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I don't specifically recall anyone emptying a shotgun in home defense. I do recall one man defending his gun shop adjacent to his home. As I recall he used multiple weapons, some FA, and many rounds of ammo, against a multi man crew. Generally, I doubt it would be an issue.
Over penetration prevention is a very important consideration indoors, and in my situation, does weigh heavier in my shotgun ammo choice than stopping power. With my tiny 1950's built house (think small rooms, all bedrooms grouped together, homes close enough together that neighbors can shake hands through the bathroom windows), 00 buck is the ...
Combined with the large temporary wound cavity characteristics of a fast moving rifle bullet yields good results. I flirted with the ps90 for home defense myself but everything I read about the ammo performance turned me off. It doesn't have velocity for the large temporary wound cavity and doesn't have bullet size for direct cutting and crushing.
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Home defense is a 20 ga #3 buckshot. Deer 12g with choke. Flight control is usually hard to get, but shoot a lot of 12ga w/chokes can do just as well. Do not shoot deer at long ranges anyway. Personally I would like to try out the Taurus Home defender in 45/410.
The OP asked for the best 9mm, not shotgun. I will assume he is asking for the best 9mm round, and not best 9mm Pistol. The best defensive round is one that feeds, and fires reliably and shoots the most accurately from your pistol. Other than that the rest is icing, I would go with a name brand ammo maker.
My "basic" for a Home Defense/Duty Use Shotgun is: Oversized safety Mag Extention Light with Pressure Pad Activation Switch I like my extra ammo off the gun and on my Belt. I also like Ghost Ring Tritium Sights, but that's me. :22a: I haven't added a sling, yet, but I most likely will for the home defense shotgun.
Question - Does anyone know of an inside-the-home defensive situation where more than 1 or 2 shotgun shells were fired by the defender? Has a defender ever run their repeating shotgun dry defending their home? I ask this because I know most are wont to have extended mag tubes on their...
1. The lack of penetration makes this round unreliable for self defense use. 2. At around five dollars a shell, the ammunition is incredibly expensive. If you rely on a shotgun for home defense, there are a lot cheaper more capable rounds out there that I would recommend before the Rhodesian Jungle.
Static defense indoors = shotgun, loaded with # 1 or # 4 buckshot Area defense outside = rifle Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, the 7.62 x 39 will likely penetrate far too much in the event of a miss. And I wouldn't trust the cheaper imported JHPs to expand reliably, even with a good hit. I have a .30-30, and would not use it indoors.