Favorite Shotgun

[Raellus]

Ditto. What's your favorite shotty

[pmulcahy11b]

I think the Pancor Jackhammer is the most interesting -- it's not only automatic, you can turn the ammo cassette into an antipersonnel mine!

[Legbreaker]

The Mossberg was the one I selected. Why, because it's the only one from the list I've actually shot (although I think it was the 590).

[Targan]

H&K CAWS. What a concept.

[jimbo4795]

Favorite Shotgun that should have been

I always wanted to find a way to convert a H & K CAW into a belt-fed support weapon. Mounted on a vehicle's pintle mount, I think it would be a very good, short-range anti-ambush weapon.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

I chose Other because although I would happily pick the Pancor Jackhammer and the HK CAWS, I can't decide between the two although I lean towards the Jackhammer because you didn't need specialist ammunition for it.
While I've had some slight experience with shotguns I have no idea what it was except that it was a friend's under/over trap gun and the only other one I've used was another friend's Winchester Ranger pump-action.

[jester]

Jackahmmer! I read an article about those in the mid 80s and it was just plain cool! And the issue of rounds melting in the chamber from fast firing which the SEALS complained of using their Ithiaca M37s.

As for now with real weapons the Benneli is sweet! And one of my scouts who barely stood 5 feet tall could handle a 12 gauge well enough at the range. As for pump guns, the Remington 870 is good to go! Although I am cool with the 590 too.

And lets not forget the SPAS, it is cool! the only shotgun that can do semi auto and pump!

But for the T2K world, the SPAS! the cool factor, the high mag capacity and ease of use of assorted ammo.

[kato13]

But for the T2K world, the SPAS! the cool factor, the high mag capacity and ease of use of assorted ammo.

Not to mention that it was used by Arnold in the Terminator movie.

[jester]

Not to mention that it was used by Arnold in the Terminator movie.

Despite its use by my boss, I will not hold that against it, its not the weapons fault it was used by an inept leftist fraud.

[kato13]

Despite its use by my boss, I will not hold that against it, its not the weapons fault it was used by an inept leftist fraud.

Real life Politics aside (as they should probably be on this forum). IMO No one actor had more cool weapons in their movies than Arnold. The Long slide with laser, the M214, the Spas-12 to name just a few.

[Targan]

Despite its use by my boss, I will not hold that against it, its not the weapons fault it was used by an inept leftist fraud.

I thought Arnie is a Republican Do you have leftist Republicans I obviously still have much to learn about US politics.

Oh, and I'm happy to be educated via private message. I'm not looking to start any politically motivated flame wars here.

[Legbreaker]

...the M214....

I thought that was the M134
Same prop as was used in Predator.

[kato13]

I thought that was the M134
Same prop as was used in Predator.

Good call.

Nicknamed "Old Painless", a hand-held M134 Minigun is the main weapon of the movie carried by Blain (Jesse Ventura). It has been modded for Commando use with an M60 handguard and a rear pistol grip. The weapon was powered by an electric cable hidden in the actors pants and fired reduced power 7.62x51mm blank rounds to ease the recoil force. It is believed in real life a similar weapon was tested by US special forces in the 1970s but found impractical. Although rumored to be an XM214 'Microgun' which fires the smaller 5.56mm NATO rounds, it is the larger M134 hence the barrel cluster.

source:http://www.imfdb.org/index.phptitle=...nigun_Handheld

I have seen that in print incorrectly at least three times. Wow even my copy of "Guns Guns Guns" which I revere, got that one wrong.

[Targan]

I thought that was the M134
Same prop as was used in Predator.

I thought the weapon in Predator was the M214. It is 5.56mm. Either way a person carrying around and firing from the hip a 6-barrelled gatling gun is a pretty unlikely and crazy idea but the M-134 is 7.62 and I think that firing it without it being mounted on a vehicle or a tripod wouldn't just be unlikely, it would probably be impossible.

Perhaps we should look on the Internet Movie Firearms Database and see if it tells us

Edit: Just realised that Kato got there first. Thanks, I stand corrected.

[kato13]

I thought the weapon in Predator was the M214. It is 5.56mm. Either way a person carrying around and firing from the hip a 6-barrelled gatling gun is a pretty unlikely and crazy idea but the M-134 is 7.62 and I think that firing it without it being mounted on a vehicle or a tripod wouldn't just be unlikely, it would probably be impossible.

Perhaps we should look on the Internet Movie Firearms Database and see if it tells us

Beat you to it