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Need Help Selecting Pump Shotgun of Choice...
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:10 am
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:10 am
My mother just had to go through having some a**hole attempt a home invasion while she was in the house.
She has had limited gun training and wants a reliable but cheap as possible pump shotgun as a home defense weapon. I am leaning towards getting her something light like a 20ga Remington 870 or Mossberg500.
Any ideas? Thanks ahead of time.
She has had limited gun training and wants a reliable but cheap as possible pump shotgun as a home defense weapon. I am leaning towards getting her something light like a 20ga Remington 870 or Mossberg500.
Any ideas? Thanks ahead of time.
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Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:12 am to tdevil1
870
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:13 am to tdevil1
Standard response will be an 870 20ga. with buckshot
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:15 am to MrCoachKlein
OK thanks for the help
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:15 am to MrCoachKlein
quote:
870 20ga. with buckshot
Yup
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:16 am to lv2bowhntAU
quote:
quote:
870 20ga. with buckshot
/thread
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:21 am to tdevil1
Youth model 870 20 ga
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:24 am to JAB528
why not a 12 gauge?
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:25 am to tdevil1
quote:
20ga Remington 870
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:28 am to LaFBfan
quote:
why not a 12 gauge?
Unless she's a mighty sturdy woman shell probably have trouble handling the recoil.
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:32 am to DrTyger
She's a scrawny old lady with a replacement knee--i think 20ga is maxed out for her haha
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:36 am to tdevil1
870
Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:45 am to tdevil1
If you could find an older model 870 in .410 that would be a good option too.
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:18 pm to tdevil1
I would go with a 20 gauge 870.
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:28 pm to JAB528
quote:
Youth model 870 20 ga
This
Plus it is a bad arse Rabbit gun
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:31 pm to Crawdaddy
Or go all out Dirty Harry
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:47 pm to tdevil1
quote:
She has had limited gun training and wants a reliable but cheap as possible pump shotgun as a home defense weapon. I am leaning towards getting her something light like a 20ga Remington 870 or Mossberg500.
I would seriously consider even getting a youth model of one of these weapons, depending on the stature and upper body strength of your mother.
20ga is a good choice for a female - you get 75% of the lead for about half the recoil. #4 Buck (in 20 gauge) is a good compromise between stopping power and interior wall penetration, although the #4 buck will tear stuff up. You could go with a larger birdshot, like a #5 (common in Turkey loads), but a 20 gauge is not nearly as likely to be lethal with that in household ranges as a similar load out of a 12 gauge.
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:52 pm to tdevil1
870 youth 20ga full of buckshot and as much practice as she can stand.
Posted on 3/5/13 at 12:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Sort of on topic, what load should I look for in a 12 gauge home defense shell?
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