Varminterror
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.35rem isn't THAT heavy recoiling, but for close quarters defensive round selection, it's more recoil that I would want. High rate, controllable fire. Doesn't take much to kill somebody from 10-20ft away.
In regards to the superiority of shotguns, I believe in it to a point, but I'm not sure it's as black and white as some would have you think. Look at patterns at 10-20ft from even cylinder bore chokes... Not REALLY gaining that much over a rifle. KO power is there, obviously, and overpenetration is limited a little, but not substantially. My honest preference is that 'no long gun is a good home defensive choice', but that's what my experience has been. I want ONE WEAPON that will meet all of my defensive needs, that's a handgun. Laying in bed asleep, waking up to an intruder at the foot of your bed, even from a big Marine, they'll stop you from shooting them with a longgun before you can process the situation, retrieve your weapon, and land a shot on them. That's a fact.
00buck is like 8-15 .22mags at once. Overpenetration is real. Home defense shotguns should be turkey shot at the largest. I use #6 pheasant loads personally in mine.
In regards to the superiority of shotguns, I believe in it to a point, but I'm not sure it's as black and white as some would have you think. Look at patterns at 10-20ft from even cylinder bore chokes... Not REALLY gaining that much over a rifle. KO power is there, obviously, and overpenetration is limited a little, but not substantially. My honest preference is that 'no long gun is a good home defensive choice', but that's what my experience has been. I want ONE WEAPON that will meet all of my defensive needs, that's a handgun. Laying in bed asleep, waking up to an intruder at the foot of your bed, even from a big Marine, they'll stop you from shooting them with a longgun before you can process the situation, retrieve your weapon, and land a shot on them. That's a fact.
00buck is like 8-15 .22mags at once. Overpenetration is real. Home defense shotguns should be turkey shot at the largest. I use #6 pheasant loads personally in mine.