Home Defense Shotgun
I have been looking at a mossberg mavrick for a home defense shotgun can any of you great gun owners direct me to a better one i am not looking to spend a lot of money just want something very dependable holding at least 6 shot can you help me?
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Are there any 20 gauge versions of home defense guns?
T670 -
9 shots inside a home is unlikely in my opinion, What are you going to accomplish with 9 that you couldn't with 5. 500 with a 18.5 barrel can be had for 150 bucks easy.
Why do you need a riot type shotgun, for looks? No man cares about looks in the dark and when things go bang. A standard field 500 would sufice with a short barrel and there are lots running around. The double would work too for that matter. No slide racking if it is all ready to go, however depending on the home and comfort levels.0 -
may want to consider one of those imported double coach guns for cheap money..couple of friends bought em for close quarters and on testing do a decent pattern with buck shot..i believe one tube if full and the other modified 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Mossbergboogie
9 shots inside a home is unlikely in my opinion, What are you going to accomplish with 9 that you couldn't with 5. 500 with a 18.5 barrel can be had for 150 bucks easy.
Ah. . .but the 590 gives you the ability to mount a bayonet! [;)][:p]
Seriously, I agree with above.
While it doesn't HURT to have 9 (technically 8+1) shots, realistically you'll probably never need that many. (And I suppose the same could be said of the bayonet!).
If you really think 5+1 rounds aren't enough, the 20" version of the Mossberg 500 "persuader" holds 7+1 rounds.
Its effectively the same gun as the 590, minus one round, the heat shield, bayonet lug, and using a few plastic parts instead of metal. If you're not taking the gun through a war zone, I doubt any of this will make any difference.
If you want to save a few more bucks, the Mossberg Maverick is a company-designed clone that is built in Mexico and has significant part commonality with the Mossberg 500. The 20" version also holds 7+1 rounds.
By the way, where can you find a riot-type Mossberg 500 for $150? I think the 18.5" ones retail new for about $300. Mavericks retail new for around $200.
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Not disagreeing with anything Mr. Christian writes below, let me add that double-barrel "coach" style shotguns usually cost the same or more than the simple pumps.
Fewer accessories are available for them as well, though in practice, the only accessories you probably need are a sling and some ability to store extra ammo (which can take the form of loops on the sling, if you like). Flashlight isn't a bad idea, but can be separate or simply taped/banded to coach gun.0 -
If you really feel the need for a shotgun then I'm a fan of the SxS "Coach Gun" for use inside the home. They have a short over all length, are easy to move through door ways, can handle any type of ammunition, they won't jam, you can't short stroke them and they are silent. Forget the BS you read about crooks in a panic running from your house and screaming into the night at the sound of you racking the slide on a shotgun, it don't happend that way in real life, only in gun magazines and online forums. You want to move in silence and racking the slide gives away your position and can draw fire instantly. Two rounds from a 12 gauge are going to decide things one way or the other.
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I've got one of those Mark, and I really like it.
It's nicely balanced and is one of those firearms that just feels "right".
Doug0 -
I have one also and it feels like it would make a great club. 0 -
My personal philosophy is that it's better to keep them outside my house, rather than let them get in & have to shoot them. That's why my first line of defense is a professionally installed monitored perimeter alarm system.
But, if I'm going to have to shoot someone inside my house, it's going to be with the handgun I carry outside of it. I've practiced with it, I have confidence in it, & I'm not going to find myself maneuvering for space to aim it without banging into a doorframe or wall with it.
Neal0 -
The 590A1 is a six shot, 5 in the tube, one in the chamber..
I got one, its very nice..
590A1 5+1, 18.5" barrel
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=150826135
the special purpose model..
590SP 8+1
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=151610268
I'd go with the shorter trimmer 590A1... I have both.. I like them both, an fullstocked 18" barrel is almost too long indoors, a 20" gun is alot to navagate a dark house with..
I'd go with the 18" if it was my choice..0 -
Home defense means operating inside a house, in a confined environment. The Mossberg 9-shot 12ga has a 20" barrel and a bayonet lug and would probably make a great combat shotgun, but its kinda big to be working in a confined space.
My home defense shotgun is a standard 870 express action with the 5-shot tube, an 18" barrel with the deer sights on the barrel, a surefire pump light and the old style sage retractable stock. Eventually I'd like to register it as an SBS and have a barrel the same length as the tube, but I've got other projects ahead of it for now.
Reason being I want something light that can operate in a pistol grip configuration where I don't have room to deal with a buttstock but it can be deployed if I have time or a need to, and the shortest legal barrel because the overall length of the gun makes a big difference when clearing the house, and no magazine extension because I just don't want the extra weight. In fact I often thought about taking off the surefire light and finding a different solution to make the gun lighter. When its the middle of the night, and your tired barely wanting to get out of bed, and your not sure what that sound was, but it wasn't scary enough to cause the adrenaline to go, a heavy gun is just gonna get left by the bed. Not only that but if your doing the 911 cell phone in one hand and the shotgun in the other with muzzle on burglar your just gonna wonder why you wanted that big heavy 9-shot job...
Hind sight, money already spend, Winchester 1300 shotguns have aluminum recievers and are lighter weight than remingtons or mossbergs. A pistol grip 1300 with 18" barrel with shorter magazine tube length and a mounted flashlight would have been my choice.0 -
The sound of a pump action racking a round tells a intruder that you are awake and waiting for him to finish crawling in through the window and thats better then trying to stalk a intruder through a house full of sleeping family 0
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