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Why is it called a coach gun?
A coach gun is a double-barrel shotgun, generally with barrels approximately 18″ in length placed side-by-side. The name comes from the use of such shotguns on stagecoaches by shotgun messengers in the American Wild West and during the Colonial period of Australia.
What is a stagecoach gun?
A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for a double-barreled shotgun, generally with barrels from 18 to 24 inches (460 to 610 mm) in length, placed side-by-side.
Is the Stoeger Coach Gun good?
The Stoeger line does offer a nice looking and feeling grade of gun which you will not be embarrassed holding, which works as reliably as any other side by side. From a feel perspective the Stoeger Coach Gun Supreme’s short 20” barrel delivers a short and quick handling at 6.5lbs shotgun.
What is a coach gun?
The short-barreled double barrel shotgun with hammers is often called a coach gun or side-by-side shotgun. This type of shotgun was once the preferred weapon to guard stagecoaches.
Which is the best coach gun for home defense?
The handsome and affordable single- and double-trigger scatterguns pack a potent punch. All of these coach guns are ideal for Cowboy Action shooting and home defense. An attractive trigger guard gives the Coach Gun and Coach Gun Supreme a more refined appearance, with smooth curves that complement the triggers.
Why buy a Stoeger coach gun?
Stoeger Coach Guns single and double trigger shotguns are based on the Old West stagecoach guard’s shotgun of choice. The handsome and affordable single- and double-trigger scatterguns pack a potent punch.
Can you defend your home with a coach gun?
Coach guns are formidable shotguns capable of defending the home. The pump shotgun and the self-loader are more complex, more expensive, and more difficult to train with. There is nothing simpler than the hammer-fired double-barrel shotgun save a single-shot shotgun.