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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: DRey

http://www.mossberg.com/products/shotguns/mossberg-500-tactical/500-special-purpose-20-gauge


41 posted on 08/18/2014 10:26:09 PM PDT by expat1000 ("If you're explaining, you're losing." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Stormdog
Tape a couple of disposable foam earplugs to the stock.

AMEN!

I had to shoot a .45 ACP indoors once in earnest. I thought someone had kicked me in the head.

Never again.

When it really, really hurts to shoot, you make damn sure.

/johnny

42 posted on 08/18/2014 10:26:58 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: tumblindice

Yup. Better them than mine.


43 posted on 08/18/2014 10:27:20 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: DRey

Got two Mossbergs. Both are pumps.

Also have a Mossberg ATR in .243.

One big plus with Mossberg - if you ever do something stupid (like getting a laser bore sight stuck in the chamber) Mossberg will fix it for you for the cost of shipping it to them. They’ll even pay to ship it back.

Great customer service - and fast!


44 posted on 08/18/2014 10:27:26 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: DRey

No one’s suggested a Benelli?


45 posted on 08/18/2014 10:29:29 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: doorgunner69

In that situation I would consider a rifle instead. Maybe a lever action rifle in 38/357. Very little recoil yet still deadly well over a hundred yards. And cowboy guns don’t seem so scary to newbs.


46 posted on 08/18/2014 10:29:51 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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To: Southack

I’m 6’. Shoot a glock .40. Not afraid of recoil but want stopping power, reliability, reliability, reliability, and don’t want to shoot through intruder and 3 walls. Is that Rem 870 20 guage?


47 posted on 08/18/2014 10:31:12 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: DRey

Kel-Tec KSG 12 gauge fighting shotgun, it holds 15 rounds of git-er-done ammo and is very compact.


48 posted on 08/18/2014 10:31:34 PM PDT by exnavy (Fish or cut bait ...Got ammo, Godspeed!)
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To: DRey

How reliable are the semi vs the pump? Seems if you can just aim and shoot without the pump action....that’s the way to go.


49 posted on 08/18/2014 10:32:00 PM PDT by Blackirish
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To: PubliusMM

Excellent advice. I have a short barrel Mossberg 500 (18 1/2) with an adjustable stock. I too alternate rifled slug and buckshot with the slug first, then #1 buck, then slug... I figure if I need a “precision” shot first - like shooting past my dog who will no-doubt be in an intruder’s face or hanging off some body part of the intruder’s - the slug is a better bet for not catching her with a stray pellet.


50 posted on 08/18/2014 10:33:30 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Blackirish

Yeah but I want the sound intimidation/deterrent of pump action. Worth its weight in gold. More accurate too as I’ve learned here.


51 posted on 08/18/2014 10:34:10 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: DRey

Rem 870 in 20 gauge is female friendly in use and effect on bad guys. To avoid shooting through 3 walls use birdshot, not buckshot.


52 posted on 08/18/2014 10:35:14 PM PDT by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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To: PubliusMM

What is a deer slug?


53 posted on 08/18/2014 10:35:48 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: Blackirish
Depends on what you grew up with.

That's a very personal decision. Grand-dad loved Browning (God bless JMBrowning) autoloaders. I preferred pump shotguns. My choice. My dove and duck for dinner.

I'll never disparage someone else's personal choice.

Realistically, they both shoot faster than I can be accurate.

/johnny

54 posted on 08/18/2014 10:36:41 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Hugin

They got lots of snake problems that pop up without warning. I warned him about ricochets and said shot was a lot safer to grease a snake.


55 posted on 08/18/2014 10:36:55 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: DRey

With a major caliber shotgun, weight helps tame recoil - something significant for a (as-indicated) female, unless you are an abornmally large woman.

Unfortunately, one of the better options, the Saiga 12, was just banned from import.


56 posted on 08/18/2014 10:37:07 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: DRey

“Watch this before you buy a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuxCLivZ-Vk


57 posted on 08/18/2014 10:38:17 PM PDT by expat1000 ("If you're explaining, you're losing." Ronald Reagan)
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To: Southack

Is there such a thing as 20 gauge bird shot? So really I need 20 gauge deer shot and certainty no friendlies behind walls?


58 posted on 08/18/2014 10:38:34 PM PDT by DRey (Like him or not. He's been pretty damn great for Texas.)
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To: DRey

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/index.php/cName/20-gauge-birdshot

You want 20 gauge birdshot based on your parameters.


59 posted on 08/18/2014 10:40:02 PM PDT by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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To: DRey
What is a deer slug?

A .5" diameter chunk of solid lead.

Does a number on door jambs and hinges.

Poof! Gone!

/johnny

60 posted on 08/18/2014 10:40:05 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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