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Vanity: Need help choosing home invasion shotgun
8/18/2014 | DRey

Posted on 08/18/2014 9:57:48 PM PDT by DRey

I carry concealed a nice glock .40. Fits female hand great, but want a short barrel home invasion shotgun loaded for bear. Any recommendations on a reliable, relatively light-weighted weapon? Brand? Model? Thanks!


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To: Southack

You are the best. Thank-you for your knowledge about home protection. I will use it.


21 posted on 08/18/2014 10:14:30 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: DRey
Mossberg 500 Persuader. Holds 8 rounds. The only downside is the Servicemaster cleaning bill after you use it.


22 posted on 08/18/2014 10:15:55 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Mark17

I heard the Mossberg was a little easier to handle than the Remington. I guess I need to “prefer” the Rem unless the Mossberg is greatly better for me to handle.
Thx.


23 posted on 08/18/2014 10:16:13 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: gaijin
Nobody expects a Maverick Model 88.

Cheap. Does what it's advertised to do.

Thumb breaker, to be honest, but who actually wants to shoot?

/johnny

24 posted on 08/18/2014 10:16:27 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: DRey

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.


25 posted on 08/18/2014 10:16:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: DRey

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.


26 posted on 08/18/2014 10:16:35 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: DRey

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”.


27 posted on 08/18/2014 10:16:49 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee! First one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: DRey

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.


28 posted on 08/18/2014 10:19:30 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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To: JohnnyP; JRandomFreeper
JohnnyP said: "Make sure the string doesn’t hang up on the nail if you have to grab it in a hurry."

I would also shorten the string so that it cannot possibly touch any part of the trigger guard.

29 posted on 08/18/2014 10:19:53 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: Southack

Got a 180 pound Old English mastiff snoring beside me every night. Want a pump action, short barrel, chambered. I want to grab and GO FIND. Open space but still a house. No vests, I’m thinking jammies and what was that noise...Suggestions?


30 posted on 08/18/2014 10:19:56 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: doorgunner69

The Beretta Xtrema 2 doesn’t hardly have any recoil.


31 posted on 08/18/2014 10:20:40 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: DRey

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


32 posted on 08/18/2014 10:21:04 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: JohnnyP

I want it under bed (2” height). Shouldn’t be a problem.


33 posted on 08/18/2014 10:21:18 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: doorgunner69
For as big as I talk, I'm physically tiny. 120 lbs on a heavy day.

I shoot a 12 GA without a problem.

Small folks can shoot a 12 GA without issue, with proper training and mindset.

Ain't the size of the dog in the fight......

/johnny

34 posted on 08/18/2014 10:22:14 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: DRey

Remington 870.

Simple and to the point and it always goes bang.

Tape a couple of disposable foam earplugs to the stock.


35 posted on 08/18/2014 10:22:21 PM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: DRey

For a female, the Remington 870 in 20 gauge (not 12!) is pretty spot-on for home defense.

Guys like the larger 12 gauge, but the recoil is not female-friendly.


36 posted on 08/18/2014 10:22:56 PM PDT by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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To: doorgunner69

Wondering that myself. I’m 6’ so not small but don’t want to shoot through 3 walls either. Guess bear shot would do that. Just looking for major stopping with in-the-dark aim of a shotgun. Maybe 20?


37 posted on 08/18/2014 10:24:12 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: William Tell
Paracord doesn't touch the trigger guard. It's around that wrist breaker the catalog calls a pistol grip (legal... but painful).

/johnny

38 posted on 08/18/2014 10:24:20 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Right Brother

Ooooh. Now that’s sexy.


39 posted on 08/18/2014 10:25:46 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

88’s are excellent. no real diference btwn the 500 except you cant change the pump handle. get a nice padded tactical butt to absorb some energy and keep you more on target and customize’for your armlength and you’re good.


40 posted on 08/18/2014 10:26:03 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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