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3 Important Tips For Defending Your Home With A Shotgun
There is no doubt that shotguns represent excellent home defense weapons in most every scenario. The modern 12 gauge shotgun in either pump action or semiautomatic form is a firearm that, due to the multitude of loads it can fire, is one of the most versatile firearms in the world. From bird shot to buck shot, from wax bullets to bean bags, from rock salt to slugs, there isn’t a weapon out there that can do as much as a shotgun can. On the downside, shotguns are universally limited in range, regardless of the load they fire, but that doesn’t hurt the shotgun so much in the short distances required for home defense.
While on the topic of loads, the slug inevitably pops up, and it is the shotgun slug we are looking at in this article. In existence for over a hundred years, the shotgun slug in a 12 gauge weapon consists of a lead projectile that usually weighs around an ounce (437.5 grains), making it far and away one of the largest projectiles fired through a firearm. Propelled at speeds of up to 1,800 feet per second, this massive piece of lead generates over 3,100 foot pounds of energy, which is enough to stop most anything in its tracks.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/09/16/3-important-tips-for-defending-your-home-with-a-shotgun/
limited range, bulky ammunition, limited round capacity, long cyclic time (Unless you can afford a nice one).
My main argument is the bulk and weight of the ammo and the limited magazine capacity.
It is fine as part of a defense, but the shot gunner should have a high capacity side arm or a qualified person for backup with a higher capacity firearm.
I would not want to be the guy on the porch with a shotgun if thieves armed with assault rifles come to call. Let’s just leave it at that.
Upside is, almost any home that has guns has a few 12guage rounds sitting around somewhere.
You generally aren’t going to find shotgun shells falling into cracks in the floor and under truck seats like .22 does though.