In this video, I break down the reasons why a shotgun is better than an AR-15, especially when it comes to home defense. Both firearms have their strengths, but the shotgun's power, versatility, and reliability make it an absolute beast for protecting your home. We’ll dive into real-world data, including research from Greg Ellifritz, to see how shotguns perform in critical situations, and why juries often favor shotguns over AR-15s in self-defense cases.
Topics covered:
Shotgun stopping power vs. AR-15
Shot spread and effectiveness of buckshot
Shotgun versatility with different ammo types
Legal advantages of using a shotgun for home defense
Reliability and simplicity of pump-action shotguns
Whether you're a fan of Mossberg, Remington, or just curious about which gun is better for home defense, this video has you covered. Stay tuned for my follow-up video: 6 Reasons the AR-15 is Better Than a Shotgun!
For home defense hands down the .12 gauge is my weapon of choice.
ReplyDeleteAnd shoot with one hand, no recoil, people hit with birdshot fly back 10 feet in air, no matter which direction it's pointed at always hit target....
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like the sound of a shotgun being cocked to get someone's attention
ReplyDeleteAlmost as quick as "Who's Tammy and why is she sending you titty pics, asshole?" huh?
Deletecan I get an AMEN!
DeleteYou keep your gun in Condition 2 and not already racked?
DeleteAmen
DeleteA shotgun is an effective weapon for self defense....against one or perhaps two assailants. These days with criminals preying on people in packs, magazine capacity and reload speed become more important. An AR pattern rifle is superior to shotguns there.
ReplyDeleteGet a Standard Arms DP12. 16 rounds of 12 gauge. 2shots per pump. If there are still assailant s after that, call in an air strike.
DeleteHow about a Mossberg magazine fed shotgun.
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Evil Franklin
Or, a Keltec K series shotgun.
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Evil Franklin
Horseshit. Shoot what YOU are comfortable and proficient with. Period.
ReplyDeleteJust don't forget about your neighbors when you are sighting in the intruder. The projectile at ranges inside your home will likely go right through the assailant and a few layers of drywall and finish itself off inside your neighbors home.
DeleteMy neighbors are not line-of-sight and closest is over a half-mile away.
DeleteI limit my indoor defense weapons to .300WM.
Touche
DeleteYou certainly don't have to be a great shot with a shotgun, but an AR with a 30 rnd mag pointing at my face is gonna make me keep very still as well.
ReplyDeleteProblem with a shotgun is that from a distance you have more tiny buckshot holes you have to patch over in your drywall.
Use whatever you feel confident with.
ReplyDelete1. At in-home distances, shot spread is minimal or nonexistent.
2. Stopping power, shotgun prob better
3. Rounds fired from rifle with defensive use-capable ammo: many thousands. Rounds fired from shotgun with defensive use-cspable ammo: couple of hundred. Experience, confidence of use, rifle better.
4. Length and maneuverability in a home: rifle better.
5. Capacity: rifle better. Shotguns are "always empty"
6. Cost of practice: rifle better
For home defense, the best weapon is the one you have in your hand. Being blessed to live in a state that respects the Second Amendment, I carry a firearm at all times, even in the home. That's easy to do with a small pistol. That's not so easy to do with a shotgun. When one advocates a long gun as the go-to weapon for home defense, one has to factor in that long run to the room where it lives...
ReplyDeleteI keep a handgun on my hip every waking moment and a 12 gauge pump shotgun within reach of my easy chair. I'm never more than 30 feet from a long gun no matter what part of the house I'm in.
Deleteyeah. used to do that when I lived in Philly. downstairs I kept a AR -15 carbine behind my chair and a Mossberg 590 alongside it. the bro's where big on home invasions
Deletestarting in the mid 1990's. if I was still there, I get a 12 gauge with a 3.5 chamber and get some of that Winchester number 4 buckshot -54 pellets per shell.
kind of pricey though. but then again, "what is your life worth ? "
dave in pa.
