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Originally Posted by Draconis
I'm looking into a shotgun for home safety, b/c of higher armed-entry robberies recently around where I live. I'm a grad student, so I'm trying to keep costs down under 400, and have been looking at Mossberg 500 tacticals (my personal favorite so far being the 8-shot cruiser) but I'd be lying if I said I knew what to go looking for (considering I haven't shot a gun since I was 10). Any other suggestions? I appreciate any and all advice.
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Ok here's my .02 cents based off of your original post and the fact that you later said that you have thin walls and are not familiar with guns.
Get a shotgun.
1. It requires less aim then that of a pistol or rifle because of spread. It does not alleviate the need to aim entirely but requires less then the other type of firearms.
Since you’re not trying to become a solid marksman this is the quickest solution.
2. When shot it make a lot of noise, more noise then you’re going to get out of most other firearms. While the sound of the gun being loaded May scare your intruder, the sound of a shotgun going off Will scare the shit out of your intruder (unless of course they are a trained pro who has been in a shoot out). Also I say a shotgun will be louder then most guns because if you have a large caliber pistol or rifle that too will make a lot of noise as well and punch straight through the afore mentioned thin walls possibly hurting/killing/damaging something other then your intended target. Something you don't want to do.
Lastly you said that you are getting a firearm because of a higher rate of armed-entry robberies key note on the ARMED part of that statement, if you shoot, shoot to kill. Aim center mass or for the head with a shotgun, even with bird shot one to the head will cause enough damage to change that person’s outlook on life long enough for you to finish the job. Find out the laws in your area to know what you can and can't do as far as shooting an intruder multiple time and what instance your shooting from (i.e. the back or front) so you cover your bases. Just remember if you shoot someone I don't think they are going to think about shooting you to wound you so they can run away. They will unload the clip and leave after that. Stop them before they stop you.
Well that was more like a dollar sorry, but it's what I have for you.
