A 12 gauge SHOTGUN at close range ( 15 to 30 feet ) using your basic #00 shot shells is damn effective at discouraging someone.
The advantage of a shotgun for home defense is that you don't have to AIM... just point it in the general direction and blast away.
I agree with your shotgun statements but with an increase in distance. I was recently at the range and doing patterns with various buckshot loads at 25 yards and 50 yards (150 feet). #1 buckshot would print an average of three 30 cal hits out of 16 pellets on the vitals of a silhouette at 50 yards via an 18-inch cylinder bore 12 guage. 30 feet is just beginning to get to a good spread.
All shotguns are devastating weapons. The .410 3-inch loads of five 000 buckshot pellets (36 caliber) — pure T awesome.
Exactly!
But you can’t carry a shotgun around all the time. But you can carry a Taurus Judge or S&W Governor around. Granted, a 410 is not as effective as a 12 ga, but the little 3 in barrel will spray out lead in a similar fashion and both pistols are easy to conceal.
With the proper 410 shell, it’s like a shot gun, just point and shoot. Load the first 1 or 2 holes in the cylinder with birdshot, the next one or two with self defense 0000 buck, and the last with a 45. Of course keep a backup weapon that’s a little more mainstream.