home defense shotgun

[Surefire]

I'm looking for a shotgun with the following features:

Stock + Pistol grip (must have both, to me pistol grip only is hard to control)

Ghost ring back site, and preferably fiber optic front site

I've looked at the Rem 870 Rem Tac 2 and Tac 3, and I like them... but not crazy about the site set up.

I've also looked at the Mossberg 500 series, and may go this route.

My preference is Remington based on never have had a malfunction with the past Remingtons I've owned, but the Mossbergs have been a bit spotty when pumping at certain angles. Have Mossberg's improved?

Which models might fit the criteria?

 

[p89cajun]

Take a look at the mossberg 930 spx. A lot of gun for the money and it comes with LPA sights set up just how you want them. I belive you can get it with a choate PG stock already on it but that may just be the turkey hunting model not sure about that.

 

[CountGlockula]

You can always add a sight/scope rail on the Rem 870:

 

[OurSafeHome.net]

Pistol grips and collapsible stocks are not useful when attempting to deliver a vertical or horizontal buttstroke.

 

[remingtondude58]

I would get a Mossberg 590

 

[Ditch-Tiger]

Here's your gun...
Benelli SuperNova Tactical.

http://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/benelli_defense_guns.php

 

[mljdeckard]

I have no problem at all delivering a buttstroke with a collapsible stock. I have guns with and without, it makes no difference to me. Do YOU want a shot in the head or sternum with that point?

 

[RX-178]

Just about any reasonably priced pump or auto shotgun on the market today can be modified to have the features you want, even if they aren't offered from the factory that way. Do some research into aftermarket accessories, aftermarket sights, any part that you would want on your HD shotgun, and do some research on others' experiences with those products.

It takes some homework, but you can get an 870 or Mossberg 500 to just about any configuration you could ever want.

 

[Rshooter]

Put a solid stock (A2) and a pistol grip on it and it can be very effective in delivering a buttstroke. Ask any Marine.

 

[OurSafeHome.net]

Put a solid stock (A2) and a pistol grip on it and it can be very effective in delivering a buttstroke. Ask any Marine.

As a Marine who has used a M-16-A2 to deliver a buttstroke in a lethal force encounter, my experience shows otherwise.

My attacker ended up with a compound fracture of his collar bone, and my rifle's buttstock was dangling from the buffer spring and sling.

It was effective for exactly one strike.

 

[Surefire]

I'm not interested in using a shotgun as a club. If I wanted a club, I'd use a baseball bat or battle axe. This is not a consideration for me in choosing a shotgun.

If for some reason the shotgun fails to fire, I'd pull out a backup (pistol).

 

[mljdeckard]

Two ways to look at this. It's possible to break a stock with one stroke. It's possible to break push pins on an AR with one stroke. There are some weapons and materials that are more likely to break than others.

HOWEVER, If you hit someone with it SO HARD THAT IT BROKE, what did it probably do to the person you hit it with? If a club saves my life one time before it breaks, I call it a good investment. I'll send a picture to the manufacturer and allow them to use it for marketing in exchange for e free replacement.