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Quote from austinp:

<i>"you'll want to buy 3" magnum OO buckshot rounds, NOT slugs or birdshot. "</i>

not to be nit-picky, but big shot = small buckshot like T's to #5 buck generate much more damage at point-blank range that 00 buckshot.

00 buckshot is designed for use out to 50 yards or so... larger but fewer projectiles to retain kinetic energy downrange. Very tight pattern, easy to miss a target point blank. They are no different than slugs inside of ten yards... hit what you point at with either, and it's lights out forever. But could easily miss.

T-size shot to #5 buck spreads faster at close range, increases your pattern for margin of error. More devastating than any other shotgun load inside of ten yards, that is an absolute fact.

But anything emerging from a 20-ga or 12-ga (no measurable difference in performance) at defensive ranges is a lethal impact above the waist.


Absolutely, I know; double-O buckshot is what you want for self-defense, but slugs can be handy for longer ranges. A slug coming out of a 12-ga at relatively close range is going to be pretty lethal.

Although at very close range, it almost doesn't matter; like you said, pretty much anything coming out of a 12-ga inside of a room or apartment is going to blow off whatever it hits.
 
If you must have a pistol or shotgun in a close in urban environment, then review this website first.

All pistol rounds will go through walls. In fact, this guy states that it went through 12 pieces of wallboard. This is why pistols are illegal in NYC.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/theboxotruth.htm

Most pistol rounds will go through just about anything. Cars, walls, glass, etc...
 
<i>"Although at very close range, it almost doesn't matter; like you said, pretty much anything coming out of a 12-ga inside of a room or apartment is going to blow off whatever it hits."</i>

I'd venture to guess that I've fired more collective 12ga rounds in my life than about 90% of this entire message board combined. All size rounds, from 3.5" supermags to #12 shot (dust) included.

Any of them will disable or kill any human at 30 feet or less. To prove that point long ago to someone on a bet, we shot the flat side of a common cinder block standing on its end with a 20ga round of #7 1/2 shot at ten yards. When the concrete shards stopped flying, there was nothing left but the flat base of that block. Everything else was obliterated into small particles or dust.

The average human midsection is somewhat softer than the average cinder block.
 
Quote from austinp:

<i>"Although at very close range, it almost doesn't matter; like you said, pretty much anything coming out of a 12-ga inside of a room or apartment is going to blow off whatever it hits."</i>

I'd venture to guess that I've fired more collective 12ga rounds in my life than about 90% of this entire message board combined. All size rounds, from 3.5" supermags to #12 shot (dust) included.

Any of them will disable or kill any human at 30 feet or less. To prove that point long ago to someone on a bet, we shot the flat side of a common cinder block standing on its end with a 20ga round of #7 1/2 shot at ten yards. When the concrete shards stopped flying, there was nothing left but the flat base of that block. Everything else was obliterated into small particles or dust.

The average human midsection is somewhat softer than the average cinder block.

What about non-lethal ammos? What's your experience with them?
 
Quote from austinp:

To prove that point long ago to someone on a bet, we shot the flat side of a common cinder block standing on its end with a 20ga round of #7 1/2 shot at ten yards. When the concrete shards stopped flying, there was nothing left but the flat base of that block. Everything else was obliterated into small particles or dust.

So maybe a 20ga is a better selection for a first timer looking for a home defense weapon? (With proper training of course)
 
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves,
were rounded up and exterminated.
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Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
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> Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend
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> China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were
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> Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up
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> Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
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> Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were
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> Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because
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> It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new
law to surrender 640,381 person al firearms to be
destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers
more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are
now in:
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> Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
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> In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned
them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
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robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically
upward in the past 12 mo nths, since criminals now are guaranteed that their
prey is unarmed.
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ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain
how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense
was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of
guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove
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> Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding
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> The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him of
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> During W.W.II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew
most Americans were ARMED!
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Harvard U 1919-1921 & was Naval Attaché to the U. S.
1925-28. Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor & our Army had been
deprived of funding & was ill prepared to defend the
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Harbor attack with an invasion of the U. S. Mainland, his
reply was that he had lived in the U. S. & knew that almost all households
had guns.
 
Does anyone here know where I can find an M60E4, a Colt Tommy Gun with Drum clip, a PSG-1 Sniper Rifle, an M9 Series Bazooka, an automatic crossbow, a fully automatic FN Herstal M16, an HK GMG Grenade Launcher, 3 swords carved from the dragon bone of Fafnir, and an AM General HMMWV with roof mounted turret?

I think the British are coming.

Thx
 
Boxer,

I understand your situation and reason for posting. I find the following combination useful to have around the house. You should be able to obtain the first two new in box from private parties.

For daily carry:

Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special Home Defense pistol with Surefire X300
http://www.lesbaer.com/thundr.html

A few of these stored in tactical locations around the house:

Benelli M2 Super 90 Tactical
http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/large/m2TacticalPGSynthetic12Ga.jpg

If a person is willing to be subject to a background investigation and to give prints, a couple of these are handy for certain situations and can be obtained from a Class III dealer:

H&K MP5 SD3
http://www.hk-usa.com/le_mp5sd_general.html

Semper fi.
 
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