I have a stock Mossberg 500 12ga 20" barrel 7+1 Cruiser. It is perfect for close combat within the confines of my house as designed. Total cost $265.00 plus $15 FFL fee. I have one mod, the barrel has been ported to reduce barrel rise and recoil. Can't see any reduction in recoil. I practice at least two weekends per month with target and HD ammo.
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Don't sell an 18" barrel short with the right choke and ammo it will reach out almost as far as any shotgun.
Barrel length has nothing to do with how far shotgun pattern will work.
^^^yep, called swing dynamics or Moment of Inertia. Short barrels and/or very light shotguns (like some of the 5.5# 28s) tend to swing fast, but also stop just as fast. Your ammo selection and choke selection will make the difference as to how tight the pattern is and how far it will hold that pattern.
As an engineering student you're speaking my language! Makes sense I figure it must be a combination of that MOI and possibly longer "sight radius" so better precision long range. Even though you really just point and shoot I suppose that longer barrel helps your subconscious project where that shot is headed.
Wouldn't hanging a mag extension and WML off the end of it counter the altered swing dynamic?
A legit reason for going all Tommy Tactical..
And an 870 is like an extension of my body. But a Model 12 is, too. You just flick your big-head safety on your 870 off with the inside of the trigger finger as the finger enters the trigger guard. What? You don't have a big-head safety on your 870? Why not?One thing that seems obvious is know your gun and practice all the time. I regularly shoot a model 12. It's like an extension of my body. When hunting, I see a bird or what have you, and the gun swings up, safety comes of and trigger pulled in one motion. When I use my "tactical" 870, I find myself failing to get the safety off because it's in a different (in my opinion ill-advised) position. Clearly I don't shoot that gun nearly enough.
You just flick your big-head safety on your 870 off with the inside of the trigger finger as the finger enters the trigger guard. What? You don't have a big-head safety on your 870?
Interesting discussion on the Rem 870. I went to Rem's website and they have something like 30 models to choose from.
I have a Benellli M4 and love it. It's my #1 go-to home defense firearm. Lately though I can't make out open sights without wearing special prescription shooting glasses. I'm not a combat experienced veteran or police officer however I'm assuming that there won't be time to fetch my glasses when/if the need arises as in "Excuse me Mr. home invader please wait until I get my glasses...".
Night time is also a problem. How do I see without IR or a flashlight which could also be problematic? I do have a laser and a flashlight attached on the M4's magazine tube.
To address this I've recently outfitted my #2 home defense firearm, a SIG P220 .45 acp with a Trijicon RMO6 for the above reasons and I now shoot pretty fast & well with it. The RM06 is just awesome IMHO. I can see at all light levels and I'm WAY more accurate than I ever was with open sights. Picture here: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ooting-autoloader.841213/page-2#post-10924779
I'm going to have to do something. So to the question... given what I've said what do you all think about me adding a Scalarworks RMO6 bundle to my beloved M4? I've also considered Tritium inserts for the sights which would be cheaper but wouldn't help with eye focus. Do both?
REF: https://scalarworks.com/shop/optic-mounts/sync-trijicon-rmr-mount/