I grew up with guns, and never paid much attention to shotguns, and now I think they're one of the best types of "small arms".

You can load them with light-recoil target rounds (which is super-fun), small game loads (for hunting rabbit, turkeys, etc), or load them with 00 Buck-shot, or a slugs (for large game, self defense, or shooting through multiple barriers).

If you have the option to shoot one at the range, I highly recommend it! 

 I was once smitten by Winchester. Also lately I was preparing a bird shot by a shotgun and honestly it didn't leave the best impression, especially on my teeth.😆 

 Which part of the gun were you biting? 🤔 

 The grain😬 

 After whole day shotgun IPSC match my jaw is on fire. What a stupid sport 😂

 

 shotguns aka scatterguns r very usefull/birdshot 4 reg. guns also 

 shotguns are what i specialised in. i was becoming a defence instructor. focusing on home protection. 12 shotguns seemed to be the way to go.