Cool poll!
First I'd like to comment that I love the forum format. It's the same format as Saiga-12.com and I love their forum too
Second, let me preface with the fact that I may be mistaken in my rule understanding
Limited pistols (Tactical?) aren't limited by capacity but by barrel porting/brakes and Optics. Those two items put pistols in open, otherwise you can shoot a 30rd Limited gun.
Rifles are the same way, Optics and Muzzle brakes make them Open right?
BUT with shotguns, just having a magazine like a pistol or rifle does, puts you in open?
I shoot Limited Pistol. Tactical Rifle and Open shotgun. I have no optics, no muzzle brakes, just iron sights on all the guns. IMO, they are all in the same configuration. Magazine fed, Iron sights, no recoil-reduction attachments.... yet they are classified as different categories based on arbitrary regulations.
Just as a comparison, If Rifles and Pistols were treated the same as shotguns, Revolvers would be Limited and all mag fed auto-loaders would be OPEN. Lever Action tube fed rifles would be Tactical, all Mag fed rifles would be OPEN. Both of those are silly thoughts, so why is it NOT silly when it comes to Shotguns?
Anyway, I hope I didn't cause a ruckus. I look forward to reading all the good information on this site!
~SN