FN Tactical shotty

Burrahobbit · November 23, 2002, 10:30 PM

http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/sg_tactical.htm

This looks interesting, but what do you guys say. Stupid add-on or helpful accessory?

hso · November 23, 2002, 11:00 PM

I'd like it better if it was gas operated and used the recoil system of the m-16 and was pump assist

Andrew Wyatt · November 23, 2002, 11:12 PM

It has some interesting benefits, actually.

the straight line stock reduces muzzle jump, the sights are quickly adjustable for range for longer range use with slugs, and there's at least a little familiarity with the M-16 series. however, it's still a tube fed pumpgun, which the m-16 is not. you'll take some training to switch between the two.

C.R.Sam · November 23, 2002, 11:49 PM

Pretty tricky.
Probably perform bout as well as an old Higgins in the hands of a shooter. (If the FN is in the hands of a shooter.)

Sam

Benjamin · November 24, 2002, 12:07 AM

ooooohhhhh, neat.

At the very least, someone put a VERY nice set of sights on a Win 1300

Duke of Lawnchair · November 24, 2002, 12:44 AM

In the words of the very articulate rapper, Jay-Z..."what da heezey?"

Coronach · November 24, 2002, 01:44 AM

Uhhh....whats a "burrahobbit?"

Mike

Burrahobbit · November 24, 2002, 01:57 AM

A burrahobbit is a hobbit who initially desribes himself as a burgler, but stops himself midway and says hes a hobbit. (as in the tolkien book "The Hobbit" when he is caught stealing.)

Dave McC · November 24, 2002, 06:39 AM

Burra, it could be either. Like Andrew said, straight line recoil is easier to handle. I'd want a little less LOP for a "Serious" shotgun than 13 1/2".

At best, a nice to have rather than a must have.

Sam, Amen, heh,heh,heh....

Coronach · November 24, 2002, 12:42 PM

Burrahobbit-

Yes, I know.

Mike

Burrahobbit · November 24, 2002, 01:48 PM

yes, sorry, didnt see the wink the first time I read your post.

sox · November 24, 2002, 03:27 PM

Hey look its a Winchester 1300 with curb feelers! Just needs a T.V. antennae and some dice and we'll be good to go.

Andrew Wyatt · November 24, 2002, 05:46 PM

well, since this shotty uses Ar-15 stocks and pistolgrips, you could put one of those RRA entry stocks on it for a much shorter length of pull.

I'd like it if FN sold range drums calibrated for the various brands of shotgun slugs.

November 23, 2002, 10:30 PM	#1
Burrahobbit Member Join Date: September 3, 2001 Location: N.S. Canada Posts: 23	FN Tactical shotty http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/sg_tactical.htm This looks interesting, but what do you guys say. Stupid add-on or helpful accessory? __________________ "Those who rely on authority in maintaining their opinions are exercising their memory rather than their judgment." -Leonardo da Vinci

November 23, 2002, 11:00 PM	#2
hso Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2002 Location: Appalachia Posts: 170	I'd like it better if it was gas operated and used the recoil system of the m-16 and was pump assist __________________ TANSTAAFL

November 24, 2002, 12:44 AM	#6
Duke of Lawnchair Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 1999 Location: Kern County, CA Posts: 215	... In the words of the very articulate rapper, Jay-Z..."what da heezey?"

November 24, 2002, 01:44 AM	#7
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,150	Uhhh....whats a "burrahobbit?" Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

November 24, 2002, 01:57 AM	#8
Burrahobbit Member Join Date: September 3, 2001 Location: N.S. Canada Posts: 23	A burrahobbit is a hobbit who initially desribes himself as a burgler, but stops himself midway and says hes a hobbit. (as in the tolkien book "The Hobbit" when he is caught stealing.) __________________ "Those who rely on authority in maintaining their opinions are exercising their memory rather than their judgment." -Leonardo da Vinci

November 23, 2002, 11:12 PM	#3
Andrew Wyatt Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Bakersfield, Kommiefornia Posts: 549	It has some interesting benefits, actually. the straight line stock reduces muzzle jump, the sights are quickly adjustable for range for longer range use with slugs, and there's at least a little familiarity with the M-16 series. however, it's still a tube fed pumpgun, which the m-16 is not. you'll take some training to switch between the two.

November 23, 2002, 11:49 PM	#4
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,864	Pretty tricky. Probably perform bout as well as an old Higgins in the hands of a shooter. (If the FN is in the hands of a shooter.) Sam

November 24, 2002, 12:07 AM	#5
Benjamin Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 1999 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 358	ooooohhhhh, neat. At the very least, someone put a VERY nice set of sights on a Win 1300

November 24, 2002, 06:39 AM	#9
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	Burra, it could be either. Like Andrew said, straight line recoil is easier to handle. I'd want a little less LOP for a "Serious" shotgun than 13 1/2". At best, a nice to have rather than a must have. Sam, Amen, heh,heh,heh....

November 24, 2002, 12:42 PM	#10
Coronach Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Posts: 3,150	Burrahobbit- Yes, I know. Mike __________________ The axe bites into the door, ripping a hole in one panel. The maniac puts his face into the hole, cackling gleefully, "Here's Johnny...erk." "And here's Smith and Wesson," murmurs Coronach, Mozambiquing six rounds of .357 into the critter at a range of three feet. -Lawdog "True pacifism is the finest form of manliness. But if a man comes up to you and cuts your hand off, you don't just offer him the other one. Not if you want to go on playing the piano, you don't." -Sam Peckinpah "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

November 24, 2002, 01:48 PM	#11
Burrahobbit Member Join Date: September 3, 2001 Location: N.S. Canada Posts: 23	ahh yes, sorry, didnt see the wink the first time I read your post. __________________ "Those who rely on authority in maintaining their opinions are exercising their memory rather than their judgment." -Leonardo da Vinci

November 24, 2002, 03:27 PM	#12
sox Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta Georgia Posts: 591	Hey look its a Winchester 1300 with curb feelers! Just needs a T.V. antennae and some dice and we'll be good to go.

November 24, 2002, 05:46 PM	#13
Andrew Wyatt Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Bakersfield, Kommiefornia Posts: 549	well, since this shotty uses Ar-15 stocks and pistolgrips, you could put one of those RRA entry stocks on it for a much shorter length of pull. I'd like it if FN sold range drums calibrated for the various brands of shotgun slugs.