toivo
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IMO, there's a difference between a home-defense shotgun and a combat shotgun. Unless your home is under attack by a half-dozen commandos, you probably don't need a heat shield on your shotgun.
Yes, shotgun barrels do heat up with repeated firing and can burn you. But in normal firing, you don't come in contact with the barrel. It's only if you start running, jumping, and using the shotgun as a bayonet platform or a pugil stick that you might need a heat shield.
OTOH, if it's a good fit on the gun--stable, no sharp edges, etc.--what's the harm in it? Better to have and not need, etc.
Yes, shotgun barrels do heat up with repeated firing and can burn you. But in normal firing, you don't come in contact with the barrel. It's only if you start running, jumping, and using the shotgun as a bayonet platform or a pugil stick that you might need a heat shield.
OTOH, if it's a good fit on the gun--stable, no sharp edges, etc.--what's the harm in it? Better to have and not need, etc.