In fact it was so effective that the Germans actually tried to get the pump shotgun banned from the battlefield because it's because of it's devastating effects in the field. You can't deny that if one country tries to get a gun banned from the battlefield that it can't be effective in the homefront. That says a lot right there.Exactly!! And remember the slam fire police and military models. However they also had the A5 platform as well. Personally I like a shotgun, but I like any good weapons system