SG>But if you have dreams that such a thing would be useful under a trench
SG>coat, think again. The cartridge stop is part of the receiver, hence you
SG>can't keep shells in the magazine while the gun is taken down. With
SG>nothing to keep them from coming out, the magazine spring would just push
SG>them all out onto the floor. Given that you have to reload the gun once
SG>you put it together, your fictional hero is further ahead with an illegal
SG>sawed-off shotgun.
If memory serves, minimum lengths are 18" for barrel and 26"
overall.  26" is less than the distance from armpit to knee so a
legal shotgun could theoretically be carried in a shoulder
holster under a coat.
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