Rival
Member
From what I have seen, majority of people agree that for home defense or SHTF scenarios AR-15 is the preferred long gun when compared with 12GA shotgun.
But in my state the kind of AR-15 you can legally get is not exactly what one has in mind when talking about AR-15. The one I got to hold in store the other day had fixed 10 round mag you could not even drop without opening up receiver. Having said that, you can still get LEO/Mil spec shotgun, as long as you get domestic gun or know your way around 922(r) compliance.
So is AR-15 with imposed limitations still the better choice, or the shotgun is starting to look better? Are there other options out there? I was looking at M1 carbine, but the ammo seems on the costly side. Perhaps Mini-14 is the way to go?
But in my state the kind of AR-15 you can legally get is not exactly what one has in mind when talking about AR-15. The one I got to hold in store the other day had fixed 10 round mag you could not even drop without opening up receiver. Having said that, you can still get LEO/Mil spec shotgun, as long as you get domestic gun or know your way around 922(r) compliance.
So is AR-15 with imposed limitations still the better choice, or the shotgun is starting to look better? Are there other options out there? I was looking at M1 carbine, but the ammo seems on the costly side. Perhaps Mini-14 is the way to go?