JoeyBimmer
Active Member
Real men do this themselves.
Pshaw, you left out the cost of opening your shotgun's port so you can nail a reliable quad load in the first place.
Personal opinion: you are better off skipping shotgun and going 2gun if you can't stomach the cost of a decent semi-auto shotgun w/ extended tube, carriers, and shotgun work you need to do it right. There is nothing less fun than fumbling with a side saddle or trying to pull shells out of your 5.11s in random orientations when you're on the clock. Depending on the stage, you can do generally reasonable work with a so-so rifle/pistol setup, but shotgun in 3gun is all about reloading, and if you can't reload fast...
I enjoy shooting a shotgun, even if I am running it slowly.
I could buy dummy shells and practice reloading it while sitting around with my kids?
peacemaker and a few others use the umml ruleset where you can opt to shoot 3 gun matches in a 2 gun division, and of course there are actual 2 gun matches around (peacemaker, thurmont, etc). i've been doing that lately, the shottie adds by far the most complexity (diff chokes, shot v slugs, specialized/expensive shell holders, super low magazine capacity, etc). sometimes it's nice to do a handgun-only match (uspsa, idpa) and just throw your handgun and belt in the truck and that's it.
Are those places worth going to watch a match?
All good, got a Thursday night shotgun shoot in 2 weeks just before the match, if you can make that
the 15th?