Ruger came out with this around a year or two ago. Hickock45 did an episode on them. I wonder if a 20 gauge might me more functional than a 12 gauge for this type of weapon. It has less recoil and is more manageable, but would still deliver an incredible punch at man to man range.
It needs a upper stock above the barrel.............
this would do nicely in a 410 model (that can also shoot .45’s)
Firing a 12 gauge shotgun equipped with a pistol grip is a painful proposition unlike any other, and definitely not one for the faint-of-heart.
“I wonder if a 20 gauge might me more functional than a 12 gauge for this type of weapon. It has less recoil and is more manageable, but would still deliver an incredible punch at man to man range.”
My wife and a couple of other female relatives are not capable of handling a 12 gauge. Two of them hunt birds and small game with 20’s. These are not puny gals, our nick names for them are Sturdy Women.
“I wonder if a 20 gauge might me more functional than a 12 gauge for this type of weapon”
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wasn’t there a similar little shotgun on the market years ago known as the “snake charmer” that used 20 gauge??
may have been “too short” to be legal, as I haven’t seen one on the market in years??
anybody hep me on this?
My immediate thought on seeing the picture and reading just the beginning of the article was “I sure wouldn’t want to shoot that in 12ga, but 20ga might make for a useful piece of hardware.”
circlecity wrote: “I wonder if a 20 gauge might me more functional than a 12 gauge for this type of weapon.”
Service Merchandise sold a 20 gauge in this configuration back in the 80’s calling it a “snake gun”. I do not remember the manufacturer but I do wish I’d bought one. I’m much more a fan of the 20 than the 12.
I certainly wouldn't want to fire a 12 ga. with a pistol grip.........