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re: Home defense shotgun
Posted on 8/28/18 at 7:43 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 8/28/18 at 7:43 am to Ace Midnight
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And I was guilty of this until relatively recently. Youtubers have done wonders to quell this. Basically, I've gone all the way to AR-15 as a home defense platform for a lot of very good reasons.
But, agreed - if your intention is to shoot someone to disable/kill them, you have to use buckshot, period.
I hear you loud and clear, but the over penetration issue with the .223/5.56 and the way OUR house is laid out (kid bedrooms on the far side of the house) is too much of a concern for us to go the full AR route. I think we've settled on the 12 gauge/9 mm tandem (two shooter team) as our choice. But the over penetration issue exists with any useful caliber/load that would be considered for home defense.
But out street is very, very quiet.
As far as a choice, you can't go wrong with at short barrel 870 or Mossy. Basically the Samsung and Iphone of shotguns. There are tons of aftermarket accessories (useful and otherwise) for both.
Finally, what ever you get, PRACTICE moving through your house in the dark with the weapon (unloaded and no mag) at a low ready or indoor ready. You'll be surprised at how you have to alter your movements and how you have to bring the gun to the ready position. Better to find out such things ahead of time then in a situation where milliseconds matter.
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This post was edited on 8/28/18 at 7:48 am
Posted on 8/28/18 at 7:49 am to Lonnie Utah
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but the over penetration issue with the .223/5.56
Hasn't this been debunked yet?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 10:06 am to Lonnie Utah
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I hear you loud and clear, but the over penetration issue with the .223/5.56 and the way OUR house is laid out (kid bedrooms on the far side of the house) is too much of a concern for us to go the full AR route.
I strongly encourage all you folks who have not watched the videos to do so - watch the 5.56mm penetration with drywall videos compared to other ammo.
BLUF: If you're shooting dangerous people in your home - over-penetration is the least of your worries.
If you're still concerned, get frangible income for whatever your choice is. If you're still concerned, you have to go non-lethal.
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