KarateHottie93
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The fact that shotguns remain so unpopular just blows my mind. I’ve always felt like nothing beats a good shotgun. Even in that whole SHTF type scenario you always hear about, I'm pretty sure I'd grab my TS12 for my long gun and my TRR8 for my handgun. With the right slugs and choke, your typical smooth bore shotgun can shoot accurately a lot further than most people would probably think, but I know I'm preaching to the choir.
I just don't get what it is that made them less popular these days. There's plenty of tactical looking options. There's tons of unreliable junk, but there's also plenty of cheap options that are very reliable from my experience. I've had bad luck with Turkish Saiga clone bullpups but I've had very good luck with Turkish AR12 bullpups. Those look great and can typically be had for $400 or less. My TS12 hasn't been as reliable as my BTS12 with low brass or magnums but as far as 2.75 buckshot (#4 and up) goes, it's never had a single failure. Hopefully it runs everything reliably once it's broken in more. Where it wins hands down though is that construction feels substantially more robust, it's tube fed and has gates on each side, and capacity is much greater when you count all three magazines. Of course you can get larger capacity box magazines and drums for the other platforms but they're much more bulky. Most importantly though, it's one of the most unique looking and operating firearms on the planet, and while over $1,000, it's much cheaper than almost any bullpup rifle on this planet. It's even cheaper than a lot of basic 556 AR's from reputable manufacturers. Yet when I talk to any local FFL'S that carry them, "they don't move". Mine had been sitting there for well over a year before I won it at auction at reserve price. It's the cool OD green version too. They're always listing the ones they still have left and nobody ever bids on them.
I have rifles and love rifles. There's no disputing the capability of even just your typical 556. 00 buck is no slouch either though. There's room for both, which is why I'm sure everybody here has multiples of both.
Anyways, why are shotguns so unloved by the average gun buyer these days, and do you think they'll ever be as popular as salt rifles again?
I just don't get what it is that made them less popular these days. There's plenty of tactical looking options. There's tons of unreliable junk, but there's also plenty of cheap options that are very reliable from my experience. I've had bad luck with Turkish Saiga clone bullpups but I've had very good luck with Turkish AR12 bullpups. Those look great and can typically be had for $400 or less. My TS12 hasn't been as reliable as my BTS12 with low brass or magnums but as far as 2.75 buckshot (#4 and up) goes, it's never had a single failure. Hopefully it runs everything reliably once it's broken in more. Where it wins hands down though is that construction feels substantially more robust, it's tube fed and has gates on each side, and capacity is much greater when you count all three magazines. Of course you can get larger capacity box magazines and drums for the other platforms but they're much more bulky. Most importantly though, it's one of the most unique looking and operating firearms on the planet, and while over $1,000, it's much cheaper than almost any bullpup rifle on this planet. It's even cheaper than a lot of basic 556 AR's from reputable manufacturers. Yet when I talk to any local FFL'S that carry them, "they don't move". Mine had been sitting there for well over a year before I won it at auction at reserve price. It's the cool OD green version too. They're always listing the ones they still have left and nobody ever bids on them.
I have rifles and love rifles. There's no disputing the capability of even just your typical 556. 00 buck is no slouch either though. There's room for both, which is why I'm sure everybody here has multiples of both.
Anyways, why are shotguns so unloved by the average gun buyer these days, and do you think they'll ever be as popular as salt rifles again?