Shotgun recommendations for home protection?

[AdamT]

What would be a good, fairly inexpensive shotgun one could pick up? Anyone know off hand what hoops one has to jump through in WI?

 

[psywarrior13]

Mossberg 500, Maverick 88, Charles Daily tactical

Really depends on what your budget is, fairly inexpensive is kinda subjective, but you should be able to pick up one of these for under $400, in my area the CD's were going for ~$200, Mav 88's about ~250 (haven't seen any for a while don't know about since the gun rush) and the 500's you would be looking at ~$350 - ~$400 depending on features.

Just my .02

YMMV

 

[rmodel65]

walmart has mossberg 500 for $219 here in my town, the mavericks were $188

 

[hillbilly123069]

Any 12 gauge will do.

 

[Truth Warrior]

A double barreled 10 gauge. The intimidation factor is overwhelming. Looking down the barrels of one of those, tends to be a real focused attention getter.<IMHO>

 

[pcosmar]

how about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWMENIJfIsM

Might be a little hard to use in close confines though.

 

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

12-gauge Remington 870 Express Synthetic w/7-round magazine would be the best all-around in my opinion.

 

[ihsv]

how about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWMENIJfIsM

Might be a little hard to use in close confines though.

 

[psywarrior13]

how about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWMENIJfIsM

Might be a little hard to use in close confines though.

I'll take two!

 

[Michael Landon]

What would be a good, fairly inexpensive shotgun one could pick up? Anyone know off hand what hoops one has to jump through in WI?

I think you just show up and buy one in Wisconsin. I'm sure there's probably a background check but you don't need a license to purchase or anything like that.

- ML

 

[raystone]

Any 12 gauge will do.

I tend to agree with this, though the Remington 870 has proven to be old reliable. Also, having a shorter 18" or 18.5" barrel is important when swinging between doorways and hallways. Any shorter, and you lose mag capacity. You may want 4-5 rounds at your disposal without reloading, so no double barrels.

In WI, no waiting period for shotguns, but there is the damn government paperwork.

Have you gone to a local gun show or estate auction yet ? You may find a private seller, no paperwork on file required. Find any 12 gauge, semi-auto or pump, and just saw off the 28" or 30" barrel to get your 18".

There's another whole argument on ammo: 00 Buckshot or a traditional hunting round ? When it comes down to it, even #7 from a shotgun will do enough damage to stop them. 00 means many rooms of drywall repair. Which means less chance of a lawsuit.


I hunt so I'm looking right now at Mossbergs with a set of interchangeable barrels.

 

[voytechs]

Picked up a Tristar 12 guage today, was dirt cheap. I bought it at Sports Authority, a giant sport store around here. The clerk told me that I am the first person he's sold a gun to this year. Every other person who wanted to buy, and there were at least 6, was rejected by security background check. I guess they don't tell them the reason for the rejection but only yeay or neay. I wonder if they started limiting who can get them now or may be a that infamous list we'be been hearing about. Seems a little odd that so many people would be rejected.

Also pickedup 10 boxes of ammo

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I tend to agree with this, though the Remington 870 has proven to be old reliable. Also, having a shorter 18" or 18.5" barrel is important when swinging between doorways and hallways. Any shorter, and you lose mag capacity. You may want 4-5 rounds at your disposal without reloading, so no double barrels.

In WI, no waiting period for shotguns, but there is the damn government paperwork.

Have you gone to a local gun show or estate auction yet ? You may find a private seller, no paperwork on file required. Find any 12 gauge, semi-auto or pump, and just saw off the 28" or 30" barrel to get your 18".

There's another whole argument on ammo: 00 Buckshot or a traditional hunting round ? When it comes down to it, even #7 from a shotgun will do enough damage to stop them. 00 means many rooms of drywall repair. Which means less chance of a lawsuit.


I hunt so I'm looking right now at Mossbergs with a set of interchangeable barrels.

I agree with you, but I definitely suggest the pump for battle situations. JMHO

 

[ihsv]

Mossberg 500 series is a good choice

 

[TonySutton]

Mossberg 500 is inexpensive but durable. There are a ton of them out there so in a severe down turn, parts will be easier to find.

Although a 10 guage might be good for the terror factor, it will be easier to obtain 12 guage ammo when things go bad.

 

[asimplegirl]

I would suggest Remington 870 or Mossberg 500.. after checking them all, these are the two that we chose.

Oh, and we chose to buy shorter barrels for them from a police supplier online. We kept the old ones and the chokes in case we want to use them for something else, though.

 

[ghengis86]

remington 870 or mossberg 500, 12ga. cheap, effective, realiable, tons of ammo options, easy to operate, easily acessorized/customized...the list goes on. can't go wrong with these guns. if you're using it for home defense, a short barrel is must. if you can only do one thing, get the short barrel; all other options do not improve performance or usabilty more than a short barrel.

 

[asimplegirl]

They're the middle two.

 

[Expatriate]

The Colt Defender! (not to be confused with the compact .45)
Intimidating much? It could also fire tear gas when you pulled the front trigger. Too bad it was never marketed.

 

[constituent]

my recommendation is the smallest (usually designed for young shooters) 20 gauge you can find, plenty of pow in close quarters, fuck "intimidation," you pull a gun you'd better shoot and kill.