Good, more for those that do.
Says you. Try picking off some dove passing overhead...or maybe going up against that coastal grizz when you are salmon fishing...plenty of whitetail country that does not allow for 5.56 or any rifle for that matter, yet plenty fall to the shotgun - year in and year out.
[QUOTE=Harv;853678]Too many folks (Paiting with a broad brush here aren't ya?) attach a misplaced devotion to a gun that has a lot of recoil (Recoil can be managed with proper training.), limited ammo capacity(On a properly set up shotgun, capacity is the same as many 1911s.), heavy (Often times no more than an AR and many times, much less.),bulky ammo with limited range(I'll give you that. But if you are going into rifle country, take a rifle - I don't see anyone arguing that the shotgun replaces the rifle at all times.) and a very cumbersome (Hardly.)and easy to fumble reloading process. (Perhaps a bit, but not a show stopper.)
Rock on. Neither do I nor do I suspect do many others here.
Perhaps for some departments...but I think the overiding factor was primarily tradition and cost. Really now...if they were thinking liability, the last thing a tool bean counter would want to do is put a shotgun in a neophyte's hands. Most modern police departments now have much more leeway to configure their weapon set for the mission they see themselves encountering more often than not.
I'll give you that one too. However, training can fix that, and for those that do carry the SG either because they want to or are forced too should ensure that they receive the initial training along with recurrent training. One can not blame the weapon for the failure of the shooter to obtain skill. Kinda goes back to the indian and the arrow principle.
For you. And that is important to remember in this discussion.
Bookmarks