Either the 870 or the mossberg 500 would be excellent for home defense. I keep a mossberg with number 8 shot. I got to see an arm blown off with one at the shoulder. The 870 is a better gun, but the mossberg is more inexpensive. The birdshot will incapacitate an intruder and will not travel all the way through your house like buckshot. Forget the pistl grip, if your not use to it they make things actually more cumbersome in my opinion.
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