Son and I are getting into CAS. Got the Marlin, got the Rugers. Good guns that can be used for CAS but have other potential uses and are fun to shoot in other contexts. I like tools that multitask.
The shotgun is giving me problems. I have a pumpgun--an 870 police mag--that is never going to be replaced by a SXS or an 1897. I'm disinclined to get another pump (an 1897) because I know I'd never trust it like I do the 870, so it would be good for nothing but CAS. A sxs could be cool--but the gun du jour seems to be a 20" or shorter coach gun, which would again be useless for anything but CAS. Wouldn't it?
Is there a gun that would not be too much of a competitive disadvantage in CAS but would also be a potentially useful gun for, say, hunting? A Stevens 311 with 26 or 28" barrels looks appealing, and pleasantly inexpensive. Is there a reason that gun isn't at least nearly as good as the coach guns?
Thanks for helping me either (a) find a plausible multi-tasker, or (b) deal with it.
The shotgun is giving me problems. I have a pumpgun--an 870 police mag--that is never going to be replaced by a SXS or an 1897. I'm disinclined to get another pump (an 1897) because I know I'd never trust it like I do the 870, so it would be good for nothing but CAS. A sxs could be cool--but the gun du jour seems to be a 20" or shorter coach gun, which would again be useless for anything but CAS. Wouldn't it?
Is there a gun that would not be too much of a competitive disadvantage in CAS but would also be a potentially useful gun for, say, hunting? A Stevens 311 with 26 or 28" barrels looks appealing, and pleasantly inexpensive. Is there a reason that gun isn't at least nearly as good as the coach guns?
Thanks for helping me either (a) find a plausible multi-tasker, or (b) deal with it.