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Smitty500mag
I used to use one of my nice pre '64 Winchester Model 12, 12 Ga. Pumps to lean against the wall at my bedpost in case of intruders in the house at night. But I got to thinking about it and if I needed to use it to fend for our lives the government is going to confiscate it and there's no POS thug out there that's worth the price of a nice pre 64 Winchester of any model. I now use a Winchester Model 1200 Riot 12 Ga Pump for those duties. I also have my S&W 340PD .357 Mag snubby on my nightstand just in case. Hopely it'll never be needed.  

The model 1200 Riot 12 Ga Pump Shotgun is not as good quality as the Model 12 but they are a dependable gun. I used a regular 1200 with a 28" modified choke barrel  for many years hunting when I was a youngster in 1965, '66  and '67. Since they quit making the Model 12 in '64 I couldn't get one and I had to settle for a 1200, but that's another story for another time.  My 1200 never broke down and it shot very well even with those cheapass stamp metal parts they were using instead of machined parts like the Model 12 has. Anyway that still hacks me off to this day. 

This Winchester Model 1200 Riot 12 Ga. Pump shotgun that I have leaning against the wall at my bedpost was purchased from Gulf States Distributors in Montgomery, AL for $125 bucks back in 1999. It used to be a police gun. It had spent many years riding around in a police cruiser riding standing up in a rack between the seats or at the dash and it had some pretty big numbers stenciled in white paint on the butt stock on each side for identy. First thing I did was get some fine 0000 brass wool and a little acetone and started very carefully removing those number. It took a couple of hours carefully rubbing the paint but they came off without leaving hardly any damage to the original finish. It's got a few scratches on the metal but nothing very bad. 

 
  
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  • Wulfmann
    I dug a mote and put this in. Seems to deter criminal behavior


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  • bambihunter
    A 10mm. Most of the time it is my off-work CCW which is a G29. Regardless, always a 10mm.. Also, my Kel-Tec P3AT .380 that I carry every workday.

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  • mogley98
    bustedknee said:


    I got had that in .45 Only issue was no high cap mags made for mine
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  • bustedknee
    If I have to go out in the dark I flip on the light/laser.  It handles well inside the house as well as outside, as you know.
    I like to keep most everything 9mm.  Cheaper.  I also have a Sub 2000 for my truck.  Different thread?

    I think these little carbines are under-rated.  Don't you?
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  • Sam06
    I had a 9mm and it was fun to shoot but the trigger sucked, It got sold.  I still have the Sub 2K
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  • Sav99
    Kimber Pro Carry II and a shorty 870. Same formula that I've ran for the past several years.

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  • SCOUT5
    I keep  a .38 and an Ithaca pump gun.
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  • Maalox
    G19x
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  • lkannes

    Remington Rand 1911a1.

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  • Sig220_Ruger77

    The wife and I both have SD9VE's on our nightstands. Her SD9 has big dot night sights and a Glock light/laser combo and mine has Meprolight night sights and a Glock light.

    We also have a Remington 870 20 gauge with ghost ring night sights leaning against the wall.

    Jon

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  • ltcdoty
    We have the kids set up down the hall in a listening post... :o
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  • mrmike08075

    Makailas friend coast guard Amy brought me a project box - CVS warehouse tote full of bits and pieces - vintage parts and take offs - remainders and reminders of her time in the USCG when she ran the detail of boarding and door knocking / in port security detail

    I took her 10 gauge Ithaca LAPD pump action shotgun and turned it into a zombie apocalypse inland coastal / littoral trench warfare gun...

    Barrel cut back to 17" with an overbuilt heavy duty crown pattern doorknocker affixed to the muzzle - barrel has been magnaported - magazine tube end cap has an integrateded crimson trace laser - magazine tube has been altered to be almost as long as the barrel - top of barrel has a perforated heat guard (top of receiver has a short section of AR rail to allow use of a holo sight or shotgun optic or Williams fire sight and a small section at the muzzle to take a heavy duty ghost ring or Williams front element )

    Side of the recover shell carrier installed - ace trigger shoe installed - oversized bolt handle installed...

    Mike

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  • Tech141
    Sig Sauer P226 Elite (Sig 9mm 124-grain hollow points) next to me and a Mossberg 12 gauge ("LE" 00 buck) 4 feet away.
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  • lkannes
    @...: 31535073755035/comments/31535154732827

    Makailas friend coast guard Amy brought me a project box - CVS warehouse tote full of bits and pieces - vintage parts and take offs - remainders and reminders of her time in the USCG when she ran the detail of boarding and door knocking / in port security detail

    I took her 10 gauge Ithaca LAPD pump action shotgun and turned it into a zombie apocalypse inland coastal / littoral trench warfare gun...

    Barrel cut back to 17" with an overbuilt heavy duty crown pattern doorknocker affixed to the muzzle - barrel has been magnaported - magazine tube end cap has an integrateded crimson trace laser - magazine tube has been altered to be almost as long as the barrel - top of barrel has a perforated heat guard (top of receiver has a short section of AR rail to allow use of a holo sight or shotgun optic or Williams fire sight and a small section at the muzzle to take a heavy duty ghost ring or Williams front element )

    Side of the recover shell carrier installed - ace trigger shoe installed - oversized bolt handle installed...

    Mike

    That sounds like an extraordinary weapon, I would like to see the finished product!

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  • Rack Ops
    Colt 1911
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  • dpmule
    Colt 1911 on my side and a Kimber K6S .357 on her side, both as back up for the Miniature Aussie and JRT on the bed,  the Idaho Shag at the foot of the bed.

    lots of noise and teeth to get through before unwanted visitors get to the lead stage.

    Crazy, can't even type in the name of a dog breed without auto sensor.
    Mule
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  • ruger41

    Video cameras, alarm system, chiweenie , in a gun vault pistol safe is SIG P250C in .40S&W and my wife’s S&W Bodyguard .380.

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  • KenK/84Bravo

    My Pit Buddy, will be more than Happy to Chomp on an intruder, while I decide which Firearm to engage with. My only worry, will/would be to make sure that I do not engage my dog, while he is chewing on the intruder.

    Beyond that, it is Game On.

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  • hillbille
    figure they have to make it through/around the wife before they get to me, trust me anyone who wakes her before her alarm goes off isn't in for a pleasant experience............
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  • gesshots
    1911 loaded with .45ACP Hornady XTP 185gr. hollow points > perfect for two  legged animals!
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  • austin20
    mogley98 said:
    Dull butter knife with the dangerous slightly pointed end rounded off further and my HAND gun with index finger barrel Phew Phew! I have no more dangerous stinking guns in my house since the trip up the lake
     :D 
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  • montanajoe
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    EOS
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  • mnrivrat48
    Bullshot - What happened with those grip screws  ? Yuck ! (sorry , just had to mention them on a Colt no less. I won't mention the crude lettering on the slide ! ) I know it is sort of anal for me to point them out - Sorry
    What do I have for a bedside protection thingy ?  Shock & Awe just in case my ugly don't scare them away.
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