Bobson
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Just came across a belt-carrier product designed to assist a shooter with rapidly moving shells from belt to shotgun, and it lead me to wonder why all the manufacturers of the world’s finest shotguns still use a tube feed design instead of detachable magazines.
At least in shotguns designed for “fighting,” like those produced by Benelli and Beretta, doesnt a magazine system make a lot more sense? Better overall capacity, significantly faster reloads to full capacity. I totally understand not having magazines in EVERY shotgun, but in the combat/fighting shotgun, it seems like a pretty major oversight. And sure, there are companies who have put mags on shotguns, but why haven’t we seen Benelli do this with the M4 series, or Beretta with their 1301s?
Curious if it’s actually an oversight (seems unlikely), if there’s a design issue about shotguns that makes it difficult, or if it’s simply a matter of a lack of interest from the primary customer base.
At least in shotguns designed for “fighting,” like those produced by Benelli and Beretta, doesnt a magazine system make a lot more sense? Better overall capacity, significantly faster reloads to full capacity. I totally understand not having magazines in EVERY shotgun, but in the combat/fighting shotgun, it seems like a pretty major oversight. And sure, there are companies who have put mags on shotguns, but why haven’t we seen Benelli do this with the M4 series, or Beretta with their 1301s?
Curious if it’s actually an oversight (seems unlikely), if there’s a design issue about shotguns that makes it difficult, or if it’s simply a matter of a lack of interest from the primary customer base.
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