Which home defense pump shotgun?

[Charles Daly]

Hmmm....well, I know where one of the two votes came from for the Daly tactical!

 

[13.45]

gotta go with the trusty ol' 870

 

[Nicky Santoro]

My hunting SG is an 870 with a scope. I use the same one for both deer and turkeys with different chokes, and, of course, different ammo.
My HD SG is a Winchester defender with a bead sight. Light, handy, and slicker than snot on a door knob.

 

[cluttonfred]

We all know who voted for Charles Daly, Michael, it's that kind of poll. ;-)

 

[okiewita40]

I use an 870P at work. But for the house I have a Mossberg 500. I like the weight better plus there is not gate to scrape my thumb on when I load the rounds. My vote is for the 500.

 

[Black_Talon]

That's a nice pic, Black Talon, but could you identify the model, please?

1975 Remington 870 Police.

 

[guntotinguy]

OK..I voted for the Mossburg 500 (I have a tactical) but I would also mention my Saiga's are a more likely 'grab and shoot' if closer.A local gunsmith is going to be showing me a Rem 870 later this week...still looking for more 'shotguns'.

 

[ScratchnDent]

Well, I have an 870, a Mossy 500, and a Mav 88.
I voted Maverick, because that's the one that stays loaded in the closet. Reason being, if I have to use it, I'd rather my least expenive shotgun sat unloved in an evidence locker for who knows how long.

 

[gallo]

I've been researching the topic of a shotgun for home defense. I'm inclined toward a 20 gauge if the blast is significantly less than a 12 gauge.

 

[kennedy]

bought a moss 500 for $70 at a yard sale, refinished stock, took it apart and gave it a needed good cleaning, added a 18 in barrel. enought said

 

[SiG357]

Nice price. I just bought the same new for $299

 

[10 Ring Tao]

None of the below options are less worthwhile than the others, it just depends how much time, effort, or money you want to put into it.

Lets be realistic, all you need is something that will always go bang and feed ammo reliably. If that's all you want, get whatever pump is cheapest that still works. My first HD scattergun was an old, beat up, $100 gunshow special stevens model 620, that I chopped up and had no qualms grabbing for bumps in the night.

If all you want is an extended magazine and plain bead sights on a proven reliable pump, get a 500.

If you want a pistol grip (because of the location of the safety) and/or really want to tacti-cool it out, get an 870. I wanted another HD gun because I could, and wanted to upgrade my options from the trusty 620 I'd had in the bedroom for years. After reading a bunch and planning out exactly what I wanted, I built this.

Again, don't let anyone tell you that what you have isn't sufficient. If you can hit what you need to, when you need to, without fail, anything else is icing on the cake.

 

[SimpleIsGood229]

Of all the choices, I voted for 870. You really can't go wrong with either the 500 or 870. The rest of those, in my humble opinion, just don't have the proven record of the Mossberg 500 or Remington 870.

 

[BamaHoosier]

Ithaca 37M&P with no disconnect,like FEG's Featherlite.Pump and sweep!

 

[LongRider]

To late to vote but thought I would add my 2¢ anyway as my first THR post. I have 2 Mossberg 500's one is basic no frills came with a 18.5 barrel, heat shield and pistol grip. My second is a 500A that I just added a Knoxx Spec-Ops Stocks from Cabelas too. 18.5 barrel, holds eight 3" rounds with one in the pipe. Added a picatinny scope mount to mount a Red Dot sight and a Mako 3 picatinny rail foregrip that I used to add a Mako T- grip with 1" flashlight adapter that holds my batteries and has a trigger switch to operate my NovaTac 120 lumens flashlight. The NovaTac has three light settings bright, brilliant and blinding plus a strobe option. Put a LaserLyte laser on the pistol grip so I can thumb it on or off. The flashlight & laser are operated without needing to release my hold on the foregrip. Need to add a heat shield, sling and side saddle to carry a reload. I am real excited about the Spec-Ops Stock. To be honest I figured Knoxx's ads to be a bit exaggerated, and expected some reduction in recoil, but not the advertised 95%. Turns out if anything, the Spec-Ops Stock effectiveness is understated. Got to play with her this week end. WOW, this thing is way to coo. After about 50 rounds recoil was virtually non existent. I put 200 rounds through my Mossberg like I was shooting a 22. With the pistol foregrip I stayed right on target. NO muzzle flip to speak off at all. Consistently emptied the shotgun as fast as I could work the pump, hitting multiple targets dead on from 15 feet to 25 yards. Will extend the range when I get a chance. 25 yards is all I have to shoot on my property. Only bad thing is I ran out of ammo and shredded all of my targets far to quickly. With a little practice and maybe a training course I have no doubt that short of a full auto there is nothing I can clear a room of eight targets with as quickly or effectively as I can with Bertha. Here's a pic for you, ain't she purdy? Actually despite her tacti-cool mall ninja appearance this is one extremely vicious weapon. Almost impossible to miss with and handles like a dream. Any BG on the wrong end of this thing will feel like the gates of hell have opened up releasing the four horsemen of the apocalypse on them. They will immediately cease what ever inappropriate behavior they were engaged in.

If you don't have a Knoxx Spec-Ops stock. Don't let the name turn you away, get one you WILL be quite pleased with the result. In addition to Cabelas, Midway USA has the Knoxx Spec-Ops stock in stock at their website MidwayUSA.com

 

[Tribal]

RogerXD45,

To be honest, I think that a scope on a shotgun like that is completely unnecessary, as is the attached AR-15. Just my opinion, though.

 

[proud2deviate]

Mine. Remington 870 Police Magnum, 20" IC barrel with rifle sights. 7+1 capacity.


Her it is without the mag extension, and with the rear sight blade installed. . .


Love this gun. . .