Posted on 05/08/2010 5:33:06 PM PDT by 2aberro
To whom it may concern. If your wife does not own a 12 ga, you may need to buy her one for her birthday.
I recently took a job that keeps me away from home most of the time. My wife had many nights of sleeplessness due to fear, agnst, and lack of self confidence when she is alone at night.
Long story short. I bought her a short barreled 12ga and it is loaded with low recoil buckshot.
She and I practiced with HER shotgun with light dove loads for several weeks.
The 12ga sleeps on my side of the bed when I'm not at home and she sleeps soundly now, she fears no living being. Here is a poem I really like:
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It's all a tale of living, of what a man can be. I'll pass it on from my life, so maybe you can see. There's very few things that can't get done With five hunnerd dollars and a pump shotgun.
It's been passed on to me, from father to the kid. Sometimes you have to stand tall, sometimes you best be hid.
But a man can always stand tall, he never has to run
With five hunnerd dollars and a pump shotgun.
There's times when life is fearful, there's times that aren't so good. When a man does what he has to, when he does just what he should.
But he can keep his house warm, his place there in the sun With five hunnerd dollars and a pump shotgun.
One night the prisoners broke out, a few had rushed the gate. And Daddy heard that they were coming, heading down the interstate.
But they didn't stop at our house, they continued on the run Cause Dad was on the front porch with a pump shotgun.
Sometimes my Dad worked overtime, sometimes from out of state
My Momma didn't worry when the old man got in late She knew where Daddy kept them, could grab them on the run She had five hunnerd dollars and a pump shotgun.
It didn't matter what the trouble, didn't matter what the cause, If a kid got sick or the roof blew off, it didn't give her pause.
If a wolf got in the chickens, just trying to have some fun Mom would greet him warmly with a pump shotgun.
And when I started my house, with a baby on the way Dad came by one evening, said what he had to say "Remember all your lessons, and do what must be done.
Here's five hunnerd dollars and a pump shotgun."
Agreed. Personally, ours is a lab. Our lab probably would not attack the intruder, but she’d make enough of a ruckus that I’d have no trouble finding him for the kill.
I have a S&W autoloader but I actually want to find a cheap pump like a Mossberg. There is something about the sound of a round being chambered in a pump that would send anyone but the most psychotic of intruders running for their lives. And in that case the round would take care of the rest.
I’ve been told that all you need is a recording of the pump-action shotgun - the most recognized sound of “i mean business”
Well, darn it, the damn thing melted my camera too.
She took over my Colt 357, sits in a quick access safe on her side of the bed.
My wife actually owns an LMT SBR.
I have a 9mm and a 45. I think I could put a hurt on someone.
LOL!
My Democrat, gun hating mother-in-law asked me if I could shoot someone and kill them, I told her I wouldn't own a gun if I didn't think I could and would do so with no doubt in my mind. Her husband asked her, you wouldn't shoot someone to save my life? She said, No, it would be bad karma. Go figure.
Your MIL is wrong about the karma. It’s bad karma not to protect someone or at least try.
You can tell her a Hindu told you that!
;-)
I would rather have that round chambered previously. among a few other reasons for having the weapon in that condition... why risk a possible failure to feed malf/jam etc. at the moment you could least afford it?
For my wife, I got a .410 bore shotgun. It’ll kill as easily as a 44, but with a 12 guage, she’d only get one shot off. With a .410 bore, it’s easier to control. If she missed with the first shot, the next one is on the way.
Then you'll have plenty of room to shoot over him.
All three of my dogs are trained to "whoa" after flushing birds, so they won't get shot. You could train a house dog the same way you train a bird dog or retriever.
It's a good idea to make sure they're stanch to shot too.
With my luck, if I shot a burglar my dogs would do their level best to retrieve him.
Consider a .410 bore... especially if it’s going to be used by your wife. Has the stopping power of a 44, but very little recoil.
Great tips & LOL at your last line.
You should never give a small, yippy dog a shotgun no matter how responsible he seems.
Might that “Dragon Breath” damage a barrel? It looks cool but I don’t want to cause my gear any unnecessary “Wear and Tear.”
Why not get her a 20ga?
Bummer!
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