Side by side shotgun for home defense-thoughts?

[.45 Ben]

I am considering buying a Stoeger coach defense gun.Its a side-by-side with a rail under the barrels.I would love to saw the barrel a little shorter leave just enough room for a Surefire light.I know i would only have a couple shots,but i have a 56 shell bandoleer.Not like its slow to reload.My Benelli is a very nice gun,but i got a $900 offer for her.What are your thoughts on using the Stoeger for HD?

[asaling]

I really like my Remington 870 Express Mag with a shorter barrel. Everyone's shorthairs stand at attention when they hear a pump shotgun rack in the dark...

[oldbanjo]

I think a Double Barrel and some spare shells is enough, I personally have a Mossberg 500, PGO, w/tritium front sight, 18 1/2" Barrel.

[ricardo900]

Home defense? Why not?? Side by Sides have been protecting homes and properties for generations.

[Dancer]

Don't even think about firing a shotgun inside your home without ear protection. You will blow out your ear drums. Most people don't think about this.

[kudzu]

What are your thoughts on using the Stoeger for HD?

Well, since you asked, it seems like an unnecessary compromise to me.

[Treo]

I really like my Remington 870 Express Mag with a shorter barrel. Everyone's shorthairs stand at attention when they hear a pump shotgun rack in the dark...

Yes but when they hear you freaking out because you just short stroked a weapon that should have been ready to go and jammed it they get over it.

[S&WM&P40]

Well, since you asked, it seems like an unnecessary compromise to me.

Any firearm is better then none. Just ask Clink Smith from Thunder Ranch. I think a side-by-side would be bad ass! I was looking at the same shotgun myself after reading about it in a gun magazine. I see the double barrel shotgun as the revolver of the shotgun world. As another member said people have been defending them self's and their homes for years with said firearm.

[twogunwilly]

Twice as good as a single shot!

[kudzu]

Any firearm is better then none.

Sure, I agree. It is just as true that some firearms are better than others for a given purpose. In my opinion, there are better weapons for home defense than a double-barrel shotgun.