Pardon me for asking, but what kinda shot is that?
Those are flechettes. Ugly things to get hit with.
Pardon me for asking, but what kinda shot is that?
Those would be flechettes, There is much debate as to wether they are even legal under the geneva convention. If the Military might get in trouble for using them in a war zone, I am sure that a civilian court would have you sitting next to Charlie Manson in a heartbeat.
The US military tried them in Vietnam, and did away with them pretty quickly, I believe the IDF just got into a problem using them in Gaza back in January.
I can empty all 13 rounds from my Glock and have 13 more racked and ready probably before I can get 3 rounds into a shotgun.
I don't really need a pistol and am leaning towards a shotgun for home defense BUT with a pistol I have closer access to shooting ranges.
If I buy a pistol, do most people recommend getting fixed sights (cheapest), adjustable sights( a bit more), or night sights (even more)?
My initial thoughts were to get fixed because it is cheapest. I am not going to be shooting from 40yrds out so I don't think I need the adj sights to fine tune my accuracy. Night sights seem cool BUT wouldn't they give away your position if you are in the dark?
Also are most stock night sights fixed?
I have a Mossberg 500 and a Benelli Nova. Great to shoot around and neither breaks over $400 a piece. I've never seen an indoor range not allow a shotgun. Usually all indoors allow up to a 30-06.
No. You can do this with the Winchester 1897 models, though. Winchester doesn't make this model anymore, but Norinco makes a pretty good copy of these shotguns for around $400 bucks. They make a Cowboy model and a Trenchgun model.I have not shot a 870 in years, so I can't remember. Can you hold the trigger back and just pump to fire or is there a interlock so that you have to release the trigger to fire every round?
I however, have to disagree with 00 Buck. If you miss the bad guy you have 8 .38 rounds flying down range. These will easily penetrate interior sheetrock covered walls.
Yes, but not nearly as much as a .38spl. OP, check out the Box o' Truth website, lots of information there about penetration and whatnot.
As far as suggestions? I have a Mossberg 590A1 Persuader as my "tacticool" shotgun:
That's not mine, but it looks pretty much the same.
OTOH, I also have a *cough* few other guns. Which one I grab depends on the scenario. Knock on the door at three AM? My Glock 19 will be with me. Window breaking at the same time? I'm grabbing the Mossy. Riots in the streets? I'll be on the roof with one of my AR15's, watching the mayhem.
Zombie attack?