get repeated ad infinitum and no-one seems to check their validity. Another one: 2" snubnosed revolvers are only accurate within 10 yards (or so), the bullet isn't stabilized enough for longer distances. The bullet is spin-stabilized after the first revolution; any additional length adds only to velocity, not accuracy per se. I routinely shoot a snubnose .357 Magnum at 100 yards. It's no harder than shooting a rifle with iron sights, with the slight exception being the shorter sight radius. With its flat trajectory (due to the high velocity) I don't even need to use a holdover when sighting (unlike a 9mm at that range).
Personally, I'm not a big SG guy. I know that SG's are very versatile depending on which ammo you feed it, but the range is so limited that (in my mind) it becomes largely useless in the out of doors...