moooose102
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get the shotgun, EVERYBODY needs 1!
EVERYBODY needs 1
Only 1?? See that's where I always mess up.........
Use Enough Southern Rationalization
I did NOT say that a shotgun was totally and completely useless
Other than zombie fantasies or the fantasy of "racking the slide to scare the heck out of an intruder," a shotgun is almost useless. It's a big oversized "friend impresser" but that's about it. Taking a shotgun on a shooting trip is bulky and boring. People rush to buy shotguns because they are cheaper brand new than most new handguns.
If you have space to store guns, then an 870 is a good gun to store for when handgun ammo is in short supply. Stocking up on cases of shotgun shells is easy. Wal mart has pallets of it.
I didn't read but the first few lines.
A shotgun is horrible, and I mean horrible to maneuver inside a house.
A shotgun is horrible, and I mean horrible to maneuver inside a house.
A shotgun is horrible, and I mean horrible to maneuver inside a house.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -sm wrote a book to respond to a man's opinion. I didn't read but the first few lines.
Like I said (which everybody missed), by all means, if you have room for gun storage, get an 870. Again, like I said, buying bulk shells at wally world makes storing a shotgun a good idea. I did NOT say that a shotgun was totally and completely useless. It is a good property defender in some situations (assuming you have a backpack of shells).
People get all offended when you tell the truth about the many major problems with using a shotgun for home defense. People act like you just insulted their wife. These are just opinions folks, but if there were no truth to them, then I wouldn't see all the offended posts.
A shotgun is horrible, and I mean horrible to maneuver inside a house.
A shotgun is horrible, and I mean horrible to maneuver inside a house.
That's probably because it appears there are volumes of knowledge you haven't bothered to look into. But if nothing else you've affirmed to me that the general gun discussion isn't worth me looking into.sm wrote a book to respond to a man's opinion.
By the way, if an intruder surprises you, it is VERY easy to grab that bulky, low capacity shotgun and either immediately take it out of your hands or hit you and then take it.