Posted on 08/29/2018 5:40:37 AM PDT by w1n1
If you can give up a small perceived ballistic advantage and in exchange, get the ability shoot the gun better, that's a worthwhile trade-off.
But even so, I don’t usually recommend a 20 gauge shotgun over a 12 gauge for home defense. And not because it isn't powerful enough. It has a lot more to do with the lack of industry support for the 20 gauge.
The shotguns you can buy today that are set up for self-defense are almost all based on shotguns used by law enforcement and the military. For the last century or more, almost 100% of their shotguns have been 12 gauge. So all of the firearm industry’s research and new technology for fighting shotguns has been devoted to the 12 gauge, not 20 gauge.
It’s not really all that popular in the general consumer market, either.
The lack of R&D, there's really not much incentive for the gun and ammo companies to support 20 gauge. It’s primarily viewed as something for young hunters who need a shotgun with a little less weight and recoil than their dad's.
As a result, it's kind of an uphill struggle to put together a 20 gauge shotgun that’s optimized for home defense. Read and see the video of 20 gauge shotgun here.
ROGER THAT!!
Holy smokes! How can this obvious grammatically-incorrect headline get past their editors?
The internet with twitter and the like encourages faulty spelling and grammar.
Another semi-literate headline writer.
Writing headlines used to be both an art and and a science. Now it is neither.
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What are wrong about that headline? ;-)
one man’s boat is another man’s castle?
Sister Lois would stand you up in front of the entire class for that.
HAHAHA! That was good
You mean like this, one of the most famous bad English quotes:
all your base are belong to us
I had an old Sears 12 gage bolt action shotgun I sawed off the barrel for home defense. Should scare the hell out of an intruder. Lost it when we moved.
I is not sure, but it strikes me that 20 gauge is less prevalent because the ammunition is less widely available, which is because 20 gauge is less prevalent.
Friend moved to Florida and was cleaning out his place, gave me an Ithica Model 37 20 gauge. Said “thanks” and didn’t really think too much about it until I looked it up. Knew it was a nice gun just by the way the slide felt. But it’s like a $900-$1500 gun! What a friend! I’m going to try it with slugs for deer hunting this year.
If recoil is an issue, you can get light tactical loads for the 12.
Why a 12 gauge?
Because I can’t find an 8 gauge! Because you shouldn’t have to pellet someone twice! Because a 20 gauge will make a hole in them, but a 12 gauge will shove them out the door!
OK. Reality? I use a 686+ for home defense. 10 years after I stopped hunting with them, I gave my shotguns to my sister’s kids, who love hunting and immediately put them to good, regular use.
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No need for down-sizing your protection.
Just buy Law Enforcement grade 00 buck.
It has a few less pellets, thus reduces the kick.
Why aren’t your English teacher turning over in her grave?
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Thanks for the info. Will look into that.
Makes the 11 gauge seem like a pop-gun!
A little quote from Gunsmoke’s Festus:
“If I was to learn to read writin’, how was I to know that the person who was writin’ the writin’ was writin’ the writin’ right? I might be reading wrong writin’, doncha see?
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