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Originally Posted by mowgli
Another reason is you don't have to be a great aim with a shotgun. You would be amazed at what people can miss at just 5 yards with a handgun, at a range! Throw in some stress and inexperience, that gun just might be taken away by the crook and then used on YOU!
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Dude. Really? Even buckshot fired from a modified choke wont spread to more than 1.5 ft @ 25 yards. At 15 feet the shot pattern is about the size of your fist. Its fairly easy to miss with a shotgun.
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Originally Posted by mowgli
What do I use? An empty Mossberg 500 Tactical! Nothing chills shit faster than hearing the action of a pump, the green laser really adds to it! Pretty much I will have to beat the bastard with it if he does not lie on the floor. If I shoot the bastard, I will lose my guns, probably be sued by the crook or his family, and/or go to jail. The laws protect whom???
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Fear of having your weapon turned on you is a poor excuse for carrying an unloaded weapon. Practice weapons retention and combatives. Practice stress shooting. Practice shooting while moving, from behind cover, reloading, failure drills, etc. Practice clearing your house like you would if you were to awake to bumps in the night.
I cannot fathom using an unloaded weapon as some sort of psychological deterrent. Youre just asking for someone to call your bluff and you wont be prepared when they do. If I were a Bad Guy, I wouldnt break into a house that I knew to be occupied unless I was armed and willing to kill someone.
If I heard a shotgun being pumped, I would start shooting through walls and doors as I broke contact.
If I saw a little green laser in an otherwise dark house, I would start shooting at the source of the laser. Again, through walls if need be.