My primary home defense long gun is not tacticool or sexy at all, but it will get the job done.
Staring down a double barrel is intimidating too don't you think? ;-)
The statement that the only reason LE used shotguns is that they were cheaper may be one man's opinion - but it's not based in real world experience
The shotgun is not dead with those who understand. It is dying with the Tact-fool crowd and the Tacti-cool Delta Farce Elite Ninja bunch. And of course with the Girly Men that Arnold warned us about.
As for me. A weapon that was so deadly and destructive when deployed in the trenches of WW I that it was banned for use in future wars, is the gun I want in my hands when someone is trying to kill me in close quarters. There is little to no risk of me facing a threat at yardage, but if it was to come about I have my trusty M1A and not some varmint gun to deal with that threat.
PS: you also get bonus points for needless insulting based on gender, in addition to the absolute lack of logic, appeal to some mythical higher knowledge, and reliance on internet myths, so, kudos. Way to keep it smart and classy.
John
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J.D. of AI&P is a good ol' boy. He's also a Viet Nam veteran. He's "old school", so, please; cut him some slack. Think of him as the Trump of Shotguns: knowledgeable on the subject but perhaps a little politically incorrect. He was only posting his opinion here as we all have the freedom to do. If he has violated any forum guidelines, then, please, take it to P.M.
He is a valuable resource to shotgunners and should he take exception to being singled out in not one but two posts from a forum moderator, then dogpiled on by another forum user and leave us, it would be to our disadvantage.
The shotgun is not dead with those who understand. It is dying with the Tact-fool crowd and the Tacti-cool Delta Farce Elite Ninja bunch. And of course with the Girly Men that Arnold warned us about.
absolutely agree ,And maybe too many people exagerate this whole "high road" thing into being thin-skinned, weak-kneed little sisters.
I didn't even give AI&P's comments a 2nd glance. Sure, they were maybe a little colorful, but deserving of all this whining? No, not hardly.
Now how 'bout everybody puts their big-boy pants back on, gets over it, and moves along?
And maybe too many people exagerate this whole "high road" thing into being thin-skinned, weak-kneed little sisters.
I didn't even give AI&P's comments a 2nd glance. Sure, they were maybe a little colorful, but deserving of all this whining? No, not hardly.
Now how 'bout everybody puts their big-boy pants back on, gets over it, and moves along?
Somehow I always associated "old school" with manners.
Now how 'bout everybody puts their big-boy pants back on, gets over it, and moves along?
Sounds like a great idea, OW.Gentlemen, could we move on to the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the shotgun in the circumstances mentioned please?
Madam, I am certain my last post exactly addressed the OP.