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You hear a bump in the night and voices downstairs. It's a home invasion by more than one badguy. They are now coming up the stairs and you have only seconds...
Earlier in the evening you had placed one firearm next to your bed:
- A tested and true semi-auto pistol, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A tested and true revolver, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A $225 12-guage Mossberg Maverick Pump (7+1), any load. You ran a half a box of shells through it as a basic function check.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Mossberg pump 12g with #6. Sounds like they'll be within #6 distance. Although I might want a small caliber with suppressor (don't want to wake the wife) 
Deserve's got nothing to do with it.
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Shotgun...no question. The mere sound of the shotgun being chambered may cause the threat to leave.
Buy once, cry once.
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pistols are for fighting your way to a long gun,
shot inside, rifle outside.
"wanna hear God laugh? Tell Him you have complete control now!"
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Auto.
One can shoot it with one hand, left or righty, depending on cover or in case one arm gets shot up and it's easier/faster to top up with one hand.
If I were smart, I'd have it set up with a tanker-type or bandolier type holster so I can put it away quickly and run.
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Shotgun...with a thought not to short stroke it. dvnv
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Not playing. The deck is stacked. Two tested and true handguns and one UNtested shotgun.
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I made the decision several years ago when my children came home from the hospital. All guns but one are locked in the gun safe except my XD40 with laser. It's locked in a gunvault on my night stand with a Surefire and spare mag.
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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You hear a bump in the night and voices downstairs. It's a home invasion by more than one badguy. They are now coming up the stairs and you have only seconds...
Earlier in the evening you had placed one firearm next to your bed:
- A tested and true semi-auto pistol, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A tested and true revolver, any brand, any chambering, any load.
- A $225 12-guage Mossberg Maverick Pump (7+1), any load. You ran a half a box of shells through it as a basic function check. Semi-auto.. More maneuverable, faster to reload, more rounds/magazine.. Easy choice.. (for me)
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Not playing. The deck is stacked. Two tested and true handguns and one UNtested shotgun.
I disagree. Mossbergs are notoriously reliable pumpguns. You've function-tested it with half a box of shells, which means it works.
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
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JOG,
Too many variables to choose.
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Travis, Have you been out in the pasture again??? Why, I thought you were a revolver man. Maybe I got the wrong dude. R
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A shotgun is an excellent stationary weapon for home defense. But were one forced to move to check on family members, it's a poor choice.
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BTW, if were talking handgun, semi-auto for many reasons.
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The second Gen Glock 19 that is always there when not on my belt.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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A shotgun is an excellent stationary weapon for home defense. But were one forced to move to check on family members, it's a poor choice.
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I disagree...it is my first choice if available. Instant stopping power as has been proven to me on many a charging pit bull.
Buy once, cry once.
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I'd roll a hang gernade down the stairs and hide under the bed.
Life is like a purple antelope on a field of tuna fish...
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I'd roll a hang gernade down the stairs and hide under the bed. That'd get it done for sure, but it'd put the screws to any weekend plans you might have. Just think of all the drywall repair and painting you'd have after a kaboom like that. 
4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.
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pistols are for fighting your way to a long gun,
shot inside, rifle outside. Yep, shotguns rule for that kind of work. I don't have one right now so have to rely on my handguns but a basic cheap pump 12GA with a light on the nosepiece is on my "to get - soon" list. I don't feel undergunned, however, with my Lazergrip equipped Colt delta elite 10mm shooting 180gr Gold Dots.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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