Non-pro here.
I think the shotgun has some advantages over a carbine for home defense. Professional use? Probably not.
The shotgun comes into its own as a fixed position defensive weapon, and for targets on the move at standard 1/2 acre lot distances.
I live alone and my bedroom door is rule 4 clear. If I get the "crash in the night", it's: electronic ear pro jacked into my phone, call cops, point shotty at door and wait for the cavalry. Most civilians who talk about what to clear their house with are living in fantasy.
Speaking of fantasy, it's on the outside range of probability for me, but if someone is leathally threatening me from the street or the backyard, my odds of hitting increase with buckshot. I'd also prefer to put a slug or two into an engine block than some 5.56 if I have to. Once again, both are possible but not probable.
New conventional wisdom I disagree with:
Shotguns hold less ammo. Fewer rounds? Yes. Fewer projectiles? Not hardly. I keep my 590 cruiser ready with 7 rounds of 9 pellet. That's 63 projectiles vs 30 in my AR. It would be more if I could get my hands on some Federal #1 flite-control.
Flite-control=slug. Yes those pellets stay together in flight, but they all go their separate ways when they hit. Multiple stacked wound tracks=serious damage afaik. It seems everyone cringes at instructors who advocate spreading pistol rounds across a target, but wants that spread from a shotgun. It doesn't make sense to me. You still have to aim.
I bought my AR 2 months before Sandy Hook and am just now getting to where I can afford ammo and classes. That might change my mind. I want to take some shotgun classes, but they're few and far between from what I've seen. Not sexy anymore, I guess.
I probably wouldn't want to use one in uncertain environments, but I think shotguns have their place for HD.
This is just one newbs opinion and is subject to change with new facts. My lane is narrow and slow, but that's why I'm here.
I think the shotgun has some advantages over a carbine for home defense. Professional use? Probably not.
The shotgun comes into its own as a fixed position defensive weapon, and for targets on the move at standard 1/2 acre lot distances.
I live alone and my bedroom door is rule 4 clear. If I get the "crash in the night", it's: electronic ear pro jacked into my phone, call cops, point shotty at door and wait for the cavalry. Most civilians who talk about what to clear their house with are living in fantasy.
Speaking of fantasy, it's on the outside range of probability for me, but if someone is leathally threatening me from the street or the backyard, my odds of hitting increase with buckshot. I'd also prefer to put a slug or two into an engine block than some 5.56 if I have to. Once again, both are possible but not probable.
New conventional wisdom I disagree with:
Shotguns hold less ammo. Fewer rounds? Yes. Fewer projectiles? Not hardly. I keep my 590 cruiser ready with 7 rounds of 9 pellet. That's 63 projectiles vs 30 in my AR. It would be more if I could get my hands on some Federal #1 flite-control.
Flite-control=slug. Yes those pellets stay together in flight, but they all go their separate ways when they hit. Multiple stacked wound tracks=serious damage afaik. It seems everyone cringes at instructors who advocate spreading pistol rounds across a target, but wants that spread from a shotgun. It doesn't make sense to me. You still have to aim.
I bought my AR 2 months before Sandy Hook and am just now getting to where I can afford ammo and classes. That might change my mind. I want to take some shotgun classes, but they're few and far between from what I've seen. Not sexy anymore, I guess.
I probably wouldn't want to use one in uncertain environments, but I think shotguns have their place for HD.
This is just one newbs opinion and is subject to change with new facts. My lane is narrow and slow, but that's why I'm here.