As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
When I purchased our Turkish single shot shotguns and got them clothes, I realized they were light shotguns, which meant, I would not be shooting magnum loads in them to punish my shoulder. I had come across online though some cute Federal Shorties, which were out of stock of course.
Federal made 3 batches in OO buckshot, 8 shot and a 1 ounce slug.
What I envision this little plastic shotgun for is a survival or bug out gun. Something that, God forbid, we have to flee for our lives, that this would be one tool we could carry with us which would be for the common defense and the common pot.
I have always been fascinated by the Hudson Bay Trade Gun, a cheap 58 caliber smooth bore which they handed out to French and Indians to make them in debt to force them to bring in the pelts they worked for. This gun was cheap, but would kill all from moose to grouse.
In our American era the pot gun was the cowboy West gun which was a 92 Winchester paired with a Colt 45. Not exactly the best medicine for grouse, but if you shot them in the head, you did not destroy the meal.
This was the combo after the large game was wiped out by market hunting. From that point on in the 1900's the 22 rimfire ruled as all that was left to shoot was small game to live on, and the 22 is an accomplished poaching weapon in shooting big animals in the head.
Americans have always viewed the shotgun as the pussy weapon, in you shot one if you could not shoot a buzzard a mile up with a 44 40. No one could, but shotguns have always had a frowned upon reputation, except for those who have the short range skill to use them.
A shotgun even with bird shot will blow anyone's head off just as readily as a 44 Magnum by Clint Eastwood. They are a very versatile weapon, in loaded with slugs, buckshot and birdshot. That is the point of this survival gun, a dependable tool for defense or hunting, and that is why I obtained clothes for it in an ammo pouch, which for the 12 gauge will carry 3 two shot and 2 of these shortie buckshot which are 15 pellets. With this I would be able to kill anything close up which is what a shotgun is used for. I may like the 5 shot better for grouse, but that can be interchanged too.
Here am I though hesitant about these shorties, in we were in the store buying 22 cartridges and I happened to be looking at shells on the end cap and I noticed these shorties, which are out of stock everywhere. I have no idea where these appeared from, but I purchased both boxes, not for shooting, but for survival work.
If you have the gumption, you could reload some sawed off 12 gauge shells you could craft for the purpose. I read long ago about a guy getting a cheap Spanish shotgun for 2 1/2 inch twelve gauge as you can not get ammo for them His remedy was cutting off with a dremel, Winchester AA hulls and loading from there in a light load. He loved shooting that double, because at the time European doubles were going for 10,000 dollars and he picked up his for hundreds as no one considered reloading for it.
I really do not think I will be using these shorties ever. I pray to God not, because if I'm relying on this combo, it means the situation is really bad, and I will be forced to blast large game or large primates with these shorties. I have other rifles for large game or a 22, and I frankly am not the person looking to have to fight for my life every day in shooting bad people who are intent on harming me in a meltdown.
As I have now a number of Thrift store 25 cent canvas bags, for each firearm need, these shorties are going to go into the emergency bag. I will probably get them out to look at them as they are very cute. I might have got the slug loads too as extra versatility, but I'm just glad I got some of the last ones and now I do not have to hand craft shorty loads as I have enough to do in waiting on donations.
That about wraps this up.
Nuff Said
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