Why Does The US Military Still Use Pump Action Shotguns?

In today’s video, we’re exploring a fascinating topic in military gear: Why the Military Chooses Pump Action Shotguns. These versatile firearms have been a staple in armed forces around the world, and today we’ll break down the key reasons behind their use.
🔍 In This Video:
Historical Context: Learn about the evolution of pump action shotguns in military history and their role in various conflicts.
Reliability & Durability: Discover why pump action shotguns are prized for their reliability under harsh conditions, including their ability to function in extreme weather and dirty environments.
Tactical Advantages: Explore the tactical benefits of pump action shotguns, including their versatility in close-quarters combat and their effectiveness against a range of targets.
Ease of Use & Training: Find out why these shotguns are favored for their simplicity in operation and the ease with which troops can be trained to use them effectively.
Customizability & Adaptability: See how pump action shotguns can be modified with accessories and upgrades to suit various mission requirements and personal preferences.
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[@Canadian_goober]

“If you use a flashlight, you will reveal your position to other men… and that is gay” Absolutely based

[@cryptojoe1100]

Can’t be gay if you still got your boot bands on homie

[@bastipear2864]

What a sense of humor... Great content

[@gatorboy25000]

Ya but if I've learned anything from tarkov, if you put 8 of them on those men will never be able to see again.

[@VulcanM61]

Lmao facts tho

[@EmppuTheMonkeyMan]

Got me laughing out loud!

[@haveaday1812]

I carried one when I was a grunt in Baghdad 2007. It was my secondary, I was the DM, but I doubled as the breach man. I ended up doing so much breaching during that deployment, firing so many rounds that I just ended up using it as my primary almost all the time. I trusted that shotgun with my life, and it never once failed, jammed or let me down. And I know for a fact, it was deadly effective. Mossberg 500.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Hell yeah, thank you for your service brother I appreciate you. Shot guns are king in close.

[@rexman971]

@@haveaday1812 500? Did it have a heavy barrel like the 590a1

[@haveaday1812]

@@rexman971 Nope. Just some old ass 500’s we had in the armory. I was in 3rd ID out of Stewart. Just basic, over the counter 500’s with Front bead sight. No rear aperture at all. No high speed BS either. Not even a flashlight.

[@chrisripley154]

I have a picture of my cousin carrying one in the big sandbox from '05. Us woods boys know how to use scatterguns like scalpels.

[@ReIigionlsForIdiots]

Fawk yeah brother…

[@sackofclams953]

“Shotgun slugs have a tendency to really kill people” -a man of great wisdom

[@toddk1377]

@@sackofclams953 Will definitely have someone coming out with a shovel and a mop bucket to clean up!

[@Mogolous]

“People die when they are killed” - a man of great wisdom

[@sadrakeyhany7477]

​@@Mogolous ayyyyy, fate reference

[@trevorpollo]

5:05 “Yeah, we were supposed to use them on doors, but you’d be surprised how many doors had beards and were wearing sandals.” - A Marine

[@MetalFreak187]

Lmao

[@timbumgarner1207]

This GySgt used his for everything

[@BendySendy]

@@trevorpollo "anti-material"

[@HavocQPandemoniumOffical]

LOL

[@M2fiftycal]

My wife was with me when i bought my 590A1 SPX. She literally rolled her eyes when the guy at the counter opened the box, and there was a bayonet in it. It was worth getting it just for that!

[@logangodofcandy]

It's a lot safer to let the guy trying to break through your door know that he's about to die when a 9" blade flies through the door next to his face. Never hAve to pulled the trigger

[@michaelgraham8854]

@@logangodofcandy Very hard to explain to the in laws though

[@markkringle9144]

So worth it.

[@schadenfreude191]

Bayonet on a shotgun is manly af.

[@Youareanexperiment]

😂😅

[@dandylion1987]

Benelli have just announced an anti drone M4, shotguns are becoming relevant in a military context again as a squad defense against FPV drones and I'm here for it.

[@NeUrOmAnCeRAI]

Anti drone skeet shooting.

[@trishennaidoo1309]

What would be the difference between that amd a normal M4 ?

[@dandylion1987]

@trishennaidoo1309 extended forcing cones for long range patterning I think. Comes with a mod choke as standard i think

[@CAL1MBO]

Choke and barrel length change.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

What gauge?

[@mezrre4630]

Roommate: "Are you holding your 590A1, while watching GT talk about the 590A1?" Me: "Yes."

[@logangodofcandy]

As one does

[@Mr-Eleven]

I'm thinking about my maverick 88 watching this 😂

[@cuchulain1647]

I’m doing this as soon as I get home ❤

[@dillongreen3438]

I am

[@mikebarker6628]

Pumpin to the pump

[@brockhowell2296]

Paul Harrell convinced me that shotguns don't suck for self-defense.

[@xdean816]

Saint Paul protects

[@scottmansfield1734]

And to watch Paul run a pump gun is a thing of beauty! And awe………”Pullrack” or better yet, Paulrack

[@SmartypantsMcChicken]

Literally every other self defense instructor, the amount of detailed data that exists and common sense didn't do it for you?

[@run-a-milekyle3835]

RIP Paul

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

@@SmartypantsMcChickenlol right?

[@ICUP570]

It’s funny, rifles keep getting more and more crazy upgrades but nothing will replace the badassness of a basic pump action shotty.

[@jfkst1]

Semi auto > pump action

[@neildees1761]

Depends on the context homie. Pumps can run custom ammunition more reliably since you don't need to worry about a gas system.

