Originally Posted by
B Cart
In this mock scenario of yours, what do you mean by precision shot? Assuming headshot? Is this at normal real-life home defense distances or is your child somehow being held hostage by a bad guy 100+ yards away?
If you're talking about real life CQB/in-home scenarios where one might actually use a shotgun, I would feel plenty confident making a headshot with slugs from my 1301T with red dot from 5-25 yards. And i wouldn't even consider myself a big shotgun guy.
A shotgun with good slugs matched to the gun can easily shoot 1-2" groups at 25 yards (mine definitely does), and a lot of people shoot tight groups way past that. So, i'm not sure what kind of shooters you're asking, but within normal home defense distances, a fairly competent shooter should be able to "make a precision shot" with a shotgun. If they can't, it's probably a training issue.
Now, if you're planning on shooting bad guys holding hostages outside of your home at further distances, obviously there are better tools for that job. (And for the record, my go-to home defense gun is a short barrel rifle, not my 1301T. But I chose the rifle for things like quicker follow up shots and increased ammo capacity, and not because of any lack of accuracy.