Is it possible to modify a supressor to silence a shotgun? Also, are there supressors specifically designed for a shotgun?\n\nThanks!
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To date, I know of no firm making a shotgun silencer, or if one can be made.
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Can't find a thing. There are a lot of obscure guns! \n\nTry in this book:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1886768552/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-4086720-2729712#reader-link
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None of those variants come with a threaded barrel; that's what you need for a suppressor. You can, however, purchase any of the above with a threaded barrel. I won't get into the legality of suppressors, but do make sure that a) they're legal where you live; b) you have the sign-off from the chief law-enforcement official in your town; and c) you pay your $200 tax to the BATFE after filling out endless forms.
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THE FRANCHI SPAS 12\nCOULD GO FROM SEMI AUTO MODE TO PUMP MODE WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON\nPRETTY COOL LOOKER TOO\nFOLD OVER SKELETONIZED STOCK\nPARKERIZED MILITARY FINISH\nBELIEVE IT HELD 9 SHOTS\nYOU ARE CORRECT THAT IT WAS USED IN THE TERMINATOR\nI DONT REMEMBER ABOUT JURRASIC "PORK"\nTHEY ARE KIND OF HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS\nHELD A COUPLE AT GUN SHOWS\nTHAT GUN LOOKS SO FORMIDIBLE I DONT THINK YOU EVEN NEED TO LOAD IT HA HA HA
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They are about as loud as a .22 caliber. As long as it's not repetitive, no hearing loss should be a result. The DH and I shoot pistols/rifles every week at the club, but of course hearing protection is involved. I ran track in H.S., but don't even recall being startled by the starter (lol).
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I have read that while the 50 BMG silencers reduce noise by over 30 decibels, none of the ones on the market today actually make them safe to shoot without damaging your hearing.  They also are less effective at reducing recoil than a muzzle brake.\n\nI own and shoot the 510 whisper on my TC Encore.  It uses the 50 BMG bullet seated in a 338 lapua case cut down to 1.885", and uses about 30 grains of pistol powder to move the bullet at about 1050 feet per second.  The rifle sounds like a car door slamming when suppressed.\n\nThe downside is that any bullet moving at 1000 fps is dropping rather fast when it passes 200 yards.  This means you must be able to estimate range to the target very accurattely to ensure a hit as the trajectory is very steep
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nWell ... its like this ... the only way you will find a Winchester Model 70 "Stealth" is on a used gunrack ... Winchester (as American hunters and shooters know it) closed its doors in March of this year, and the Model 70, along with the Model 94, have been discontinued from production. In talking to a representative from Browning (a sibling company of US Repeating Arms, both owned by Fabrique Nationale ... who decided to close Winchester) I was told that the future or the Model 70 (re-introduction) is very uncertain ... none can be made for 2 years, and anything beyond that is pure speculation.\n\nNow, comparing the rifles. I am not prejudiced ... I would love to get a Model 70 Stealth ... it is the closest thing to a Model 70T to come out of Winchester in almost 30 years! My shooting partner has one, I like it! The Model 70 Stealth is a very good varmint rifle. It can be built up as a long range rifle ... but it would require a high comb "marksman" style stock, micrometer adjustable metallic (front & rear) target sights and bases, and an appropriate long range scope base with a target scope of your choice for NRA long range competition. These add-ons will cost about $2000 over the cost of the Model 70 Stealth ... if you do all of the labor! The comb on the factory stock is usually too low for comfort when shooting a "long range type rifle scope", and you WILL become fatigued holding and cranning your neck in the course of a 20+ shot course of fire for 30 minutes (a single stage of fire).\n\nThe Remington 700 PSS is in the same general category as the Model 70 Stealth, but you are throwing away more money than you need to. The Model 700 PSS is a police package counter-sniper rifle, that is basically a Model 700 Varmint rifle gone cop. You would be better served purchasing a Remington 700 VLS in .308 Winchester. You would have to make the same modifications listed above for the Model 70 Stealth. By the way, Remington Customer Service and Support is great. I have not heard of, or experienced any problems with their rifles. I did have a rifle problem with my 700 Varmint about 10 years ago (5 years after I bought the rifle) and Remington took care of it very favorably! I would not hesitate to go with a Remington!\n\nAs an aside, a little about the game you wish to enter, and a more affordable way to enter it, if I may. \n\nNRA Long Range involves prone shooting of bulls-eye targets at now, 800, 900, and 1000 yards. There are two "Divisions" of rifles here: Division A (which I believe is Service Rifle) and Division B (which I believe is Match Rifle), or vice versa. \n\nAll Long Range "Service Rifle" matches are fired with either the M16/AR15 (don't wet your pants laughing), the M1 Garand, or the M14/M1A rifle, IRON SIGHTS only!