duncan61 wrote:12 gauge hammer pistol.Pass
duncan61 wrote:I had a Winchester semi auto that I tightened the choke in too tight and the barrel bulged just below the choke so I cut the barrel off at the woodwork.The muzzle blast is not that out there but the pattern spreads to about 3 feet at 20 feet with 7 bird shot.I never put oo/sg through it but figure they would spray every where,Bottom line it is pointless and only good for the movies.And before you all get wound up at the buyback in 97 the country police I handed it in to said I may get an enquiry as to why I did it but nothing ever happened and I got my $500 for it.Some of the coach guns you can legally buy have short barrels.I am sure if you reload you could use fast powder and it would all burn in the shorter barrel.I prefer slow powder and a heavy load for hunting,It will reach a long way for rabbits and I dont do tower shooting
Ed9362 wrote:A mate of mine used to let both barrels of his old 12g hammergun go at once. All holding it pistol style. It was a full length gun but recoil from a sawn off couldnt be much worse
Wombat wrote:There is a video of a replica the sawn off that Ben Mendolson used in a film (Killing them softly?) being fired on youtube. That had the ends of the cartridges poking out of the barrels and was still effective.