Both buckshot and slugs recoil more than birdshot. If you anticipate needing to shoot through intermediate obstacles or at long range, use slugs (single projectiles). For most people and ranges size 00 Buckshot will work the best. Buckshot and slugs should be your primary self defense loads. A few hundred rounds of number four or number six birdshot will be useful additions to your preparations. It is very good for both practice and for hunting. Even though I don’t recommend birdshot for self defense, you should still have a stockpile of some. If your attacker is well muscled or extremely fat, birdshot may not penetrate deeply enough to reach the vital organs. The very lack of penetration that some will use to justify its use, is its primary downfall. Despite this potential advantage, I don’t recommend it for self defense. The fact that birdshot doesn’t penetrate deeply is well known, and it is true that birdshot is less likely to penetrate through multiple walls. The people who advocate its use say that it is less likely to penetrate walls and hit other people in the house. For this reason, some people advocate its use for self defense in the home. Because of its small size, penetration with these pellets isn’t as deep. Birdshot is the smallest in size and is normally used for hunting. Essentially, you have three choices: birdshot, buckshot, and slugs. There are many misconceptions about the best types of ammunition to use in the shotgun. If you can afford to do so, buy both barrels. Most of these weapons are available with shorter barrels (lighter, quicker, and handier for self defense purposes) and alternate long barrels (better accuracy and range) for hunting.
If you are looking for a semi-automatic, the firearms manufactured by Benelli (M1, M2, M4) and Remington (1100 and 11-87) and Mossberg are the best. As for pump action shotguns, some of the best models to look at are the Remington Model 870 and the Mossberg Model 500. You can shoot it with pistol grips at very close range or extend the stock when more accuracy is needed.
Mossberg shockwave buckshot vs slug portable#
If you want a more portable package, purchase a folding stock. Recoil is excessive with only pistol grips and accuracy in non-existent beyond 20 feet. Do not purchase a shotgun that only has a pistol grip (no stock). With pump action weapons, a shooter under stress is likely to “short stroke” the weapon, meaning he doesn’t pull the pump mechanism fully to the rear when pumping it. The pump action is inherently more reliable, but in practice, I’ve found the semi automatic to be more reliable because it reduces the chance for operator error. Here's his advice on shotguns for SD: If you are going to buy a shotgun, you will want either a pump action or semi automatic weapon. Greg Ellifritz (long time LEO, long time LE firearms instructor) posted an essay in his blog about two weeks ago on which guns one should have in his "arsenal." A shotgun was the 4th or 5th gun he recommends (after handgun, AR15, etc.). This isn't a knock against the NRA (I'm a Life Member) - it's just common knowledge that you don't go there for SD advice. It is extremely rare to find any author with self-defense expertise in an NRA publication. So the following is for those who might be swayed by your posts: 1. As TigerOnTheHill said, it appears that your mind is made up.
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