What do you guys use for home defense?

**tonester** · 12-01-2009, 12:49 AM

i just purchased a mossy 500 with the extended tube mag so it carries 9 rounds. had to wait 10 whole days for it but it was worth it! i love it! whats a good home defensive round for 12 gauge?

**Rick** · 12-01-2009, 08:39 AM

I like fireball ammo, personally.

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Okay, just kidding. I use 00......or would if I had any guns or ammo.

**Stairman** · 12-01-2009, 08:40 AM

12 guage with 00buck for me too. Proped up in the corner beside my dresser.

**crashdive123** · 12-01-2009, 08:41 AM

Yep - if I owned any shotguns I would use 00.

**Pict** · 12-01-2009, 09:14 AM

Here in Brazil it is very typical for homes to be fortified. My house has a 3 meter wall around it topped with electric fence. The wall is mandated by law and most homes in my neighborhood have electric fencing as well. In the yard I have two enthusiastic pit bulls, and three little barky-dogs.

The house has bars on the windows and an alarm on all windows and doors. The fence is also alarmed, if anything touches it the house alarm goes off.

Inside I have a solid wood security door set in a hardwood frame at the top of the stairs that has a deadbolt lock. At night after the house alarm is turned on I lock that door when we go to bed so that if anyone gets into the house they won't be able to get to the family.

Backing up that wooden door is me with my two .38 revolvers. Anyone trying to get through that door will be shot.

It sounds like alot, and it is if taken out of context, but here such is life and this is all regarded as completely normal. Mac

**Ole WV Coot** · 12-01-2009, 09:52 AM

Gosh Mac ! Is that Brazil, WV you live in????

**mcgyver** · 12-01-2009, 11:25 AM

Wow Mac
After living that secured, don't you feel kind of vulnerable when going to sleep back here in the states?

**superior** · 12-01-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by tonester

i just purchased a mossy 500 with the extended tube mag so it carries 9 rounds. had to wait 10 whole days for it but it was worth it! i love it! whats a good home defensive round for 12 gauge?

ANY load at arms length will most like be fatal. Consider the possibility of over penetration before you choose. If you have loved ones behind walls, you may want to stick with heavy "small game" loads. Bird shot wounds at point-blank range are commonly referred to as "rat holes". The chances of surviving such a blast are almost non-existent, given a center mass hit. Glaser
"safety slugs" employ the same concept. ( Shredded organs with minimal possibility of overpenetration) I dont have anyone in other rooms so my load is #4 shot.

**Rick** · 12-01-2009, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mac

My house has a 3 meter wall around it topped with electric fence.

Originally Posted by Mac

The fence is also alarmed, if anything touches it the house alarm goes off.

Wouldn't the blood curdling scream suffice?

**oldsoldier** · 12-01-2009, 07:29 PM

DSC security system triple layerd protection,cctv system, 110 pound wolf hybrid, mossberg SD with 10 rounds of OO buck & pair of colt 1911's with black talon ammo.

**Rick** · 12-01-2009, 08:34 PM

You just had to rub the 1911s in didn't ya?

**COWBOYSURVIVAL** · 12-01-2009, 09:33 PM

I like the way OS thinks!

**Pal334** · 12-01-2009, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

You just had to rub the 1911s in didn't ya?

Wasn't me

**Pal334** · 12-02-2009, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Pal334

Wasn't me

But if I had been, I may have said this

**Pal334** · 12-02-2009, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Pal334

Wasn't me

But I would never have said this: (Please forgive its crudeness)

**Pal334** · 12-02-2009, 09:04 AM

Sorry, I had to compress so much they are tiny.

**aflineman** · 12-02-2009, 11:14 AM

Golden Retriever, Rat Terrier, and a baseball bat. Seems to work. There is a back-up plan though.

**Stargazer** · 12-02-2009, 12:46 PM

I like my Rotti,she will let you in but not out(watched a grown man wet himself after trying to grab some jeep parts in the back yard,he yelled hey buddy want to get youre dog so I can leave? I said nope, you walked youreself onto my property you can walk youreself out too). God bless anyone who should try to break in while my 3 year old is home.He is at the age where he thinks its funny to punch ya squair in the nuts.

Ken, I agree with you disposal site.But they do dig holes just about every day in my back yard.

viewing nice quiet neighbors from my deck.
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