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Dave McC · December 5, 2008, 12:46 PM

Sigh....

Here we go again.

A bayonet on a shotgun is good for giggles, and not much more.

Try this, those that think otherwise....

Zero your shotgun with the slug of choice. Of course, you should have already have done this, but you may have been too busy taking pictures and posting them on the Net.

Affix bayonet and use it as bayonets are meant to be used. Say, pitchfork a hay bale a couple times while screaming loudly as you can. Few bayonets ever get used as weapons without major adrenaline surge.

Recheck zero. Cuss.

Shotgun barrels, even the 590s', are made from rather thin steel.

Those of us old enough to recall Nam may also recall the flap when GIs used the early M16s with bayonets and found their zeros had gone to Heck. The needle like barrel on the first M16s is much,much stiffer than all shotgun barrels.

Slomo pics of shotguns being fired reveal the barrels waving like wheat in a windy field when fired.

Bayonets on shotguns are cosmetic only.

December 5, 2008, 12:46 PM	#23
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Sigh.... Here we go again. A bayonet on a shotgun is good for giggles, and not much more. Try this, those that think otherwise.... Zero your shotgun with the slug of choice. Of course, you should have already have done this, but you may have been too busy taking pictures and posting them on the Net. Affix bayonet and use it as bayonets are meant to be used. Say, pitchfork a hay bale a couple times while screaming loudly as you can. Few bayonets ever get used as weapons without major adrenaline surge. Recheck zero. Cuss. Shotgun barrels, even the 590s', are made from rather thin steel. Those of us old enough to recall Nam may also recall the flap when GIs used the early M16s with bayonets and found their zeros had gone to Heck. The needle like barrel on the first M16s is much,much stiffer than all shotgun barrels. Slomo pics of shotguns being fired reveal the barrels waving like wheat in a windy field when fired. Bayonets on shotguns are cosmetic only.