If you like the line thrower, look at the Mossberg version. A simple barrel swap (done in less than a minute with my 590) gets you a 12 guage shotgun. Read here: http://63.149.92.163/manuals/LineLauncher.pdf

Probably a useful thing on any long term excursion, and really really handy as a plot device <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />