What are the best guns to purchase for basic self/home protection?
Nothing beats a basic 12 gauge pump gun. You can use bird, buck or ball for all sorts of purposes. Bird shot for in house so as not to penetrate walls and hit others in the home. #6-8 bird shot works well. Use a low power cartridge. At close range 5 to 15 feet it will shred a bad guy. Buck shot #4 to 000 buck is for killing from 5 feet up to 30 to 45 yards. Ball or Slug is good for killing from 5 feet up to 150 yards. A standard 5 shot pump is adequate or you can get an extension which will add 2 extra shots. Or get a shotgun already made withe a 7 or 8 shot capacity. You can buy one with a pistol grip only or a combination pistol and shoulder stock or just a shoulder stock model. I prefer the pistol/shoulder stock model. You can hold the shotgun in one hand by the pistol grip while the stock is held under the armpit in case you must point with one hand while using the other. RULES FOR A GUNFIGHT: My Memories of BCT at Ft. Benning by Drill Sergeant (E-7) Joe B. Fricks “RULES FOR A GUN,