[@NikolaosKorelis]

​@@jfkst1 if you have good ammo for it

[@JonCampo91]

​@jfkst1 Lol take a shotgun class. They both work fine. I own a benelli m4 and mossberg 590a1

[@ChrisLichowicz]

or a 1911 .45ACP

[@justanotheryoutubedoofus]

Bayonet on a shotgun will always be a vibe

[@j.robertsergertson4513]

Agreed, to bad modern bayonets are so puny ,a WW1 trench shot gun is bad ass

[@HB-kp6rl]

That’s the only reason i want one

[@newedge4638]

cornball dont say vibe

[@Hongobogologomo]

pfp matches comment. nice

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

Everyone laughs until they have to storm a trench.

[@ElChris816]

"I'm Ricky Bobby, and if you don't love shotguns, then fuck you." - R. Bobby

[@valdivia1234567]

Now he has a brand new trans friend movie. Should we fabulous!!

[@independentthinker8930]

Clint Smith put it best. At defensive disrances, handguns put holes in bodies, rifles put holes through bodies, shotguns put meat on the wall

[@markdavidson1049]

Well, rifles also put massive amount of cavitation in the body…while also able to deliver near-automatic levels of fire and minimal recoil :)

[@independentthinker8930]

@@markdavidson1049 Shotguns deliver well over thousand ft lbs of energy, massive holes, one shell can contain MANY projectiles, I can put as if not more projectiles down range with a pump shotgun as a full auto.

[@SmartypantsMcChicken]

"... at the right range with the right load, it will remove a chunk of shit from the attacker and throw that shit in the fkn floor..." That's what he told our class anyway. 😂

[@ParasitikOne]

@@SmartypantsMcChickenthat’s how I remember him saying it in a half dozen or so videos.

[@jimmyreese918]

😅 love it

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Side note about breeching: if the shotgun is only being used to breech, dry-hull it. Shoot, and sling. Dont pump it and fiddle with the safety, just leave it until the next door and pump before indexing the gun. Jeff Gerwich (Modern Tactical Shooting) talks about it in his shotgun video, SF adopted dry-hulling after a breecher sent a round into his teammate while trying to safe his shotgun during training, they would it simpler and safer to just leave the fired shell in the chamber since the gun basically turns into cruiser-ready condition by default.

[@GarandThumb]

big facts, sir

[@XxxAtlantaxxX]

Regular civilian. Keeping a shotgun in my car and always carrying a pistol I mentally adopted this concept. I worried about slinging my shotgun while moving with a pistol and for whatever reasons it going off either blowing my head or leg off.

[@militarymann01]

That's how my 500 is loaded next to my bed. Full tube safety off empty chamber.

[@zackjarrell5328]

Just here to see what sponsors he has this week 🍿😂

[@nolobadboy]

​@@GarandThumb where did you get the GWOT shirt done the velcro slanted pockets?

[@seancallaway5204]

I carried a Mossberg 500 during my first tour in Iraq, and I loved it. One of the reasons we still use pump-action shotguns vs semi-auto is you don't always WANT the next round to be chambered. If I'm breaching a door then transitioning to an M4 or pistol, I don't want my shotgun in a red status. After I left AD, I was a manager at a sporting goods store for a couple years, and I always pushed Mossbergs. They're so easy to modify and there's a million different parts for them from buttstocks to pump grips to barrels. Even a novice can swap a field barrel to a home defense barrel in under a minute.

[@Trash_panda_real]

03-05 we had Mossberg 500s and buck shot for breaching because there were no special rounds we were still making it up as we went. I've owned a 500 since 97 and use it for hunting and training. Such a versatile and dependable shotie.

[@thomaslyons441]

We used them for bean bag rounds. My battery was deployed as detainee guards.

[@michigangeezer3950]

I've never been in the military but I like them for your stated reasons and for me they even sound better when racking a shell compared to the Remington 870.

[@mattmarzula]

Wow. I almost feel like I was there...

[@nomercyinc6783]

you dont need to ever swap from one shot gun to another. thats pointless. just use one with multiple rounds. a shotgun JUST for breaching is rather stupid. using a pistol over a shotgun when breaching is stupid

[@Choke_N_Slap]

GT was my water survival instructor in 2018 when I was going through flight school pipeline. Solid dude. Still owes me the vid he promised of me almost drowning along side the coast guard SAR swimmer.

[@infestedlie561]

When you get it you need to post it, I want to see it too

[@bmbullman]

@GarandThumb Answer this man!!

[@number1yota]

When I was in LE I was one of the few officers that still chose the shotgun over the AR. Its extremely versatile and over looked by most folks these days.

[@BendySendy]

@@number1yota this is the way. I carried both but the shotgun came out way more than the ar. I had an older LT who always ran slugs and then buckshot behind it and swore by it. no idea why but I imagine it saved his ass at some point.

[@robertflint4115]

1978 greatest Christmas ever. I was 12 years old and my Dad got me a 12 gauge shotgun, Mossberg 500, with 2 barrels. A birdshot barrel and a smooth bore slug barrel. Many of rabbits, pheasant, grouse and deer have been taken with that gun. Still have it today and will pass it to grandson on his 12th birthday. I did have it rebuilt in 2006. Best gun I have ever owned. 🤘😎

[@shsab7022]

Great one❤

[@bdask72]

Funny, I got my first 500A for my 12th birthday...I wore it out and restored it to new condition...that was 20 years ago. I still fire it from time to time...

[@woodynorton400]

I bought the same in the late 70's but mine came with the pistol grip to swap out with the stock. I found that kind of useless but fun, not fun firing 3in mag

[@flightlesschicken7769]

Careful what you say, under the current system that would be a federal crime

[@coldspring624]

30 years before that I was given a Mossburg 410 bolt with a C- lect choke and it was followed by a few Mossburgs but that little 410 is as sweet as they come.

[@tylerkrueger1571]

Did a lot of breaching with the mossberg, Iraq had mostly steel doors, if you don’t shoot it pretty straight on. Your foot with take the ricochets. The pellets will roll straight down the steel doors and it can be bad. I always stood off to the side and kept it as straight on as possible for internal door locks. You really gotta imagine where the locking mechanism is and aim to hit that. Padlocks overseas are cheap and can be knocked off from any angle. Just my experience with it

[@theoldschoolconnoisseur2991]

Thank you for your service 🤝

[@mojojojo9458]

How many of the doors had beards and wore sandals?

