Civilians & Home Defense

[supertac]

I love Florida.

Step one: Get gun

Step two: Shoot intruder till he quits moving.

[Sid Post]

This thread has hit three major widespread misconceptions about the shotgun used in home defense:

1. Racking the slide will scare the bad guy away
2. You don't have to aim with a shotgun because it has a big pattern
3. Birdshot is an effective home defense load

You can add firing from the hip to the list too!

As explained to a co-workers friend the other day, birdshot might work well on a quail but, a drugged up leather wearing adversary won't go down as easy. You need penetration. That load that you think won't over penetrate might not penetrate enough.

Go to a construction site and get some scrap sheetrock and shoot it. You might learn something beneficial if you try different distances and different loads.

[toddackerman]

So true!

That right there is why I've always loved you markm, I don't care what anyone says about you!

He doesn't care either!