Re: [HOE] Shotguns in general

["Dereck" <darthdereck@hotmail.com>]

1) dont skeet shotguns have chokes?
2) how hard is it to shatter those clay buggers?


>From: Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>
>Reply-To: hoe@gamerz.net
>To: hoe@gamerz.net
>Subject: Re: [HOE] Shotguns in general
>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:50:37 -0400 (EDT)
>
> > Normally I Marshall, but when I dont the other guy who runs is an ex 
>marine
> > (for real).  He insists that a shotgun with scattershot is innefective
> > beyond something like 80 feet (except solid slug, and without a choke).  
>Ive
> > never fired a shotgun so I cant really argue.  He's reduce the range on
> > shotguns and pistols to feet rather than paces.   So far we havent 
>really
> > run into any hitches.
>
>Well what's the max. range on a shotgun right now? It does 0d6 at the
>50+yds mark. That's 150 feet. Some would argue that 2d6 or less qualifies
>as "ineffective" :) so that would be 90 feet. Which is pretty close to his
>estimate.
>I would argue the 80ft. mark anyway. I've been skeet-shooting (and we
>weren't using slugs or anything) and I was hitting skeet at greater than
>30yds. (my reactions aren't that good). I would say they were at least at
>50 yds. (1/2 a football field) sometimes.
>
>Question:
>I just recently read about how shotguns are tappered (choked) to decrease
>the spread of the buckshot. Would this mean you can't fire slugs from
>them, since they would get jammed in/blow the barrel?
>
>Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab
>
>         "I am not in, from, nor have I ever been to, Idaho!"
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