Mossberg 590 with super evil heat shield and bayonet lug.
I'll grab whatever is closer depending on what room I am in. In the bedroom it will be a 12 gauge with 00 buck. I want to be able to shoot through certain walls to reach the BG if hes hiding or attempting entry of the bedroom I am in.
In close quarters nothing equals a shot gun and double 00 buck shot.... And it you say anything different youre full of BS or you dont have a clue in my opinion.
For target destruction I don't disagree. My shotgun with 00buck is #3 on my list of guns to grab behind #1 high cap 9mm pistol followed by AR15 with 30rnd mag.
I would need to carry an infant to safety so firing my 12ga effectively one handed is not something easily done. It's a pump so that is working against me too.
I dont want to kill the neighbors using a rifle. I'm out in a rual area and the neighbors are far apart (400' maybe) but I dont want a round exiting my house period. I too have an AR and your saying thats safe to use without penetrating a window and going next door?This. If choosing a long gun, I'd much rather have an AR with low recoil and high capacity, that can be effectively fired with one hand if it became necessary. A high velocity rifle round has excellent terminal effect and is much easier to handle and fire rapidly than a shotgun for all but the most skilled shooters. With the correct ammo (i.e., Hornady TAP), there's much less chance of overpenetration and risk to others than with either shotgun or handgun rounds.
I still rely primarily on a handgun for HD, specifically for greater mobility. I don't have kids in the house and where I live, overpenetration isnt a great concern. That said, I've trained to a high level with a handgun. If my skills were less with a pistol, I'd readily opt for the AR as primary. Here's my HD setup:
Glock 21 SF with night sights, Surefire X300 with DG switch and 17+1 capacity. Ammo is issued 230gr Gold Dot.
You can use 4 shoot or larger if your having to worry about someone in another room. 4 shoot will not penatrate two sheets of sheet rock, or so I have been informed.
I dont want to kill the neighbors using a rifle. I'm out in a rual area and the neighbors are far apart (400' maybe) but I dont want a round exiting my house period. I too have an AR and your saying thats safe to use without penetrating a window and going next door?
I also have a model 94 30-30 but that would not be a first choice either.
Clay that rifle with a suitable defensive round will not penetrate any more than your handgun. By the time a rifle round goes through a couple of layers of drywall and smacks the brick exterior wall I have zero worries about harming my neighbors.