Bayonet on a 500/590? - Page 3

Vergeltung · December 23, 2008, 09:52 AM

I have the 590, but I don't see the point of a bayonet for it. I don't see the use. the gun is scary looking enough for all but the most determined Zombie.

chickenman · December 23, 2008, 01:43 PM

scorpion tyr

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oneounceload · December 23, 2008, 10:32 PM

putting a bayonet on a shotgun loses you the ability to maneuver easily, looks ridiculous and really serves no purpose - grab a handgun if you're that worried.....you kill someone with that setup and a lawyer will ruin your life while you go to jail....

Katrina Guy · December 24, 2008, 09:29 AM

Most people (in here at least) purchase home defense shotguns, that is to say typically with a shorter barrel and higher mag capacity, shorter barrel for use inside one's home, and you want to add six to ten inches onto the end of your home defense shotgun? Would think that shotgun would now be bumping into walls and lamp shades and you name it, why not just get a longer firearm if length appears to be something some seem impressed with, alas, gals are correct, size matters apparently.
To each his own, it just appears to me that some just like the idea of having some kind of bad ass looking, looking perhaps more then functional, firearm.
No combat expert by any means here (me I mean) but cumbersome and additional length seem to be very unwanted assets in a combat situation...the equivelnt almost of choosing a Dirty Harry .44 mag two hander with 8" barrel instead of a semi auto pistol. Here's one, add a bayonet to an oversized handgun, yea now that would be cooooooool!

greensteelforge · June 22, 2010, 09:18 AM

Not sure what the debate here is. Bayonets are a bit dated as a combat weapon, but still constitute a polearm if used properly. If you need a bayonet to defend your home, you most likely suffer from an over-active imagination. Home defense is not trench warfare, nor is it the kind of thing most of us really need to think too much about. A safe path of egress will get you allot farther than a bayonet in a gunfight. Lots of fun reading all the opinions out there (most obviously coming from guys who've never seen a live firefight). Violent fantasies are nothing but impotence. I'm well aware of what I can do, and can't fathom why any of you want to think this much about this kind of thing.

December 23, 2008, 09:52 AM	#51
Vergeltung Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2008 Location: near NYC, USA Posts: 292	I have the 590, but I don't see the point of a bayonet for it. I don't see the use. the gun is scary looking enough for all but the most determined Zombie. __________________ *Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum*

December 23, 2008, 01:43 PM	#52
chickenman Member Join Date: July 29, 2008 Location: North Texas Posts: 69	scorpion tyr Ask and you shall - http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=304309 __________________ "You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas" - Davey Crockett

December 23, 2008, 10:32 PM	#53
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	putting a bayonet on a shotgun loses you the ability to maneuver easily, looks ridiculous and really serves no purpose - grab a handgun if you're that worried.....you kill someone with that setup and a lawyer will ruin your life while you go to jail.... Last edited by Dave McC; December 24, 2008 at 09:14 PM. Reason: A family BB here....

December 24, 2008, 09:29 AM	#54
Katrina Guy Junior member Join Date: July 2, 2006 Posts: 315	TRYING to understand this whole bayonet on shotgun thing Most people (in here at least) purchase home defense shotguns, that is to say typically with a shorter barrel and higher mag capacity, shorter barrel for use inside one's home, and you want to add six to ten inches onto the end of your home defense shotgun? Would think that shotgun would now be bumping into walls and lamp shades and you name it, why not just get a longer firearm if length appears to be something some seem impressed with, alas, gals are correct, size matters apparently. To each his own, it just appears to me that some just like the idea of having some kind of bad ass looking, looking perhaps more then functional, firearm. No combat expert by any means here (me I mean) but cumbersome and additional length seem to be very unwanted assets in a combat situation...the equivelnt almost of choosing a Dirty Harry .44 mag two hander with 8" barrel instead of a semi auto pistol. Here's one, add a bayonet to an oversized handgun, yea now that would be cooooooool!

June 22, 2010, 09:18 AM	#55
greensteelforge Member Join Date: September 11, 2009 Posts: 90	??? Not sure what the debate here is. Bayonets are a bit dated as a combat weapon, but still constitute a polearm if used properly. If you need a bayonet to defend your home, you most likely suffer from an over-active imagination. Home defense is not trench warfare, nor is it the kind of thing most of us really need to think too much about. A safe path of egress will get you allot farther than a bayonet in a gunfight. Lots of fun reading all the opinions out there (most obviously coming from guys who've never seen a live firefight). Violent fantasies are nothing but impotence. I'm well aware of what I can do, and can't fathom why any of you want to think this much about this kind of thing.