Is your home defense shotgun pump or semi-auto?

[Lycanthrope]

Would it change the poll if they were the same price? Good auto's can easily cost over twice as much as a good pump.

 

[Springfield XD40 Man]

I've got a Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump. I like the reliability of a manual action, I've always prefered pumps. Mine has the 18.5" defense barrel, loaded with 00 buckshot.

 

[TimmyD]

double barrel 12 gauge 20 inch barrels with exposed hammers

 

[TimmyD]

double barrel 12 gauge 20 inch barrels with exposed hammers

 

[Cowman]

New Haven/Mossberg model 485B

why a bolt action?
It's got a detachable mag so I can leave the gun unloaded but have the mag loaded and ready to slap in there at a moment's notice. Not like I'm likely to ever actually have to defend myself here(almost no violent crime in these parts) and if I do one shout ought to be enough

 

[HangFire83]

Semi for me. Moss. 9200. Keep it loaded up in the tube so I just have to rack the slide to put one in the chamber. To answer the question about wether or not that sound deters a criminal or not....If I am only carrying a hand gun and I also know I have to break in through a narrow point of enrty against the scatter gun I just heard cycle, I may reconsider. Thats just my .02

 

[TheGunShack]

500 Cruiser 20 gauge pump, pistol grip, 8 shot for indoors.
500 Sp Purpose 12 gauge pump, full stock, 8 shot, Trijicon sight for outdoors.

 

[AdamGrier_atc]

Mine's a pump. Rem 870.

 

[PATH]

Wish I had an old Ithaca but the Mossberg 500 fits the bill quite nicely thank you!

 

[biglabsrule]

model 1300 defender from winchester... holds 8 rounds, opens right up

 

[flashman70]

Remington 870 - 18" barrel, with Knoxx SpecOps stock. Need to get a Surefire for it.

 

[cuate]

Shotguns

A sawed off but over 18" Winchester Mod. 97 pump and a Russki double barreled coach gun, both 12 guage.

 

[9mmMike]

Couple/few 870's here at casa del 9mm.

BUCKMARK, That's a nice shotty but I'd be worried about bumping that extension off the gun without a clamp. FWIW.

Mike

 

[nagantfan]

Got Two

One's a pump (Mossy 500) and the other is a double-barrel coach gun, both loaded with Hornady TAP 00 buckshot.

Both loaded, w/ rounds in the chambers...if you gain unauthorized entry into my home, I am NOT fooling around with you. What's more, under Okie-Homa law, I don't HAVE to fool around with you, either: 21 O.S. 1289.25.

 

[Gewehr98]

Dozerpilot, I know which military 870 USAF missile crews had...

It intrigued me so much, I couldn't say no when I found the government conversion kit, so I'd have my own.

This one staved off a home invasion robbery attempt at my last assignment in Sacramento, and stays ready at hand for HD purposes to this day. Remington 870Mk1, no short-stroking from this operator, no ammo fussiness, no gas or recoil system jamming.

 

[Edward429451]

870 Wingmaster. 6 in the tube, 6 on the side & 5 on the butt. Grab n go.

Wears a police trade in barrel around the house, kept the long barrel for skeets & birds.

 

[vinchypl]

Armscor Model 30 12 ga. pump w/ 5+1 and 16 inch barrel and polymer stocks w/ no. 6. Low cost, reliable, lots of parts here (Philippines).

 

[CelticWolf]

I own a single shot 12ga savage. I have been looking at a 870 for quite some time. Unsure about some things. Their is a button on the gun to open the action. I have never shot this weapon. Do you have to press it while the gun is loaded to relaod?

 

[Lycanthrope]

There is a button under the receiver to unlock the action so you can unload it by pumping out the live rounds. You can load rounds into the tube fromthe bottom anytime without using the release.

When firing the action unlocks automatically, so you just pull the trigger..... pump..... pull the trigger....

 

[seabat]

winchester 1300 defender 8 shot, just in case there's more than 1 bad guy.