[Wilum]

I, like many, am a new firearm owner in the last months, a 12Ga. pump security model to protect my home and family. It's not that I have a sudden interest, I was a weapons specialist in the Air Force, I figured my single shot Marlin 22 was enough, mainly to ward off critters. Today, its the critters in the city when all hell breaks loose I am now concerned with. In the process of teaching my wife and daughter how to use it with target loads, don't want to bruise them up too much.

[BuffaloJack]

Good choice in home protection weapons. Shotguns are great.
I’ve never understood the “kick” thing though. I own two 12Ga. Mossberg 500 pump shotguns. They look identical, although they were manufactured 12 years apart.
The newer shotgun will bruise my shoulder each and every time I fire it; the older shotgun has absolutely no kick at all. I could be shooting a 22 for all the kick that’s there.