[@justinwebster7761]

​@@mojojojo9458I'd guess most did

[@ViktoriousDead]

Who the hell was breaching without compressed ceramic slugs? Lol

[@nobodyspecial1852]

​@@ViktoriousDeadsintered iron slugs were a thing my second deployment, they worked but weren't reliable.

[@gijoe41688]

my favorite saying about shotguns with the war on terror, "we were only suppose to use shotguns for doors, but you would be surprised about how many doors had sandals and turbans

[@lesflynn4455]

Dude you should use auto correct with those spelling mistakes. It helps more than 50% of the time.

[@bedroomfarmer8960]

Who karez, this isn't first grade and spelling don't count baby

[@PaxEmpyrean]

@@bedroomfarmer8960 Spelling always counts. The people who can do it judge those who can't, and they're often in a position to make your life better or worse.

[@panthermartin7784]

@@PaxEmpyrean Does a 590 give a fuck if you can spell?

[@PaxEmpyrean]

@@panthermartin7784 Does a 590 decide to hire you?

[@WhiteCavendish]

I was a reserve infantryman in the CF for ten years or so, and we didn't have any experience with shotguns, so I got curious and got myself an 870 tactical. Sweet gun, and very versatile.

[@gud2go50]

I carry a Maverick 88 as my vehicle gun everywhere I go! During my career in the Marine Corps we carried them on Embassy duty and it saved my life. I later carried one on 4 trips to train on the ice cap in Greenland for polar bear defense! I never felt under gunned. They are the multi-tool of the gun world and they have worked for decades!😊

[@calnky]

In Australia we use them for crocodile repellent when we go fishing 🎣 🐊

[@jonathanjuwainat5535]

Are you sure you used Maverick 88s in the USMC, I thought they only used 500s and 590s?

[@samhellion]

@@jonathanjuwainat5535 the 88 is the disposable version. Parts wear away.

[@trog7986]

​@@jonathanjuwainat5535maverick is built by mossberg. It's the Walmart version though

[@Yetified_Mayhem]

I'm with u brother! So versatile.

[@rexman971]

It's like why some prefer a stick shift, you have control over the object.

[@jacoblape]

and the object on the other side

[@GraniteStateofMind]

I dunno man, sounds kinda gay to me

[@rexman971]

@@GraniteStateofMind I say object because it can be the car I'm talking about or a pump shotgun. Or a hand saw over a circular saw. How is that gay?

[@YacolJ]

​@GraniteStateofMind In other words. Analog let's you feel a vehicle/gun under you. Digital systems/semiautomatic shoguns have less interaction, hence less "feel" to it. I ride a motorcycle with no rider aids, such as abs or traction control. You can't control the bike as well. You can't "feel" the bike as much.

[@randomguy3034]

​@@YacolJ You like to drive like F1 drivers, huh? I get the manual is better argument but not all of us are going 180 around corners to get to Starbucks. My solution to the shotgun semi vs pump argument was to get an M3. If it jams, I just pump it. Though it rarely jams.

[@tw27242]

Love this. As a patrol officer, there is a huge mindset nationwide amongst law enforcement that we don't need shotguns anymore because we have patrol rifles. Many agencies have completely gotten rid of their shotguns or converted them to less lethal bean bag guns. I have always maintained the shotgun still has a place in my inventory and that they're not obsolete.

[@jwalesoutlaw3294]

@@tw27242 no kidding

[@bdask72]

What people don't know is that while a tool in the toolbox in a time of many different weapons platforms, at close range out to 100 yards...the shotgun is utterly devastating..it will always have a place in my opinion...

[@jackjames3884]

I love hearing that they're getting rid of them.

[@myratsalad]

@@jackjames3884 aint gonna help you much boy

[@jackjames3884]

@myratsalad honestly, it has helped me quite a bit. Maybe try to stop making assumptions like a jackass. What I was referring to is that I've been able to find quite a few police trade in Remington 870s recently, and a few of them have been in great shape. The best part is the shop had so many of them they were letting them go dirt cheap just to get them out the door. Btw, I've always heard it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool instead of running your mouth and eliminating any doubt. Think about that as long as you need to, boy!

[@SWATStrachan]

As a resident of the UK, it makes a nice change to see a firearm that not only I can own, but DO own 😄. Love my Mozzy 590!

[@PrinceAsmodeus]

Last night, i checked out a couple of gun shops in ireland (online). Seems like they only sold .22lr and hunting shotguns.

[@SWATStrachan]

@@PrinceAsmodeus Google for The Saddlery & Gunroom Biggin Hill and that's where I got mine from, but they are WAY more expensive now than when I got mine (£350 then, £750 now!).

[@Notetoself1934]

For every like this comment gets, I’ll do one squat. Make me feel something. Edit: I believe I have made a miscalculation. But I’m committed to my mistake. Make it hurt. I’ll post an update eventually. This will just take me a while. Peace ✌️

[@frankcastle4435]

Do 20

[@RetiredEE]

The racking sound says give me 40.

[@tehbone8604]

Sit ups are just as important. Split the likes between the two.

[@sink009]

Joke’s on us, he never said a time frame he’d do it in. It’ll be one squat a day for however many days based upon how many likes he gets.

[@grey-god]

Sweaty ab pics or it didnt happen 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@steveanimatrix3887]

In the late 80's, an interesting character walked into my fathers electronic manufacturing and design company, with 50 590's. He wanted us to convert the guns so that they'd project a laser when the trigger was pulled for a target game system he was making. We used the barrel as a conductor which sent a signal to the laser diodes which were packed in the front of the barrel (making contact with the barrel) and when you squeezed the trigger the firing pin (which was ground down) made contact with a sensor making contact with the barrel and sending the signal up the barrel to the laser. It was a wild and fun project and totally different than the baseball pitching machine controls that we manufactured. Think Duck Hunt but using actual shotguns. Bally-Midway bought the system from him in Las Vegas. Don't know what became of it but it was called "lightshot." I'll never forget that row of guns in our shop and being able to play with them every day.

