Suppressed Shotgun on magazine cover?

spark@onestopknifeshop.com · August 9, 2000, 01:58 PM

Anyone know anything about this? Sounds pretty cool - a shotgun with a sound suppressor, but is it actually worthwhile?

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mussi · August 10, 2000, 07:07 PM

I've once seen a guy firing one with slugs. I almost mistook it for
some .45, and yes, the recoil seems to be lighter. However, the
suppressor seems to wear out pretty quickly.

Supressed shotguns usually only allow for slugs, and that's it.
Reduces my tactical options quite a bit. If one needs a supressed home
defense weapon, better get a handy .223 rifle and suppress it, or a
.45 ACP carbine. It's more silent anyway.

Correia · August 11, 2000, 12:12 AM

I know that they made suppresed shotgun shells during Viet Nam. Instead of a wad the shell contained a thing that was kind of like a balloon that caught the expanding gas. It was a relatively low powered buckshot load but it was supposed to have worked great close up.

fed168 · August 11, 2000, 10:40 AM

David Truby has a photo of a suppressed 870 in one of his books, I think that it is called Modern Suppressors and Firearms. It is a short barreled weapon with the godawful folding stock.

E__WOK · August 12, 2000, 04:49 AM

There is an article in the latest issue of SWAT magazine. The suppressor weighs almost 4 pounds and adds about 12" or so. It can fire any type of shell from buckshot to slugs.

August 9, 2000, 01:58 PM	#1
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August 10, 2000, 07:07 PM	#2
mussi Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2000 Location: Berne, Switzerland Posts: 757	I've once seen a guy firing one with slugs. I almost mistook it for some .45, and yes, the recoil seems to be lighter. However, the suppressor seems to wear out pretty quickly. Supressed shotguns usually only allow for slugs, and that's it. Reduces my tactical options quite a bit. If one needs a supressed home defense weapon, better get a handy .223 rifle and suppress it, or a .45 ACP carbine. It's more silent anyway.

August 11, 2000, 12:12 AM	#3
Correia Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 3,741	I know that they made suppresed shotgun shells during Viet Nam. Instead of a wad the shell contained a thing that was kind of like a balloon that caught the expanding gas. It was a relatively low powered buckshot load but it was supposed to have worked great close up.

August 11, 2000, 10:40 AM	#4
fed168 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2000 Posts: 1,041	David Truby has a photo of a suppressed 870 in one of his books, I think that it is called Modern Suppressors and Firearms. It is a short barreled weapon with the godawful folding stock.

August 12, 2000, 04:49 AM	#5
E__WOK Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: KALIFORNIA Posts: 101	There is an article in the latest issue of SWAT magazine. The suppressor weighs almost 4 pounds and adds about 12" or so. It can fire any type of shell from buckshot to slugs.