My new shotgun w/ pics this time. - Page 2

JDaveG · 04-12-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by adambomb

Maybe for fear and intimidation, but the second you use it you'll get in jail for having a illegal firearm... though you can get a legal sawed off shotgun, but the paperwork is a lot and the process takes 180+ days.

It's not whether it is "sawed off," but the barrel length that is the key. Sub-18" barrels require Class III qualification. You can saw off your duck gun to 20" and it's perfectly legal.

FWIW.

adambomb · 04-12-2007, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JDaveG

It's not whether it is "sawed off," but the barrel length that is the key. Sub-18" barrels require Class III qualification. You can saw off your duck gun to 20" and it's perfectly legal.

FWIW.

I know this.

Bamaispriceless · 04-12-2007, 03:48 PM

Awesome gun bro. Remington 870 is an extremely reliable weapon, and one heck of a value.

adambomb · 04-12-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bamaispriceless

Awesome gun bro. Remington 870 is an extremely reliable weapon, and one heck of a value.

Thanks.

With the addition of both pistol grips it adds a new realm of control, much more than with the standtard synthetic stock and pump. Much safer now and much easier to control.

ElKarlo · 04-12-2007, 09:31 PM

Nice, can't go wrong with the tried and true 870.

Gregster · 04-13-2007, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeCheese

I’m not into guns, especially those designed for people. I am assuming that this would not be legal for hunting, am I wrong?

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Originally Posted by HomeCheese

Shows how much I know.

I thought for hunting you were only allowed a three shot capacity. Maybe that is just for California or maybe you just have to put in some sort of capacity restriction?

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Originally Posted by foobar

No. Buy cheap shotgun, saw off barrel. Voila. Best home defense weapon.

Firstly: excellent choice. The Remington 870 is a proven design and a perennial fave among armed professionals.

Local, state, and federal law varies with regards to barrel length, ammo capacity, and so on; when in doubt, check with local law enforcement. When not in doubt...check anyway. Doing your own homework doesn't hurt either; cops are not lawyers, and can sometimes be a tad ill-informed on the finer points of the law.

But so far as I know, no less than 18" minimum is above board and legal anywhere you're allowed to own a shoulder arm. But I'm not only also not a lawyer, I'm not a cop either. Just an enthusiast.

Buying a cheap shotgun and chopping the barrel down is a seriously *BAD* idea. If you confront someone and the confrontation disintegrates into a deadly-force scenario, even if you're wholly justified you'll wind up dealing with the police anyway. Having the cops show up and find you standing near a dead guy cradling a violation of the Federal Firearms Act in your hands is not good.

I also fail to see how chopping down too far helps; anyone dumb or high enough to try and bum-rush you when you have a 12-guage levelled at their chest, methinks, isn't going to be dissuaded by three inches less. And since you're neither likely to do any street-sweeping with it, it won't help either vis-a-vis getting a better spread once the buckshot leaves the tube.

If you want intimidation, Store empty (which is smart anyway). If you think you have uninvited company, open the bedroom door and quickly rack a shell in the chamber; there's no mistaking that sound, which means the same thing in any language to anyone with half a brain: that it's time tol beat feet the hell out of there, and your problems are solved with no additional risks.