home defense shotgun

[sgtmac]

I have a Mariner with Houge overmolded stock, it is really a nice shot gun. My 870 has a pistol grip and is setup a little different, but like the other posts, you can't go wrong no matter what. Shotguns are cheap enough, why not get one of each?

[fullautovalmet76]

Fuzdaddy,
I would have liked to to ask those short strokers (NO pun intended).......

 

And thanks for the other comment too.....  

[Big Frank]

I have a Remington Sportsman 12 Auto (M-1100). I cut the barrel down from 28" to 18-1/2". It would sometimes malfunction with light target loads in winter but worked with all ammo types the rest of the year. I reamed out the gas ports 1 drill size larger and now it works with low-recoil ammo in the winter as well. I put a Choate pistol grip stock on it and can shoot it one-handed if I have to. A pump would be a lot harder to cycle "Sarah Conner style" if one hand is disabled. I have a 7-shot mag extension and a few other accessories on it too.

[Gossamer]

I lihe the side by side Stoeger coach gun myself. I use my shotgun as "artillery", everyone gets into my safe room and if a bad guy tries to come in they have to deal with my side by side and multiple handguns. I like the fact that it is short and I don't have to worry about short storking the action. Also it is easy for anyone to use.

Yes you only get two shots but I will just drop it and then use a second gun. Even though I practice with it I still cannot reload it faster than I can get a second gun into action. Just my two cents.

[Rob10ring]

Fuzdaddy,

I would have liked to to ask those short strokers (NO pun intended)

Even while I was typing it, I had to remind myself that it is what it is.

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[tfr270]

Thanks guys,
What i'm envisoning is a home defense gun only, pump action (I've never owned a semi-auto), with a flashlight attachment and an extended tube. I prefer straight stock over pistol grip. Looks like a trip to the gun store is in order. Oh, darn.   

[1911 Junkie]

More porn........................hey, M25 started it.
I have a Mossberg 500A with side saddle and a Rem 1187 with extended tube, poly choke, magnaported
barrel, and also a side saddle.  I want a Rem 870 like M25 has for a house gun.
The mossberg can be a PIA to reassemble (note I did not say disassemble) the first few times you do it.

[twyacht]

I went the 870 route, got the ATI adj. rear stock, but left the front alone.

Other than that, I have a Stoeger coach gun with external hammers. I always wanted a 12g that ol' bartenders kept under the bar,..

The 870 is kept in the safe. the Stoeger is loaded with Winchester Buck 9 pellet, with a spare shell slip on sleeve on the butt.

Just in case,....

[tfr270]

With this being Sunday the two real gun stores in town are closed. So I went to the Big 5 Sporting Goods and looked at the Remington Security, the H&R Pardner, and the Charles Daly Tac and Field. If you like loose pumps that rattle and stick, go with the H&R or the Charles Daly. The Remington lives up to the name and was nice, but I'm just not sure about this model. Is the Security built on the 870 model? The counterperson (not a gun guy, just an employee at the gun counter) wouldn't take the trigger safety off for me to check it out (Never run into that before) but it felt a little long on me.
So, I come home and tell the wife, expecting to get pulled into the garden project, and she says she'll just finish up what she's doing and we can go down to Bullseye in San Rafeal...indoor shooting range, rental guns, full service gun shop...and see what they have. Oh yeah...she hunts, shoots, and understands. 

[PegLeg45]

With this being Sunday the two real gun stores in town are closed. So I went to the Big 5 Sporting Goods and looked at the Remington Security, the H&R Pardner, and the Charles Daly Tac and Field. If you like loose pumps that rattle and stick, go with the H&R or the Charles Daly. The Remington lives up to the name and was nice, but I'm just not sure about this model. Is the Security built on the 870 model? The counterperson (not a gun guy, just an employee at the gun counter) wouldn't take the trigger safety off for me to check it out (Never run into that before) but it felt a little long on me.
So, I come home and tell the wife, expecting to get pulled into the garden project, and she says she'll just finish up what she's doing and we can go down to Bullseye in San Rafeal...indoor shooting range, rental guns, full service gun shop...and see what they have. Oh yeah...she hunts, shoots, and understands. 

That's really nice, ain't it?   
Mine too.

I have a 1300 Defender Winchester and my son uses an 870 Express. Both are good guns.