[Vermont Lt]

You are certainly going to have to repaint the walls if you use a shotgun.

[Ueriah]

“You are certainly going to have to repaint the walls if you use a shotgun.”

You just painted them, and now you need to repaint them.

[OldGoatCPO]

You miss with any ball ammo, and you will be patching walls, replacing siding, and possibly your neighbor's siding.

I gave my daughter a short-barrel 12 gauge shotgun for home defense. The short barrel allows maneuvering in tight places. You can pick them up fairly cheaply because they are strictly designed for home defense. Savage has a nice one for $229.00. I bought the earlier version at a pawn shop for $90.00. My daughter knows shotguns; she asked if it was not cheaply made. I told her it only has to work once.

It is loaded with Turkey load. It has a tighter pattern, especially at close ranges, but more pellets than bird shot. Birdshot has a broader spread; even at close range, you will be fixing drywall. Turkey loads will mess up flesh but not pass through your walls.