Video: “Is the shotgun a submachine gun?”

NOTE:The video above is not mine.

I am inclined to disagree with a good chunk of the content since it is somewhat of an apples to oranges comparison the video narrator is making.

For the uninitiated, a submachine gun (“subgun” for short) can be defined as a fully automatic carbine designed to fire pistol cartridges. Semi-automatic only variants are readily available on the US market as pistol caliber carbines.

I would say that a high quality semiautomatic shotgun (like a Benelli M2 Tactical) can, depending on the circumstances, fill the CQB niche of the submachine gun (such as the MP5) simply by virtue of being able to put out a large volume of pistol caliber bullets in a very short amount of time.

Where does a semiautomatic shotgun loaded with buckshot differ from a sub machine gun or a pistol caliber carbine?

• Reloads are much slower.
  • Magazine changes on a carbine are much faster than tube feeding a shotgun.
• The overall shot capacity (number of times you can pull the trigger) is going to be lower than a submachine gun or pistol caliber carbine.
• A shotgun is less precise than a submachine gun or pistol caliber carbine.
• A shotgun is generally heavier than than a submachine gun or pistol caliber carbine.
• A shotgun is generally longer than a submachine gun or pistol caliber carbine.
• A shotgun is more difficult for smaller statured persons to use and practice with than a submachine gun or pistol caliber carbine.

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