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Don't know what type of gun to buy.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:43 pm
Someone tried to break into my house last night. I need to buy a gun but, I don't know much about guns. I've been to the gun range and am a pretty good shot. I'm leaning towards a shot gun because my girl friend couldn't hit the side of a barn standing 3 feet away from it. I would like something that held more than two shells. My budget is about 600-700 bucks any tips would be great.
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Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:45 pm to WithaRebelYell
Guns kill people. Criminals have feelings. Why are you such a bible thumping conservetard?
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:45 pm to WithaRebelYell
Shotgun.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:46 pm to WithaRebelYell
Get you a cheap Mossberg.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:46 pm to PrivatePublic
I like your Mrs. Garrison quote that's funny 
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.Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:47 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Are they well made?
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:49 pm to WithaRebelYell
If just want home defense and will be keeping close by.. shotgun.. first 2 rounds should be 00 buck, then a slug.. then 2 more 00 buck.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:49 pm to WithaRebelYell
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Are they well made?
Not fantastic but they're also not bad. They'll get the job done and simple to use.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:50 pm to Alahunter
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first 2 rounds should be 00 buck, then a slug.. then 2 more 00 buck.
Now thats some advice I could use
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:50 pm to WithaRebelYell
Swedes are like a poor-man's version of Germans and Mossberg is Swedish-American so yea, they're decent.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:51 pm to WithaRebelYell
Here ya go......
Great gun, under $500. Get buckshot rounds and anyone that tries to come in will wish they hadn't.
With a shotgun you really only have to get close
I recently bought the Mossberg Maverick 88 strictly for home protection. Great gun and great value at around $200.
Great gun, under $500. Get buckshot rounds and anyone that tries to come in will wish they hadn't.
With a shotgun you really only have to get close
I recently bought the Mossberg Maverick 88 strictly for home protection. Great gun and great value at around $200.
This post was edited on 12/28/14 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:51 pm to WithaRebelYell
Get proficient with a pistol. They're easier to keep next to the bed and easier to wield in a house. 9mm, .40, .45 ACP, .38 Special, .357 are all good.
Until then, Remington makes an 870 12 and 20 gauge with an 18" barrel that holds 7 rounds:
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$349.00:
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Until then, Remington makes an 870 12 and 20 gauge with an 18" barrel that holds 7 rounds:
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$349.00:
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This post was edited on 12/29/14 at 8:11 am
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:51 pm to WithaRebelYell
id go with a 20 gauge pump shotgun if you want the gf to be able to use it as well.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:52 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Yep.. Mossbergs are good, inexpensive shotguns to bang around.. Can get a good Remington for not too much as well..
Remington 870 Express Synthetic 12GA, 18 Inch, Fixed Cylinder... under $350 new
Remington 870 Express Synthetic 12GA, 18 Inch, Fixed Cylinder... under $350 new
This post was edited on 12/28/14 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:52 pm to WithaRebelYell
If you're getting strictly for home defense I'd buy a 20 gauge. The recoil from a 12 gauge will probably scare the shite out of your girlfriend. Both will kill a man dead in a hallway.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:54 pm to DownSouthJukin
Pistol would be a good investment but they don't compare to a shotgun for home defense. Point and shoot with a shotgun. Pistol isn't as forgiving
For 700 bucks you can get a Glock and a shotgun. Home defense shotgun doesn't need to be fancy or expensive. You're slinging lead in close quarters. A 200 dollar shotgun will hit a guy in a hallway at the same rate a 700$ shotgun will.
For 700 bucks you can get a Glock and a shotgun. Home defense shotgun doesn't need to be fancy or expensive. You're slinging lead in close quarters. A 200 dollar shotgun will hit a guy in a hallway at the same rate a 700$ shotgun will.
This post was edited on 12/28/14 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:55 pm to heartbreakTiger
That's a good idea I might buy a smaller one for her and a bigger one for me.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:55 pm to WithaRebelYell
This is gonna be a general pattern you get using 00 buck.. this is at 10 yds.
Closer than that...
Closer than that...
This post was edited on 12/28/14 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 10:55 pm to WithaRebelYell
remington 870, they also make a home defense version with a shorter barrel and higher capacity.
check local laws.
I'd trust my life to an 870.
check local laws.
I'd trust my life to an 870.
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