I’m glad there are so many who are purchasing firearms. I’m not, not out of choice, I just don’t have the funds. I have a couple guns. One for home protection and one for hunting. My goal is to build up for something a little more “substantial.” Something like a UTS15. Would you recommend something like that? It looks like one hell of a weapon.
No. Not until they work the kinks out of the engineering. Check youtube for videos of that thing doing the amazing Jam-o-matic.
If you are looking for a “tactical” shotgun, it’s hard to beat a Remington 870. Options galore and relatively cheap.
Have my eye on a Benelli M2. Plan to run it for 3-gun instead of my old Browning A-5. No knocks against my Humpback, it just doesn’t have to tube capacity to keep up.
If you are looking for a mid-range firearm for “neighborhood” defense, an AK, SKS, or an AR are still to go-to guns. I’m partial to the AR and my next rifle build will be an AR in .308 trim. It’ll be kitted out for a bit more “reach” than your standard battle rifle. That’s just the Marine in me though... :-)