It has come to my attention that you can get a Remington Model 11 for around $300-400 on gunbroker. I need a shotgun for home defense, and my understanding is that the Model 11 is a really good semi-auto shotgun. My plan is to cut one down to 18in and use an aimtech scope mount to mount a reflex or red dot sight. Is this a good idea?
>>30586922
Bubba pls no
>>30586922
No, get a modern semi.
>>30586922
cut off the stock too and knurl the fore end to improve your grip. gotta hold on tight.
>>30586942
Would it be better to have a gunsmith put on a set of rifle sights? I just fucking hate bead sights, and they really aren't the best for dark hallways,
They're great guns, just get a common model if you want to bubba it.
Also stick to drill/tap scope mounts for your optics, don't be stupid.
>>30586972
>this guy knows whats up.
>>30586966
What else is there at that price range? Mossberg 930? I've heard mixed things.
>>30586993
Guess I would take it to a gunsmith. And Gunbroker has loads of cheap old model 11s. I would never do this to an original Auto-5.
>>30586979
...it's a fucking shotgun. If you do shorten the barrel sights won't be an issue since your spread will be huge. Also you're inside. It's not like you're shooting very far.
Also, synthetic stock set worth it?
http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/browning-auto-5-buttstocks/55551
>>30587211
>If you do shorten the barrel sights won't be an issue since your spread will be huge
Retard detected.
>>30587251
He's a retard, but at HD ranges point-shooting essentially what he'll be doing anyways and a bead sight will do. And a bead sight takes like seven seconds to install yourself.
worked for kurt Cobain
>>30587021
Cheap import stuff like this.
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/mobile/product/411551704/linberta_sa01lstac20_tactical_4+1_3_12ga_20
save up for something better or get a good pump.
>>30587407
Seems like bubba-ing the shit out of a Model 11 is my best choice then.
>>30587527
Dear god I want one.
>>30587021
a Stoeger M3000/M3k is about $500 and is compatible with a lot of Benelli accessories.
>>30587211
>thinking a 16" barrel will have any spread at HD ranges
>>30586922
No, it's not.
The Auto 5 was revolutionary at the time. Now it's outdated. Very outdated. Have you even fired one? The entire barrel flings back for each shot. Yes, a serviceable hunting-grade Auto 5 can be found for $350 if you look around, but to do all of your retarded shit you mentioned would cost enough money that you'd be far better off getting a Mossberg 590, something that was purpose built for the job.
If it's just a gun for fun and style then do whatever you want, but if you need a home defense weapon then just stop. It's not meant for that task. It's a sporting shotgun first and foremost.
>>30586922
in all honesty there is nothing more mechanically sound or reliable than a double-barrel breach-loading shotgun. it will not fail to load, it will not jam. it will not misfire. and if you need more than two shots when aiming at a target, let alone something as unwise as a person (given all the legal ramifications you're being silly enough to embroil yourself in so you can go to sleep feeling 'cool' because you have a semi-auto shotgun on hand that you're probably going to alter and thus make wildly illegal) than more than 2 rounds won't help. save money, move to a safer neighborhood. you're inexperienced OP. but you're not hopeless. just get on a better level than desiring what looks cool from that one movie you're mom took you to because you were under 18
>>30586922
Have fun trying to keep it on target. Those things recoil worse than a pump thanks to that large mass flinging itself back at you.
If you want a semi for working, get a gas operated and not a long recoil operated. Hell, get a Remington 1100 or 11-87 or a Mossberg 930. Lots of aftermarket for your tacticooling desires and are good reliable shotguns.
>>30587689
Joe Biden pls go
>>30587729
Set the friction ring properly, dipshit.
>>30587609
You mean 18"
>>30587251
It depends on if OP uses cheap buckshot and doesn't get a choke or threads for a choke put in. The wadded self defense stuff holds together pretty nicely, but the loose cheap shit and no choke might have quite the spread.
>>30587211
Like fuck anon. I had a 12" 870 with ghost ring sights.
>>30587567
>>30587021
Mixed things nigger what? As a rem 870 of the oldchool variety having motherfucker I still get jelly when I read about the mossys stronger better easier to work with design. Gee an old as fuck used gun that you have no idea what the previous owner did to it with no knowledge of dram to spring weight for non jammtastic function or a brand as fuck new model where you can document everything have a factory warranty and a major online fandom with people doing all sorts of shit to them and documenting every step.
>>30587527
>>30587535
>>30587567
Soon. Check cashed a month ago.
>>30587917
I mean about their semi-auto. One fudd told me it was a jam-o-matic.
