Next – Defensive Shotty
I’m feeling nasty and am about to buy a home defense shotgun.
I’ve definately settled on a Mossberg 590 or 590A1 Special Purpose, due to ergonomics of the safety and slide release vs the 870. The 590 series has two shell extractor pins vs the 500 and the A1 steps up to metal safety button and trigger guard.
Regardless, I’m going to mount a tactical light to the magazine tube and a side saddle.
Would you go 6+1 capacity with 18.5″ barrel or 8+1 with 20″? I’m not sure if there is a magazine extension available for the 18.5″ that will still keep the magazine length shorter than the barrel.
Also… three dot sight, or the Mossberg Ghost Ring? Keep in mind, the dark.
I think the six position adjustable stock looks bad ass, but I think I’ll go with the SpeedFeed due to ergonomics of reaching the safety in a shouldered position.
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Unlikely an intruder or their family would find that post. If they’re in my house uninvited, however, and deserve to be shot… they may as well deserve to be unidentifyable. Just making sure right? Wouldn’t have wanted the guy to suffer.
Buckshot is some nasty stuff at close range. Birdshot is still just as nasty at closer range. 😉
Just don’t let the scum-bags family find your last post afterward.
That was one of my thoughts. I could probably make 1 shot work, but then again you never know. I might want to empty them all in some dudes face… and reload and do it again. Wonder what kind of difference the 1.5″ really makes in tight spaces. Guess I could do a mock-up with a stick and ruler. 😆
seems to me 6+1 would be all you need for home defence, since the longer barrel is worst in a house
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Buckshot is some nasty stuff at close range. Birdshot is still just as nasty at closer range. 😉
Investigators can find all sorts of stuff, especially if they know who you are, and what computer you use.
It’s not like I would feel for the guy…..I was just saying that for your own benefit.
I had a friend get shot in the chest/shoulder with a load of birdshot. Luckily he survived. Had it been buckshot he would have been toast for sure.