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<blockquote data-quote="ExSniper" data-source="post: 784978" data-attributes="member: 1387"><p>The primary reason for restricting sawed off shotguns is concealability. They are quite manueverable in confined spaces and offer big advantages in ,ilitary and LE applications in confined spaces. At self defense distances which is usually less than 7 yards the spread of any shotgun pattern is still quite small. I patterned a 14 inch 12 gauge at 5 yards with 00 Buck and put all 12 pellets into an 8" paper plate. Did the same test with a Taurus Judge and put all three 000 Buck pellets into about a 41/2 inch group on the plate. The short-barrel shotgun is not the "death ray" TV and movies make it out to be. It is still much easier to hit a man sized target at 7 yards or less with a shotgun than with a single projectile from a handgun or even a rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExSniper, post: 784978, member: 1387"] The primary reason for restricting sawed off shotguns is concealability. They are quite manueverable in confined spaces and offer big advantages in ,ilitary and LE applications in confined spaces. At self defense distances which is usually less than 7 yards the spread of any shotgun pattern is still quite small. I patterned a 14 inch 12 gauge at 5 yards with 00 Buck and put all 12 pellets into an 8" paper plate. Did the same test with a Taurus Judge and put all three 000 Buck pellets into about a 41/2 inch group on the plate. The short-barrel shotgun is not the "death ray" TV and movies make it out to be. It is still much easier to hit a man sized target at 7 yards or less with a shotgun than with a single projectile from a handgun or even a rifle. [/QUOTE]
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