Would you trust a double barrel to save your life?

[Sheepdog1968]

I don't think it's the best choice you could make for a home defense Personally I prefer a pump as it holds more rounds.

 

[Grousefeather]

I use a SKB 100 20 GA. best bird gun I have used so far. RARELY miss.

 

[whalerman]

Thanks guys. This has been an interesting read. I've had the misfortune of having to use a gun twice in my career as a LEO. It all came down to habit, what I had practiced. I can't tell you much of anything about the mechanics of what took place because I can't remember those details. The occasions involved the use of a handgun. I'm thinking, from my experience, use of a shotgun for HD will be much the same. It will be what you are comfortable with and what you have practiced with. That's what your moderators seem to preach. Get to know your shotgun, be it double, pump, or semi. Tricked or simple.

 

[chieftain]

it will be what you are comfortable with and what you have practiced with. That's what your moderators seem to preach. Get to know your shotgun, be it double, pump, or semi. Tricked or simple.

bingo!

I have always found it interesting that folks with real world experience most often wind up at this realization.

Training and practice win AGAIN and remember what Col John Boyd tried to get us to understand.

It's the INDIAN, not the arrow.

Simply amazing.

Good luck.

Fred

 

[Dave McCracken]

Amen!!

By Gadfrey, they've GOT it....

 

[Samari Jack]

I figured I'd make a new thread on this subject, just discovered the Stoeger Double Defense, comes in over/under or side by side, options of 12 or 20 GA, It's a nice looking shotty, just unsure if it'd be the smart approach to a HD shotgun with their only being 2 shots. What does THR think?

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/stoeger-double-defense.php

Why 20" and not 18? Is 20" the legal minimum in some states? Why improved cylinder and not open bore, straight cylinder, especially for HD?

 

[MCgunner]

I trust my Spartan 20 gauge coach gun, but I've got several good dove seasons under its belt and I am one with it. It's a solid firearm, has proven itself to me. I would trust the Stoegers IF they performed flawlessly as has my Spartan, but I probably wouldn't buy those particular models, not the best for hunting, and I don't need no stinkin' rails. If I wanted tacticool, I'd get a pump or auto loaded down with 30 lbs worth of accessories. Only thing I do with mine is change the ammo to 3 buck and put a butt cuff on it with additional rounds. I even leave the IC/mod choke tubes in, not anal about choke at home defense ranges.

I'm not looking to run and gun with my coach gun. I just wanna defend my bedroom/safe room. I've fitted the gun to me pretty well, now, and it shoots where I point it quite naturally. And, I AM pretty fast on the reloads, lots of practice with that dove hunting. I have to dig out the fired rounds, rather have an ejector, but I handle the gun pretty well.

 

[44 Dave]

Where I live it is more likely a bear on my front steps or coon after the chickens.
my HD is coach gun with choice of shot or rubber slugs The Colt 44-40 also behind the closet door.
Dave

 

[Chevelle SS]

Old Stevens 311 works for me

 

[IMTHDUKE]

Think you ought to see this thread and watch this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pnnGWz6zfQ&feature=youtu.be

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=657405

 

[chieftain]

Old Stevens 311 works for me

BINGO!

Mine says Sears on it. Same gun. I didn't buy it, but my father bought it from Sears and Roebuck in the early to mid 50's.

I guesstimate it has about 10,000 rounds through it. It is the gun I started bird/rabbit/squirrel hunting with. Took some small boars with it too. And sent a lot of rattlers and water moccasins to their 72 virgins or what ever.

Not the double hammer gun I use next to the bed at home today, but when I still did hunt, that ole' Sears double saw duty.

Good luck.

Fred

 

[Old judge creek]

Only 2 shots? We had a Cowboy Action shooter bring his stage coach gun to a recent tactical shotgun match and he scored better than 80% of the shooters who used pumps or semi-autos. How did he do it? He knew how to reload... exceedingly better than most!!!...

I've been a SASS shooter for 18 years now and I can tell you that my Stoeger Coach gun has been my Home Defense, Ranch Defense, RV Defense... etc gun for most of those years. And most SASS SxS shotgunners have the reloading drill down cold.

Sorry for the thread drift but I have to say that:

As for the SASS shotgunner you saw - my pard Cheapshot and I were at a falling plate match once and the competitors were so miffed at our laughing at how many rounds it was taking them to clean a rack of plates that they challenged us. We outshot the best they had to offer.... using our single action revolvers.

 

[chieftain]

Your 'Honor' I agree with you totally.

The problem is that most folks never really accept the fact that fighting with or without guns, as so much in life is. "It's about the Indian, not the arrow."

Train and practice, and when your done, train and practice some more.

Go figure.

Fred