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toddlinder wrote:Thanks for the great information - in this particular application there will be no one else in the small home, and no walls to worry about hitting something (someone) on the other side. Also distances are very short (probably 20 ft. max) and the shooter would be a female that does not like a lot of recoil. So, I will probably be trying some of these #3 and #4 2 3/4 buckshot loads and see how they feel.

...dropping on one/both knees, as you would behind covering furniture, does a lot to make those in the next room/outside safer...the angle of the shot is raised a bit...

...I have a Pachmayr black rubber slip-on boot to soak up some recoil...it's medium size and I suspect it'll fit that Mossberg 20 (Medium 1-1/2" to 1-3/4" wide x 5" to 5-3/16" long)...let me know and I'll either meet you or leave it with the waitresses at D.T.s in Midlothian so you can pick it up...I don't need it...

barstoolguru wrote:YEA... go and get a hand gun ... shot guns are no good home defense guns but it you have too get some bird shot :at least it will not go threw a wall and kill someone

...this is erroneous information...shotguns, properly loaded and used, are excellent for home defense...and bird shot is not a reliable stopper, plus there is no guarantee that it can't go through a wall and kill someone...almost any round can penetrate sheetrock...

...this article well covers all points on birdshot/buck/slug...and backs up what I've said here...I know people have been killed with birdshot or squirrel shot(usually #6)...but I also know a friend who was shot by a fellow hunter across a small bedroom(about 6') with a 16-gauge and rabbit load(usually #6 or 7 1/2) and it merely ground up his intestines and put him in a wheelchair for life...if you have to stop someone...you need to be sure of stopping him...either of the #3 or #4 factory loaded 20 ga. buckshot loads will do that within a home reliably...
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...this one, which OverEasy posted above http://theboxotruth.com/docs/bot22_4.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is even more explicit and detailed...and further proves the above...

...great little pump...even a youngun can use it easily...I just use slugs up first for accuracy if someone's near or holding a family member, followed by a couple of #3 buckshot...I never saw the need for magnum or 3" shells for defense ranges...the only modification I'd do would be to order a metal safety and change the plastic one out...they have been known to break, making it hard to push off...haven't beat WallyWorld's prices on the slugs and buckshot...