Hello all,
I have been thinking about a pump shotgun for home defense and have been reading the posts dealing with that subject. I have considerable experience with handguns, almost 20 years, but virtually no experience with a shotgun. Here's my dilemna; since the great majority of my shooting is done at an indoor range I know that I would not have the time to put in a lot of practice at the outdoor range which is quite a bit farther to travel to. With my schedule I can get out there about 10 times per year. From reading the numerous posts here it seems as if it requires considerable practice and experience to become adequately proficient with a shotgun for HD purposes. Here's my question; should I forget about getting a shotgun and just stick with handguns or is that sufficient practice to become familiar enough to operate a pump in a HD scenario? One last question, if a pump requires much more practice would a coach gun be a better choice with a simpler system? Thanks for your input, Mike
I have been thinking about a pump shotgun for home defense and have been reading the posts dealing with that subject. I have considerable experience with handguns, almost 20 years, but virtually no experience with a shotgun. Here's my dilemna; since the great majority of my shooting is done at an indoor range I know that I would not have the time to put in a lot of practice at the outdoor range which is quite a bit farther to travel to. With my schedule I can get out there about 10 times per year. From reading the numerous posts here it seems as if it requires considerable practice and experience to become adequately proficient with a shotgun for HD purposes. Here's my question; should I forget about getting a shotgun and just stick with handguns or is that sufficient practice to become familiar enough to operate a pump in a HD scenario? One last question, if a pump requires much more practice would a coach gun be a better choice with a simpler system? Thanks for your input, Mike