Smaug
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I'm in the market for a shotgun. It will be my only one.
Since they are The Ultimate Home Defense Weapon, I'd like it to be able to fill that duty.
I also have some friends who shoot trap, so if it would do that too, it would be great. (but I don't want to spend a lot of money on a dedicated shotgun for that. They all have these fancy, multi-thousand dollar double break-barrel shotties)
I saw that Mossy makes a combo for around $550 that includes a long, ventilated rib barrel for birds and a short home defense barrel.
Some questions:
Anything else I should consider?
Thanks!
Since they are The Ultimate Home Defense Weapon, I'd like it to be able to fill that duty.
I also have some friends who shoot trap, so if it would do that too, it would be great. (but I don't want to spend a lot of money on a dedicated shotgun for that. They all have these fancy, multi-thousand dollar double break-barrel shotties)
I saw that Mossy makes a combo for around $550 that includes a long, ventilated rib barrel for birds and a short home defense barrel.
Some questions:
- Is this a decent quality rig?
- Is it reliable?
- Can I fit the rifled slug barrel later, if I want to?
- Does the vented rib barrel take choke tubes?
- Will it hold up to steel shot?
- What choke does the short home defense barrel just have? I guess it's suitable for buckshot?
- I see it has a 3" chamber. I guess that is only good for small birds and skeet, and I'd need one that would take 3.5" if I wanted to go goose hunting?
Anything else I should consider?
Thanks!