Choice is yours. Pumps are usually less expensive and easier to maintain. If you are using it for home defense only, then I don't think it would matter much.
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Check out "the back row" at the local gun shop, pawn shop or even the garage sales, if money is "short". - Obviously, if you're "flush with cash", you can spend a lot more for something "fancy".
(My "bedside shotgun" was 65.00 plus tax at a "junk shop" several years ago & that old High Standard "ex-CCSD" riot-gun works FINE & shoots every time. - Less than 2 hours of sanding/staining/varnishing made it quite presentable for <75.oo.)
Imo, 5 rounds of #2 "goose shot" OR #4 buckshot is "near perfection" for urban/suburban home defense from household ranges out to 40M. = DEADLY but won't kill a neighbor a block away.
(IF you need more than 5 rounds for home defense, you need PRACTICE, better defensive tactics and/or "back up" from another shooter, as you're likely facing a "gang of thugs".)
just my OPINION, satx
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Burnt Jeep
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Mossberg 590 Shockwave is my home defense shotgun.
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You can always modify it.
I did. I replaced the lost ball bearing with a #6 lead shot in the middle of a sunflower patch
That would be considered a modification.
That would depend on what YOUR idea of modification is. Pretty much changing out anything from it's original parts to me, is a modification.
zincwarrior
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Agreed. The shooter might also investigate fiber optic front sights (also found on turkey guns), to see if that helps their target acquisition.
LOL! Are you saying I over modified my explanation of modify?
Wait! Are you saying you have had enlightened moments?
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