What's a good home defense shotgun?

[bcmuzzy]

Friday night had some thief steal a chainsaw and cordless drill off my back porch.

[barnett77859]

doublebarrel

[Me and Sally]

Winchester 12 gauge pump ( riot gun type ) with 00buckshot.

[Raider4044]

Remington 870 with 18" barrel and 00 buckshot.

[In-Yo-Grill]

I think a pistol grip is handy for a home defense gun. Short barrel.

[DaveS903]

Any shotgun that works very reliably is a good choice. Most people like the compactness and wider shot pattern that come with a shorter barrel. Also, some people prefer a pump action because it is A) scary sounding, and B) theoretically more reliable in that there are fewer things that can go wrong when the moment of truth arrives. A typical "riot/home defense" gun is a pump action with an 18+" barrel and an extended magazine tube that holds 7 or 8 shells. Any of the popular brands (Remington, Mossberg, Winchester, Browning, or Beretta) would be a good choice.

[coker737]

I took an old Western Field (Mossberg 500) that I bought for $100. Turned it into a Zombie killer.

[Quackerbox]

I took a 28 inch dove gun and made this


It's placed where wife knows where to go and loaded #4 turkey loads for 2 rounds then buck shot

[Uncle Saggy]

I took an old Western Field (Mossberg 500) that I bought for $100. Turned it into a Zombie killer.

That's cool!!

Did the same with my old 500, wish I saw the zombie green grips
Recently got a Mossberg Chainsaw for home defense

[BigFoot]

Remington 870 Pump 12 Guage. With 00 Buckshot, pistol grip, sawed off(legal) barrel.

[k-i-d-d]

look at the Taurus Judge... shoots .410 shotgun shells as well as .45
http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...ategory=Pistol

[hooligan]

I love the Ithaca 37

Unlike most I prefer a 20ga or .410. With the rounds available today it can be just as effective and my wife can comfortably shoot both of those. Shotgun is in a place she can easily get to. Pistol is on my night stand

[okrattler]

Remington 870 with an extended magazine tube. Personally I use an 887 Tactical. As was already mentioned,anything that works reliably will work. I don't care much about how intimidating the gun sounds when the action is worked. Mine already has one in the barrel. Pumping a shotgun in a high stress situation with someone in your house that's obviously not afraid of you,is a dumb idea. You're not scaring people by doing this,you're just letting them know you're there. If I can install a light on it that's all I'm worried about. Because if someone breaks in it's probably gonna be dark when they do it.

[WCB]

Mossberg 930 SPX. At least that's what I have...

[okrattler]

look at the Taurus Judge... shoots .410 shotgun shells as well as .45
http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...ategory=Pistol

A friend of mine has The Judge. It's a glorified snake gun at best. If someone ever breaks into my house with intentions of killing me I hope they have a Taurus Judge. After they empty the gun and miss I'll blow them away.