r/canadaguns • u/thxxx1337 • Apr 01 '26

Gun and gear reviews What's your biggest, "what was I thinking?"

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mine has to be the Hunt Group MH12. double barreled pump sounds fun on paper, but it's just so heavy. with the fixes stocked it weights 16.1 lbs. it's just so big.

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u/theawesomedude646 Apr 01 '26

the thing that confuses me most about that gun is why they don't let you shoot both barrels at once. it's already wildly impractical so why wouldn't they lean into it?

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u/stickupmybutter Apr 01 '26

According to the criminal code Criminal Code R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46, s 84 (1)

automatic firearm means a firearm that is capable of, or assembled or designed and manufactured with the capability of, discharging projectiles in rapid succession during one pressure of the trigger;

So firing both barrels with a single squeeze of the trigger would classify it as an automatic (I assume like 2-round burst)?

So maybe if it is controlled by 2 separate triggers for each barrel then it is fine?

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u/Fine-Tie2651 Apr 01 '26

This is a ridiculous take of someone who just got here. There are double barrel shotguns that shoot two rounds per trigger pull. All this can be attributed to is just odd design choices. After all this is a pump shotgun and therefore the action is not automatic in any respect.

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u/stickupmybutter Apr 02 '26

I've never seen this shotgun you described. Is it sold in Canada?

And mechanically yes, since there's no auto sear then it's not an automatic system, but by the letter of the law, it is classified as an automatic.

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u/theawesomedude646 Apr 01 '26

i'd imagine 2 separate triggers would also be simpler and easier to manufacture than however they handle it currently