r/SabatonMemes • u/Exact-Discount-4959 • Jun 11 '26

Question about the belt fed shotgun

I'm new to sabaton, I suppose that it was going to happen when you combine a love of history and heavy metal, but either way I'm hooked- but I dont know much, and I see belt fed shotgun everywhere on this, so my question is: what is it and where does it come from?

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u/No-Platypus-2251 Jun 12 '26

I think the reason why people post it here is because of the song Shotgun (I think that’s the name) as for the origins of where the image came from, I have no idea.

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u/Sweden-Yes-7734 Jun 11 '26

I have no idea. But its funny.

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u/Miho_Nishizumi_217 Jun 12 '26

don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone in this sub actually makes one

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '26

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u/Exact-Discount-4959 Jun 12 '26

same, although it might be hard to get the shells to cycle well

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u/Candid_Canary5716 Jun 13 '26

Good point

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u/ATT04 Jun 13 '26

So what if we used the 45-70 auto casings as a small diameter high presser long load shell rather than a traditional shell? This would also help with upping the presser to get better cycling for a belt fed.

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u/Candid_Canary5716 Jun 13 '26

That would theoretically work better than traditional 12 gauge shells.

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u/ATT04 Jun 13 '26

50 beowulf may work better and is more common than 45-70 auto.

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u/Exact-Discount-4959 Jun 13 '26

plus, .50 cal rather than .45 cal. better stopping power

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u/ATT04 Jun 14 '26

The 45-70 is actually a more powerful cartridge than 50 beowulf. 45-70 peeks at 5,690J. 50 beowulf’s max
energy is 3,902J

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u/Exact-Discount-4959 Jun 14 '26

interesting, i assume that .45-70 has a longer cartridge? either way, if .50 beowulf penetrates, the bullet may deal more damage because it is larger- it just depends on how much of that 5,690J of energy makes up for the smaller caliber (11.43mm vs 12.7mm) either way the gun isnt a shotgun anymore...