Those with shot guns who are allowed to discharge them.. question

[3peeps]

Not much expert advice myself, but I can say that my dad has lots of gun history, and also has extensive hearing loss in the side he shoots with. He was in Vietnam, as well, which probably contributed to a large percentage of the loss. He wears ear protection now and does target and clay shooting, and duck, deer and turkey hunting. I think he chooses his 12 guage shotgun and not sure what kind of riffle for the majority of uses.

I took a hunter safety course with him when I was twelve, and he keeps all guns locked in a safe now.

We grew up with the "treat all guns as if they are loaded" rule.

As a rather inexperienced user myself, I would say to become comfortable with whatever you choose to have around. It's easy to freak out if you're unfamiliar with a weapon and are put in an emergency situation, and honestly, the kick and volume from some of the larger guns can be still be a shock even if you've been practicing.

"YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT!" (Christmas Story)

 

[bobbieguyette]

We have a few guns here.Hubby is a hunter and the 22 is close by also the 12 gauge and my grams 410.use the 22 to most varmits no ear protection dont have much time when a varmit is attacking!guns are unloaded and dont have a normal bureau in our bedroom is filled with not clothes its filled with a assortment of bullets and scopes.tell people that and they think your crazy well Iguess I am lol

 

[NS2A]

1) I have several, and have owned several more. But I target shoot, and do a little hunting.

2) I'm on a couple acres, so I use a .22 BUT it loaded with ammo that has no gunpowder, just uses a primer. Basically, it's like shooting a pellet gun with twice the power. It kills brown sparrows (dang nest robbers) and with good shot placement will take care of smaller varmints. In my case, the .410 is perfect. The effective range is 25 yards max. With other gauges, I'm concerned about shot going on the neighbors place. My grandpa used the .410 exclusively and he was on 100 acres. Back then, those were choked supertight, so it was like shooting a rifle, just with a little more wiggle room in the accuracy department.

3) only when I target shoot.

4) all my guns are locked up, but I have a few (like the .22) that are in a safe, but can be accessed quickly

One of the more interesting guns for people like us is the Savage 24. It's an over under and one barrel shoots a shotgun shell, the other a rifle shell. There are MANY different configurations - 20ga/.223, 20ga/.22mag, 12ga/30.06 and on and on. My favorite (and most common) is the .410/.22 - perfect I think.


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[Miltonchix]

Remington 870 wingmaster 12 guage sits next to Ruger 10/22 which both set next to back door. (Kids all grown, when grandkids come to visit guns are put up)
.22 has hollow point CCI MiniMags (good quality round)
12 guage has 00 buckshot and BB shot.

(Glock 22 40 cal. locked and loaded at all times for "special occasions")

I've lost my LAST bird to predators!! Neighbor is almost out of cats!!

 

[Galaxie_Man]

For the potential critter problem, which could be any of the following: Coon, Fox, Coyote, Fishercat, Dog, or Bear, I keep a Marlin 336C lever action .30-.30 zeroed to 50 yards in the front of my gunsafe with a box of shells on the shelf right above it. I can get in to the safe, locked and loaded in about a minute.

Since I live where there is no police department, calling 911 when someone kicks in your door at night is meaningless. The nearest state trooper could be 10 minutes away at best. A Glock 21 in .45ACP loaded with 14 rounds of PMC El Dorado hollow points, and a SureFire Defender flashlight are what I keep by the bed side for things that go bump in the night. I ready it every night before bed, and unload and secure it every morning. 911 for me is to report the biohazard that would be left on my kitchen floor.

 

[ivan3]

Keep my grandfather's double barrelled10ga. hung on hooks from one of the ceiling beams (dust yearly).

Only shotgun I've fired that I was impressed by was an illegally modified 12ga. (very short barrel) model that I had the opportunity to `play' with out at the Chapman Academy (knew cops who trained out there - they let me take a turn with it).

Heavily wooded here, and neighbors with mules/cattle within potential range of larger cal. Rifles (.223 ranch and ratchetey Norenko AK remain locked up). Stick to .22 Remington Nylon loaded with Yellow Jackets – have been using it since `82 – aims itself- can put fifteen shots downrange in about six seconds without worrying with pulling back into the target after every shot – rounds occasionally ricochet off Shagbark hickories (in close-after round passes through predator), but at a 100yds slow down and fragment nicely.

I always carry the old Charter Arms .357 Target Bulldog (bought it for $50.00 back in `71 from a retired KC cop when I was 17 – also aims itself) when we are out in stream drainages hunting fossils and human lithic trash. But that is primarily intended for predators that eat their chicken from buckets in between meth cycles…

Truth be told, I’d probably use a 20ga. but, in general, I object to `noise'.

Oldest grandson has been informed that as soon as he wants to learn how to strip and reassemble the Nylon, he gets to learn how to fire it. Everything locked away when grandkids are here.

Ear protection is not much of an issue unless you are going through boxes of shells in a concentrated manner (regiment of raccoons trying flank your position), or during: Practice, practice, practice (most essential).

Deputies here sometimes nap in their cars in the parking lot of the church graveyard up the hill on the far side of our pond. I've had occasion to reset their clocks by discharging Cassie's Ladysmith 9 into the ground along the wooded fence line at 2am (`wake up, little schoolgirl, wakeup').

 

[seminolewind]

First off, do yourself a favor and go to the class and get a license to carry, and you need to practice.
The only thing I know about shot guns is that it's easier to hit the target.
I have a little 38 in my car, a 22 caliber with a long nose at my bedside, and a Kimber 45 if I want to blow someone's head CLEAN OFF. If I was shooting chicken thieves, two or four legged, I like the 22, its easier to aim because of the long barrel. I live in Florida, and there are alot of less fortunate people here, and I just don't want them in my house at night.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

License to carry? We are talking about shotguns for critters in the backyard...

 

[Mac in Wisco]

I've always wanted a Thompson Center Contender. Interchangeable barrels are made in every caliber and length that you can imagine. The .410 barrels are available from 10" to 16". Could be a handy gun for short range shots on raccoon and opossum.

 

[ozark hen]

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Well said!!!