My biggest concern is not over-penetration but shot placement. I'm pretty sure anything from a 22LR to a 10 gauge slug is going to penetrate drywall - so that's kind of a moot point. Not enough penetration doesn't mean instant stop. So I will put that down for a moment.
What I am concerned about is missing.
The way my house is set up, master bedroom is on the opposite end from the soon to be nursery. In the extremely unlikely event of a break-in, if I have to go towards the nursery, I want my placement to be deliberate because I don't want a stray pellet going towards the nursery.
This has really made me want to switch to a rifle/carbine because I am so concerned with an errant shot going into an unintended place. I'm still kind of torn as a) I haven't settled on a carbine yet and b) I have a Benelli I inherited, and it's a perfectly fine shotgun.
So I have some questions about chokes and what's the best set-up for HD. Most self-defense 18" shotguns for sale don't take chokes but are open bore. I guess this makes sense as most self-defense is up close; but it's not unrealistic to think you will have to make a shot past 10 yards (especially living in the country). And also, if it's under 10 yards, a handgun is just as handy.
A) Open - 00 buck
B) Open - slugs
C) Improved Cylinder - 00 Buck/Slugs.... can still shoot slugs, but tigher than open
D) Full choke - 00 buck extremely tight wad, increases maximum range while decreasing spread.
Anyone have links to charts of how spread differs with chokes?
Sorry for all the newb questions.... I'm just trying to get set-up.
If I do decide to stick with the shotgun, I'm going to take a class to get really good with it.
And the most important question:
Do any SWAT/hostage rescue type units use a shotgun for anything other than breaching? Not because I want to be a copy-cat mall-ninja but because I think it would bring up a valid point. With a child's bedroom on the opposite side of the house from a master bedroom, would you worry about errant shot? I understand one can miss with a rifle, but they are much more precise to aim....
I am not interested in the rifle vs shotgun type threads, but rather want to learn as intimately I can the strengths and weaknesses of the shotgun - and how you would set up your shotgun knowing that there are no-shoots (to use IPSC term) alongside your targets.
Speaking of which, maybe that would be the best way to figure out what I am comfortable with.... set up a course with lots of shoots/no shoot targets at ranges from 3-25 yards, and figure out the shotgun or carbine is better.
What I am concerned about is missing.
The way my house is set up, master bedroom is on the opposite end from the soon to be nursery. In the extremely unlikely event of a break-in, if I have to go towards the nursery, I want my placement to be deliberate because I don't want a stray pellet going towards the nursery.
This has really made me want to switch to a rifle/carbine because I am so concerned with an errant shot going into an unintended place. I'm still kind of torn as a) I haven't settled on a carbine yet and b) I have a Benelli I inherited, and it's a perfectly fine shotgun.
So I have some questions about chokes and what's the best set-up for HD. Most self-defense 18" shotguns for sale don't take chokes but are open bore. I guess this makes sense as most self-defense is up close; but it's not unrealistic to think you will have to make a shot past 10 yards (especially living in the country). And also, if it's under 10 yards, a handgun is just as handy.
A) Open - 00 buck
B) Open - slugs
C) Improved Cylinder - 00 Buck/Slugs.... can still shoot slugs, but tigher than open
D) Full choke - 00 buck extremely tight wad, increases maximum range while decreasing spread.
Anyone have links to charts of how spread differs with chokes?
Sorry for all the newb questions.... I'm just trying to get set-up.
If I do decide to stick with the shotgun, I'm going to take a class to get really good with it.
And the most important question:
Do any SWAT/hostage rescue type units use a shotgun for anything other than breaching? Not because I want to be a copy-cat mall-ninja but because I think it would bring up a valid point. With a child's bedroom on the opposite side of the house from a master bedroom, would you worry about errant shot? I understand one can miss with a rifle, but they are much more precise to aim....
I am not interested in the rifle vs shotgun type threads, but rather want to learn as intimately I can the strengths and weaknesses of the shotgun - and how you would set up your shotgun knowing that there are no-shoots (to use IPSC term) alongside your targets.
Speaking of which, maybe that would be the best way to figure out what I am comfortable with.... set up a course with lots of shoots/no shoot targets at ranges from 3-25 yards, and figure out the shotgun or carbine is better.