While John Horn has gotten a lot of press lately, I feel that Nathaniel Brooks deserves much more press. http://www.breitbart.tv/html/6697.html The real power of any firearm is in the ability of it's operator to use it wisely.
Speaking of shotguns, I would like to know what would be a good one for home defense. Mr. Brooks seemed to have a traditional long-barreled shotgun. I live in an apartment and feel that a hunting rifle or long-barreled shotgun would be too unwieldy and cumbersome in tight quarters. I was wondering if there is a short-barreled home-defense shotgun that is light weight, and reliable, in a 12 gauge. I've never had nor shot a shotgun and someone suggested a Remington 870.
Remington 870 Tactical would be a fine choice for a pump. Millions of cops can't be wrong. If you want to go automatic, the Remington 1100 Tactical is also a good choice. Mossberg 930 Tactical is another good choice. And then there's Saiga AK-style auto shotguns, cheaper than Remington, Mossberg et c. and you can get 10-rd. mags for 12 gauge. I know some of the Steyroids here have Saigas and love them. There was a thread a while back discussing what home-defense shotguns Steyroids are using. Search for "shotgun" and I'm sure you'll find it. Or do like I did. Take a hunting shotgun to a gunsmith and have him cut the barrel down to a legal 18 inches. Any good used auto or pump shotgun will work just fine. :mrgreen:
You could also pick up a coach gun in 12ga. They are surprisingly compact and easy to manuever around. The only downside I can see is that you only have two rounds at hand vs. 5-8 with a pump.
Hiya raul* Rem 870 or Mossberg 590 are two of the most popular pump action 12 Ga shotguns. Personally, I gotta Mossy 9200 that I've worked with a bit to get it functionin' pretty damn reliably, but it took a bit o' honin' and ammo findin' ta get there. ...and, all I gotta do is swap the pistol grip and go with the 22" bbl for some skeet shootin'. The semi autos are fun ta play with, but prolly, goin' into serious harms way and expecting to use it for my primary defense, ya can't go wrong with a well used and tuned pump action, tho they tend to recoil substantially more than the auto loaders. <shrug> Shoot 'em all and fig'r it out as ya go along. Hava great holiday season. Wulf
Try doing a google search on Mossberg 500. I was asking the same ?? you are and this was my answer (before my wife decided she wanted to take up shooting and now owns a M9.) In the (God Forbid) off chance you do have to use it in your apt, a 12 gauge is likely to go through the wall and hurt an innocent bystander. This is a pump action 20 gauge and ya gotta love the sound of that thing chambering a shell. I can guarantee you a bad guy wont know the difference between this and a 12, Good Luck
