![]() ![]() Section 5: Shotguns Subject: Maverick HS-12 Shotgun Msg# 826942
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tj, i have tried to clear a house with a shotgun, dont work for me. So i can see your point. However, in holding the top of a staircase, a shotgun, no matter what the flavor, is hard to beat. From a legal standpoint, holding the top of the stairs is a very defensible position as well. your not looking for trouble, your waiting for the good guys to arrive. I get ya on the phone, hard if your by yourself. id suggest the role of phone be given to your room-mate, whats he gonna do with that little gun of his anyways??![]() |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: This is just my two cents. I'm not impressed. Get a bunch of gun guys together and give 'em a bunch of free ammo and they are going to have fun. If it's something different they are going to latch on to that because it's something different. Big boys aren't always that different from little boys when it comes to playing with toys. Even Gunsite instructors. It's not as if the place is still run by Jeff Cooper, who was a bit above all that. I will admit, the gun was fun to shoot and we picked up 4 for the shop with our initial and only order of these shotguns. I picked up one and the rest sold slowly. I picked it up in part because of its oddity and part because it was fun to shoot. It was also my home defense shotgun, such as it was sitting in a closet behind god knows how many other firearms. My first defense piece is the handgun I carry on a daily basis. Right now, I live in a townhouse with winding staircases where a shotgun just doesn't do that well, if one has to manuever. It also allows use of one hand so I can be on the phone if necessary. So, the defensive shotgun at home is something I've relegated to the back of the closet where as an option it was 3rd rate at best. I also have a Remington 870 with an 8 round magazine for a total of 9 rounds altogether. That's even further in the back of the closet and I've shot it all of 2 times. Saying to myself, "Yep, it leaves a pattern with the buckshot". It's getting dusted off and I'll probably take it to the range again to re-familiarize myself with it. |