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Old 02-26-2010, 05:56 PM   #7
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Default Re: Shotgun for home defense

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Originally Posted by ofitg View Post
Several years ago I bought a rifled barrel for my Mossberg 500, and I couldn't resist the temptation to try some shot loads through the thing.
The patterns were about four times wider than the patterns from a smoothbore barrel - roughly one foot wide at a distance of ten feet, compared with 2 or 3 inches wide for a smoothbore slug barrel.

It occurred to me that this might be useful for home defense scenarios.
Lots of guys use them for this purpose.

Saves on cutting down barrels!
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