Except that the only thing that the gun itself does as far as "accelerating the shell" is just to ignite the gunpowder and then off the shot goes down the barrel. Shotguns are smoothbore weapons so it's not like there's gonna be a whole lot more going on besides that. Sure, you'll have the choke at the end that will alter the pattern, but there isn't any voodoo that goes on with accelerating the shot. Longer barrel = more velocity = tighter spread = long doubleguns have the advantage.CloggedDonkey said:I meant it by the standards of other shotguns. None bird-hunting double barrel shotguns veer to the left or right depending on which barrel you fire, as per design, and they aren't very powerful because they can't accelerate the shell very much, because it is a very simple weapon. Now, if you thought I meant the Mossberg 500, those are actually pretty good military and civilian single-barrel pump action shotguns, which makes them very accurate and, thanks to some technological advancements, can hit far harder than old double barrel models. And I learned that from some special on Military channel a few months back during a bout of insomnia.TOGSolid said:CloggedDonkey said:
I'd love to know where you heard that crap. Learned it playing Call of Duty or someshit?
The issues with the barrels being slightly offset isn't that big of a deal and easily solved with a bit of practice. It's not like it's going to send the shot flying wildly left or right (or up and down depending on what sorta side by side you've got). It'll just be offset by an inch or so.
The big difference is the fact that a modern pump action/semi-auto gun is going to have a lot more going on with recoil reduction and sustained, repeated fire. If modern pumps/semis were really that good, competition trap shooters would have switched to them by now.
