Home defense shot

[sidibear]

And here in the UK we are supposed to ask the bad guy to either leave or hang around and wait until the police arrive to arrest them :banghead:

But given the choice to be able to actually defend myself I would use RC4 00 9ball buck, because I shoot them in PSG and I know what they pattern and group like at various distance so I can be more certain of my shot placement.

 

[Inebriated]

A 55gr FMJ from a .223 Remington will not penetrate drywall but will certainly kill a human. How many hundreds of thousands of people has the .223/5.56 killed since 1950-something?

Umm.....

 

[armysniper]

00 buck. Why trust your life with what you think might work like bird shot. If you are worried about going tthrough walls then get light recoil buck shot or tactical buck shot. But in a nutshell the likelyhood of you ever being in a situation of having to use a shotgin to defend yourself in your home is frankly slim to none. But also if you found yourself in a situation where you do have to defend yourself and actually shoot an intruder the likelyhood of you missing at such a close engagement distance is also slim to none. So please avoid all the hypothetical going through wall ammo gurus and their theories, and get what gives you peace of mind. Because that is what that shotgun is. There are too many unknown variables involved with a gunfight. None are ever the same.

 

[ugaarguy]

Dave McC recently stickied a good thread on the subject here in the Shotguns sub forum - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=608952 . That thread is a good primer for those with questions.

 

[chad523]

I use 000 buck. Shoots well (and painfully) from my H&R single shot 12 ga. Cut the barrel to 18 1/2 inches. Should be very effective in and home defense situation.

 

[heavyshooter]

Google your question. Answers are available.

LOL!!! That is just a long route back to the THR website.

 

[chad523]

Well, Google is how I came across THR...

 

[NG VI]

Also don't have to worry about over penetrating into the kids rooms.

I don't think birdshot is unable to penetrate drywall. Not enough to gamble a child's life on it anyway.

 

[NOLAEMT]

I was going to say that as well... Relying on drywall to keep flying lead away from your children is taking a big risk.

Even if #9 shot or whatever will not penetrate drywall, are you really willing to risk your childrens lives on some gypsum and glue? I wouldn't.

I assume that anything I shoot will penetrate several walls, and I have my home protection plan set up accordingly. I prefer to plan for the worst, and my plan assumes that a missed shot by me is possible, and I have tried to make sure that it will pose the least possible risk.

Where I will stay "hunkered down" if anyone breaks in leaves me with a shot that if it misses or goes through, would go into a stand of pine trees across the yard, not into part of the house that will endanger the neighbours.

 

[Rail Driver]

I may be in the minority here, but I live in a well built townhouse with brick (not cinder block, brick) exterior walls. My kids sleep in the back room with me (they are small still). The first two in my mossberg are 3" 00 buck (15 pellets) and the rest are 2 3/4" slugs. I figure if I can't take care of the problem with a couple rounds of buckshot, the slugs will at least buy me time to get to one of my rifles.

 

[mavracer]

I use bird shot #4`s, I would not want to be hit with it at 5 yards !

I don't want to get splashed with a bucket of warm cat urine, doesn't make it suitable for SD. Always maintain the 4 rules of gun safety and use something with adequate penateration.

"RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

Know what it is, what is in line with it, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything you have not positively identified. Be aware of your surroundings, whether on the range or in a fight. Do not assume anything. Know what you are doing."

 

[ugaarguy]

Shoots well (and painfully) from my H&R single shot 12 ga.

If you haven't done so already, get an SVL Limbsaver, or Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad fitted to your shotgun. Either will reduce felt recoil significantly over standard rubber buttpads.

 

[DeMilled]

I run 3" 00 Federal Premium BuckShot through my SAIGA12 with the choke set to full.
Why? Because if I ever have to reach for my shotgun to defend my family
I am going to be in full blown "**** is about to get loud" mode.

However, I have a house that is laid out to where I do not have to worry about
a stray round killing anyone in the kids room.

 

[DeMilled]

I have been getting the impression this topic can be divided into two categories; 1: I live in a drywalled home/appartment where I need to worry about over penetration.
2: I live in a home where over penetration is not an issue.