Survey -- Do you have a 12 gauge riot gun?

[bushmaster1313]

For a while I had more than two 12 gauge factory riot guns
These are the keepers:

1934 Remington 31

1937 Winchester 94

My favorite ammo for practice is the Fiocchi 12LE00BK, a 12 gauge reduced recoil, 00 Buck, bargain priced round (less than $5.00 per box of 10)

 

[eb07]

Yes.... My Dad's high standard riot he had on duty



and my personal modern day version of one

 

[78bagger]

Remington 870 Police. All business. We used wing masters when I worked DoD security at the weapons station.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

I need to vote "yes and no". I have a Remington 870 Sportsman 12, plain walnut stock, 3" magnum, parkerized finish, 21" vent rib barrel with RemChoke tubes, fitted with a leather carry sling.

With the IC choke tube it works great for the riot gun mode. With the Modified tube it shoots steel shot loads for ducks or geese just fine, and makes a fast handling gun for pheasants or grouse. With the Hastings extra-full turkey choke it has won every turkey shoot it has been to, even when shooting against custom made trap guns. The guys at my club always insist on one round in which everyone gets to shoot my old Remington, just to keep things fair, so I don't get to take home all the turkeys.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Remington 870 Police. All business. We used wing masters when I worked DoD security at the weapons station.

The 870 Wingmaster was the shotgun Remington made when the 31 became too expensive because of the many hand manufacturing steps. IMHO, the walnut and steel Wingmasters were spectacular guns even though they were made using modern mass production methods. The design was elegant and the execution flawless. The Remington 870 Police is a modern beast.

 

[Engine49guy]

Three favorites:
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[colt_saa]

I own quite a few fighting Shotguns. A couple are placed in the house, one is in my vehicle and one is next to the night stand

My favorite is the Ithica 37. . . First off it is a bottom ejector so you never have to worry about tossing empty shells in your partners face. Because it is a bottom ejector it works great for righties or lefties. Most importantly, it does not have a disconector, so I can be VERY fast with it if needed

I have a nice old pre-68 savage that I also keep because it is a slam fire like the Ithica

I also have a Remington Police 870 factory folder. I keep it for sentimental reasons, it used to be the trunk gun for the Commander of the Florida Highway Patrol. When he passed it came to me. Truth is I have never shot it

I have a Winchester 1300 Marine that is an extra

I have 3 WP shotguns. A 14" Mossberg 590 in marinecote and a older pair of 12" Remington 870WPs. These are the older Remingtons that needed the elevator change to use the Remington 1 3/4" shells. The new 870s have solved the problem of double feeding the short shells

I also have a Franchi LAW-12. It is a mean looking thing, but I still prefer to fight with a pump

The last one is a Coach gun that I built a few years ago when this SxS had it's barrels crushed in a robbery attempt. It is only two shots, but it looks scary as all heck if you are on the wrong end and it can fire both barrels at once

This is my new night stand gun

 

[Jimmyjones]

I have one of the early Mossberg 590s, has the thin walled barrel.

I have an 870 that was cut to 20" by a previous owner with an extended mag tube, just picked up a 590 Shockwave.

 

[ColbyBruce]

I have a Winchester 1200 Riot.

 

[Sixgun100]

Does this count? My duty shotgun gifted to me upon retirement!

 

[white cloud]

I have two "riot" guns, 590s with receiver sights and bayonet lugs. Actually these might be considered trench guns because of the bayonet lugs. Laugh all you want to but I have bayonets for them along with bandoliers of slugs and 00 , slings and lights. I keep one in my truck and one in the house.

I also have two sporting shotguns. One is an Ithaca M37 and the other is a Model 12 Winchester that my maternal grandfather once owned. I will have to take some pictures as I think these are nice guns.

I have hunted with a pump shotgun since I was a boy and therefore feel very comfortable with one. In eastern N.C. you had to hunt deer with a shotgun. A lot of times we used buckshot because we were hunting in thick brush with dogs. I have also hunted a lot of small game and turkey with a shotgun. I have a pretty good handle on what birdshot, buckshot or slugs will do in my guns.

If I have to reduce my battery down to two guns, it would be the Ithaca and a .357 magnum revolver. I think I would be pretty well armed.

 

[Engine49guy]

Also a huge fan of the Ithaca Model 37
while they came in many variations the Model 37 does have a few shortcomings,
1) Although the barrel is designed for quick removal the front mounting lug blocks any possibility of an extended magazine tube
(a long tube version was offered at one point pictured below but barrels wont swap onto the short mag guns without changing the magazine tube).
2) The pump carrier only has 1 arm (vs 2 on the 870), if that arm breaks (yes has happened to me) the gun is DOA.
3)While a few companies offered side folding stocks many years ago no top folding stock was offered AFAIK,
4) Lastly while the slam fire feature is neat it can be an accident waiting to happen for first time users that hold the trigger back while racking the slide.

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[white cloud]

Does this count? My duty shotgun gifted to me at retirement!

IMHO that would count a lot. I know it's all about ARs nowadays but if things are headed south at 2:30AM, I want my riot gun. I am okay with being considered a curmudgeon and a luddite.

 

[white cloud]

Engine49gun, I know this is another "is five enough?" deal but I would be feeling very well armed with a M37 and belt of shotgun shells.

 

[OldSarge21]

Got an 870 police and a 20ga mossy 500 I made for the wife.

 

[Mule Packer]

Well...it's not tricked out like some I've seen. It's an old 870 Wingmaster Trap Grade with an 18½-inch improved cylinder barrel.

I also have this little Ithaca Model 37 20-gauge, with an 18½-inch cylinder bore barrel.

Neither one has any so-called enhancements, such as extended magazine, light, bayonet, folding stock, etc. Both great guns, though.
I also have a couple of these on hand. They're much simpler for Ms. Judy to handle....load, cock hammers, point and shoot. I've always heard that one of the greatest fears a burglar has is seeing a nervous woman at the top of the stairs with a double-barrel shotgun pointed directly at him.

 

[les.b]

I voted "Yes", what I have is an older Remington Wingmaster with a long vent rib barrel and several chokes, and also have a short "riot" barrel which can be swapped out fairly quickly.

Also have a hard plastic Remington case which holds the gun, extra barrel and has holders for the extra chokes and a tool, all in one container.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Goldstar225]

I still have my 870 that rode with me for about 18 years of my career. It was my privately owned/department approved peacemaker. Outfitted with a surefire forearm light, scattergun technologies ghostring sights, jumbo head safety, six round sidesaddle, and Wilson +2 extended magazine. It was loaded with and still has six 00 buck in the magazine tube backed by six slugs in the sidesaddle.

I never had to fire it in the line of duty but it gave comfort to me and other officers on many occasions and caused many felons to alter their decisions.

 

[typetwelve]

Not 100% sure if it is a riot gun or not...but I do own a FN TPS I picked up new old stock many years ago. It’s a fairly nasty fella:

FN Herstal Tactical Police Shotgun Review

8 round capacity, internally choked for buckshot, factory ported barrel...pretty neat and odd shotgun...and it really does perform well.

Sadly, I hate shooting the thing as it kicks like a ticked off mule, so it rests in the safe until it is really needed.

 

[Nedroe]

Ithaca 37.......

Ithaca 37 gets my vote, too.

If I can't find one of those, I use this.

Ned