Originally Posted by
dannyj
Monet, love the gun pics. I really like your short barrel shotgun with pistol-grip. I have a mossberg 500a with a 20" barrel, but it has such a beautiful wood stock and fore-end that I don't have the heart to swap out the stock with a poly pistol grip. It definitely adds a lot more length than yours though unfortunately.
I hear you loud and clear.
It certainly has been an ongoing debate for years now.
Of course that pistol grip is a Mossberg 500 as well.
Basic Stock or at least I never made any modifications to it.
Personally it is one of the easier weapons to handle, very little recoil and has great versatility.
20 Gauge so you have to listen to the 12 Gauge lovers call you Alice, Woman or a Little Girl.
Honestly though, I have Super X Rifled Slug Hollow Points for it and they will take down a Deer easily at 70 yards.
Bird Shot is fine for home defense no matter what anyone says but I prefer Slugs.
Buckshot is always good too.
Some people like to load the first two with bird, next two with buck and the rest with Slugs.
I am sure you have heard the jokes.
That pistol grip is nice though cause its so easy to handle, lighter and compact.
You can rattle off 6 shots very quick but usually the racking will scare any living human.
For home defense it would most likely be my first choice if I had to choose.
Like I say though, it is effective at 50 yards easily with slugs.
Very inexpensive ranging from 200 to 300 dollars and the barrel is 18.5 inches.
I will be going out with my M1A very soon so I will upload some pictures.
My Leupold Mark AR Scope needs to be adjusted as it was off way to the left last time I fired it.
Not that I wanted a scope but when I bought this Super Match M1A Model the previous owner already had it mounted.
The truth is I am very green with the M1A and am still trying to read up and learn how to get it sighted.
Now that we have the lock down I have plenty of time and desire to get it right and learn.
The main problem with this weapon is the weight... very heavy.
Just lugging it around the countryside wears me out. (I'm old and out of shape)
What am I going to do though as I always wanted an older style type of rifle like the M14/M1A.
It has been sitting in my closet for the last few years begging for attention and it is about to get it as I just bought over 2000 rounds.