Shotguns?
 

Why does there seem to be such a lack of awesome shotguns in airsoft? I know there are some that work fine, but aesthetically they're mostly terrible. The "870" models in particular, the ones that are mag-fed and have a bunch of rails. Only ones I've seen that look half-decent are Maruzen. And before someone asks, I'm not looking to get them, I just enjoy oogling things we can't have.

Because they lack the real shotgun effect (the big bang and destructive spread), most are either gas powered shell fed shooting a single bb or tri barrel or single barrel spring powered, firing 3 bbs or single bb at the same time or the slugshot version which are very rare in Canada and they do hurt like a biatch

The only real airsoft shotgun is the CL slugshot. ><" quite pricey

I know what you mean. I havent seen any full metal tri-shot shotguns on the market :(

What about those 5 BBs gaz powered shotty? Like the one that was in the classified quite recently -> said it was a full metal ACM, I guess there'd be similar to this one with better quality out there?

What about Goblins? I mean the Duo looks sorta kinda like a saw'd off double barrel.

Because those ACM 5 shots are $57 overseas and $350 in Canada. People are not willing to pay 6x markup. The Mad Max (film, not AI) one is pretty cool too.

Those ACMs are clones (not exact) of the Marushin shotguns.

Generally the same, there are small differences.

The little shotgun derringer? Those things are badass.

To the op if you are looking for an ultimate shotgun for airsoft may I suggest this, as this is the one I use for shotty
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e4...t/DSCN7416.jpg
You'll get both the destructive spread and the big bang

What about the shell fed ones? I like the Benelli 3 and 4. And the SPAS is my favorite. All three have giant metal pipes as barrels, although the bodies are mostly plastic.

The Tri-Barrel system is just as effective for the fraction of the price of the gas powered ones, They are mad quiet and are great for CQB.

waiting for a GBBS :D

They do have metal pipes but the dissapointing pfft on each shot is a turn off if you like the bull in a china shop shotgun approach

too quiet for a shotty, the point of using a shotty is to scare the shit out of the receiving end, the dreaded racking and that massive BANG is what makes teh shotty appealing to many users, the bad ass mofo with a pipe that can produced so much damage. when you use a shotty you are throwing out the silent approach

Any news on an airsoft EX-41 (China lake launcher) yet?

Dreaded racking? if it's done right, sure. Massive BANG? I'll let people with experience with 40mms vouch for that.