[wardaddy]

People don’t realize that in house distance shotgun pattern is damn tight in 25-28 inch barrels

U can miss

This such a debatable topic

Something to grab quick from slumber
A sidearm

Something most deadly

A slug or heavy buck or a .460 weatherby lol

Practical if your awake enough

A carbine assault caliber rifle your choice honestly

That combat trained old man in Arkansas meth dealer RKBA guy a few years ago destroyed an alphabet assault squad and survived at 4am with his AK style kit

So there

[OldGoatCPO]

Because of the layout of my house, shotgun spread is not an issue. An intruder must go down a narrow hallway to reach any family member. Point and shoot, and you will hit something. There is a better chance of missing with a pistol. I use .00 buck shot because it will never penetrate through to a neighbor's house.

My daughter lives in an apartment complex; anything that fires ball ammo is a no-go. So is buckshot. The walls are so thin you not only hear your neighbor fart, you can smell it.

It comes down to the ammo and the choke. Only high-end shotguns with 18.5-inch barrels have screw in choke options. Most home defense shotguns have fixed chokes, so it comes down to ammo.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472680 https://www.usacarry.com/are-chokes-useful-home-defense-shotguns/