[@nomercyinc6783]

target practice with a shotgun is rather pointless. accuracy is not what people are going for with shotguns

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

I guess he was setting up a park game… or he was going to embark on a fight against anything that could get killed by lasers that’d be harmless to us. Lmao. ;)

[@nobodyspecial1852]

MILES gear progenitor?

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

Got any left?😄

[@steveanimatrix3887]

@@nomercyinc6783 sure, but you put the game in a bar and you'll get a line out the door, at least during our local beta testing in 6 bars. People absolutely loved pumping real shotguns vs some plastic gun made to look like a toy. They made a lot of money $0.50 at a time. The game itself was a big LED screen (about the size of a traditional stand alone arcade game machine like pac-man) and random circles would be drawn and you had to shoot within them before they disappeared to score. The circles got smaller and disappeared faster as the game progressed. There were 2 shotguns per game so 2 people could compete. It was totally randomly generated so you couldn't get used to a pattern. We used infrared lasers shooting through a lens that put it in more of a wide pattern closer to a shotgun and with ir detectors every 5th pixel behind the led screen.

[@joshuayarrington9684]

Please do videos on the following: -Shotgun Mud test -Review the ARAK-21 -Which is better the PKM or the M240B? -Possible Sand Tests for the future? -How good are mini shotgun shells vs 2 3/4? -Invite all the GunTubers you can to Idaho with a rifle that they would take into combat and have them run drills and compete with each other to see which rifle set up would work best.

[@RT-qd8yl]

PKM

[@masonshafer811]

Honest all very good ideas shout out to you

[@BullseyeBallistics-kf1jw]

I'm curious about the ARAK-21 as well. Not curious enough to buy one though 😂

[@DoubleWhammy]

I believe Paul Harrell did a video on the mini shells.

[@Jack-of-all-trades-yn8le]

I second this

[@NickCat]

Unreal dad advice. I was in an accident on my motorcycle on Friday bc the motorist didn’t see me. I’m lucky to be alive and with minimal injuries…I went to the motorists house yesterday and gave him a big hug. We talked and joked for 20 minutes.

[@Chris-wn3vr]

590a1 sales about to go up.

[@BOMBCHICKEN59]

One of the rare few mill spec.

[@jaimemartinez3866]

got mine about 6 years ago with walnut furniture still in box

[@nellsonstout7001]

I’m glad I’ve had 2 for a couple years now🤣the cat’s out of the bag now.

[@chewser117]

@@jaimemartinez3866 I went with the super oddball one a couple years ago, 1980s 590 Bullpup. It's such and awkward firearm, literally bought it because it looks cyberpunk AF!

[@mezrre4630]

Picked up my 590A1 Magpul edition about a year ago

[@b3fitco626]

When I was in shotgun club, the one instructor was able to shoot 3 clay pigeons out of the air with before the first shell hit the ground. He was running a pump too

[@joshuagibson2520]

See Tom Knapp. I miss that guy.

[@kaiboshvanhortonsnort359]

Gotta love the term 'shotgun club'.

[@b3fitco626]

@kaiboshvanhortonsnort359 it was 4H shotgun club. You have a better name for it?

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@b3fitco626 it was a joke. The opposites of each other. Shotgun and club (beat stick). I'm very literal and dense and even I picked up on that one. You found your reason to be offended though.

[@GoldenWebb]

“I Call Shotgun”-Kurt Cobain

[@mmclaurin8035]

I call shotgun"-Courtney Love

[@greenman4508]

Even after he swore that he don’t have a gun. Courtney much?

[@christophersantrizos1657]

Boom!

[@TheDarkDefender.]

That is the best comment I’ve seen today😂, as an 11 year old.. I don’t think I should think it’s funny. (Yes I listen to nirvana, and know who Kurt is, I know what happened with him and his shotgun.)

[@recession81]

Kurt Co BANGED

[@vik12D]

Thank you. I've been saying this for years, and constantly have people trying to argue with me, that a shotgun can't do anything past around 50yds. Now I can send this to serveral of them.

[@doxx2265]

Wow, that dad advice at the end really hit deep. Thank you Garandthumb. This is a serious and heartfelt comment. Shotgun then helps the dad energy by 100%.

[@blackwater403]

I had the same reaction.

[@poip202]

Absolute A1 advice

[@buddha48264]

Nah, I hold onto that shit. Forgiveness is btwn them and their maker.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

I have a 590A1. Heat shield, bayonet lug, and magpul pump/stock that i added a sling swivel to the heel of. Absolutely love the gun. I want an 18" and for about 5 minutes i contemplated trading it, but realized i couldnt bring myself to do it.

[@swathdiver489]

Never get rid of your guns, just get more of them. Most men come to regret it.

[@wbu744]

I got my 590A1 years ago and I fell in love with it immediately. Admittedly I did have serious feed issued with it at first but after taking it apart and comparing the innards with my 500 I noticed that the shell retaining bar for the tube magazine was bent a little from the factory which caused it to not release a fresh shell most of the time. All I did was bend it back straight and from then on it has run absolutely flawlessly.

[@JR-hr2xs]

I bought mine about 9 years ago and had the same issue, wasn’t sure what it was since I wasn’t practical with shotguns so I sent it in to mossberg and got it fixed. Possibly a bad batch from that time.

[@Plaprad]

It was a bad batch that made it through QA. I had the same thing and got in touch with Mossberg. The rep apologized and told me I could send it in or they could send me a replacement bar. I got the replacement bar. About a week after getting it the rep sent me an email asking if everything was working ok. I sent them a pic of scraps of paper hanging up at the range with the caption "Works great!".

