What's the cheapest shotgun at walmart?

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: jimbob200521

Originally posted by: Lucky

If you're using it for home protection, I'd get a .22

Is that a joke?

Don't see why it would be, while a .22 may not be as powerful as a .12, it should be pleanty for home protection.

because you will have to be a superior marksman with a .22 to have a shot at stopping your invader, while with a shotgun, 12 ga, it wont over-penetrate and you have a much higher chance of getting a good hit.

Oops, I suppose I could have been a little more specific. I meant a lighter gauge shotgun. I don't know a ton about guns, but wouldn't a lower gauge shotgun also work well?

Please, just quit while you're ... well, not ahead ... but not so far behind?

- M4H

 

[Mutilator]

Technically the guy saying you won't get knocked down by a shotgun is correct, just watch that episode of Myth Busters. However, the person getting shot will likely FALL down, but it will be due to pain and/or misalignment of body parts, not because of the impact from the round fired.

 

[Tom]

Anyone see the Steve McQueen movie, The Hunter, where he plays a bail bondsman ?

What is that thing he uses to knowck down the big guy ? It doesn't shoot bullets or shells, but some kind of pillowy looking thing.

Of course, it's Hollywood so maybe there is no such device that works the way it does in the movie.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Tom
Anyone see the Steve McQueen movie, The Hunter, where he plays a bail bondsman ?

What is that thing he uses to knowck down the big guy ? It doesn't shoot bullets or shells, but some kind of pillowy looking thing.

Of course, it's Hollywood so maybe there is no such device that works the way it does in the movie.

beanbag gun. Cops use them to this day. Not as much with tazers and such but they are still out there.

 

[Sukhoi]

lol .22 pistol for home defense? I hope you're being attacked by squirrels and mice.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: arcenite
$90
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3138530

Edit: There are cheaper ones, but in order to be classified as a shotgun IMO it has to be a 12ga

If you can't get enough stopping power out of a 20 gauge you're hunting some scary-ass ducks.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
lol .22 pistol for home defense? I hope you're being attacked by squirrels and mice.

lol, no kidding

12 guage ftw

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: jimbob200521

Originally posted by: Lucky

If you're using it for home protection, I'd get a .22

Is that a joke?

Don't see why it would be, while a .22 may not be as powerful as a .12, it should be pleanty for home protection.

because you will have to be a superior marksman with a .22 to have a shot at stopping your invader, while with a shotgun, 12 ga, it wont over-penetrate and you have a much higher chance of getting a good hit.

Oops, I suppose I could have been a little more specific. I meant a lighter gauge shotgun. I don't know a ton about guns, but wouldn't a lower gauge shotgun also work well?

It would kill it better

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Don't go any smaller than a 20 ga for HD. If you try to use a .410 for HD, you'll probably need to be using slugs. If you're going to shoot a .410 with slugs you just as well get a pistol of some sort. It will be easier to manuver around your house.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Wow, from someone saying that a .22 is enough for home defense, to saying that a 12ga isn't enough.

Lots of misinformation here.

This thread needs more Box O' Truth

- M4H

Wow, awesome site! Shooting stuff IS fun

 

[Juno]

walmart sells guns?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Getting hit with a .22 is nothing. You don't hit vitals the person is probably not gonna stop coming. A 12 gauge they get knocked down and they're prolly not gonna get up. A 12 gauge is the perfect home defense weapon. Amazing a close quarters, the sound scares off most intruders and it won't go through walls.

BAHAHAHAHA, knocked down by a .12 guage????

BAHAHAHAHA, you do know that NO normal, house defending gun has enough power to knock someone down... because if it did, it would knock the shooter down as well...

Wait, you mean that people don't go flying across rooms when shot with a 12 gauge? I always thought that Mafia was the epitome of realism in computer games.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Tom
Anyone see the Steve McQueen movie, The Hunter, where he plays a bail bondsman ?

What is that thing he uses to knowck down the big guy ? It doesn't shoot bullets or shells, but some kind of pillowy looking thing.

Of course, it's Hollywood so maybe there is no such device that works the way it does in the movie.

beanbag gun. Cops use them to this day. Not as much with tazers and such but they are still out there.

Oh yeah, Johnny Knoxville took one in his gut, he went down in pain.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Juno
walmart sells guns?

