Shotgun - Forgotten Weapons

Remington Model 10: The Rarest American Trench Shotgun

October 5, 2026 Ian McCollum 9

The US military purchased a small number of Remington Model 10 shotguns during World War One to supplement its Winchester 1897s. They were made in both “riot” and “trench” configuration, with the trench guns using […]

Remington Model 17 Police Special: The Shockwave a Century Ago

May 11, 2026 Ian McCollum 16

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_N__REMINGTON_ARMS_COMPANY_MODEL_17_SPECIAL_POLICE-LOT665717.aspx Remington introduced the Model 17 as a lightweight 20ga pump shotgun in 1921. In addition to a variant of sporting grades and a 20” barreled riot model, they also offered […]

M26 MASS (Modular Accessory Shotgun System)

April 22, 2026 Ian McCollum 45

Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_N__VERTU_CORP_C_MORE_COMPETITION_M26_MASS_12_GAUG-LOT661207.aspx The M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS) was designed by C-More Products company as a new shotgun option for the US military. First prototyped in 1999, it was not actually […]

BUG Match: Serbu Super Shorty vs MIL Thunder 5

September 27, 2025 Ian McCollum 15

Today at the Back-Up Gun Match we have a showdown between shotguns. But not proper shotguns; oh no – we are using only tiny shotguns! Friend of the channel (and regular BUG Match enjoyer) Matt […]

Serbu Super Shorty: Is It Awesome or Just Dumb?

May 31, 2025 Ian McCollum 60

The Super Shorty is a pump action shotgun reduced to a 2-round tube capacity and a 6.5″ barrel made by Serbu Firearms. The first one was made in 1998 and since then Mark Serbu has […]

Influencer Marketing in 1900: Charles Young’s Repeating Shotgun

April 7, 2025 Ian McCollum 10

Charles Sparrow Young was an extremely talent trap shooter around the turn of the century, sponsored by the Peters ammunition company. He was also a mechanical tinkerer, and developed several patents, including a shotgun release […]

The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design

November 22, 2024 Ian McCollum 46

This is your last chance to win this iconic SPAS-12! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 11/22/24 @11:59 PM PST I think a lot of people under appreciate the difficulty of making a reliable self-loading […]

Franchi SPAS-12 at the Range

November 16, 2024 Ian McCollum 29

Today I’m taking the SPAS-12 out to the range, to try a variety of ammunition and see what runs in it. The SPAS is a gas-operated shotgun that can be switched to manual pump operation […]

SPAS-12: Franchi’s Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun

November 6, 2024 Ian McCollum 10

Enter to win this iconic SPAS-12! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons Deadline to enter is 11/22/24 @11:59 PM PST Franchi introduced the Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun (SPAS-12) for Italian military and police agencies in 1979 and it quickly because […]

Skeet with the M90 Shotgun From Halo (What Could Go Wrong?)

March 29, 2024 Ian McCollum 8

Today is my last chance to take the Halo M90 out for a fun day at the range…so why not make it the worst possible application for this sort of shotgun?