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Old November 7, 2010, 01:48 AM   #1
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Whats your Home Defense Shotgun?

Just seeing what the people on here have for when things go bump in the night

Me:
-Remington 870 18" smooth barrel 6+1 capacity
-Moded with an AR type Wilson Combat Pistol Grip
-Loaded with all 00 Buckshot

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Old November 7, 2010, 11:33 AM   #2
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It would be my 870 Remington or Taurus Judge. Depending on what room I'm in.
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Old November 7, 2010, 11:39 AM   #3
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I've got an old Winchester m-97 riot gun circa 1940 that fills the bill. Same pair of socks you're wearing too.
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Old November 7, 2010, 11:39 AM   #4
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I have a Remington 1100 with a slug barrel installed, and five rounds.

If I need more than five 12 gauge slugs to resolve an urban social encounter, it's going to be a rotten night.
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Old November 7, 2010, 12:11 PM   #5
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H&R Pardner Protector
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Old November 7, 2010, 12:32 PM   #6
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Winchester 1300 Defender, fiber optics, Hornady tac 00.
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Old November 7, 2010, 01:23 PM   #7
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Mossberg 500

8shots(7 + 1)

all 3inch 15pellet 00buck(winchester and/or federal)
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Old November 7, 2010, 01:27 PM   #8
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Just an ol' Mossberg 500 20 ga. loaded with #3 buck (largest pellet I find locally)... she usually has 5 rounds in it... If I can't win with that, i will flip it around and beat their dang head in with it...
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Old November 7, 2010, 01:41 PM   #9
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winchester 1300 defender -fiocchi 00
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Old November 7, 2010, 01:45 PM   #10
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Pardner pump Compact 20ga---5 rounds of #3 buck stuffed in the tube--hammer down on an empty chamber.

Will be getting a 18'' riot barrel for my Mossberg 12ga(basic hardwood stocked Mossy) in the near future--just because I want to use a 12ga and 00 buck shells for HD.

The Mossberg also fits me very well---the Pardner Compact is a touch short and the wood stocked Mossbergs have a slightly shorter LOP than the plastic stocked strickly defence guns.

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Old November 7, 2010, 01:59 PM   #11
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Mossberg 590A1

Ghost ring sights, adjustable stock, 8 rounds 00 buck.
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Old November 7, 2010, 02:06 PM   #12
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Winchester 1300 Defender stoked with W-W Low Recoil 00 buck or Fiocchi #4 buck with Federal Low Recoil Hyrda-Shok slugs on the buttstock
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Old November 7, 2010, 02:23 PM   #13
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Same one I put critters in the freezer with

Rem 870 magnum.
Loaded with #4 2 3/4"


But my primary HD gun is a GP100 .357
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Old November 7, 2010, 04:00 PM   #14
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Mossberg 500 Cruiser with 00 Buckshot
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Old November 7, 2010, 04:05 PM   #15
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870 Marine Magnum. Thinking about getting a Mossberg 500 or 590 to add to the firepower.

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Old November 7, 2010, 04:14 PM   #16
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But my primary HD gun is a GP100 .357
same here
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Old November 7, 2010, 05:10 PM   #17
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Remington 870 with folding stock and 18.5 inch barrel and a 1 shot extension (5+1 now)

I typically use 00 buck shot and the last shot is a slug.

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Old November 7, 2010, 05:40 PM   #18
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Winchester 1300 Defender, 00 Buck.
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Old November 7, 2010, 06:27 PM   #19
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Old November 7, 2010, 06:37 PM   #20
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870 WM
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Blackhawk cheekpad/buttcuff 5 more slugs
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Old November 7, 2010, 11:47 PM   #21
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NEF Protector 12 ga. and alot of of fluff & buffing.
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Old November 7, 2010, 11:48 PM   #22
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Old November 8, 2010, 12:26 AM   #23
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870 Wingmaster with a few extras. Hornady TAP 00 Buck.

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Old November 8, 2010, 12:35 AM   #24
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Am I the only one who uses a Coach Gun? Two 00 buckshot loaded, three slugs and two buckshot in the sleeve.

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Old November 8, 2010, 02:47 AM   #25
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A 12 gauge Remington Model 11 autoloader manufactured in 1938; uses 2 3/4 inch shells only; 4+1 capacity; 26" I/C barrel. (Black ?) walnut furnishings; with checkered forearm and checkered pistol grip. Button type safety behind trigger. Flying duck and flying pheasant hunt scenes on receiver. It's not in "like new" condition but it's in at least VG condition and is kept that way.

HD load of choice: Remington Express 00 Buckshot (with a box of Remington Sluggers on hand if required).

Not exactly the tacticool weaponry the OP seems to have had in mind, but nevertheless a reliable gun and load that will stop anything I'll ever need to stop.
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