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Is a sawed off shotgun better?

Does reduced barrel length change anything? There is only one way to find out!

This article originally appeared on The Firearm Blog.

Have you ever wondered what benefit a sawed off shotgun barrel gives you? Does it spread the shot more? Does it remove the need to aim? In this episode of TFBTV, Patrick breaks out his short barrel Remington 870 and tests a barrel sawed to 14″ with a hacksaw against a 20″ barrel with a cylinder bore. Does reduced barrel length change anything? There is only one way to find out!

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