I fired a shotgun once. My sexy little "hiking" jacket with the faux fleece trim was so tight, though, that I couldn't really move my shoulders, to get the gun stock into the crook of my shoulder and arm. The stock ended up on my upper arm, and the recoil nearly broke my arm!!!
above a 45? a .45? acp or lc? I've fired 50 AE, which just annoyed me. a .454 casul is a bit of an adventure in pain. technically any gauged shotgun would be larger than a 45, if you're going on bore size only (a 410 is technically a .410 bore shotgun, not a gauge)
@WowwGirl Pretty sure you're not gonna stab anyone but also pretty sure this is the kinda stuff the FBI looks into. So just be careful, though I'm sure you're just thinking about these things from survivalist perspective.
Hmm, did you have plans for it? I built a dalek once. I have experience with wood, metal and fibreglass.