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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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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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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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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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November 7, 2010, 12:11 PM | #5 |
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H&R Pardner Protector
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November 7, 2010, 12:32 PM | #6 |
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Winchester 1300 Defender, fiber optics, Hornady tac 00.
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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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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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November 7, 2010, 01:41 PM | #9 |
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winchester 1300 defender -fiocchi 00
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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. Last edited by rugerfreak; November 7, 2010 at 01:51 PM. |
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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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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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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November 7, 2010, 04:00 PM | #14 |
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Mossberg 500 Cruiser with 00 Buckshot
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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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November 7, 2010, 04:14 PM | #16 | |
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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. Last edited by Deja vu; November 7, 2010 at 05:19 PM. Reason: correcting a typo |
November 7, 2010, 05:40 PM | #18 |
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Winchester 1300 Defender, 00 Buck.
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November 7, 2010, 06:27 PM | #19 |
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590A1, LE132.
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November 7, 2010, 06:37 PM | #20 |
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870 WM
18" 6+1 6 shot SS Blackhawk cheekpad/buttcuff 5 more slugs |
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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November 7, 2010, 11:48 PM | #22 |
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Mossberg 500 BullPup
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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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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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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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