The shotgun we have focused on in the last two articles is at the bottom of the picture. Middle is a 870 wingmaster built as a home defense shotgun, and top is a Chinese copy of the Winchester 1893 shotgun Browning designed and later revised for use as a trench shotgun (1897). These are great examples of what could be used for a home defense shotgun though I recommend you use what you have or what your comfortable with(or can afford). If all you have is a single shot pardner in 20 gauge you got for your birthday when you were 17 then use it. But whatever you do practice with the it so using it is 2nd nature. I would just as soon use the 93 as the 870 the bump in the night can't tell the difference when you rack the slide anyways. For now I'm done with the 870 build as I did it way under budget and I don't feel the need to add too much more to it. A shell holder adds width, but its handy to have 6 extra rounds on the gun if you need to grab it and run. you can get up to 17 or 18 rounds on/in the gun if you add a stock shell carrier as well but again width is added and the use of a sling becomes uncomfortable. If I wanted to recover some of my costs I could sell the take off parts like the stock set and end cap but I think I'll save those for future projects or acquisitions. A surefire tactical light would be nice practical add on without getting too far into tacticool in my opinion. It keeps you from having to rely on the lights in the house and the surefire is a fairly blinding flashlight if your on the recieving end of one.
Below we see two folding stock versions of HD shotguns.
Great for tight hiding places and rafters. 870 and a Moss 500
Great for tight hiding places and rafters. 870 and a Moss 500
2 comments:
I never could get into the concept of a folding shotgun- not that it matters much in NYS where folders of all types are restricted fairly stringently.
some day if I get some extra $ and a good deal on an extra 870 I wouldn't mind doing a 2 round tube extension, changing out the foregrip, and putting an 18in tube on it.
Any good reason not to use the smooth bore 18in slug barrel shipped along with the 870 combos? Sights aren't awful, but I concede its not as fast as a bead.
I would imagine the smooth bore slug barrel would be right up there with those shotguns built with ghost ring sights. And could not imagine any distance inside the average sized dwelling to require much more.
Folding stocks can be nice when space is tight. But a handgun might be a better choice then.
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