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Old_Crow · September 2, 2012, 01:07 PM

A shotgun with a rifled barrel is very accurate. 100 yard shots are pretty easy with one or two magazines of practice. Anyone who thinks they can shoot more accurately with a pistol than a shotgun equipped with a slug barrel is seriously deluded. Especially when you add sabots into the mix. You are basically shooting a low speed 50 caliber rifle. Modern shotguns come equipped with decent sights.

The only time a pistol is better than any long gun is when you can't get your long gun.

September 2, 2012, 01:07 PM	#38
Old_Crow Member Join Date: September 1, 2012 Location: NC Posts: 20	A shotgun with a rifled barrel is very accurate. 100 yard shots are pretty easy with one or two magazines of practice. Anyone who thinks they can shoot more accurately with a pistol than a shotgun equipped with a slug barrel is seriously deluded. Especially when you add sabots into the mix. You are basically shooting a low speed 50 caliber rifle. Modern shotguns come equipped with decent sights. The only time a pistol is better than any long gun is when you can't get your long gun.