I cant find the link to the ad, but I saw the Carter Country ad in yesterdays paper and they had a New England Arms Defender pump shotgun that might fit the bill. It was on sale for $199.99 if my memory serves. If you just want a basic home defense shotgun, I cant see how you can go wrong. Ive been thinking of getting an 870 myself, but I am going to take a good look at this one before I make up my mind. Now if you are looking for something to hunt with or compete at the range, then I would consider paying more for the Remington or the Benelli that will have a longer barrel and interchangeable chokes. In case you dont know, a choke is something that is threaded into the end of the barrel that squeezes (for lack of a better word) the shot before it exits the barrel, improving the pattern so you can increase the effective range of the shotgun. Since you are looking for a home defense weapon, you are looking for something with a shorter barrel and little to no choke. You wont be taking long shots with it.LCplMustafa wrote:I want to get a home defense shotgun, but I don't know where to start. I've looked up a couple things online, and I wanted to get some advice from the more experienced folks. I was looking at the Benelli M4 (MSRP $1200-$1400), and a Remington 870 ($ A lot less). Now, when it comes to shotguns, I'm pretty much lost. Never fired one, though I did clean one once, years ago, in Iraq. It just seems like the benelli is a lot of money for as much gun as I can get from remington for what cheaper.
