Don Diego Vega ... I'm with the greedy bloodsuckers.
Posted on 06/04/2018 9:39:58 PM PDT by Cheerio
I had one set up for home defense for years, but I recently found something I like better: a Winchester 1897 with the "trench gun" length barrel. There are a few places that tune up the old Winchesters (and the Canadian/Norinco clones) for Cowboy Action shooters.
The '97 has a feature that appeals to me beyond the haze of nostalgia: you can keep a round chambered, but lower the (external) hammer to half-cock. Thus, it can sit in the closet for extended periods, without leaving the action cocked (or having to give your position away by chambering a shell). Just ease the hammer back and you're ready for action.
An added bonus: To cops and prosecutors, the 1897 looks like an "old man's gun" or antique, quite different from the pistol-gripped tactical stuff. Perception is reality, etc.
Any shotgun 27 inches or longer is legal. Get a birdshead grip and use rhe 18 Mossy pump in 20 or 12 gage.
I have the 410 version. Fun to shoot. Would not like to be on the receiving end.
The Marines went with a slightly modified version of the Benelli M4 Super 90 and called it the M1014. The Army is in the early stages of replacing theirs - they’ve already got an all new design that is modular and uses a straight pull bolt called the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System. It can be used as an underbarrel mount on an M4/M16 or as a stand-alone equipped with a stock kit. That and a to-be-determined semiauto shotgun are to replace all the Army’s pump guns.
Yup, my Saiga 12 (12 gauge) is always fun to shoot and a real crowd pleaser on range days. Really, really don’t want to be on the receiving end of the clouds of lead it throws. Or a chain of 20+ slugs from it.
Mossberg 500 shockwave. Totally legal.
I prefer a .357 with a 125 grain JHP. It is a fierce round and a proven man stopper. I keep a Glock 21 with 185 grain JHP on my night stand and beside it an old mossberg 500 pump with 4 rounds of low recoil 00 buck and the last round is a slug.
I wouldn’t want to use an AK in the situation as in the article unless it was my only choice, too many possible dangers with houses all around. In my case I live in the boonies so I keep a mosseberg 500 in my front closet with an old norinco SKS with a 30 round magazine ready to go. I like the AK round at 100 yards are less, good man stopper.
Leftists defending the criminal perps in 3 2 1 ...
Dang. The M4 is $1800 from cabelas
Yeah, it’s not cheap.
I got my Saiga 12 back when they were $400. They’re way more expensive now that they have been Obamabanned. Fortunately US production of them is in the works.
Thanks. I appreciate the mention.
No link to article?
Exactly...
The basic function of the Remington model 870 is a fine nineteenth century design, and must be cycled with a certain gusto to get the best results.
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Three cheers for the heartless homeowner.
Don Diego Vega ... I'm with the greedy bloodsuckers.
I load my 12-gauge with successive rounds (last in, first out): No.4, No.4, 00, 00, 000, 000, slug.
If 2 rounds of number 4 shot fail to do the job ... it’s gonna get real messy real fast.
#4 shot at 15 feet will tear their head off.
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