\n\nAll Long Range "Match Rifle" matches are fired in 2 parts ... metallic sights (iron sights only) and any sights (rifle scopes permitted). \n\nThe most important add-on piece of equipment a shooter needs in his kit for Long Range is a VERY GOOD spotting scope, such as the KOWA or LEICA scopes ... expect to pay at least $500 for the scope, plus the eye-piece and the scope stand! \n\nTo be well equipped and kinda competitive, you will drop about $4000 in equipment (for Match Rifle). If you were going to shoot Service Rifle, you can get into it a lot less expensively! You have two options: an M1 Garand or an M1A.\n\nIf you go M1 Garand, you can get an M1 Garand from the CMP for about $500. Send your rifle out for a National Match barrel, National Match sights, a new stock, trigger job and glass bedding, and this will set you back maybe $1000 above the rifle. The benefit of the Garand is the .30-06 chambering, which will give you more "umphh" at the thousand yard line. \n\nIf you go for the M1A,  you can get a M1A National Match for just over $2100, ready to go in .308. \n\nNOW ... no matter whether you go Mat
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You wont hurt it, those things are made like tanks!  just unscrew and unbolt it.... there should have been a manual that came with your gun, it explains it there.
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Yeah, but I wouldn't worry too much. \n\nWithout the pistol what's the worry about having ammo that also happens to fit a pistol?  It's having the pistol that's the real issue. Right?\n\nAlso .22 rim-fire is very low power, not that I want to be shot at by it! :)
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Congratulations - the Howa 1500 is an excellant investment for the money. \n\nHowever..\n\nDo not tamper with the adjustment screws on the trigger assembly. The screws have been properly set and sealed at the factory.\n\nAny attempt to adjust ANY trigger can result in improper safety operation and should be done by a qualified gunsmith.\n\nIf I recall some Howa 1500's were recalled for a modification to solve improper bolt replacement. You should take it to a qualified gunsmith anyway to determine if your serial number falls in the recall.
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Most people I have heard use a doe decoy, I think the doe scents work well without the decoy. I have seen it work. On the other hand, a few years back my daughter shot a 5-point early one morning. We field dressed it and drug it back to the truck. That afternoon I saw the "Bull of the Woods" following the trail where we had drug the buck that morning. He followed it all the way to the truck where my daughter was taking a nap. She woke in time to see that giant rack starring at her from about 15 yds away!!
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I started shooting IDPA matches with a .45 GLOCK 36.  It was a miserable gun, jamming every 20-30 rounds.  A buddy had one as well, and his was similar.  I traded it in for a GLOCK 19 and absolutely love it.  I put about 2-3,000 rounds through it without cleaning it (!) before I had my first jam (leaning around a wall one handed, so it was maybe just limpwristing).  I love it, but it is a bit large for carry.  I'm looking to get a S&W 642 or Taurus 851 to try out.  I like shooting 1911s, but they're big and most seem to be a little finicky-- not what I want in a carry weapon.
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It's called the bore evacuator. It softens the backward recoil energy of the gun when it fires by providing an enlarged space for the proppelant gases to expand into.
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With all due respect to bobo, guns fire just fine underwater - just make sure the entire barrel is flooded with water and that your bullets aren't hollowpoint so they don't expand in the barrel.\n\nDoing that will really screw up your gun, but the cartridge will fire unless it has water inside. Metallic cartridges make their own oxygen as they combust; they'd work just fine in outer space minus the loud noise.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst and foremost ... DO NOT SHOOT IT!\n\nDamascus trwist barrels are not safe to shoot with modern smokeless gunpowder shells!\n\nNow, looking for your hammer ... try Numrich Arms at the link below!
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It's only dangerous if you're over pressuring the shotgun, some shotgun slugs are high pressure( magnum) and some shotguns aren;t capable of handling the extra pressure, if you have a newer, good condition shotgun that can handle 3" shells, then yes, slugs should be fine in it, as long as you have the correct barrel and/or choke to shoot slugs with, the action of the gun shouldn't dictate what type of ammo(slug v/s shot) you can safely fire.
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Sorry to say shotgun slugs dont have a long range and are extremely inaccurate. The slug drops 4.8 inches at 100 yards. I am sure that if you pointed the gun at an extremely high angle you could maybe launch it 400 yards.