Brick said:
Hello yall,
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shotgun isn't very suited to extreme close range.
Boggle. The shotgun is EXTREMELY suited to close range work, well, unless you've got a goose gun length barrel.
Short barreled shoulder weapons are extremely effective close range weapons. Might as well put the most effective rounds in the gun
Your list
+ Lower recoil than most longer-range rifles and higher-powered shotguns
(except .223 recoils pretty lightly, by the time you have enough training to be proficient with a full auto subgun, you would have tamed the recoil of a .223 as well)
+ Chambered in 9mm, they can eat one of the more common rounds on the planet
(this also applies to pistols. but lets take it one step farther. Most common round = .22LR, so is a single shot bolt action rifle a good self defense weapon?)
+ Are capable of very good noise and flash suppression (ya know it 'twas comin', the MP5SD, STEN Mark 2 SD for example)
(a supressed gun would be nice, don't bother with muffs, but really, how does a supressor increase the home defense capabiliites of a weapon?)
+ Very compact and capable for most scenarios, fit well between close range and intermediate range
(lots of more capable weapons also fit well between close range and intermediate range)
+ Most are capable of feeding JHP, JSP, Glasers, FMJs as appropiate
(all of which are less effective than 12guage slugs, or fmjs from a rifle)
What's not to like? Full auto or bust SMGs are harder to master than a pistol, but deliver the same potentcy of blow. a semi-auto 'carbine' is nice, easier to shoot accurately than a pistol, but again delivers the same low potency blow, when an intermediate rifle round would be equally accurate, easy, and compact, but more potent.