Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Top Home Defense Shotguns
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/5/2018 | J Hines

Posted on 03/05/2018 6:34:40 AM PST by w1n1

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-49 next last

1 posted on 03/05/2018 6:34:40 AM PST by w1n1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: w1n1

I have a nice, late 1940s Browning Auto-5 with a 32 inch barrel...


2 posted on 03/05/2018 6:41:31 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

The controls on the Mossbergs are placed more ergonomically than the 870, but some people prefer the steel receiver of the 870. At the end of the day it’s a Ford/Chevy choice.


3 posted on 03/05/2018 6:43:09 AM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Eric in the Ozarks

Nice trap gun but, not a very good “inside the house gun”. An 18” barrel Ithaca 37 is a very good gun. It is light and ejects out the bottom so it works well right or left handed. 2-3/4” #4 buckshot is a good load


4 posted on 03/05/2018 6:51:11 AM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

Love my Mossberg 500, 18” bbl, with Pachmyr Vindicator kit.
Right size, 12ga, running alternating 00 and deer slug.
It’ll do the trick.


5 posted on 03/05/2018 6:52:03 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. Mr Trump, we've got your six.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: w1n1
i'll stick with my M-37 M&P

6 posted on 03/05/2018 6:54:54 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

Mossberg 590A1 Tactical Persuader 12 gauge.


7 posted on 03/05/2018 6:56:35 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggeest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MCF

I have the 18 inch 5 shot and the 20 inch 8 shot. Served us well in combat many times and over many years.


8 posted on 03/05/2018 6:56:36 AM PST by Dusty Road (")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MCF
The old A-5 is a real sky blaster goose gun and heavy too.
It has the round knob on the stock which I'm told makes it desirable.
9 posted on 03/05/2018 7:02:52 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

How do you get your hearing back after firing one of these indoors without hearing protection?


10 posted on 03/05/2018 7:02:59 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

Stoeger Coach. Short, double barreled, 3” Magnum #4 buck.


11 posted on 03/05/2018 7:11:52 AM PST by sageburn
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Moonman62

How do you get your hearing back after firing one of these indoors without hearing protection?
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
You don’t. Not all of it.....


12 posted on 03/05/2018 7:11:53 AM PST by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Moonman62
lose a little hearing or lose you life, your call
13 posted on 03/05/2018 7:12:12 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: w1n1
Benelli M1 14" SBS with No4.....when you have to get rounds off QUICK.
14 posted on 03/05/2018 7:14:54 AM PST by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progressives, or Democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Chode

lose a little hearing or lose you life, your call

...

So nobody has ever defended themselves with something less than a shotgun?


15 posted on 03/05/2018 7:21:18 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Chode

Ha..anyone that’s been in a gunfight has so much adrenaline going that they sometimes don’t hear the gunshots. Auditory exclusion, tunnel vision, shitting your pants (unloading ballast), are all natural reactions. I’m not worried about my ears if their is a goblin in my front sight picture.


16 posted on 03/05/2018 7:27:22 AM PST by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progressives, or Democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Moonman62
for a goodly portion of the population, legally owning a pistol is out of the question let alone getting good using one

a shotty is prolly their only and best chance at home defense for little training and higher first round hit probability

personally i prefer a pistol as primary but have you ever heard a pistol fired indoors? believe me, it's LOUD!!!

17 posted on 03/05/2018 7:34:43 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: DCBryan1
100%
18 posted on 03/05/2018 7:35:47 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Moonman62

That’s why I have an 11.5” AR15 - to mount a suppressor without overall length being unwieldy.

I get the “your hearing or your life” sentiment, but with some planning you can actually retain both.

(And my other concern with shotguns is limited capacity: 8+1 is a lot & effective, yes, but 30+ staves off the brick-wall effect of capacity much longer. Shotguns punch harder, but despite “can’t miss” rhetoric they can miss.)


19 posted on 03/05/2018 7:50:25 AM PST by ctdonath2 (The Red Queen wasn't kidding.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: w1n1

Our Mossberg 500 tactical works just fine. :-)


20 posted on 03/05/2018 7:50:59 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-49 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson