12 vs 20 for defense

bullfrog99 · April 16, 2001, 02:10 PM

assuming the guns have the same weight and size, which would you go with for home defense and/or combat a 12 ga or a 20 ga. the 12 is more powerful, and the 20 kicks less. what's your oppinion?

Al Thompson · April 16, 2001, 04:31 PM

Combat and HD are two very different missions. One your activly seeking a bad guy, the other your mostly waiting him out (if you've done your tactical planning).

Take a moment to use the search function.

Here's a good link -

http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...threadid=60980

Giz

Paul K · April 18, 2001, 10:58 AM

the 12 is not only more powerfull, but there is more virietes of .12 guage ammo for home defence.
im not too sure of 20 guage though.

bullfrog99 · April 18, 2001, 08:24 PM

I guess a better question to ask would have been is a 20 ga adaquete for defense. i am concidering using a semi auto shotgun for both house defense and defending the woods around my house should the need arise, and i wasn't sure if the 20 ga would be able to get the job done. I am not of small stature, and can handle recoil, so my only concern was the firing rate.

biganimal · April 18, 2001, 11:35 PM

I have used the 20 ga for HD for over 25 years and feel very comfortable with it. If you want to know about power and rate of fire go to a range ,set up a chunk of 3/4 inch plywood and blast away !!!!see which one smacks your fancy....also remember the 20 will be easier to handle at 3:15 AM when you are half asleep and joe creep is in your house. I also use rubber buckshot loads for the first shot as it won't penetrate sheetrock walls and hurt friendlies, next comes rubber slug then real buckshot.....

NAD · April 20, 2001, 09:57 AM

bigamimal - Where do you get the rubber buck and slug shells? I wouldn't mind getting a few of those myself.

April 16, 2001, 04:31 PM	#2
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	Combat and HD are two very different missions. One your activly seeking a bad guy, the other your mostly waiting him out (if you've done your tactical planning). Take a moment to use the search function. Here's a good link - http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...threadid=60980 Giz __________________ http://www.scfirearms.org/

April 18, 2001, 11:35 PM	#5
biganimal Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: south carolina Posts: 435	I have used the 20 ga for HD for over 25 years and feel very comfortable with it. If you want to know about power and rate of fire go to a range ,set up a chunk of 3/4 inch plywood and blast away !!!!see which one smacks your fancy....also remember the 20 will be easier to handle at 3:15 AM when you are half asleep and joe creep is in your house. I also use rubber buckshot loads for the first shot as it won't penetrate sheetrock walls and hurt friendlies, next comes rubber slug then real buckshot..... __________________ Other than That, Mrs Lincoln, How was the play?

April 16, 2001, 02:10 PM	#1
bullfrog99 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2000 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 811	assuming the guns have the same weight and size, which would you go with for home defense and/or combat a 12 ga or a 20 ga. the 12 is more powerful, and the 20 kicks less. what's your oppinion?

April 18, 2001, 10:58 AM	#3
Paul K Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 674	the 12 is not only more powerfull, but there is more virietes of .12 guage ammo for home defence. im not too sure of 20 guage though.

April 18, 2001, 08:24 PM	#4
bullfrog99 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2000 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 811	I guess a better question to ask would have been is a 20 ga adaquete for defense. i am concidering using a semi auto shotgun for both house defense and defending the woods around my house should the need arise, and i wasn't sure if the 20 ga would be able to get the job done. I am not of small stature, and can handle recoil, so my only concern was the firing rate.

April 20, 2001, 09:57 AM	#6
NAD Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 1998 Posts: 169	bigamimal - Where do you get the rubber buck and slug shells? I wouldn't mind getting a few of those myself.