What are your favorite shotguns for home defense? I always loved the 870 Remingtons, but currently a Mossberg 500 is serving that role for us.
I've got a Mossberg clone. Think it's a Maverick, made by mossberg. Bought it in college when my apartment kept getting broken into. Never had a problem but I think I prefer the 870 line. I have not much use for shorguns after I installed the Claymore Doormats
Not a fan of shotguns. I figure if they come through the door in my house it would be easier to shoot them with a handgun (sorry but the house is that small).
Tracy it only hurts the first few times. After that the laughs get to be fun. Try shooting a semi auto shotgun left handed - the laughs are truly fun then! Seriously, you'll do fine with a bit of practice and I think you'll find you just might enjoy yourself.
its fun, Tracy, women tend to out shoot men at trap with less practice, my wife is a dead eye with the trap range!
I have a Maverick 88, I like it...sawed off nasty little bugger I keep the Champ (.45ACP) handy too though!
Wow, those are short. Nice though. I really have a fondness for double barrels. I traded one about 11 years ago, a Fox that I am still kicking myself for trading. I already have my step-dad's old double barrel w/hammers. Awesome shotgun.
Bought a Mossberg 500 today..... Figured it was time to get that in the house.... Not a bad price at all either...after looking around online.....It was on sale....
Yeah , yeah...I got the youth model...It felt better...this one..SIte lists it at $365...I got it for $199...Hoping that's good.... The lop is only 13 inches instead of 14 and it worked better for me...Whatever...I didn't have one ....Now I do... 20 ga. BANTAM COMBO Pump Action, Blued finish, wood stock, 22"VR Accu-choke barrel w/ IC-M-F choke tubes, and a 24" fully Rifled, Ported, Slugster barrel w/rifle sights...
Function test that puppy ASAP. Some years ago, I bought a Mossy for one of my grizmoids. Had a busted extractor when it came out of the box. My ex BIL had one that was missing the firing pin out of the box. Both were 12 ga bought at K-Mart, different stores. Both were replaced by Winchesters. That said, I've not heard a lot of bad things about the 500. The price was pretty "right."
I bought a Mossy 500 a couple of years ago, it has taken quite a few snakes, skunks, and other assorted varmints.
New little store here on the island...Didn't even know it was here... It's really small...and on a side street I don't usually go down..but I was looking at the Remington 870 at one of the "Marts"...and the guy there told me about the new store...So I went and checked it out.... Need to call my friend Rhonda and go shooting now........ She is a local LEO and takes me to the range the local officers use.....
Cool. Find some Federal 3" #2 buck, and shoot one with your different choke tubes. One will shoot better than the others. If you wanna try the rifled barrel, try a few different slug types. Remington maks a 1 oz slug for a 20, should be awesome. Use a sandbag behind the gun to shoot on the bench, it will do wonders for taming the recoil.
