MachIVshooter
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So, my formerly-anti parents finally got a clue a few years ago, and adopted my Security-six 4". Well, my mom is a pretty decent shot but stepdad....not so much. Neither of them felt they were well in control of the handgun, either. With the addition of a boom in snake population and talking with other folks in their horse riding group, they decided to investigate the shotgun option. I was happy to oblige. After some "classroom time" on what gauge means, types of shot, shell length, action types, chokes, etc., we headed to the range with my Ithaca 37 20 ga. and Remington 11-87 police 12 ga. (and a SxS 12 Ga. coach gun I decided against having them shoot). It was apparent early on that a 12 would be too much for my 62 year old, 5'4" mother, so we focused on familiarizing with the Ithaca. After some time with birdshot, heavy field loads and buck loads, they both felt pretty comfortable with the pump action, understanding the slide release button, safety, leaving action open to show safe, and so on. I didn't have a spare 20 ga. and they didn't want to spend a lot, so I ordered them a Maverick 88. They wanted short, but a 26" Modified is the only 20 ga. configuration. It will be an 18.5" cyl. bore after a few minutes in my workshop.
Anyway, now that we have a little background, this gun is to be multi-purpose, from snakes in the pasture to nuisance dogs to home defense. Obviously, I can just get them #8 shells for the snakes and buck or slug loads for HD. But.....they would rather not use lethal ammunition on the neighborhood pests with owners.
I found a few (very expensive) rubber ball loads, but nothing in the way of bean bags or rock salt. So my question, if anyone can answer, is where I may find such 20 ga. shells. I don't load shotgun, so they have to be purchased as loaded ammunition.
Thanks!
Anyway, now that we have a little background, this gun is to be multi-purpose, from snakes in the pasture to nuisance dogs to home defense. Obviously, I can just get them #8 shells for the snakes and buck or slug loads for HD. But.....they would rather not use lethal ammunition on the neighborhood pests with owners.
I found a few (very expensive) rubber ball loads, but nothing in the way of bean bags or rock salt. So my question, if anyone can answer, is where I may find such 20 ga. shells. I don't load shotgun, so they have to be purchased as loaded ammunition.
Thanks!