This was just part of the diatribe I received Thanksgiving weekend from a close blood relative.

Said relative worked tirelessly for Obama the last month of the campaign in Michigan and it was rattled off like a talking point of many many things Sarah doesn’t know or do.

I was stunned.

Your Best Friend,

Snake

Video on Remington 870

I’m biased. Two of my babies are 870′s.

12GA., 3″ Chamber, 26″ Barrel – Dove, Quail and Pheasant, 28″ Barrel – Trap, Duck and Goose

Congrats Erick on weaponizing. I’ve done the same thing myself. I purchased a 9mm CZ 75b pistol a while back and just recently purchased a Mossberg Special Production 500 Tactical shotgun. I’m looking to add an AR ASAP before HR 6257 gets cranked up by the Marxists on January 20.

I’m quickly of the opinion that you cannot have enough weapons or ammo right now.

Or she may be like me and content with the 20 gauge.

My dad got hubby and me a Browning Citori Grade IV 20 gauge with a 28 inch barrel, which is a sweet little thing.

Now hubby is looking at a Benelli Super Sport 12 gauge, and young son wants a Benelli Coroba. Both of them are probably going to reside in our humble abode by the next time bird season rolls around. They are both engineered to have less kick and less climb.

The upcoming AWB won’t be like the last one, where they just stopped manufacture of new ones. The new ban will require re-registration in order to be legally “grandfathered” in, and this registration will later be used as a confiscation/turn-in list. Good luck to them rounding up all the used Mossberg 500s and Remington 870s in circulation, which between them prolly run to double-digit millions.

Steppin’ out on the good foot… family and I will be there!

Its modeled after an Ak-47 and is very comfortable to shoot. I shot it a few times this past weekend and its definitively on the acquisition list.

Link: http://www.raacfirearms.com/Saiga_12.htm

500 vs. 870:
The 870 is a better gun; however, the control layout on a Mossberg is better for a first timer. The thumb safety and rear slide release is simply easier to use (at least for my wife).

12 gauge vs. .410:
While the .410 is a great gun, I don’t recommend the .410 for home defense. It simply doesn’t have the power.
The 12 gauge is also a great gun, but it kicks fairly hard. Your wife might not like it. My wife is OK with it.

I recommend you let your wife shoot a 12 gauge pump and see if she’s comfortable with it. If she’s not, I’d recommend dropping down to a 20 gauge (but not a .410). The shortened youth models are easy to handle.

If you want to kill a drug-addled intruder, use buckshot. If you want to make them mad, use birdshot. Birdshot leaves a nasty wound but it won’t immediately stop a determined attacker. A well placed shot with buckshot should result in a DRT (Dead Right There) every time.

My 12 gauge is outfitted with a Hogue youth synthetic stock and an 18″ barrel for more maneuverability inside the house. 18″ is the shortest barrel you can buy legally. Because it is so light it kicks like a mule. I normally have 2-3/4″ 00 buckshot in my gun case.

Grim

The difference in price between the two isn’t that great, especially if you can find a clean used 870 (which is likely to be even better than a brand-new one). How often in life can you move up from “good enough” to the best for so little money? Hardly ever.

ALSO, anyone owning a “social” shotgun (or planning to) should buy and read Massad Ayoob’s book Stressfire II. It’ll tell you everything you need to know to get the most out of your lead dispenser, and is almost as good as taking Ayoob’s combat shotgun course (LFI-II) in person, which I have also done.

I expect her to start staking out her own ploicies and positions now that she is free of the constraints of being part of a ticket.

I am cautiously optimistic re Chambliss and Coleman.