Panzerschwein
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What do you think is the best combat pump in terms of durability, reliability, accuracy, quality, etc. etc.? Currently available for new.
The first requirement of a COMBAT pump shotgun: auto sear. Keep the trigger depressed, pump and it'll fire. I'm not sure if other current production shotguns than Mossberg 590 meet that criteria. It's one of the reasons I like my 1897 trench gun so much.
The first requirement of a COMBAT pump shotgun: auto sear. Keep the trigger depressed, pump and it'll fire. I'm not sure if other current production shotguns than Mossberg 590 meet that criteria. It's one of the reasons I like my 1897 trench gun so much.
I prefer the 870, but there's nothing wrong with the 500/590 except the plastic safety-easily fixed.
It's gone the way of giving doughboys a suit made of cotton, a steel helmet and telling them to clear a trench. In a safety-oriented armed forces of combat soldiers wrapped from heel to toe in aramid fiber and other exotic composites, operating on thermal, aerial and motion detection intel a weapon that has two separate but interconnected firing functions has been all but abandoned. When 1897:s and 12:s were still issued it wasn't uncommon to have your squad buddies peppered by accident in high-stress situations.I had a Winchester 12 that would do that. Seems useful in some situations, but not many. I think if it was such a valuable feature for a combat gun, it'd still be around on the military's Mossberg and Remington shotguns, which it isn't.
The first requirement of a COMBAT pump shotgun: auto sear. Keep the trigger depressed, pump and it'll fire. I'm not sure if other current production shotguns than Mossberg 590 meet that criteria. It's one of the reasons I like my 1897 trench gun so much.
Franchi SPAS 12, I assume? Of the 30 odd years I've had one, it has spent 29.999 of them gathering dust in the safe. It looks great but is extremely prone to malfunctions with most ammo, heavy, slightly awkward to shoot (NOT a natural pointer) and I still haven't figured out why people pay a couple of grand or more for them these days. I much prefer Benelli M3 for a pump-semiauto combo gun and in spite of that, pure pump guns have a slight reliability advantage which is crucial for combat firearms.I will toss another one out here but have no experience with it the FN SPAS 12
I wouldn't know "what the best would be" but there is very, little to find objectionable about the 590, 870 or Nova...