[night reader]

I policeman friend of mine suggested using a shotgun with 00 buck. This will stop just about anything in it's tracks and you don't need to be an expert marksman.

I'll agree with this. If you get a pump action gun, likely you'll never have to shoot it. They'll mess all over the place gettin' out when they hear you jack a round into the chamber.

[ought-six]

"I'll agree with this. If you get a pump action gun, likely you'll never have to shoot it. They'll mess all over the place gettin' out when they hear you jack a round into the chamber."

Yup. If a perp breaks into my house, the first thing he'll hear is my dog (a pit bull) going ballistic; then he will hear me chambering a round of 00-buck in my Mossberg 500 12-gauge pump; then he'll hear me yell to my wife: "Cover me with the .357!" Whomever the fool was who broke in would be long gone by then. If not, he's not going home.