Shotgun or revolver?

[DickWanner]

I already own a Glock 29 and 22 (with a complete 24 upper for the range) and I want to buy another gun, but I think I should branch out from Glocks.

I was thinking of either a shotgun or revolver. Neither are going to play any HD/SD roles and be purely for BTSOOT (blowing the chit out of things) at the range. For revolver I was thinking S&W .460 or .500, but those can be pricey from what I've seen. I honestly have no clue about shotguns but something big, bad, and cool would be what I'm looking for.

Any suggestions? The louder the boom and the bigger the hole left would be key factors in my decision

 

[KimberCT]

Any suggestions? The louder the boom and the bigger the hole left would be key factors in my decision

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[Cross-X]

Come to an NES shoot -- several of the members have some handguns that would fit the bill. (Gotta be an NES member in order to attend the shoots)

 

[kevin9]

For boom-to-dollars ratio it's hard to beat a Mosin-Nagant M44.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Don't even think about getting a .500 or .460 if you don't reload, and yet plan to shoot a lot.

For half the price of one of those revolvers, you can get a Saiga 12 semi-auto shotgun that looks like an AK with a sewer pipe for a barrel, and feed it five 12 gauge slugs for the cost of one round of factory .460 Magnum.

 

[DickWanner]

Don't even think about getting a .500 or .460 if you don't reload, and yet plan to shoot a lot.

For half the price of one of those revolvers, you can get a Saiga 12 semi-auto shotgun that looks like an AK with a sewer pipe for a barrel, and feed it five 12 gauge slugs for the cost of one round of factory .460 Magnum.

I think I had a coworked who had one of those. Aside from being semi-auto what would make it better than a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870?
And can someone school me about the different types of slugs/shot/etc that are used in shotguns? I mean like can you use any 12 guage round in any 12 guage.

 

[DickWanner]

Come to an NES shoot -- several of the members have some handguns that would fit the bill. (Gotta be an NES member in order to attend the shoots)

Tell me more about these shoots; like location, entry fees, etc.

 

[DickWanner]

For boom-to-dollars ratio it's hard to beat a Mosin-Nagant M44.

Not sure I'm looking for a rifle right now. But thanks for the suggestion

 

[GaryO]

Check out the photos from the pumpkin shoot we had in November or the car shoot we had in september. Both were a Blast

 

[EddieCoyle]

Aside from being semi-auto what would make it better than a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870?

You can easily swap barrels on both the Remington and Mossberg, changing their purpose (HD to goose hunting to trap to deer hunting to whatever). The upside of the Saiga is... well.. just look at the friggin' thing!

And can someone school me about the different types of slugs/shot/etc that are used in shotguns? I mean like can you use any 12 guage round in any 12 guage.

Just for the record, it's "gauge".

The maximum length of the shell (2-3/4", 3", etc) is marked on the barrel. You can use any round that is equal to, or shorter than the length specified. As far as what's in it, you can fire bird shot or buckshot through any barrel, you don't want to fire slugs through a choked barrel that's not designed for it. A "choke" is a restriction - a smaller diameter area - near the end of the barrel designed to concentrate a shot charge. A choke can either be built into the barrel, or be a tube that can be swapped out. There are different diameters of chokes that are named things like "improved cylinder, "modified", and "full". There are also variable chokes that you can set to the desired restriction. Chokes are generally used for shooting clays or birds.

 

[dixidawg]

One exception:

You don't want to be firing bird or buck shot out of a rifled barrel.

 

[EddieCoyle]

One exception:

You don't want to be firing bird or buck shot out of a rifled barrel.

You can do it, but you won't hit anything (much).

You also don't want to fire rifled slugs out of a rifled barrel.

 

[DickWanner]

I don't think I'm interested much in hunting or even skeet/trap. Do they make pistol grips for the Saiga?

 

[Chris]

As for what loads are what, I keep a Shotgun data file on my website:

Shotgun Data

This usually takes care of most of the common questions about the ammo.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Do they make pistol grips for the Saiga?

Somebody makes a pistol grip stock. I haven't seen a plain pistol grip (like the ones from Mossberg), but that doesn't mean that someone doesn't make one.

 

[clinotus]

I don't think I'm interested much in hunting or even skeet/trap. Do they make pistol grips for the Saiga?

They do, you can do pretty much anything with the Saiga-12 that you could so with an AK. Check out Tromix for some examples.

 

[DickWanner]

They do, you can do pretty much anything with the Saiga-12 that you could so with an AK. Check out Tromix for some examples.

Man, just when I thought I was gonna start saving money.

 

[GTOShootr]

There is a whole Saiga forum with tons of info (and a little drama). I have two S12s. They are great.

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showforum=2

 

[USMC109]

If you plan to reload ammo I'd say get the S+W 500 mag.I have 2 and love them however as mentioned above they are not very cost effective to say the leastat about $2.00 per roundThen again you probably won't want to shoot the thing all day either.Otherwise I'd say go with the 12ga.They're cheap,fun and not much(that you can own legally)will make a bigger hole.