slam fire?

[rhino1957]

does anyone slam fire with their old shotguns?

 

[Messenger Guard]

If you mean holding the trigger back and shucking, yes I have done it for <deleted>and giggles.

 

[Leicadave]

Slam Firing a Stevens 520

My 520's slam fire nicely. Once got a duck on the second shot due to this. They were made about 80 years ago so the sear lock wasn't there...and still are used for hunting today.

 

[foghornl]

I don't own one capable of that, but I have shot a few..one was a VERY OLD Ithaca.

Not particularly accurate on that second shot, at least for me.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Slam fired a few here and there. Good for show, not for results.

 

[xm21]

Herb Parsons got good results using the slam fire feature on his Model 12 when shooting multiple hand thrown clays,in fact that feature plus the added ammo capacity of the Model 12, along with his skill,made him the top exhibition shooter of his day.

I don't shoot my 1942 Ithaca 37 like that very often because I can hit what I'm aiming at better by using the trigger for each shot when the targets are flying clays or birds.Using light loads on stationary targets you can sure put a lot of little holes in a target quickly using the slamfire feature though.

 

[JNewell]

There's a huuuuuuge difference between Herb Parsons doing that and anyone here (speaking for myself, anyway) doing that.

 

[KosmicKrunch]

My Ithica Model 37 was designed for it and does it well.

 

[22lr]

Its a blast. Your shooting next to someone with a uber-expensive tacti-cool 12ga blazing away. Then I pull out a old shotgun that I paid $50 for and unleash 5 shots before he gets his third off. Who cares if its not all that accurate, its funner than all heck.

 

[Zoogster]

I have found it interesting before. Not very good for shooting small moving targets, something the shotgun typically excels at.
Although with practice it may be a skill that could be developed with increased accuracy.



Can anyone compile a partial list of shotgun models that can safely slamfire?
I add "safe" because I would consider it unsafe if any models would allow the hammer to fall before the action is closed.
Past and currently manufactured?

It is rarely information provided on a particular model by a manufacturer.

 

[rmorgan]

have 6 or 8 Ithaca 37's and they all will fire this way. Not much fun, but once I was able to not go for a real piggy back ride when a large (400+ lb.) hog was underfoot before I could turn around for an aimed shot. All three 00 buckshot loads were somewhat on target. Hard to miss something that big at about 6 feet.

Good enough that day.

 

[30mag]

Never done it or tried to do it.
I didn't even think about it being possible. I always thought that was just an airsoft gun thing.

 

[Red Cent]

The Winchester M1897

 

[arizona98tj]

Stevens 820B (Savage)

 

[Justin]

Tried it with an old Ithica once upon a time.

Seemed like a good way to aerate the lawn.

 

[ruddy]

Add the Winchester Model 12 to the list.

 

[longhair75]

The High Standard Sport King Riot Shotgun can be added to the list also