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Posted: 5/16/2006 3:45:04 PM EDT
| Looking to buy a 12 gauge. This is for SHTF. What is the "best" pump shotgun with the highest shell capacity? Thanks. |
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My opinion, and that of many thousands of others including almost all LE agencies, is the Remington 870. I prefer the Police Model, but they are more expensive than the Express HD Models...which are still excellent shotguns. The largest capacity made by the factory is the 20in. barrel with 7+1 capacity. There is a trade-off between capacity and weight / length that makes some of us prefer the 6+1 capacity of the 18in. barrel models. You also have the option of using a longer barrel (up to 26in) and an aftermarket mag extension that will get you up to somewhere in the 10+1 round range, but...again...it is all a trade-off. How easy is it to manuever a shotgun inside your home? I much prefer the 14in. barrel SBS with a 1rd. extension for HD since I do not use a shotgun for maximum mag capacity. YMMV |
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