Best Shotguns for home defense.
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im not a fan of "silencers", i keep a 1911 .45 next to my bed and each room has a loaded 12 ga in it. Its gonna be a loud a** event when i start shooting, esepcially when u grab for that AK and rack it back. Ive had to be in the situation of choosing to fire or not, about 5 yrs ago, less then a week after i back from IADT for the army, i was out deer hunting and on the way to my deer stand when some drunk trespasser/poacher decided to just start slingin slugs in my direction(and yes i was in orange clothing from head to toe), and one of the slugs impacted the tree not a foot in front of my face and another less 3 ft way, so i drew a bead on him and let me tell you, that is one scary moment for an 18 yr old, leying behind the cover of a fallen tree with some drunk *** 40 plus yr old man with your cross hairs on his chest at 20 yrd distance whether to return fire or coax the man down, i chose the latter and am glad i did, he put his gun down and sat right where i told him and neither on of us moved until the conservation officer got there, he was arrested and havent seen him since. I never want to be in that situation again, but i am better prepared if i have to be. It was the racking of that 12 ga that got that man to realize that he was screwed if he kept firing in my direction so id rather let it be heard that you mean business
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My brother has the Mossberg 500 and I have the Remington 870. Hands down the 870 is a smoother firing gun with less recoil & better control. The 500 you can usually pick-up cheaper then the 870, about $30-50bucks less. The 500 has a fixed modified choke, the 870 has interchangeable chokes. The safety on the 500 is has a better location for home defense then the 870. The 500 usually comes with 2 barrels, a short stubby one and a 26in barrel IIRC, the 870 has a 28'in barrel IIRC. Personally the 870 is a better choice, my brother agrees!
On the the other hand, I have a .45 for home protection! The .45 will take care of business plus my wife can handle it. There is also the 9mm which is another good option, but a 9mm is usually just going to **** someone off!
On the the other hand, I have a .45 for home protection! The .45 will take care of business plus my wife can handle it. There is also the 9mm which is another good option, but a 9mm is usually just going to **** someone off!
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Otherwise I dunno either.....???
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There are a multitude of barrels and chokes available for the 500's...almost more than for the 870's.
A Mossberg 500A with 28" barrel with removable chokes, up against a Remington 870 with same style barrel, there won't be much difference.
The Mossy may have a little more wiggle in the forend and pump rails than the Remington but it will function quite well....some say the Mossy's will run longer than the Remingtons due to this. Kinda like the AR vs. AK thing.
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