SHTF? Pick up a shotgun...
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SHTF? Pick up a shotgun...
http://loadoutroom.com/15366/shtf-drop-ak-pick-shotgun/
IMO, FOR YOU...Keep the wingmaster, ditch the Mossberg. I spent a ton of time and money tacticooling my first 870 and in the end I regretted it. Buy a magazine clamp for $10 and use it to mount a good flashlight to the barrel and call it a day. With the vent rib the flashlight would be in the 6 o'clock position but practice with it and it shouldn't be a big deal. If you feel like it, you can easily upgrade the extractor and dog latch spring. Inspect the mag spring and follower and replace if needed. Mag extensions are not necessary IMO.
Why so pro birdshot? If you don't want to use buckshot then at least go with a high velocity #5.
With that said, I personally like autoloaders. Why pump when you can just pull the trigger again? Pump guns have a lot more felt recoil which makes it more difficult to stay on target and/or might cause you to flinch before squeezing the trigger. I personally use a VEPR 12 as my HD shotgun with my CZ75 SP01 in the room as well. I keep one factory 5rd mag loaded with 3" 00 buckshot.
I just went to the safe and bumped the hell out of my 1100 on the carpet as well as a 1928 Model 12 Win. None fired. Not sure of this info.
So, here are my schools of though on a home defense gun:
- shotgun - use a shotgun. NOT an AR or other semi auto rifle. In the moment of sheer panic and terror that surrounds a home invasion, you want something with a larger hit radius than a 223 round. a shotgun is literally point and shoot. not AIM and shoot. just point and shoot.
keep it full of ammo, some alternate between two different shot types, or #8 shot, #7 shot, bb shot, slug, slug because if you're getting down to the last couple of shots, it's time to get serious.
Remember, watermelon farmers used to use rock-salt in their shotguns to catch watermelon thieves. Why? because every other load had the potential to deliver a mortal wound. but rock salt would leave enough tissue damage to make the thief easily identifiable for about a week. We humans are fragile creatures. we have soft skin, delicate eyes and very little protecting our vitals. #7 shot to your junk will do wonders.
Shotguns are no more "point and shoot" thank ANY other weapon. Inside an out 5 yards, the shot will most likely be in a 2-3 inch circle. Shotguns don't spread like the movies, and there is no reason to advocate firing them differently than a carbine.
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