Mate you have taken my post completely the wrong way. Completely.
Does you army use O/U shotguns?
1) What our army uses has nothing to do with the conversation, your bringing that up is pointless.
Perhaps you should wield a toy gun and throw some firecrackers at them.
Maybe the police should send one guy with a double barreled shotgun to get the drunk guy with the .38 revolver or the knife.
2) Being sarcastic isn't helpful for anyone.
As for missing with a shotgun at "the ranges we're talking," they have no more forgiveness for lack of aiming than rifles. Have you patterned a shotgun at a yard, two, or hallway range? Shotguns don't make you more accurate.
3) I never said they are more forgiving than rifles and I never said shotguns make you more accurate. I said
you're unlikely to miss with a shotgun at the ranges we're talking about. "Unlikely".
By the way, a double barreled shotgun is not an O/U shotgun.
4) I don't know if you're just being condescending here or what? Obviously they are different things, demonstrated when I said
"I'm a little surprised to hear a blanket statement like that that all/most Americans won't use a O/U or SxS for home defence.""Or". My point was a 2 barrel/shot firearms vs a higher capacity magazine system.
In my house, if 4 Latin Kings kick in my front door then nobody needs an "AR-15 baby killer" or more than 10 rounds in a magazine. That would be ridiculous. I would show them my double barreled shotgun and they would all run for the hills.
5) Um.... That's exactly what I was saying/asking in my reply. Why are you repeating my assertion back to me like I'm an idiot and it was your idea?
And for the record I never said anything negative about the AR-15 or anything similar, you dragged the conversation down with damaging names like 'baby killer'.
I have no idea why that would make you angry and start mocking my country, I think what is available makes a difference in what people choose to buy. And it also influences the culture.
6) And I have no idea how you got anger or mockery from my post. I said the following:
"I'm a little surprised to hear..."
"Not saying your wrong, you'd know better than me as you're there obviously."
"There's what I'd have called a stereo type..."
"How often is a short double barrel not going to cut it is my question I guess."
"Know what I mean?"
No swearing, no mockery, no caps, no bold, I asked questions, I even said you'd know better than me. There is
zero written there to even hint at feelings of anger or mockery. My reply couldn't have been any more friendly frankly.
You got angry and started mocking me for no reason mate, not the other way round.