davsco
Ultimate Member
not a fan of the shottie for HD. despite myth, you can somewhat easily miss with a shotgun, esp at closer ranges. just hit a 3 gun match and you'll see... next is, with a long barrel there is more out there for a bad guy to grab, and it's unwieldy going around corners etc. and of course the kick, esp for smaller statured folks. then of course, limited mag capacity and pretty hard to reload.
i actually think a pistol caliber carbine (pcc) in 9mm is an ideal HD firearm. you hold it with both hands and into your shoulder so it's pretty steady. not nearly as unwieldy as a shottie. almost no recoil. huge mag capacity.
that said, i have a bedside glock 31 for hd. small form factor.
but there's a reason PCC's are normally at the top of competitions, pretty easy to shoot fast & accurately. even folks with limited firearms experience can pick up a pcc and do pretty good with it.
i actually think a pistol caliber carbine (pcc) in 9mm is an ideal HD firearm. you hold it with both hands and into your shoulder so it's pretty steady. not nearly as unwieldy as a shottie. almost no recoil. huge mag capacity.
that said, i have a bedside glock 31 for hd. small form factor.
but there's a reason PCC's are normally at the top of competitions, pretty easy to shoot fast & accurately. even folks with limited firearms experience can pick up a pcc and do pretty good with it.