Poll: Favorite shotgun?

[blankedboy]

Jack Streat is a win.

EDIT: If you wan a real gun, then the Benelli M3 Super 90. Fuck yeah.

 

[mrdude2010]

i have a shotgun in borderlands with a 3x scope on it.... derp

 

[Koeryn]

Simple doesn't mean a lack of power. Power, when it comes to any gun, is dependent on two things: Barrel length and the load of the cartridge. If you've got a 3" barrel and a 20" barrel, both firing the exact same shell, the 20" is going to be much more powerful than the 3".

Accuracy with shotguns greatly improved with the invention of the choke, which tightens the spread of the shot.

Spoiler: Demonstrating shotgun spread

True, but a tight spread doesn't help you much if what you're aiming at wont be hit because it's in front of the right barrel and you're shooting out of the left, but I don't really feel like getting into an argument, so, for the sake of not saying something that will get me on probation or suspension, I'm just going to say that double barrel shotguns are still good and accurate, just not as accurate as newer shotguns.

If you can't remember which barrel you're firing from, you probably shouldn't be using a double barrel.

...or any firearm for that matter.

 

[Wadders]

Except that the only thing that the gun itself does as far as "accelerating the shell" is just to ignite the gunpowder and then off the shot goes down the barrel. Shotguns are smoothbore weapons so it's not like there's gonna be a whole lot more going on besides that. Sure, you'll have the choke at the end that will alter the pattern, but there isn't any voodoo that goes on with accelerating the shot. Longer barrel = more velocity = tighter spread = long doubleguns have the advantage.
The issues with the barrels being slightly offset isn't that big of a deal and easily solved with a bit of practice. It's not like it's going to send the shot flying wildly left or right (or up and down depending on what sorta side by side you've got). It'll just be offset by an inch or so.
The big difference is the fact that a modern pump action/semi-auto gun is going to have a lot more going on with recoil reduction and sustained, repeated fire. If modern pumps/semis were really that good, competition trap shooters would have switched to them by now.

I was about to launch into a similar response, but it seems you have done all the hard work yourself. Good job.

As you say, having barrels that are offset or above one another is barely, if at all, noticeable. The spread of the shot will cancel out the small distance between the end of the barrels anyway. Not sure about slugs though as I've never fired them but I get the impression they are mainly used in single barrel guns, so it makes no difference.

As far as accuracy goes, chokes can have a pretty severe effect. The difference between shooting clays with 1/2 choke and then 3/4 or full choke is pretty noticeable in my view. Or maybe it's just me being a poor shot and relying on wide chokes to hit stuff

my personal shotgun, with rifled slugs




Stoeger 12 ga. coach gun

Nice, but as a traditionalist, it pains me to see black furniture and chrome barrels on a double barrel shotgun

Ahh who am I kidding, it looks great

OT my favourite shotgun in games and films and so on would probably be the Benelli M4, better known as the M1014.

However, my fave shotgun that I've actually used is my own Bettinsoli Over and Under 12 Bore.

Spoiler

I also loved the Old Winchester 101 that I had.

Spoiler

 

[Mr. Vrevich]

AA12. It kicked vast amounts of butt in Max Payne 2.

Wrong. It's the Striker your thinking of for Max Payne 2.

For me R-870 cause its the only one I can honestly say I'm really familiar with. And I mean really familiar with ;P

My bad. I got confused 'cause they kinda look-alike.