are the shotguns from Walmart any good?

[Random Axe]

D, the 12 is fine, just be prepared for what comes with it. It's got a helluva recoil, it's loud as hell and it's going to do mass damage. My advice is to go out to a field somewhere, private property, and practice with ear protection. You need to get used to what it's capable of before you go to use it when it really, really counts. I hope that never happens. Just go blow the crap out of some coffee cans for an afternoon.

[toys2cool]

D, the 12 is fine, just be prepared for what comes with it. It's got a helluva recoil, it's loud as hell and it's going to do mass damage. My advice is to go out to a field somewhere, private property, and practice with ear protection. You need to get used to what it's capable of before you go to use it when it really, really counts. I hope that never happens. Just go blow the crap out of some coffee cans for an afternoon.

will do bro, i appreciate it , thanx again

[Hector]

Going by your posts here, Damien...I don't think you should get a shotgun...

[Mikey]

For home defense, go with the widest spread. I doubt anyone would really want to kill an intruder if they can help it. .

That might be true, but that kind of thinking is also very dangerous for yourself and your family.

If you pull out a gun and only wound him, he will come back at you if he can -probably with his own gun and he will try and kill you.

It's why cops are taught not to fire at legs.

[Hector]

that kind of thinking is also very dangerous for yourself and your family.

If you pull out a gun and only wound him, he will come back at you if he can -probably with his own gun and he will try and kill you.

It's why cops are taught not to fire at legs.

Exactly.

[Hector]

It's why cops are taught not to fire at legs.

All that TV and movie cop thing about shooting to only wound...LIES...lol.

If you are armed and shoot back at officers...they will shoot to kill...even if you start running...they will shoot you in the back as well...there's no such thing as being gentlemanly in real life and death situations.

Also another Hollywood myth...that a cop will wait until you draw first...what a crock...it never gets to that point...the cop will shoot you...lol.

[toys2cool]

Going by your posts here, Damien...I don't think you should get a shotgun...

lol I told you I know nothing about shotguns

I'm more of a handgun glock type of guy

[toys2cool]

All that TV and movie cop thing about shooting to only wound...LIES...lol.

If you are armed and shoot back at officers...they will shoot to kill...even if you start running...they will shoot you in the back as well...there's no such thing as being gentlemanly in real life and death situations.

Also another Hollywood myth...that a cop will wait until you draw first...what a crock...it never gets to that point...the cop will shoot you...lol.

yeah my brother in law's a cop(the same idiot who took his shotgun back from this thread) and he's always saying, when you shoot you shoot to kill

[Hector]

Get a crossbow...those suckers are bad arse...silent but deadly...

[Brad]

+1 on the model 500 Mossberg! I have had mine for 25 years now and it is a great gun. It came with both a shot and slug barrel. A friend of mine sold his with the shot barrel and gave me the old slug barrel so I use that when it's in home protection mode. We have a few different handguns too. Maggy even has her own 38 and a carry permit from PA.



Works great for hunting too.

[Mikey]

Brad, in that first picture you look like you're going to kill JFK

[Brad]

Brad, in that first picture you look like you're going to kill JFK

Before Maggy ever moved out here she wanted me to send here a picture of myself holding Bessy (that's the name of my Mossberg) so that's what I sent her. I think that was what made her fall in love with me.



Maggy is a farm girl who grew up around guns so she has no problems owning guns of all types.

[Mikey]

Before Maggy ever moved out here she wanted me to send here a picture of myself holding Bessy (that's the name of my Mossberg) :

I used to call mine Big Boom-Boom because the thing was so loud when it fired

[megoapesnut]

Cabelas is another place that has a plentiful supply - used and new.

[toys2cool]

Brad, in that first picture you look like you're going to kill JFK

lmao