Benelli M3 is another one.
Cool idea but from what I've heard it doesn't work so well in practice.
Usually? Which gun(s) are you talking about? I have never had this happen. I have seen my autoloader malfunction, but never this one. (Of course, there is no "pumping" on an autoloader.)
As for slowing your shooting down, that seems like a disadvantage, rather than an advantage. If you "spray and pray," then the problem is with the shooter, not with the gun.
I've tried a few semis and they usually malfunction when you try to load the chamber by cycling the bolt.
Is there an App for that? Maybe the new iPhone 5S will have it!All you really need is something that sounds like an 870 racking. Maybe put a recording of it on your phone?
i say i don't ever think ive short suck my 500s ever hunting, and i get buck fever bad so i dont understand this issue, i guess if anybody has a short ducking issue i guess practice moreI'm just a slob hunter type and have never short stroked any of my 500, 835, BPS or 870's. Geese or doves coming in, jumping rabbits or mowing down running deer ...................it's boom boom boom. Maybe there was a little excitement and no stress?
But, a regular LOP rig fits me well, and even better if I have something thick on.
Also, a semi auto can hose some folks when they have the ejection port near an object (like a door frame or tree). Buddy's dad did that on a deer, shooting from out of ordinary position.
Pump or semi for HD?
How'bout BOTH!
your assuming you wont miss, ya its a shotgun but, they still need aimedYes, there are pros and cons to all options. Double is shorter too - for the same barrel length as pump/auto. Only 2 shots could be seen as a little limiting, but hopefully you'd have no more than 2 perps to deal with. There are some robust and cheap doubles - Baikal comes to mind
Yes, it has been many years since I tried it (I no longer own or use a semi) but my recollection is that I have bolt closed, action decocked, load rounds into magazine. Go to load chamber by pulling back on bolt handle and at that point everything gets jammed up.
Like the man says, cheap can be effective. I'll stick with my $200 870
This is what I was thinking..... I went deer hunting with a couple of friends, and I racked my shotgun... One of the guys said you have a Mossberg don't you, and I said yes, it makes a very distinctive sound, doesn't it .....Nothing on this or any other planet makes that incredibly unique sound: the slide action on a pump shotgun. That is pure and simple psychological warfare and there ain't no bad guy who wants to hear that unmistakable sound. That's because the next sound is a very loud BOOM!!
so is a Mossberg more or less intimidating than an 870 ?