Barrel Porting

[theborg]

As I understand it, the history of porting is that it was invented somewhere in the 80s or 90s because some government guys wanted tight patterns and reduced recoil in their pump guns, and didn't want to mess with screw in chokes. Fast forward to 2020, shotgun ammo has come a long way in terms of pattern control. Shotgun recoil will always be a problem worth mitigating, so got that, but does porting really do much to control the pattern anymore with today's ammo, or are we talking about diminishing returns? I'm not really a shotgun guy, so just wondering.

[Papa]

Less about patterns than reducing muzzle climb. If there's a change in patterns, it's too subtle for me to observe.

[Jaybo]

I've never worked with a ported weapon. How dramatic would the difference between ported and non-ported be, especially on something like a TAC-14?

[Dorkface]

I've never worked with a ported weapon. How dramatic would the difference between ported and non-ported be, especially on something like a TAC-14?

My take on it: http://www.warriortalk.com/showthrea...d-barrel-ports

[Greg Nichols]

Its something we looked at alot while developing and optimizing the Stakeout. We recommend it, the difference is noticable.

[Jaybo]

My take on it: http://www.warriortalk.com/showthrea...d-barrel-ports

Thank you! I was wondering how much I wanted one of these, but especially after watching the rioters beating their way into vehicles stopped by a meat roadblock, it's making much more sense to me. That and a grill guard.