Great thread despite the frequent resurrections 
I personally have a Mossy 590 on my side of the bed (along with an AR). However, my wife struggled with the pumps and really didn't want to invest the time to train on it. She's quite proficient with her handguns, but I still wanted her to have a shotgun on her side of the bed...especially when I'm deployed or gone for extended times (such as now in Afghanistan). I picked up a Baikal coach...it wasn't expensive and more of an experiment. My wife loves it. She doesn't care to shoot to many of the full-powered buckshot loads, but understands their purpose for home defense. The size and weight fits her well; two shotgun rounds are better than none. She needs to work on her reloading, but at least she enjoys shooting it and is comfortable with it by the bed. My only regret was not letting her try a 20 gauge. I really think that would have better a better choice for her considering her frame and size and recoil tolerance. She's okay with the 12 ga, but I think she could be better with the 20 gauge. I may get her a new one and give the Baikal to my son...???
She did shoot my Mossy 930 and actually like that, but needs a shorter stock. That's another good option, but for now...she has her 9mm and coach gun by the bed while I'm playing in Afghanistan...I can sleep comfortably enough with that.
I have really considered picking up a Stoeger coach for the same reason of being able to break it down for road trips. Either that or pick up a another cheap Mossberg 500 (or both).
Regardless, it's a great thread to read on the other side of the world...cheers and happy holidays!
ROCK6
I personally have a Mossy 590 on my side of the bed (along with an AR). However, my wife struggled with the pumps and really didn't want to invest the time to train on it. She's quite proficient with her handguns, but I still wanted her to have a shotgun on her side of the bed...especially when I'm deployed or gone for extended times (such as now in Afghanistan). I picked up a Baikal coach...it wasn't expensive and more of an experiment. My wife loves it. She doesn't care to shoot to many of the full-powered buckshot loads, but understands their purpose for home defense. The size and weight fits her well; two shotgun rounds are better than none. She needs to work on her reloading, but at least she enjoys shooting it and is comfortable with it by the bed. My only regret was not letting her try a 20 gauge. I really think that would have better a better choice for her considering her frame and size and recoil tolerance. She's okay with the 12 ga, but I think she could be better with the 20 gauge. I may get her a new one and give the Baikal to my son...???
She did shoot my Mossy 930 and actually like that, but needs a shorter stock. That's another good option, but for now...she has her 9mm and coach gun by the bed while I'm playing in Afghanistan...I can sleep comfortably enough with that.
I have really considered picking up a Stoeger coach for the same reason of being able to break it down for road trips. Either that or pick up a another cheap Mossberg 500 (or both
). Regardless, it's a great thread to read on the other side of the world...cheers and happy holidays!
ROCK6