[@JR-hr2xs]

@@Plaprad that’s awesome! Been thinking about upgrading to a semiautomatic one but I love the 590a1 so it’s hard to justify the price of one of the better semiautomatic ones like the benelli m4 or the beretta 1301

[@85Sirex]

I had that issue with a 410 Mossberg 500E I bought for my daughter. Called Mossberg, they sent me the new part, solved it in a few minutes. I also have a 870, and it isn't nearly as easy to fix if there is a problem. I appreciate the fact that the Mossbergs are so seviceable by the owner.

[@leadfarmer556]

Ya, had the same problem with my 590. A easy fix.

[@codyperry6021]

Coming from a shotgun only hunting state, it's nice to see someone who understands just how deadly and devastating a shotgun can be.

[@burnyburnoutze2nd]

22:38 "How many shells do you have in that gun?" "I've got 57 more GAWDDAYUM rounds in this 4 round magazine!"

[@Mirko_C.]

Thats impresive

[@lorenzoberdin9123]

ALACABLAM

[@ryaicon89]

How??

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@@ryaicon89 Skills.

[@mr_m_5000]

@@ryaicon89the magic of editing/postproduction.

[@afallencheetah6610]

A Marine with a shotgun with a bayonet will always be the most terrifying thing you will ever see running across a room at mach fuck towards you.

[@warriorgospel8168]

Yet easily defeated by 3rd grade math problems 😂

[@RevRaptor898]

Just throw the crayons on the floor and run like hell.

[@user-mj9lq9vp3w]

Yeah you usually get shot before the bayonet reaches its target.

[@louiswolff9382]

@@RevRaptor898😂😂😂😂 pretty much nailed it, especially if you have their favorite flavor one in the mix 😅

[@louiswolff9382]

@@warriorgospel81683rd grade math? They must’ve up the minimum Asvab scores required to get in then, in my day 1st grade math would confuse the fuq outta them 😂😂

[@tylerkrueger1571]

Carried a mossberg 500 on my first deployment to Iraq. I was a breacher, we had slugs, buckshot, and lockbusters. Hated carrying it, but was cool getting to use it, much like any non normal weapons in the military I guess.

[@galesams4205]

My armor unit in vietnam used remington 870 12 ga. for dismounted patrol at night. The POINT Man liked the shotgun with the only ammo you could get "00 Buck:

[@bagpipe1979]

The sound of a pump racking is something special ❤

[@greenman4508]

Man poetry

[@rexman971]

Also scary if you are thinking about bursting through a door.

[@compsmith007]

Small problem. If you're engaging a threat at this point, you're already behind the curve. Yeah, shotguns are not drop safe, so the first thing you do is rack it. Probably. Unless you need to front load a slug or 2. So much versatility!

[@olbrixx1482]

Not having Charlie for the war crimes jokes was a missed opportunity…..

[@MercenaryJames]

That rapid unloading bit gave me a solid chuckle. Almost expected it to go on longer!

[@claytondennis8034]

He missed his chance to say the Navy wanted the fore end ribbed for sure and confident stroking of the action...

[@steveinman1512]

I counted 17 rounds ejected.

[@VTSteve]

I'm 68 now and have had my Remington 870 since I was 12 years old, it of course has the dual rail, and a Cap you can unscrew to clean the magazine tube.

[@Beautiful-ModelBarbara-Hut-s1j]

In 1918 the germans didn’t like the idea of the model 97 trench shotgun as it caused unnecessary suffering. Maybe you should’ve thought of that before bringing chemical weapons that cause the same suffering

[@fuzzyhead878]

If anything I’d imagine the chemical weapons were worse.

[@ZippoMann]

They were 🐈’s.

[@fudgeidi3795]

dawg why is ur pfp and name that

[@davepeters4955]

I still think a lot of this was classism. In Europe, shotguns were used by the elite classes for hunting - really fancy, decorative, and expensive pieces of kit. In the USA, if there was a single gun in the house, it was likely a shotgun, purchased from the local hardware store or ordered from Sears - basic and functional, useful for self defense, game hunting, killing varmints, etc. The idea of the lower classes "hunting" the upper echelons of society just didn't sit well with the landholding gentry.

[@Radbot776]

I think the French where the ones that actually used it first, Germany had a bunch already and it wasn’t experimental it was ready so that really played down on the French

[@jessicasimp4459]

The nice thing about the pump / slide action shotgun is that it will perfectly function and to use any type of shotgun cartridge, and it’s always super fun to pump the action.

[@ghostinthemachine8243]

Why use the pump shotgun? Because it simply works.

[@kingkarlito]

"The nice thing about the pump / slide action shotgun is that it will perfectly function" haven't seen too many shooters with pump actions have you? people short stroke them or otherwise fail the pump constantly.

[@CP281]

No one is going for any stealth when running a shotgun lol​@@MrCobb-rq8iv

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

@@MrCobb-rq8iv Bolt actions are sweet but we're talking about shotguns though. What shotgun are you using at beyond 500 yards? lol

[@MrCobb-rq8iv]

@@DKNguyen3.1415 Well between you, me and the gatepost of possible readers, we don't have any gunz..

[@rybaneightsix5085]

Glad to see SDI is no longer a listed sponsor.

[@DodoYuhhr]

Based garand

[@TheVirtuoso883]

What's the story for SDI being dropped?

[@Devin7Eleven]

@@TheVirtuoso883They were a scam

[@TheVirtuoso883]

@@Devin7Eleven fair enough

[@kdavi1davis869]

I thought the jokes were funny

[@WastdTrashPanda]

The Dad advice at the end was what I needed to hear today.

[@Mirko_C.]

14:14 8+1 rounds in real life, 57 rounds in movies

[@TheTrueNorth11]

Alacablam!

