modern coach guns are commonly encountered in cowboy action shooting competitions, among collections of western guns, as home-defense weapons, and even as "scrub guns" for hunting grouse, woodcock, rabbit, hare, and/or wild pig in scrub, bush or marshlands, where the 24"+ barrels of a traditional shotgun would prove unwieldy. the modern coach gun can be had in a variety of configurations suitable for both cowboy action shooting competition and hunting.