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A friend of mine in San Diego wanted a Benelli M-3. We studied those and they are very fine shotguns but at over $1,000 struck me as absurdly expensive for the purpose. I'm not a natural born cheapskate like a couple of my close relatives, mind you, but am a "value investor."

I bought a gently used Winchester 1300 pump 12 gauge for something like $200. I put an AR style stock on it, and a shell holder. It holds 8 rounds of pure hate. I keep Federal No. 1 buck shot for it.

Like everything else, especially with guns, get some training, handle it so you know what you are doing if and when you need to. A shotgun is a devastating weapon, and more so in the hands of the ignorant and the careless.