Originally Posted By: Camprunner
Just wondering how many of you here own a shotgun for home protection? And if your house ever gets invaded and you can grab a gun would you choose a shotgun
I keep a Glock 19X in a pistol safe access box, an AR15 loaded with 30 rounds next to the bed, and a Benelli M2 Tactical 12 gauge in the closet above the door. My wife has a Smith & Wesson 4" steel frame .38 special revolver on her side of the bed in a quick access pistol safe.
For me, with my training and experience, I grab the AR15 if I KNOW a home invasion is afoot. If I hear a noise, but don't think its really a threat, thinking its probably a raccoon that knocked over a trash can or such, then I grab the pistol. But if I KNOW its a threat (glass breaking, voices heard), there is no way I grab the pistol first.
Yes the shotgun is a great home defense weapon.
My only real concern with pump shotguns is that a lot of people are not all that well educated and trained on them. Pump shotguns are actually the hardest gun to learn and master. Sure, I can put a pump shotgun in Sally Homeowners hand, and give her 15 minutes of instruction and she will probably be fine, but she wont know how to clear a jam. She wont know how to mortar it to unstick a jammed shell. She wont know how to do a slug changeover. She is likely to short stroke it and cause a jam. And she is not likely to keep the gun loaded effectively in a combat environment (shoot 2 rounds, load 2 rounds, from behind cover, to always have a fully loaded gun in your hands)
The quality semi-auto shotgun is flat out superior when you take into account the above. Most semi-auto shotguns are WAY more reliable in the hands of novices. And in the hands of experts as well.
Home defense is a long winded subject. Many schools of thought. Most people with combat experience would HIGHLY recommend a self loading semi-auto rifle in caliber .223. Others recommend a pistol. And others recommend a shotgun. Honestly, just having quick access to any gun is likely to be enough in most cases.
Just wondering how many of you here own a shotgun for home protection? And if your house ever gets invaded and you can grab a gun would you choose a shotgun
I keep a Glock 19X in a pistol safe access box, an AR15 loaded with 30 rounds next to the bed, and a Benelli M2 Tactical 12 gauge in the closet above the door. My wife has a Smith & Wesson 4" steel frame .38 special revolver on her side of the bed in a quick access pistol safe.
For me, with my training and experience, I grab the AR15 if I KNOW a home invasion is afoot. If I hear a noise, but don't think its really a threat, thinking its probably a raccoon that knocked over a trash can or such, then I grab the pistol. But if I KNOW its a threat (glass breaking, voices heard), there is no way I grab the pistol first.
Yes the shotgun is a great home defense weapon.
My only real concern with pump shotguns is that a lot of people are not all that well educated and trained on them. Pump shotguns are actually the hardest gun to learn and master. Sure, I can put a pump shotgun in Sally Homeowners hand, and give her 15 minutes of instruction and she will probably be fine, but she wont know how to clear a jam. She wont know how to mortar it to unstick a jammed shell. She wont know how to do a slug changeover. She is likely to short stroke it and cause a jam. And she is not likely to keep the gun loaded effectively in a combat environment (shoot 2 rounds, load 2 rounds, from behind cover, to always have a fully loaded gun in your hands)
The quality semi-auto shotgun is flat out superior when you take into account the above. Most semi-auto shotguns are WAY more reliable in the hands of novices. And in the hands of experts as well.
Home defense is a long winded subject. Many schools of thought. Most people with combat experience would HIGHLY recommend a self loading semi-auto rifle in caliber .223. Others recommend a pistol. And others recommend a shotgun. Honestly, just having quick access to any gun is likely to be enough in most cases.
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