Talk:Shotgun

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Semi-protected edit request on 12 December 2019

In Legal issues, US:

Shotguns intended for defensive use have barrels as short as 18 inches (46 cm) for private use (the minimum shotgun barrel length allowed by law in the United States without federal registration. Barrel lengths of less than 18 inches (46 cm) as measured from the breechface to the muzzle when the weapon is in battery, or have an overall length of less than 26 inches (66 cm) are classified as short barreled shotguns (SBS) under the 1934 National Firearms Act and are regulated. A similar short barreled weapon having a pistol grip may be classified as an AOW or "Any Other Weapon". A shotgun is defined as a weapon (with a buttstock) designed to be fired from the shoulder. The classification varies depending on how the weapon was originally manufactured.

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Shotguns intended for defensive use have barrels as short as 18 inches (46 cm) for private use (the minimum shotgun barrel length allowed by law in the United States without federal registration. Barrel lengths of less than 18 inches (46 cm) as measured from the breechface to the muzzle when the weapon is in battery, or have an overall length of less than 26 inches (66 cm) are classified as short barreled shotguns (SBS) under the 1934 National Firearms Act and are regulated. A similar short barreled weapon having a pistol grip may be classified as an AOW or "Any Other Weapon" or "Firearm," depending on barrel length. A shotgun is defined as a weapon (with a buttstock) designed to be fired from the shoulder. The classification varies depending on how the weapon was originally manufactured.

National Gun Control Act: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-82/pdf/STATUTE-82-Pg1213-2.pdf#page=1 Example of a non-NFA item (14 inch barrel, pistol grip): https://www.mossberg.com/category/series/590-shockwave/ Example of an AOW, smooth-bore handgun (6.5 inch barrel, pistol grip): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbu_Super-Shorty NicholasRC7 (talk) 04:54, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

 Done Interstellarity (talk) 15:20, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2020

In the first sentence of the article change "cartridges" to "cartridge" 2601:8B:C301:6C80:70AF:22E3:1CE0:5BAA (talk) 17:29, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks for pointing that out - Arjayay (talk) 17:59, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

A mare's leg is not a shotgun

I believe the See Also under lever action should be REMOVVVEDDD

There is a Mare's Leg shotgun variant, that thanks to Terminator 2 has gained some popularity. I've moved it to the more appropriate See Also section at the end of the article. Chaheel Riens (talk) 14:24, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Headline picture's "revolver-action shotgun"

The headline image shows the SRM M1216, listed as a "revolver-action" shotgun. The M1216 blurs distinctions with it's unique magazine, but I believe calling it a revolver is still incorrect, as in practical terms the weapon simply has multiple magazine tubes all attached together, and the "active" tube feeds into the chamber in much of the same manner as any other tube-fed shotgun. True revolvers fire the cartridges while they're still within the cylinder, with the chambers of the cylinder acting as the actual firing chamber.

For true revolver shotguns, there's only a few, but the Armsel Striker, MTs255 and Pancor Jackhammer would fit the criteria better than the M1216. Personally I would suggest replacing the M1216 and instead representing a common semi-automatic shotgun, of which the Benelli M4 or Saiga-12 would be well-known examples.--Jaffaceksi (talk) 20:12, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Obama's last name?

Is it a conspiracy or not? A bored editor (talk) 12:04, 20 October 2021 (UTC)