[@warmonger1389]

I bought my Mossburg 500 when I was 18 years old. It's been 36 years, and it still runs flawlessly. Thousands and thousands of rounds (couldn't even guess how many). I'll never sell it.

[@MrWilson812]

I was assigned a shotgun for my squad. As an infantry scout there was very little breaching, so it was mostly just to have a second combat option. I personally prefer the full length barrel with the pistol grip since the vast majority of time you have it you're not actually shooting and it's just easier to carry, but it's still effective in use with the right technique.

[@hansiminator69]

With small drones being a huge threat in modern warfare, shotguns are gonna be as popular as never before.

[@totenfurwotan4478]

Nah, they are largely useless. Most drones are dropping ordinance well out of shotgun range.

[@hansiminator69]

@@totenfurwotan4478 talking about FPV type drones.

[@crispy_338]

@@hansiminator69 FPVs are too fast and maneuverable for some shmoe with a shotgun. Especially if the drone pilot has tons of experience like the Ukrainians do now

[@kingkarlito]

this idea that your shotgun will be useful at all against an fpv is so wacky. there is a huge difference between a generic mavic and your custom built race fpv. and the crazy one is significantly cheaper.

[@hoffmiermp]

They have always been popular bud. Some people are finally realizing it now.

[@austinosborne2638]

Well, I mentioned to my 20 year old son that I wanted an 870 Marine magnum some 15 years ago and he never forgot. He bought me one last Christmas and I took pictures with him, me and the shotgun. It's like the Tomahawk. 100 percent highly affective in every scenario .

[@SwimmerDude50]

Because an unsupervised 17 year old Marine with a War Crime Stick is what we Americans call a "vibe"

[@RogueSquidward]

Correction: “THE” vibe

[@user-wk5jd1ok4f]

It's only a war crime if an officer sees you doing it.

[@MasterK9Trainer]

I don't want this to be a long story but my father picked up a used Remington 870 and said it was too heavy or too large for him so he gave it to my younger brother who can easily afford his own require only the high velocity at higher recoil rounds, so I'm kind of leaning towards the pump shotgun for all the reasons that people prefer them because of the Simplicity and durability and the ability to change what you're shooting in a second

[@JakerJunter]

Benelli M4: Faster shooting, soft recoil ❌ Mossy 590a1: Bayonet Slug ✅ So disappointed GT didn't did a bayonet charge.

[@runyourrace2finish910]

Beretta 1301 the new king on the block. Benelli M-4 so yesterday 😂

[@Semper_Iratus]

A pump action shotgun with a weapon mounted bayonet is the pinnacle of battlefield lethality.

[@Unjustlce]

Bayonetting opponents is quicker than a reload, and if a situation critical - you can throw your shotgun like a spear (i am not serious btw)

[@cadestekly6410]

You might not be, but I am.

[@toddk1377]

​@@Unjustlce I bet at some point or another, someone probably did it.

[@whereswaldo5740]

What? That’s not a thing?

[@cadestekly6410]

@@whereswaldo5740 yes it is, did you watch the video they show the gun. look up the winchester 1897 with bayonet

[@mikect500]

I joined the Army in 1979. Pretty much every post had a skeet and trap field. Clinton closed most because we don't want our troops to be interested in shooting. I retired in 1999 and most off duty shooting sports pavilions had been closed. I have been watching the drone war and I can't help but thinking that a nice Ithica 10 gauge would be a real asset. Maybe the Army should reopen the skeet and trap fields.

[@Davie-jx4rh]

Absolutely tragic, getting troops to do training on their own time and enjoy it is genius

[@ZboeC5]

​@@Davie-jx4rh The Army can suck the fun out of anything and shooting is one of the big ones. The military way is always tiresome and boring and miserable. The only time I hated shooting the M2 (50 cal machine gun) was during qualifying. It was the best worst experience you could ever have.

[@lukas7956]

The Clintons are the actual war criminals in this debate.

[@SecondhandChucklehead]

Funny how things come full-circle...

[@josephstephens1252]

Trap and sporting clays would be very beneficial for military personnel

[@gpilsitz1783]

Pump action speaks a universal language. Everyone in the room knows what it's saying and that it means business.

[@0bserver416]

Love that mid GWOT inspired loadout. DCU, MICH helmet, relatively modern PC, early knee pads.

[@theodenkingofbrohan]

Just got a 590 and this video came out on the same day that my stupid waiting period is over, based and serendipitous.

[@allelseissupplemental357]

2:00 "That is not your daddy's shotgun Private Cowboy!!"

[@koriuk5032]

THAT WAS DUNE PART 2 One of the most seamless marriages of live action photography and visual computer generated effects that ive ever seen... its very very compelling at every turn!

[@ExplosiveQuarry]

Maverick 88 is a pretty fun firearm.

[@Brandizzleizzle]

Got my 88 with the short shell adapter. 10 rounds of you'll never wake up again

[@Fugettaboutit]

Got one in my closet loaded with #4 buck. Everyman's 12-ga.

[@Duran762]

@@Fugettaboutit#4 u are smart

[@ThunderCircus]

Bang for the buck!

[@mot0rhe4d40]

The 88 is a damn hard 12ga to pass up for the money. Especially with all it brings to the table for its modest price tag.

[@silverwings21]

22:38 "I got 57 more goddamn rounds in this 4-round magazine!"

[@snoopxdoug]

That edit of mike dumping his tube got me good 😂

[@victorwaddell6530]

I was in the navy from 1985 to 1995 . I sailed on a DDG , was a forward deployed MP in Japan during the Gulf War , then sailed on a CG during Operation Southern Watch in the Gulf . I was on the security teams of both of my ships . Our service shotgun was the M870 Remington . I currently run a Mossberg 500 tricked out like a 590 . Thanks for your service .

