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03-04-2012, 11:07 PM
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Shotgun gauges?
I'm going to buy my first shotgun but not sure want gauge I should get its for home protection and for outdoors assault.
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03-04-2012, 11:10 PM
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Most get a 12. A 20 is perfectly capable of doing the job for home protection. I have a 12 as a dedicated defense gun. My wife's 20 ga. 870 express youth model is the back up. I have slugs and buckshot for both of them. If you are small in size a 20 makes particularly good sense. A lot less recoil and weight of the gun and ammo to contend with.
Oh, I forgot to ask, what are you going to assault?
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Last edited by fireguy; 03-04-2012 at 11:11 PM.
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03-05-2012, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fireguy
Most get a 12. A 20 is perfectly capable of doing the job for home protection. I have a 12 as a dedicated defense gun. My wife's 20 ga. 870 express youth model is the back up. I have slugs and buckshot for both of them. If you are small in size a 20 makes particularly good sense. A lot less recoil and weight of the gun and ammo to contend with.
Oh, I forgot to ask, what are you going to assault?
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Lol I'm 210 6'1 and I'm mean if I want to get hunting and/or long range firing
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03-05-2012, 10:15 PM
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03-05-2012, 11:15 PM
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Be careful. Most places assault is against the law.
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03-05-2012, 11:31 PM
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Be careful. Most places assault is against the law.
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Yea I'm not a crazy person haha just want to be ready for anything
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03-06-2012, 12:54 AM
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What wrong with being crazy 
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03-17-2012, 05:35 PM
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Not a thing haha
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03-17-2012, 11:39 PM
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For deer a 20 will do just fine. Can get the lower flying sucks and geese too. A 12 to me is a little over kill on a deer. Does awesome for turkey, and if you get one that accepts 3.5 you can hit birds flying high. 12. Ga to me is more versatile than a 20. if you stray away from the two gauges. Shells start getting pricey. I.e. 410, 16, 10.
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03-17-2012, 11:50 PM
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Yeah, I hate those lower flying sucks!!!
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