Never sure about using shot for defense, so I would have to fire twice to make sure I hit 'em with the slug! For home defense, NRA recommends keeping it simple with a single action revolver and high mass, low velocity round (so it stays in the intruder and doesn't visit the neighbor's house). I like the shotgun for ship defense, but might elect to keep it simple and reliable with something like this...I'd want a 12 Gauge semi auto with 8 in the tube, alternating slug, buck shot, slug, buck-shot...
Ah..... no!...
There is a YouTube video proving you can use 12 ga rounds in it.
Jim...
That is a nice looking shotgun. It is titled "Marine" magnum, and they say it is nickle plated. Why not make it out o SS? Seems that would be a true marine grade fire arm.
So JIm you try it first. We will convene a seance and you can get back to us via your medium.
I believe it would have worked better if they used DUCT tape.where some guys duck tapped a flare gun to a tree
PS: Still laughing
KSorry I was laughing @Charles Erwin and his seance comment.
My apologies to you @rgranger . I will buy some Duck tape soon.
Back to my Coors, hic hic hic
Jim...
No expert here, so I can only guess the SS is a bit too soft. But all this talk of, er, "self defense", made me remember this episode of one of our favorite shows (check out the bit at 3:50). Just good wholesome family entertainment.Why not make it out o SS?
Gordon, I'd load buck shot & slug alternately because I'm not just trying to 'scare' pirates at close range, my intent is to put BIG holes in their poorly made wood or fiberglass skiffs. Buck Shot isn't ideal for home defense because you'll blow away a few chunks of your house trying to take down an intruder (not ideal if you have kids or loved ones in rooms close by with only wood and drywall between them and the danger). But like I said before, for pirates, I'm going to try to surprise them as they approach my vessel and put some giant holes in their 'boarding vessel'. This is why I want a semi auto; I have a really nice Browning Bird gun my grandfather handed down to me but it has a really long barrel (nothing tactical about it). Anyway, I can rain 8 shells of hell fire from that barrel as fast as I can pull the trigger. Every tactical shotgun I have fired, and I have used a few, are always pump... the reason why they are pump is because the action is more reliable and far less prone to jam than a semi-auto. Anyway, I've never had a jam in my Browning, then again I don't often dump 8 shells back to back... I'm embarrassed enough if I miss the clay on the first and have to fire a second.Never sure about using shot for defense, so I would have to fire twice to make sure I hit 'em with the slug! For home defense, NRA recommends keeping it simple with a single action revolver and high mass, low velocity round (so it stays in the intruder and doesn't visit the neighbor's house). I like the shotgun for ship defense, but might elect to keep it simple and reliable with something like this...
https://www.remington.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/model-870-special-purpose-marine-magnum
Tempting, but you must honor the gift by keeping it as far from away from the salt water as possible. As for this AA-12, I would have never dreamed a shotgun could be pulled out of a tank of water and fired. The backpressure created by the residual water in the barrel would make me think it would misfire, or worse. But they seem to have that all figured out. I think.I have a really nice Browning Bird gun my grandfather handed down to me
It can be a bit of a hassle if you forget to declare them and then the authorities find out.i'm under the impression its a bad idea to carry a firearm while cruising?