[@wigon]

I used both the full size and shorty models of the M500 in the Army before they replaced them with the 590A1. Awesome firepower. One thing that I advocated way back then was to use buckshot as an are suppression weapon given that one shot is like a burst of sub-machinegun fire. People laughed at me then and most still do now, but gradually more people are beginning to realize that buckshot at 100 or even 200 yards, puts a lot of lead into a wide space downrange. Even if only one pellets hits an enemy soldier, they're going to be severely wounded or even killed. Fired at a group of soldiers and much like a machine gun, it serves the purpose of keeping the enemy's heads down along with a high probability of hitting some of them. The only downside is that it's very limited on magazine capacity. But during an ambush where you just need to get out of a kill zone quickly while laying down immediate suppressive fire, it can be very effective for disrupting an ambush and buying time to move to cover. As a civilian while my primary home defense long gun is an AR-15, I still keep a Mossberg Maverick 88 12 gauge pump shotgun topped off with Aguila buckshot minishells (using an OpSol Minishell adapter). It gives me a nice shot spread at 7 yards and doesn't over-penetrate while allowing me for a higher magazine capacity. So every now and then that shotgun does bedside home defense duty still.

[@ThePatriotParadox]

Mine doesn't run mini shells, and knew my Mossberg 12g wasn't crap, I didn't know there is a mini shell adapter!?? Please tell me more, I'm still needing the tube extension for 3+ rounds

[@patrickthompson728]

​@@ThePatriotParadoxjust Google them they are sold online I'd look at some you tube reviews before you pick what brand you want to go with

[@wigon]

@@ThePatriotParadox Yeah, the OpSol Minishell adapter works with the Mossberg Maverick 88, the Mossberg 500, and the Mossberg 590. They're inexpensive, easy to install, and work really well to insure that it feeds minishells reliably. Just google OpSol adapter and you'll see the company. They're made in Texas and their website has tons of videos showing how it works.

[@SecondhandChucklehead]

I always wondered if a Saiga or Gen-12 with drums could stand-in for a support weapon. Preferably with flechettes or #4 buck out of a full choke...

[@caritas8984]

@@SecondhandChucklehead Or an AA-12.

[@sgt_s4und3r54]

My uncle's preferred kit in Vietnam was a shotgun for mid-range/ long-range and a Thompson for close in.

[@trashpanda1999]

I had no idea any Thompsons were used in vietnam

[@9mmARman]

I love the 1897. I have 6 in 12ga and one in 16ga and I use them for Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clay's, pheasant hunting, and I even qualled with one back when I was LEO that is chopped to 18½" to use off-duty. I also use Ithaca M37's and Mossberg 500 and 590's, but for the past 5+ years I use SxS shotguns, most with 18½" barrels, for most things. I grew up since elementary school with shotguns and handguns. My father started me shooting skeet and handgun competitions when I was still in elementary school, and I didn't even have a centerfire rifle until my mid-teens. Because of that, I'm still a huge fan of shotguns and debated furiously with my Chief when he wanted to phase them out. Patrol rifles were a huge step forward, but they aren't a replacement for shotguns for some uses.

[@mantia39]

Never thought a shotgun could make 100+yard shots. I have never even attempted it to be honest. Great video Mike....as always 👌 👍

[@warrenharrison9490]

Turkey/ham shoots I've attended do it with tannerite card deck size targets at 50 and 100. Very challenging.

[@steamman9193]

I have a 10.5” barrel shockwave that I take out to the range at 100 yards no problem they still put plenty of lead on target well past that

[@iffykidmn8170]

@@warrenharrison9490 would not think a slug would have the velocity for tannerite at 100.

[@mantia39]

@@iffykidmn8170 me neither...🤔🤨

[@warrenharrison9490]

@@iffykidmn8170 it's got to be dead on.

[@bills6946]

I have the Mossberg 590 Retro Grade. Beautiful wood furniture. 6 in the tube and 1 in the pipe. Always kept “Cruiser Ready”

[@RandallSchwed]

Hicks, I like to keep this handy for close encounters.👽

[@UNSCPILOT]

Been playing Aliens Fireteam Elite, Hicks was absolutely right to do so, darn reliable

[@RandallSchwed]

@@UNSCPILOT Ithaca 37's are great my mom used one till she was 80.

[@dc2778]

I’m not a gun guy, and I know even less about shotguns but the last 10 min breakdown you spent on this shotgun is like a love story…so impressed…I want one. Nice job and presentation.

[@kevinfitzpatrick5949]

590s are relatively cheap as well. Definitely worth getting.

[@OperatorJackYT]

25:50 W Dad advice :)

[@princegroove]

As long as CQC situations exist, the shotgun will never be abandoned.

[@UNSCPILOT]

150+ years you'll still see freaking space marines racking the action on a reliable pump action, and they'll still be laughing at anyone that thinks it's "too old"

[@thehuscarl4835]

My old Master Guns carried the 590A1 when he was in MSG in the early 90's. He swears by it, and it'll be my next shotgun purchase.

[@csipawpaw7921]

What gets me is an old federal court ruling that keeps being cited, where the judge said short shotguns were not common military weapons. Shotguns, including short ones, have been used in the military for hundreds of years. The crews aboard ships used blunderbusses (short-barrel shotguns) in close-quarters combat in the 17th century. During the Revolutionary War muskets were often loaded with buckshot, which made them shotguns. During the Civil War, many cavalry units used short-barrel shotguns to devastating effect. Short barrel shotguns were among the first military firearms! They just didn't call them shotguns yet. They called them things like hand canons. Short barrel rifles were also common in the Calvary and on ships where long barrel rifles could not be used easily.

[@thomasbissette1572]

Mike I laughed out loud when you said "Ribbed for your Pleasure". Great show as always!

[@hudson8954]

Garand has been rocking the early GWOT kits lately, a true man of culture.

[@pootmahgoots8482]

Papa Garand running around manhandling my personal favorite shotgun is something I never knew that I needed, but I'm here for it.