Guns, ammo, ear protectors, cleaning stuff... Walmart's sporting goods department is pretty stocked. KMart doesn't have nearly as much gun stuff, and don't even bother going to Target for stuff like this.

 

[rbV5]

Shotgun = less aiming, but more collateral damage. Ignore Collaterial damage for home protection, .22 isn't likely to scare anyone with enough balls to break in, and shotgun pellet holes fix easily in sheetrock.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
I'd like to pick up one of these..

OP: Consider a Mossberg 500.

That Remington 870 pictured is the perfect home defense weapon. Just rack it when you hear the burglar. If he is still hangs around, keep shooting until the weapon is empty, because your burglar is obviously a crazed psychopath...

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What do you want the shotgun for? If you're going to use it for hunting, then I'd avoid simply searching for the cheapest shotgun... If you're using it for home protection, I'd get a .22

Generally, they're lighter, plus you'd have 10 shots vs. 1 shot with a cheap shotgun.

That is NOT a good idea.

 

[kirkaptain]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
lol .22 pistol for home defense? I hope you're being attacked by squirrels and mice.

:laugh:

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: boredhokie
Maybe he's going to off himself. No real reason to spend more than you have to if you're only gonna shoot the gun once.

why would it matter how much he spent if he was dead anyway?

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: rbV5
Shotgun = less aiming, but more collateral damage. Ignore Collaterial damage for home protection, .22 isn't likely to scare anyone with enough balls to break in, and shotgun pellet holes fix easily in sheetrock.

This is a bad mentallity to have if you live in an apartment or have loved ones in the house. Only use large enough shot to penetrate the bad guy's clothes and into his body but not go all the way through him into the next room. Collateral damage is never an option when innocent people are around.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar

Originally posted by: rbV5
Shotgun = less aiming, but more collateral damage. Ignore Collaterial damage for home protection, .22 isn't likely to scare anyone with enough balls to break in, and shotgun pellet holes fix easily in sheetrock.

This is a bad mentallity to have if you live in an apartment or have loved ones in the house. Only use large enough shot to penetrate the bad guy's clothes and into his body but not go all the way through him into the next room. Collateral damage is never an option when innocent people are around.

Shotgun isn't going to penetrate walls, apartment dwellers and loved ones in any other room are safe. I don't recommend firing with loved ones in the line of fire (pets included), anyone else is certainly no innocent person. Fire away...the bastard that broke in doesn't care about innocent people, and dropping him in your hallway PROTECTS innocent people that happen to be around.

 

[Kenazo]

Your OP reminds me of "Failure to Launch" when the girl goes in to buy a cheap gun and one bullet and the guy tries to get her involved w/ a suicide watch.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Getting hit with a .22 is nothing. You don't hit vitals the person is probably not gonna stop coming. A 12 gauge they get knocked down and they're prolly not gonna get up. A 12 gauge is the perfect home defense weapon. Amazing a close quarters, the sound scares off most intruders and it won't go through walls.

BAHAHAHAHA, knocked down by a .12 guage????

BAHAHAHAHA, you do know that NO normal, house defending gun has enough power to knock someone down... because if it did, it would knock the shooter down as well...

Psh, Newton didn't know what he was talking about. Equal and opposite my ass.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: rbV5

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar

Originally posted by: rbV5
Shotgun = less aiming, but more collateral damage. Ignore Collaterial damage for home protection, .22 isn't likely to scare anyone with enough balls to break in, and shotgun pellet holes fix easily in sheetrock.

This is a bad mentallity to have if you live in an apartment or have loved ones in the house. Only use large enough shot to penetrate the bad guy's clothes and into his body but not go all the way through him into the next room. Collateral damage is never an option when innocent people are around.

Shotgun isn't going to penetrate walls, apartment dwellers and loved ones in any other room are safe. I don't recommend firing with loved ones in the line of fire (pets included), anyone else is certainly no innocent person. Fire away...the bastard that broke in doesn't care about innocent people, and dropping him in your hallway PROTECTS innocent people that happen to be around.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot3.htm

00 buck and even #4 buck WILL penetrate walls.

Just be careful if you ever have to shoot an intruder.

 

[0roo0roo]

what? no rock salt? no hacksaws?