What do you think of a muled eared SxS for home defense?

I would use 4 shot rather than buck- less over penetration problems and sounds a bit better when explaining yourself afterwards to a jury.
 
excellent choice. having to cock the hammers makes keeping it loaded safer than the hammerless design in my opinion. i have one and it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling :)
 
If the sound of racking the slide or firing a warning shot (not that I would) stops the advance I think it's a good thing. And... if after doing both of those things he/they keep coming I want the Ithaca !
 
I bought my wife ( 5'1' 120 lbs.) a Pardner single shot for an adjunct to her snubnose 38 for HD when I work long overnite shifts. I had a 16 gauge double barrel Stevens but It just wasn't a good fit for her if she decided to go for a shotgun.

The Pardner is .410 gauge and is stoked with oo buck 3" shells. It's not loaded now but can be in a flash if need be.

My grandfathers had double barrels for farm and home protection and that was tacticool to them at the time.

Real effective for two or four legged critters!:)
 
That whole slide racking thing is a Hollywood escalating drama (yawn) thing.I lroll my eyes and gag when some military or police person in a movie,high stress tactical situation racks a slide to say "I'm serious now,no foolin..."

A hammer gun rests with the springs at rest.Hammerless requires stressed springs to be loaded.You watch practiced SASS shooters,they reload those doubles like an IPSC shooter changes mags on a 1911.It don't take long.And your 6 gun might be handy nearby.Depending on your home situation,it is also reasonable to keep it unloaded with a buttstock ammo cuff or a bandolier right with it.Loading is quick and silent.Its your 5 seconds,up to you.

I might prefer a Bennelli combat semi-auto if my job was looking for trouble,but,as many have said,defending your home,its a serious tool.

If you get a lot of practice as a cowboy shooter,it will be a fast,sharp tool
 
Have you explained to your wife that if you had two shotguns you could go downstairs with her when someone broke in?:D:D:D
 
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