Gopher .45
New member
When I got into handguns, I was able to find a lot of source material (books and web sites) on combat guns, features, techniques, etc. These sources helped a lot in regard to my subsequent purchase decision. I am now interested in a shotgun for home defense, but I am having troubles finding good sources that aren’t directly tied to some company selling the guns or add-ons being described. Along the same lines, I tend not to trust salespeople who are promoting the guns they sell.
While personal opinions are welcome from those of you who have shotguns for home defense, I would also like suggestions on any particular books or web sites that might help me to decide on the right gun and right features for my own situation. At this point, I don’t know what I want/need in regard to brand, action type, stock configuration, or other features, or to buy a stock gun and have the feature added versus buying a full produced gun from some place like Scattergun Technologies. All that is certain is that a 12 ga. with a legal length barrel is in my future for home defense...followed by one or more classes on its use.
While personal opinions are welcome from those of you who have shotguns for home defense, I would also like suggestions on any particular books or web sites that might help me to decide on the right gun and right features for my own situation. At this point, I don’t know what I want/need in regard to brand, action type, stock configuration, or other features, or to buy a stock gun and have the feature added versus buying a full produced gun from some place like Scattergun Technologies. All that is certain is that a 12 ga. with a legal length barrel is in my future for home defense...followed by one or more classes on its use.