12 g Slugs help

Winchester super x are the best rifled slugs in the market

 

You could go with buck and ball for HD, a slug and buckshot in one.

 

I always recommend horniday for HD/SD. Love their stuff

 

Pretty much agree.

But for H/D I prefer 12 pellet 00!

 

Pretty much anything will do.

 

For hitting the target in most self defense situations it does not matter if you use buckshot or slugs. The buckshot is not going to make a pattern much larger than the palm of your hand at 10 yards, both slugs and buckshot have be fired accurately. What you need to think about is after you hit the target. Do live in an urban area? If you do live in an urban area or a subdivision with small lots over penetration is going to be an issue.

 

I will be contrary. 27 pellet 2 3/4" standard loads #4 buck for HD. 00 will over penetrate and go through a lot more walls. Stay away from the mags inside your home. Pattern your shotgun at 7 yards. Put a 2" aiming dot on a clean piece of cardboard. The big hole is the wad. You will be surprised how little they spread at that distance. Do not believe Hollywood hype. You can and will miss if your are sloppy. There are a lot of opinions on slugs but we carried Brenneke Slugs for bear protection in Alaska. The hollow base slugs would not do the job on a bear. Probably good on deer and people though. The noise of a shotgun in a confined area is devastating. Be ready for it.

 

if your using a pistol grip........slugs are counter productive

need to use a full length stock to get ANY acuracy at all from slugs

 

That has nothing to do with shooting accurately

 

oh yeah?..........try hitting anything with a slug using the pistol grip

 

I don't think he was referring to a "cruiser" but a pistol grip to help absorb some recoil!

I totally agree with the 0000 buck its a devastating load inside its range and home defense surely qualifies!

 

Are you talking about a full stock with a pistol grip or just the pistol grip....Bc I shoot very actually with the full stock and Pistol grip

 

+1 on the 4 buckshot.
More than adequate stopping power for home defense and over penetration will be reduced.
A slug can go through several walls which will endanger persons in adlacent rooms and even nearby apartments or house
If in a near by apartment/ home, there is only 1 sheet of wallboard, one sheet of 1/2 inch plywood some insulation and siding before exit.
A 12 ga slug has awesome penetration and will completely through both sides of an automobile which is more than most handguns and some rifles.
At 15-30 feet almost any load will do but 2 1/2 inch #4 buckshot with 27pellets of 20 caliber will drop any intruder. A hit in the leg, or arm will essentially sever the limb. As stated earlier, you still have to aim as the pattern will be probably only 4-6 inches even with an open choke.

 

You might consider getting a laser.

 

Yeah I'm thinking something in the 2-3 terawatt range!

 

For slugs I like Federal or Winchester in a Foster style slug. My Mossberg seems to like Brenekke slugs. Don't know about primary use for HD, but I do keep a couple in the side saddle. I prefer #1, 00, or #4 buckshot for HD.