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Home Defense or SHTF - Get your Shotgun
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 8/27/2019 | S Miller

Posted on 08/27/2019 4:50:03 AM PDT by w1n1

Semiautomatic rifles have their place. In the proper hands, with quality ammo and parts, they can shoot a lot of rounds a long way. There is also a place for bolt guns, but the relatively slow rate of fire demands that they be employed with some stand-off. At distance, even a Lee-Enfield or Mosin-Nagant could be effective.

My vote for home protection? The all-American choice is the Remington 870. The pump shotgun is incredibly simple. The controls? A safety button and a pump. Work the pump and shoot. Got a jam? Work the pump and shoot. Repeat as necessary and reload.

It is funny the way people take to a certain gun. My God-father used the Remington 870 in Vietnam. He told me to buy one. The 870 always felt right to me. I am not knocking the Mossberg or other pumps, but I like the 870. If my God-father had been issued a Mossberg, I would probably have one.
The 870 has great ergonomics and a Magpul stock makes them even better. The shotgun itself has a modern, modular design with many aftermarket upgrades available. I recommend a flashlight and Tritium sights for home-defense use. Read the rest of home defense shotgun.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
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To: Windflier

Nice. Do you have one?


61 posted on 08/27/2019 8:51:12 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: heshtesh

I’ll stick with my Browniing A5s......


62 posted on 08/27/2019 8:52:30 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: mylife

Yep, I think you’re right. Keep it simple.


63 posted on 08/27/2019 9:07:10 AM PDT by moovova
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To: litehaus

I definitely want one!


64 posted on 08/27/2019 9:14:07 AM PDT by heshtesh
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To: Disambiguator

Good grief. That is even farther out of reach dollareise than it use to be. I will settle for my 870 and other tools.


65 posted on 08/27/2019 9:33:32 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: BBB333

Don’t forget a CONGRESS of baboons. [Yes, I know, that’s an email myth, but I like it...]


66 posted on 08/27/2019 10:50:31 AM PDT by HeadOn (Love God. Lead your family. Be a man.)
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To: Viking2002

Yes, I feel like Granny Clampett when I use that gun. :-) The only problem I have is my husband keeps locking it up in the safe. He says it’s too valuable to leave around. In the case it’s not out where I can grab it I have my grandpa’s old Mossberg 12ga. and my .38 special next to the bed.


67 posted on 08/27/2019 10:51:30 AM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: MachIV

That’s a special model with wood furniture so it looks like a WWI trench gun. Also, street price on that model (like any other) would be less than MSRP, as the distributor/wholesale prices run to the mid $600s on those. A comparable 590A1 without wood and heat shield would be about $150 less than that. So keep saving those pennies!


68 posted on 08/27/2019 11:04:49 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: Disambiguator

It Has a Bayonet Lug!
Sweet.


69 posted on 08/27/2019 11:14:03 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: rockrr

:)


70 posted on 08/27/2019 11:56:30 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: w1n1

Can you get a 30-round drum for that pump gun?


71 posted on 08/27/2019 12:28:10 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: mylife

That’s how I feel about my Benelli M3 Super 90. I have an 870 and love it to but it’s no Benelli. I even had the 870 completely gone through and upgraded by Scattergun Technologies. They’re both nice tools. I’m surprised no one has mentioned it but I like shotguns for home defense simply due to the fact they are less likely to punch through multiple walls and take out a neighbor.


72 posted on 08/27/2019 1:12:10 PM PDT by Usually_Disappointed (This space for rent.)
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To: HeadOn

EXCELLENT point!

Gold star awarded!


73 posted on 08/27/2019 2:52:20 PM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: Buttons12
you can’t jog with a shotgun.

Try this:

74 posted on 08/27/2019 6:11:15 PM PDT by Oatka
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70

Guess it makes 4 controls, f you count the trigger.


75 posted on 08/27/2019 7:57:51 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: old curmudgeon

Winchester 1300 is nearly impossible to short-stroke.


76 posted on 08/27/2019 8:04:02 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: old curmudgeon

Duck hunters have an edge in operating a pump under pressure,I’d say. The ergonomics be On my way! Second nature.


77 posted on 08/27/2019 8:06:04 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Buttons12

To a pitbull, too. Better to drop to a knee and scratch it behind the ear.


78 posted on 08/27/2019 8:08:00 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Buttons12

To a pitbull, too. Better to drop to a knee and scratch it behind the ear.


79 posted on 08/27/2019 8:08:02 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: mylife; Paal Gulli
You probably have already heard this but

Who Really Designed The AK-47?.

80 posted on 08/28/2019 1:26:26 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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