[@user-jd4xo7gn7h]

Things Done Right ! ! ! The Flag on Mr. J's helmet Hung Proper, Horizontal, Stars to the upper left, and when aiming on a weapon, right eye down, left side toward the foe, Old Glory facing the enemy ! Well played Sir

[@samadams9557]

I prefer the 590 (not A1). I’m not on a ship and don’t need a heavy barrel. I also prefer the bead. If I’m using a shotgun, I’m primarily using shot, or I’d be carrying a rifle. The bead is the most effective for moving/fast acquisition point shooting. The mossberg isn’t as smooth as the 870 but I’d argue more robust and you don’t have the lifter in your way when loading. The 870 is smoother due to when the hammer is cocked. The 870 cocks the hammer halfway through the slide action sequence so there’s already momentum on the slide before hitting resistance. The mossberg starts cocking the hammer at the beginning of the cycle. If I could only have one, I’d take the mossberg, but there’s no comparison on how smooth they are.

[@BezmenovDisciple]

That bit about the bead sight being best…you made me want to buy another shotgun. Got a 500 that I put an Eotech on and I have an 870 police magnum with the rifle sights. I think you’re right though, simpler is faster/better.

[@djdrack4681]

Glad to see you covered the Mossberg 5xx series. I've always said that for every Benelli M4 there's 100 Mossbergs 500/590s (or Remington 870s) doing most of the 'legwork'. Whether it be hunting, LEO, Military, they're just cheap, solid quality, and ultra reliable. The Benelli is sure nice, but its the lambo to Mossbergs/Remingtons Corvette... More parts/accessories, more gunsmiths are gona be able to work on them, more ppl will have used them (and thus its 'universal' and any1 can "pick up and use it" no need to inspect how it works).

[@jwalesoutlaw3294]

@djdrack4681 in my experience benelli autos are more reliable than most pumps. I've never owned a 590 but have had several 870s break on me and I've seen a 500 explode in person

[@djdrack4681]

@@jwalesoutlaw3294 very interesting. I can see the argument, but I've also known ppl who used the living hell out of their 500s (myself incl.) and 870s...and they still run as a "pick it up, no worries. it just works". for a pump to explode I have to question what the person was doing (3.5" shell in a 3" barrel, the classic "puts muzzle underwater gag" where barrel explodes from pressure) etc. It'd be like saying a break action exploded (and no not one of the black powder 'laminated steel' ones). They're all great, but I'd take 3-5x of those over the price of 1x benelli all day. no question asked.

[@immapopcha]

Ran the mossberg 500. Army infantry don’t get too many luxuries, our shotguns don’t even have a rear sight just a bead on the business end. I’ve ran stocked and pistol grip pumps and have breached many doors with it. I’ve conducted IWT and ran breacher courses with it as well as the lead instructor. I trust the mossberg 500 with my life and you should too

[@trixonic6934]

Same reason why it’s my go to for home invasions and already saved me and my family once on another occasion that wasn’t an invasion but still called for some trigger action if you ask me. The spread almost guarantees a hit on your target which really helps when you only have split seconds to react aim and fire

[@Tyius420]

1:54 i spat out my food i was laughing so hard

[@BullseyeBallistics-kf1jw]

Yass queen.

[@dannydavito438]

(grabs beer and makes a steak with eggs)

[@Talentx310]

10:04 unexpected yet expected knowledge

[@Mr.Business-sv8uc]

Me an bro thinking on the same exact wavelength

[@donovanferrari761]

Someone once asked why Cpl. Hicks uses a pump action shotgun in the movie “Aliens” which takes place like 150 years from now. “Why would he have such an antiquated weapon” he asked. I think videos like this one perfectly illustrate why pump shotguns have been in use for over a century, and could possibly continue to be used for another century or more. “I like to keep this handy… for close encounters.” - Cpl. Hicks

[@Burnscar81]

Because pump shotguns are very practical and reliable! I will now watch the video.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

And more versatile.

[@petegarnett7731]

@Burnscar81; I knew I would find a sensible answer if I looked long enough. Cheers.

[@CWHolleman]

22:38 Edit was pure Gold.

[@forrestspradlin8015]

Favorite time of the week

[@Drunkle2552]

Me: Shit. I forgot the key. Garand thumb: Don't worry, I have it. *Proceeds to pump a shotgun*

[@cthomaspeasant3059]

Because pump action shotguns are fun and awesome

[@smokeymoe842]

Classics never die and usually fail less.

[@CaptainFalcon07]

You running that 590a1 makes me want to cuddle my 590a1

[@ryanking1595]

As a truck gunner in Iraq I had a .50, M4, and the Mossberg 500. Nothing tactical about the shotgun. Wood furniture, bead sight, 5 shell capacity, and something like a 22-24 in barrel. We’d shoot trash that was on or near the road to see if it was an IED. If it moved or blew apart it wasn’t a big deal, if it seemed full of something and didn’t really move at all when shot we’d call EOD. Fun times!

[@tonkatank045]

Shotgun guys unite!!!

[@fnfal4866]

Gosh dang it dude! stop telling people that chokes don’t improve buckshot pattern performance they 100% do for standard loose buffered and un buffered buckshot. It’s literally printed on the box of Ammunition “best when used through full choke” it’s only flight control that can’t use a choke.

[@graywind4326]

Other than special designed buckshot chokes anything other than Improved cylinder or modified hurts the pattern. With flite control improved cylinder with foster slugs again improved cylinder. Every gun and choke and load needs testing of course. Off topic but steel shot from improved cylinder shoots like modified does with lead. Modified shoots like full. Never shoot steel targets with steel either. Will not deform as much and will come sailing right back at you.

[@M.H.D.actual]

Some full chokes or specialized buckshot chokes shoot the flite control even better. Just depends on the load, the gun, and the specific choke being used.