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Thank you so much for your help!! A shorter weapon makes a lot of sense. Why double barrel, rather than a semi-automatic? Price? A limit on the lengths they're made? The KISS deal?

Last time I used any firearm was over 20 years ago & I had trouble hitting a tin can about 30 feet away with a shotgun. Hitting it with a 22 was out of the question.

When I look at an eye chart to check for depth perception, I just don't have any. Glasses don't seem to help, though one would think they should. I have never been able to see something closer or farther away on any eye chart I've ever looked at. Something has to be far enough away for me to gage the size of the thing as being smaller or I wouldn't be able to tell. I overcompensate distances when I drive. IOW, I sit at stop signs when I'm not sure an oncoming car is far, far away. That always makes me popular with anyone unfortunate to be stuck behind me at a stop sign. lol

KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid as when your scared or angered the KISS principle is best for manipulating anything under stress thus the reason a double barrel break open shotgun vs a pump or semi-auto shotgun which are just not as simple for the novice shooter to handle.

If you plan to train and or practice a lot then a pump or semi-automatic is fine but for a simple no bells or whistles scattergun the EAA Bounty Hunter II in 20 gauge will give you 2 quick shots, low recoil and with a #5 turkey shot load will not get ya sued by the neighbors for making a new hole in both sides of their home if ya have to shoot while inside "your" home.

About 280 to 350$'s for the double barreled shotgun. Easier to operate as ya push a lever, the barrels will break open , drop in 2 rounds of ammunition, close it and push the safety to fire position and yer ready to pull one or both triggers to defend yer casa......

Shotguns have a barrel lenght legal limit for the average everyday user of 18 inches. The overall lenght of any shotgun or rifle right now must be 26 inches or longer I believe based on ATF current rules.

Hope I helped with so stuff you understand. Ask if ya don't.

Stay Safe !

I register near zero on depth perception tests but that does not create a problem with close calls in traffic, because I visualize it as how the vehicle is progressing along the length of the road rather than how "far away" it is.

But anyhow for targets, why should depth perception matter unless you're so far away that the drop of the projectile is a serious factor (it won't be at distances inside a normal home).