Just gave my old drummer my old Remington 1100. 5 shots. Gave him the slug barrel cuz it’s short, His house was robbed while he was in the hospital. It;s kind of secluded.
Remington. Blast any looters to kingdom come!
Get one you don’t mind losing if it comes to that.
If you’re going to be doing home invasions, I recommend body armor in addition to your shotgun...
That's it on the left, just to the right of the door out of the kitchen, hanging conveniently.
Model 88.
It does what needs to be done. Easy to handle, hangs without a problem for years without being touched....
Handles 3" high brass with no complaint.
I'm satisfied.
/johnny
I used a Remington 870 when I worked in a California prison. I rather liked it. One of the weapons experts there, told me Remington first, Mossberg second. I like guns, but I do not know them like my friend does.
Are you going to keep it loaded? Chambered? Cocked?
Do you want a pump shotgun for deterrent effect racking a round into the chamber, or the fast shooting of a semi-auto?
Your choices are roughly pump, semi-auto, and double-barrel breech...in long barrel or short barrel form (deadlier at close range, and likely to pepper someone at medium/long range).
You have to decide what suits your style, likely tactic (e.g. stay hidden or go charging), and physical geography/topography of the home area you are defending. Lots of open spaces or tightly cluttered?
What you should have in addition to whatever firearm you select are:
#1: a good dog
#2: any bulletproof vest (often $100 on ebay/craigslist and under $400 on bulletproofme.com), but level 3a if you can afford it
#3: caltrops. If you are staying in place...such as defending one room and not intending to go “sweep” your house room to room, then you toss the caltrops outside your room-door to prevent an intruder from rushing you no matter your weapon situation (re-loading, jammed, out of ammo, etc.)
#4: bear spray or tear gas grenade (if your locality lets you own any form of pepper spray then you can use this to fog your house to give you a way to clear your residence without sweeping room to room)...in close quarters pepper spray is a good emergency backup plan should your weapon jam or run out of ammo. Of COURSE, on the internet everyone has multiple firearm backups. rolls eyes.
Mossberg 590 Mariner.
Beretta Xtrema 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6bKbqSdNEc
AA-12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ebtj1jR7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoUVeyaY_8
Saiga 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuBPL81DbLU
Now why would a nice girl like you be doing home invasions?
I suggested shotgun, with a variety of loads and maybe barrels. What worries me is his rather small wife. She may or may not decide to participate. If she does, a 12ga may intimidate her to the point of avoidance.
Looking forward to comments about smaller gauge shotguns, other than the .410 of course. Dunno how available 16 and 20 even are these days, or loads for them. Got to be easy on small women at least.
I predict the #1 suggesttion will be Remington 870.
The #2 suggestion will be Mossberg 500.
The #3 type will be the new various bullpups.
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I’ve got a Mossburg 12 gauge, the ‘Maverick’ with the ‘Remington’ safety on the trigger-guard, not on the top of the receiver.
I removed the stock so I could put on a top-folding ATI stock with attached extra shell clips. And I got an 18 1/2” barrel (Cabelas?) and pistol grip too.
If you aren’t very big you might try that rig in a 20 gauge. Racking a shotguns slide is like putting a laser on a sternum: it should make intruders re-think their plan,
but if not, they should be put down pretty quickly by a 20 gauge loaded with buckshot.
Better them than you, right? You need to be able to answer that before going any further.
Remington and Winchester will get a lot of ‘nods’ on this one, but I’ve had extremely good luck with the less expensive Mossberg 500, in 12 ga. Current ones I use are eight shot mag tubes, and I install pistol grips and new forends (Pachmyr Vindicator kits are my choice). Also, I stack the mags, alternating 00-buckshot with deer slugs, with a deer slug out first.
Utas 15, ksg by keltec, a remington, or a mossy would all do fine.
Falls under “just what are you comfortable holding/how much space is available to use it in”.
Try a bunch and see which one feels the best for you. I always recommend doing the following; hold the gun at rest and fix your eyes on a “target”. Then close your eyes, and bring the gun to shooting position pointing where you remember the target to be, and open your eyes. If it feels comfortable and is aimed at the target, you have a winner.
As for action, either pump or semi auto is fine. Semis shoot slightly faster and have less felt recoil. Pumps are cheaper and slightly more reliable.
A shotgun, preferably a pump-action. When the bad guy hears that thing being racked, they tend to get out of dodge quick. I’ve heard the sound of a 12 gauge being racked can have a “laxative” effect on the bad guy.
CC
Remington 870.
Simple and to the point and it always goes bang.
Tape a couple of disposable foam earplugs to the stock.