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Nothing because shotguns suck for home defense pussies. Get a rifle. FIFY Says the Arfcom user who is quite obviously ignorant of anything in the field of terminal ballistics. Inside 7 yards, who gives a fuck? People who actually care about proper equipment selection? "Propper equipment selection" Lol. |
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Nothing because shotguns suck for home defense pussies. Get a rifle. FIFY Says the Arfcom user who is quite obviously ignorant of anything in the field of terminal ballistics. Inside 7 yards, who gives a fuck? Don't have any. House is stone three sides, load is #4 buck, frangible. Any more questions? |
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Understand that the shotgun is, at best, a tertiary weapon for me, so I haven't spent any real time tracking down "the best" ammo. I keep it loaded and in the back room, just in case I'm back there without my AR and need a gun. That being said, mine is loaded with Winchester Ranger low recoil 00. It patterns acceptably and would, most likely, work if I needed it to. I keep meaning to try out the flitecontrol stuff from Federal, but the vast majority of my shotgun shooting is birdshot.
On a different note, these threads are great to see who shoots and who owns guns to feel like a "man." |
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Quoted: Don't have any. House is stone three sides, load is #4 buck, frangible. Any more questions? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Says the Arfcom user who is quite obviously ignorant of anything in the field of terminal ballistics. Inside 7 yards, who gives a fuck? Don't have any. House is stone three sides, load is #4 buck, frangible. Any more questions? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Nothing because shotguns suck for home defense. Get a rifle. Reading comprehension failure |
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Don't have any. House is stone three sides, load is #4 buck, frangible. Any more questions? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Says the Arfcom user who is quite obviously ignorant of anything in the field of terminal ballistics. Inside 7 yards, who gives a fuck? Don't have any. House is stone three sides, load is #4 buck, frangible. Any more questions? Yeah. Why do you hate facts? |
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When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter.
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Quoted: When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter. View Quote |
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When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter. View Quote I've never seen anyone claim them to be "ineffective", just not ideal. There are tons of people who have been killed by .22LR. Doesn't make it ideal. The point is, a shotgun is a compromise in nearly every category when compared to a rifle. |
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Quoted: When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter. View Quote |
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I've never seen anyone claim them to be "ineffective", just not ideal. There are tons of people who have been killed by .22LR. Doesn't make it ideal. The point is, a shotgun is a compromise in nearly every category when compared to a rifle. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter. I've never seen anyone claim them to be "ineffective", just not ideal. There are tons of people who have been killed by .22LR. Doesn't make it ideal. The point is, a shotgun is a compromise in nearly every category when compared to a rifle. The main one is capacity and slow reloading. I'll take 30 or 40 rounds per reload over 10 or less. But I still have several home defense shotguns around the house. If I had to shoot through walls, or cabinates, or a bookcase, or a table or a kitchen appliance and still knock down the person on the other side I would want a shotgun over n 556 AR, but a ..308 or even a 9mm or 45ACP pistol cal carbine would be better than a shotgun. despite all that a shotgun has it's uses IMO. |
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I've settled on this load or the Federal LE132-1B (low recoil buckshot #1, 15 pellet) View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Fed LE13200. I've settled on this load or the Federal LE132-1B (low recoil buckshot #1, 15 pellet) Yup, same for me. Although bumps in the night normally get checked out with my pistol, the 590 and an AR are within easy reach. |
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Probably bird shot, since the most likely reason for me to be using the shotgun would be that I'm either headed out to or coming back from shooting clays and literally already had it in my hands. Otherwise, it's 9mm, .357 or .223.
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Federal H132 00 buckshot, 9 pellet, reduced recoil.
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Quoted: When I read these threads I often wonder how many people here have actually seen someone who has been shot, much less with various shotgun loads. Just for fun, do a google image search for buckshot wounds and you'll get an idea what a load of buckshot will do. I'm not saying it's the best/ideal load, I don't think there really is a "best" load, they're all compromises in some way, but at the distances within a house it's certainly not "ineffective", not that I would want to be downrange any round for that matter. View Quote ETA- since you read these threads you should have known that right? |
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Birdshot of course. All three barrels at the same time will do the trick. http://files.harrispublications.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/DSC_7267_phatchjpeg_phatchjpeg-661x439.jpg View Quote That dude's head has a few moons orbiting it. |
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Birdshot of course. All three barrels at the same time will do the trick. http://files.harrispublications.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/DSC_7267_phatchjpeg_phatchjpeg-661x439.jpg That dude's head has a few moons orbiting it. That's no fivehead. That's a space station! |
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Semi auto.
First round is a 3" lead bb. after that is seven #4 buck. Reloads are 3" 00 buck. Thin walls means I worry about over penetration. but if a fight with a shotgun goes thru a full mag tube then well things have gone bad |
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If SHTF so bad that I am grabbing my shotgun, 8 rounds of reduced recoil 00 buck, chamber empty with a side saddle holding 2 powerball slugs and 6 more rounds of 00 buck.
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Being I can't have an AR for defense here I keep a Mossberg 590 loaded with #7.5 birdshot... it'll fuck up soft flesh without punching through walls to my neighbors.
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Being I can't have an AR for defense here I keep a Mossberg 590 loaded with #7.5 birdshot... it'll fuck up soft flesh without punching through walls to my neighbors. You're doing it wrong. Oh ok just give me an M4 and some 30 round mags. Thanks. Better add a silencer too while you're at it just to make sure I ahve the full package. |
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Oh ok just give me an M4 and some 30 round mags. Thanks. Better add a silencer too while you're at it just to make sure I ahve the full package. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Being I can't have an AR for defense here I keep a Mossberg 590 loaded with #7.5 birdshot... it'll fuck up soft flesh without punching through walls to my neighbors. You're doing it wrong. Oh ok just give me an M4 and some 30 round mags. Thanks. Better add a silencer too while you're at it just to make sure I ahve the full package. I won't give you one, but you can buy one. ETA: If you don't have the mags, I can't help you. Google featureless if you want to install them in your AR. Not sure how a shotgun is more quiet than a rifle indoors. |
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2.75" 00 buck.
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Basement/storage room shotgun has Federal Low recoil 00 buck and a side saddle full of PDX segmenting slugs. Although its highly unlikely I'll ever be anywhere in my house without another gun, I got it cheap enough I gave it a job and don't care if something happens to it.
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#9 birdshot, it removes meat from the bone and makes bad guys fly backward.
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Buck and 3" black cloud or some lighter bird shot mixed in every other with a slug now and then. .
Because why? Being under the knife for HOURS getting small bb's out will be torture in itself. Pepper em up |
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Birdshot at indoor distances is like a .72 caliber glazer safety slug.
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No 2 turkey load
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