In a house where a bullet/slugs will go through 6 sheets of drywall, why put anyone else at risk? Statistically speaking, you are NOT going to hit whatever you are shooting at with the first shot anyways when you awake to find someone going through your sock drawer and grab and fire a shot out of your shotgun/pistol/alarm clock. If you are convinced you will, you have probaly never been in that situation and are just talking macho. So if the guy runs out, you shoot low and nail your daughter in the head because you missed the bad guy as he slid out the door cause you shot too low, you gonna let us say "told you so? In a house, unless you are shooting across your unfinished basement, bird shot will still knock someone down long enough to chamber the next round of buckshot before they can regather their thoughs.

 

I have a Winchester Defender that is loaded with 2 3/4 so I can jam 8 rounds in it. The first is 00 buck and then 1 oz slugs alternately. It is mostly taken with us for the hauler when we're camping to ward off any grizzlies that think our stuff is theirs or for the whacko who decides it's a good idea to try to terrorize someone. It will penetrate the house and go through numerous rooms which is not a good thing for my family. For home defense though I usually have one of my Glocks, usually the 17 with 17 rounds of hollow point 147 gr loaded up with a 150 lumen light/laser combo. I'm very consistent with my Glock pistols and confident that it would be more than sufficient. Problem I have is three boys in the house ages 9, 6 and 4. I have to keep everything locked in the safes. They are electronic touch pads so they are pretty quick to get into and then the main one has Ak's ready to rock along with some AR's etc and my bugout bag which is loaded at all times and ready to vacate. I keep the pistol at my side each night and then either carry it that day or swap it out with another pistol each morning. I have a CCW which I exercise ever day. In MT you can shoot to kill if you or your family or possessions are in danger in your house or on your property. I recommend shooting to kill. No fuss no muss.

 

@Jonny:
1. We have solid concrete walls.
2. I have the advantage of knowing my house.
3. Breaking in makes noise. Yes, we have an additional alarm installed.reson below:
4. We have had strange "visitors"- reason for the alarm.
5. I'm living on the countryside. No neighbours.
6. Police takes half an hour to arrive, if station is armed...
7. I'm trained to shoot for 15 years by profession( Hammelburg trained) Wearing also uniform, just a different camo

 

If you cant hit your target on teh 1st shot you should not shoot the gun.

 

You dont have to keep me out... Your old lady comes to me...

 

I was wondering where she was last night when steph came over

 

i skimmed the thread here but whatever you get make sure it is a pump. nothing is a more distinguishable sound as a shotgun going into battery. i keep my Maverick (Mossberg's cheap line) in "stock box" condition. full magazine of buckshot, NOTHING in the chamber with the safety off and the firing pin in the rest position (ie pull the trigger and dry fire it and leave it there) that way you don't have to push any lever to allow the pump action to work. therefore it isn't loaded until you want it to be.

also i like the Maverick, Mossberg because of the placement of that lever. on Remingtons you almost have to remove your hand from the trigger to depress the lever. on a maverick it is at the back of the trigger guard unlike the Remington that is at the front if the guard.

just my personal opinion

 

I like the idea of a wide pattern, I want the whole hallway covered if someone doesn't belong in it. Those double X copper magnums are some bad sob's, I've seen turkeys and pheasants dropped along ways off with them and I'm only asking for 70 feet max out of them. I hope it never comes down to using it but I'll be damned if I will back down if a scum breaks in my house.

 

I keep a Remington 870 Special Purpose Magnum with the 20" Turkey barrel and the Improved Cylinder choke tube screwed in leaning against the wall in the bedroom. It's loaded with 3" Winchester XX #4 buckshot loads. #4 buckshot pellets (not to be confused with #4 birdshot) are .24 caliber and there are 42 of 'em in each shell. From inside a house, it would be like getting hit by nearly an entire box of .22's at once! The pellets are heavy enough to punch through multiple layers of clothing (think winter coats. you do have winter in NC don't ya?) but are less likely to carry through multiple walls and such.

I choose the I.C. choke because the smaller shot doesn't spread near as rapidly as 00 or 000 buckshot. Whatever shotgun/choke/load you decide on, pattern the combo at whatever distance you think an in-home invasion defense shot could occur. A close-range shotgun blast with a restrictive choke and/or slow-spreading load will act more like a rifle shot and increase the chances of a clean miss.

The Taurus Judge's are selling like wildfire up here. They just came out with a 3" chambered version and at least one ammo maker (Federal) has introduced home-defense loads tailored just for the Judge. One is a four pellet 000-buckshot load. The pellets measure .36 caliber and move out at 1200 feet per second. That would be like being whacked by 4 .38 special rounds at once!

 

Saiga 12 with a 20 round drum, Instapark green lazer, 50mm Barska Red Dot Scope (night vision scope would be best for no light situations), and a Surefire light (what I have).........That will take care of whatever comes into the house........Notice I said whatever, not whoever.......Robbers, Wild Animals, Zombies, it wont matter........