Good Self Defense Shotgun?

+1 meellion for 870. I have the girl size though.

This is the day I bought it:

 

Remington 870 Tactical.

i just bought this on wednesday. $561 OTD (yes its expensive but i live in CA, that's why.)

it's Key Features:

• 18 1/2" tactical barrel with XS® front blade sight RC Tactical (ext/ported tube)
• XS Ghost Ring sight Rail (mounts to receiver)
• Sight is fully adjustable for windage and elevation
• Front blade sight works in conjunction with Ghost Ring to quickly and accurately acquire target
• Tactical style fore-end
• 2-shot magazine extension
• Receiver drilled and tapped for scope mounts (XS Picatinney rail with ghost ring included)

 

mossberg 500.......you can get them cheap...and they are reliable. i have a 500 and an old 88 maverick...never have had a problem with either.

 

I have a pardner pump. It is a copy of the 870 for about 150.00 less.

 

saiga-12 get some 10 round mags for it or just pick up a 25 round drum. you won' be disappointed

 

I've got the 870 for dove hunting, and it shoots very smooth compared to others for the price!

 

I'd probably feel more comfortable shooting a 410 in my house before a 12ga.

 

I prefer the safety position on the Mossbergs with a fixed, non-pistol grip stock which is how I roll.

 

You really can't go wrong with an 870 or the Mossberg.

 

Mossberg 590 or 500. They are both milspec I believe. At least I know that the 590 is for sure. Big 5 has them on sale for less than $300 a lot of the time. Cheap, reliable, durrable, relatively high round count (for a scatter gun)... what more could you want?

If money and/or weight is no object, KSG or Saiga 12 are pretty cool.

Just my $0.02.

 

MK 12. If it's good enough for SEALS, it's good enough for me.


wrong thread......DOH

 

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Uh... isn't. The Mk 12 an SPR? Pretty sure that SEALs use the mossberg 590 since it's what the navy buys the most of.

 

Spent a lot of time with both the 870 in different configurations and the benelli.

I am not a huge fan of the benelli and many of my co-workers dislike it as well. It is akward, kicks harder more prone to failure, requires more of a learning curve to operate properly of course is more expensive.

I can cycle the 870 about as fast as most can pull the trigger on a benelli its easy to handle simple in function reliable as heck and much more cost effective to get into. It is also easier to customize.

I am interested in the Saigas. I have never shot one but they look interesting and I have seen some recent write ups on customizing them.

 

'Nuff said.

 

I'll add to the Remington 870 crowd. I love my 870 Express. Very simple, very reliable.
I bought mine for $300 from a sheriff who outfitted it as his own home defense gun, but moved on to something else.
-pistol grip with quick feed stock (holds 4 rounds for storage with a spring release)
-surefire light built into pump handle with squeeze on/off
-glow dot front sight
-18" barrel
-extended round tube, I think it holds 7 now if I remember right

My brother has one, and I've been fairly impressed. Great semi auto shotty, nice to have magazine loads. However, for home defense, I don't think you would need to change out, and I'd rather have a more simplistic gun as my go-to.

 

i bought my mossberg 500 at a gun show for $175 then just like last month i found another one just like it at a pawn shop and i bought it OTD for $150! haha

so i have a skeet shooter and i sawed the barrel off and put a pistol grip on the other

originally i was looking at buying another barrel for the original one but could never find one under $100. so $50 more and bang i got 2 shottys

although i would love to have an 870 these mossbergs are so cheap and still reliable

 

I wouldn't bring that up in conversation with a BATF agent.

 

I have a Saiga which is lots of fun, but for PD I like the 870 youth model.
Only 20 gauge but I think that's enough, and it's super lightweight and small so it's very easy to maneuver in tight quarters.

 

I have a taiga and I like it very much but I think it would make a better truck gun than a home defense gun. It's too long and too front heavy for in close.