Nightcrawler, and others desirous of an ultramag shotgun.
To be honest, shotgun shells have not had any significant development compared to what's happened in the centerfire rifle and handgun development. Comparable development would do for 10 gauge what 3 1/2" did for 12 gauge. Since 10 gauge 3 1/2" shells can not be developed for higher pressures - because of older guns...
How about a 4 inch, 10 gauge ultramag shotgun?
Either semi-auto to absorb recoil or a heavy double-barreled goose gun?
This round could also be used in the Heavy Support Automatic Shotgun.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71918
It could also be more effective at 100 yards - an ongoing discussion here.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70028
It would be a *legal* alternative to a 4 gauge shotgun.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71803
Build it for the same pressures as the 3 1/2" 12 gauge.
With 2 1/2 oz of shot at 1400 fps it would have about the same muzzle energy as a 458 Win. Mag. or just shy of a 470 Nitro Express
To be honest, shotgun shells have not had any significant development compared to what's happened in the centerfire rifle and handgun development. Comparable development would do for 10 gauge what 3 1/2" did for 12 gauge. Since 10 gauge 3 1/2" shells can not be developed for higher pressures - because of older guns...
How about a 4 inch, 10 gauge ultramag shotgun?
Either semi-auto to absorb recoil or a heavy double-barreled goose gun?
This round could also be used in the Heavy Support Automatic Shotgun.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71918
It could also be more effective at 100 yards - an ongoing discussion here.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70028
It would be a *legal* alternative to a 4 gauge shotgun.
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71803
Build it for the same pressures as the 3 1/2" 12 gauge.
With 2 1/2 oz of shot at 1400 fps it would have about the same muzzle energy as a 458 Win. Mag. or just shy of a 470 Nitro Express