Purchasing Your First Firearm For Home Defense

So you are considering investing in a home defense firearm, but not sure what weapon to purchase. You search google and find the weapon mentioned a to most is a shotgun. Most novice weapon educated people, would never consider a shotgun to be the best home defense option. Once you begin to understand the shotgun as an invention, you begin to realize all of it's attributes. I read an article on the truth about guns in which the title stated that the shotgun is dead. As someone with enough firearms experience to have an opinion, I entertained the thought. Someone who has handled many guns would be well informed on the "which gun in what situation" theories. The post's strongest points were it's cons about weight, accessory position and sound. All good if you're experienced. There is one equilibrium that defines the reason for a new shooter to purchase a shotgun.
Hearing that infamous click-clack, it's as simple as that. The shotgun has been imbedded in world history. It's like everyone knows the sound of it's pump action...especially an intruder. You see, it takes a while for someone to get comfortable with firing a gun. With having a shotgun, your first defense is racking that shotgun so the intruder can hear it. The semi-auto or revolver is quiet until you pull the trigger. An intruder would have to enter into your space to know you're wielding a weapon. Think about hearing that shotgun, while you're on the other side of the door. You'll probably imagine a large blast concluded with a huge hole in the door.

You can get by the cons that were mentioned in that article above. Shotguns have come along way since they came around in the 18th century. They are made lighter, and can be accessorised to the max with lights and night sights. You can load shells to shoot a small snake or take down an attacking bear with heavier 00 Buck shot. They are the most diverse weapons to have, and you can learn much about guns just by research. Tales of the gun is a History channel bio about the gun development. There are 40 tale of the gun videos, each at 45 minutes featuring different guns and their creators. So when your bored at work, you can check them out. Just make sure wear headphones, because you will hear lots of gunfire.

As always, I like to add a video from my favorite youtube guy hickok45. Here he features the two most used shotguns, a Remington 870 and Mossberg 500. As always you can contact me if you're in the market for a shotgun. There are plenty of online stores that have better prices than retail locations.