Can anyone help me identify this bolt action shotgun from the film Alien abduction 2014?
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TRX302@reddit
Mossberg bolt actions are by far the most common, but you can run across some Model 98 Mauser shotguns as well. Mauser did the conversions on existing 98 military actions, 'sporterized' the wood, and put 12-gauge barrels on them. There were several variations; different enough that to me they looked like they had been done by entirely different people.
Last I read up on them, there were claims some repeaters had been sold, but all the pictures I could find were of single-shots.
Everyone here probably knows about the Ishapore Enfield .410s, and probably the Martinis.
QuiglyDwnUnda@reddit
Mossberg 185D 20 gauge shotgun with adjustable choke tubes.
prettypurps@reddit
My dad had one in 16g (still have it) that he blew a toe off with as a teenager
Spaztor@reddit
They'd look really similar, I don't quite get why 16 gauges didn't become more popular. It seems like they'd be niche but a bigger niche than they current occupy
jdrawr@reddit
What does it do better then a 20 or 12g? 12g with better ammo killed 10g for the most part. .410 exists mostly as an alternative to 20g.
QuiglyDwnUnda@reddit
I live in the Midwest and 16 gauge seems to be making a comeback here. You can get shells almost anywhere, including Walmart
Spaztor@reddit
I really don't know why I'm glad to hear that, but I am. I don't even own a 16 gauge myself. I do love a 20 guage though. (I have an A5 browning)
maturecpl@reddit
The 16 gauge was popular in the US until WWII. After that, it seems like the 20 gauge replaced it for upland hunting. I grew up hunting quail with a Winchester 21 in 16 gauge.
ALS_to_BLS_released@reddit
If I remember right, I think it had to do with 16 gauge not being included in skeet shooting in the 1920s, so it fell off while 12 and 20 remained popular.
Bikewer@reddit
My first gun! Long about 1961-62.
No_Dress_2107@reddit (OP)
Thank you. I think there was a later scene where a showed the family a box of shotgun shells. That wouldnt have made sense if this was a rifle
QuiglyDwnUnda@reddit
I’d know one of these anywhere. My grandpa used one for years and would make fun of our big,fancy pump guns when we’d go hunting.
No_Dress_2107@reddit (OP)
Still thanks for the info
UnstableHerb@reddit
I’ve got the 183D. Love it. Not the adjustable choke however. Earlier model.
elchsaaft@reddit
Monsters used to have that very distinct trigger guard and stock shape
IntelligentGrade7316@reddit
I had one like this in .410 back in the 90's. Similar muzzle device/choke. Couldn't begin to tell you the make or model though. So I am not every helpful beyond possible caliber.
skovit72@reddit
Try looking it up on the IMFDb The Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB) is a community-built Wiki that documents the guns found in movies, television series, video games, and anime. https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page
heyinternetman@reddit
My grandpa had an old sears one like this. They used to be extremely common and cheap
brokemechanic45@reddit
Likely Mossberg but could be Stevens /Savage model 58 20 ga. I’ve had my dad’s old one since I was a kid and bought a second one recently because it was cheap.
No_Dress_2107@reddit (OP)
Thank you
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