troy fairweather
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i was eye balling a benelli nova tact the other day, even in ny there under $400. agree with loonwulf.
OH MY GOD!!!! The voice of reason and sanity. Thank you.There's no reason to clean and sweep - that's the police job. So, hole up in a bedroom with the muzzle pointed at the door while dialing 911
#3 Buck and 000 Buck are two very different sizes; #3 Buck is .25 in dia., 000 Buck is .36 in dia., and any 2 3/4" shell with 20 000 buck in it would leave so little room for powder and wad that the velocity would render it a mere nuisance. The normal payload of 00 buck in 2 3/4" is 9.First of all, Uncle Joe Biden says you need a double barreled shotgun for home defense. And he says you just point it out the door up in the air and pull the trigger and whoever was trying to get in will go running. According to Uncle Joe, that's all you need to know about home defense.
Of only marginally more use will be my advise: keep you gun as is but load up with #3 Buck. Bird shot for birds; buck shot for thugs. 000 Buck in a 2 3/4 shell still gives you 20 pellets for a decent pattern and effectiveness without knocking you own the Missus around.
nother thought about getting a dedicated home defense shotgun....at least out here you blast someone and your not getting that back anytime soon, I'd prefer to not loose a gun I liked or cost decent money.
guess I'm in the market for a cheap shotgun........
Bolt action is for HD against armadillo. And nothing meaner. And by that I know armadillo doesn't even have what we would call teeth.Regardless of barrel length, I wouldn't want a bolt action for HD.
When my kids did live at home, their bedrooms were upstairs with mine; so the stairwell was easily covered without a sweepI’m guessing you don’t have kids. That’s a reason.
Other than that I’d generally agree with you.
Depends on how your house is set up. Many times this will work, sometimes it won’t.When my kids did live at home, their bedrooms were upstairs with mine; so the stairwell was easily covered without a sweep
I'm not really a shotgun guy but man, that is a beautiful weapon! I wouldn't use that for a home defense gun just cause I wouldn't want it ending up in an evidence locker if I ever had to use it.I originally set this gun up for HD, but have found it so enjoyable to shoot for all kinds of purposes that I tend to take it out more than my O/U or SxS guns. It's super-quick pointing and swinging with the compactness and the center of gravity positioned between your hands. 18.25" barrel with screw-in chokes.
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Maybe make up two of them?I'm not really a shotgun guy but man, that is a beautiful weapon! I wouldn't use that for a home defense gun just cause I wouldn't want it ending up in an evidence locker if I ever had to use it.