THIS was what Joe Biden was trying to tell you ten years ago, but Joe doesn't know jack shit about firearms.
ReplyDeleteruns... (well, hobbles away) laughing hysterically.
shotgun is great if they are outside your house, and few in number. but i had a close friend that worked corrections in the max. the inmates practice disarming drills daily. try going around a corner with a shotgun if somebody knows what they are doing. he bet me he could snatch mine. try as i might, he took it every time. after that i use a glock and a 7.5 inch ar pistol and stay well back from the wall, gun tucked close to my chest. a long gun in the house is asking for it to be used against you.
ReplyDeleteAs a Marine rifle platoon commander in Viet Nam I have experience with both. After being issued a 1911 I felt the need for more firepower. I picked up a M16. My Platoon Sergeant gave me a 97 Winchester shot gun. Known as the Trench Gun. Wow! No comparison for close range self defense. The 97 is a slam fire meaning pull the trigger once and hold it. It fires every time it is pumped. I currently have one. The only draw back in the home is the need to buy 5 gallon buckets of Spackle after use. Beats being dead. Semper Fi.
ReplyDeleteAn AR-15 is nothing but a poodle-shooting varmint gun that jams every second shot. A REAL MAN shoots an M-14 or a Garand or a 1911!
ReplyDeleteMy hesitation in storing any magazine-fed firearm is the fatigue on the springs in the mag. For months and months in the pantry, closet, bed frame, whatever... with a loaded mag - stress on the spring the whole time. I need absolute reliability. So I've filled my cabinets, couches and drawers with small frame .38 and .357 revolvers.
ReplyDelete/and yes. I need to get off my ass and target-shoot more.
Magazine springs weaken through use, not by sitting there loaded. That's been proven over and over again.
DeleteNow that I've said that, my EDC is a 357 magnum but it doesn't have anything to do with magazine springs.
Today there are a number of bullpup shotguns available. I've had several including a Mossberg 500 with the extended tube. They are handy in close quarters.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago I read Line of fire by Donald Hamilton. His go to was a Winchester 1897 sawed off. His argument for it was that it was maneuverable could be reloaded on the move and had slam fire capability. At close range a blast of bird shot will still be tightly grouped and effectively do as much damage as a slug with the additional benefits of spreading out in the target body making for more bleeding and stray pellets are less apt to pass through walls into unwanted objects.
I was taught to load shot, slug, shot, slug, shot and if over penetration was a concern to rack the slug out without firing.
People who choose a shotgun for home defense should hunt small game with it and shoot clays. It is not a point and shoot weapon. It has to be aimed, and on average, you'll get about 1 inch of spread per one yard of distance to target. At in home distances, that's not much! It isn't magical like it's depicted in the movies. Like any other weapon, it takes lots of practice to be good with one and to keep it fed. I still have my first shotgun, given to me in 1967. It, like me , has been through a lot and still functions, but needs to be exercised in order to remain proficient. Eod1sg Ret
ReplyDeleteWirecutter, same, same. Always have one on the hip and two others in strategic areas. .12 gauge not far away. I've no kids, no visitors so they are where I want them and ready for use. An intruder will never hear the cha chunk of my pump .12.
ReplyDeleteYou've mentioned your ".12 gauge" three times now, I've never heard of that round and I'm very curious about it. I've heard of 12 gauge (with no decimal in front of it) and larger gauge guns like four-gauge and even two gauge, but by my calculation a ".12 gauge" would be throwing a nominal 8.33 pound round lead ball, the recoil must be punishing.
DeleteThe grammar nazi strikes.
DeleteI've seen several comments on the Winchester 1897 and have to say, having owned only one and traded it off, hammer bite is real. If I were going to a pump, and I'm not, I'd go with an 870 Tactical or a 590. I guess for now I'll just stick with my M1014 H2O.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a slam-fire shotgun without hammer bite, then there is always the Winchester Model 12.
DeleteWhether you can bring yourself to cut the barrel on one is another story.
I'm more of a 45/308 guy, myself.
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