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My G & A

SHOTGUNS

FN Tactical Police

The big advantage of a shotgun, especially a pump, is the option to use a wide variety of ammo.

Muzzle climb is noticeable by its absence. Even at warp speed, the sights stay on the target.

Back when I was a gunsmith, I held the Winchester 1300 series shotguns in low regard. The ones that showed up at the shop had obviously been ridden hard and hung up wet (sometimes literally). I should not have been so opinionated, as one of the few times I got my butt kicked in a match with pump shotguns was by a shooter wielding a 1300. Well, FN has now taken care of the problems the old 1300s had, and it has produced a tactical pump that you should have on your “must have” ...

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