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joefriday said,

12 ga pump. but not 00 buck. fisrt two rounds out should be bird 7 or 8. after that- 4 buck. medium to no choke. 7 or 8 blinds and disorients allowing for third shot. if close enough range 7 or 8 kills. you're gonna have enough problems in a lot of states shooting someone in your house.

I agree with your thinking on this, but I discovered long ago that if I advance that very practical notion, for some reason people jump all over me. As far as I'm concerned, it's just "orthodoxy," with no real basis in logic.

I think an ounce of birdshot at household ranges will punch one heck of a nasty hole and act like a highly frangible slug once it gets in there.

Try it on a 2X4 some day. You'll see.

And I'll go along with two ideas in this thread. (A) get her a .22 if that's what she wants, is familiar with, and can shoot it --leave the heavier artillery for later, and (B) a 20-gauge pump or double would also be a good starter --if you can get her to shoot it. Bear in mind that when you and I shoot shotguns, we are generally fully clothed and the clothing absorbs a lot of the recoil.

Try it in your PJs some day. You'll see.

Terry, 230RN

Aside: Aguila produces little itty-bitty short shotgun shells which are only 1 -3/8 inch long, which are kinda fun, have low recoil, and you can stuff something like eight or nine (I've forgotten how many fit in my 500) in a tubular magazine. However, sometimes modification to the elevator in the pump is necessary. Should the discussion come up, I would not recommend these for pumps or autos, but they might be OK in a double. I never tried that part of it. They are "cute-looking", though--TAT
 
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I think a shotgun is just about as good as it gets for home defenst
...depending upon the configuration of your home.

I live in an apartment with narrow halls and a lot of stuff in it. A non-NFA long gun is pretty much worthless in here. It's virtually guaranteed to bump into or get hung up on stuff, and to not be easily used. I keep my long guns locked in the safe.

A long gun CAN be a good defensive tool. Don't assume without appropriate knowledge of the environment in which it'll be used that it WILL be.
 
Or a .30 Carbine for the lady.

Easy handling, reasonably powerful for the situation, and...

...fun, fun, fun!
 
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