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What Is The Best 12 Gauge Shotgun Load for Home Defense?
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| November 5, 2001
| NoControlling LegalAuthority
Posted on 11/05/2001 5:07:23 PM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
Why beat around the bush? If someone is in your home and is uninvited, you have to understand that if you wound him he will give his side of the story, and he could say YOU invited him in and then went crazy. Save everyone the cost and unexpected result of a trial, use 3xxxbuckshot. One shot, one kill, no trial, no second opinion to cause reasonable doubt. He broke in, you caught him, fear for your life, used deadly force and succeeded. Topping eye witness news tonight, burglar killed during break-in.
To: Nov3
Mossberg posted an article in their magazine about the diff. shells for home defense. They did differant tests with each shell, and at 10 feet away, bird shot will NOT penetrate 2” of flesh. This means bird shot does not pack enough punch to hit the vital organs to shut down the body. The preffered shell is buck shot.
To: xxFISHxx
Is that article posted on-line? If so, do you have a link? Thanks!
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posted on
10/02/2008 12:48:46 PM PDT
by
EdReform
(The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
Deer slugs, 00 buck or #4 shot.
Between the three, it will get the job done. I have a ammo holder on the side of my receiver that holds five shells. I have a mix of 00 buck and deer slugs.
If you have a Mossberg 500, you can extend the tang on the elevator to hold a lot more ammo if you use Aguila MiniShells with buckshot. The field grades don’t work.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:14:27 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: zook
Threads like this always bring out the newbies.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:15:15 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:15:54 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: Born to Conserve
Birdshot is NOT a defensive load.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:16:27 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: Marauder
Another newbie. Get to a defensive course now before you hurt yourself.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:17:34 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: PrairieFire
A good defensive course can teach you to change out ammo in a split second. There isn’t a reason not to know which type of shell is going to be fired.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:19:46 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
You’re an accident waiting to happen.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:21:15 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: zook
lol I know that is always the alarming force that is supposed to scare someone to deat ... I prefer to keep one in the chamber and let the BOOM and immediate impact of 5 shot put the intruder down .... and hopefully hard.
Nothing worse than a P’O’ed intruder ... or one that is momentarily scared .. you never know what to expect.
Only John Wayne had the ability to shoot a gun, knife, weapon out of the bad guys hand ... I sure as Hell am not John Wayne and I don’t want to take any chances. Going down and hopefully hard the first shot.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:22:24 PM PDT
by
HiramQuick
(work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
Unequivocally, #1 shot.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:23:15 PM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: Give Piece A Chance
Be mindful that lights, like tracers, work both ways. My son uses low power LED’s for nightlights. You can always toss the flashlight down the hall.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:24:29 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(NRA - Vote against the dem party)
To: ATOMIC_PUNK
AND THEY MAKE A WONDERFUL SOUND AS THEY FLY THROUGH THE AIR TO THEIR TARGET !!Describe this sound.......and how you ended up with this load.
Thanks....I await your answer.
To: Marauder
Leave the chamber empty; if you find a burglar busily loading up your stuff, you will have fun watching him load up his pants when you rack the slide. But don't laugh too hard - he may be armed as well, so be ready to introduce him to his Maker. You don't need the chamber empty to cycle the loader.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:25:11 PM PDT
by
E=MC2
To: error99
for many the 590 is an excellent choioce ... ultra dependable, healthy magazine and won’t mess with your 401k dollar wise. But then again most 12 gauges with a 28 barrel are good.
However .. in my case ... I live in an ancient 17 room circa 1851 house with many adjacent doorways, nooks, crannies and short hallways ... maneuvering in the dark of night with a “long” gun makes for quite a chore ...
I’ll stick with my 1911.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:29:51 PM PDT
by
HiramQuick
(work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)
To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
I like my Browning BPS. Maybe a little heavier than the others, but smooth as glass and works in either hand.
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posted on
10/02/2008 3:33:32 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
My favorite is a 20 gauge, single shot, 18” long. It has a pistol grip and an ever so slightly modified barrel length. I put a #8 bird shot in it. It has one purpose only. If you want to find out what that is, just crawl through the window after dark. I also keep a .357 magnum pistol and Maglite flashlight that has a t-handle so it can be used as a night stick.
...and if that doesn’t work, I do sleep naked.. :)
To: gortklattu
An attorney can make a case out of your using 00 Buckshot, but sporting rounds make no case of a person 'waiting for somebody to shoot.' I call BS. I can hear the attorney now, "You loaded bird shot in your home defense shotgun. Were you preparing to be attacked by morning doves?" "You have a fire extinguisher at home. When sir were you going to set fire to your house?" "I understand you have seat belts in your car. When were you planning on ramming another car?" HA
To: logos
I will vouch for never forgetting being shot with rock salt... (midwestern boy caught cow tipping meets biz end of farmers double barrell) :)
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posted on
10/02/2008 6:05:02 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(If you'll excuse me, I need to go to the can and drop an Obama)
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