New Home Defense gun

[volfandan]

Well, I've always kept my Para Ordnance P-14/.45 loaded with a full 14 rounds of .45 for home defense.....but have decided that I need a good old scatter gun. I have several shotguns:

12ga Ithaca SxS
12ga Savage 720 (auto-5 copy)
16ga Belgium Browning Sweet 16
20ga Winchester Model 12

But all of these shotguns are designed to shoot things with two wings.....not two arms and two legs!

So, I started looking around. I really want one of those Norinco copies of the 1897 Winchester with a 20" barrel.....but they run about $300 and up these days. I also really like the old Ithaca 37 riot guns, probably like many of you may remember from Vietnam. But, those rascals command a high price.

I like the 870, and the Moss 500, but wanted something not so run of the mill.....like every other guy, if you know what I mean. My best friend has a Winchester Defender 1300 that I have shot quite a bit and LOVE. I've been looking at those for months now on the auction sites, but just never the right one for the price.

So, I started looking at the old High Standard K-120 riot guns, and fell in love with both the looks, and what people on discussion forums have said about them. For $185 shipped to my dealer, I think I dun pretty good.



More picks to follow.

[blacktop]

That's a pretty good one. I couldn't find one of the real Riot Guns for a reasonable price, so I did the next best thing, I bought a beater long barrel Hi Standard 12 ga. and had my local gunsmith shorten the barrel to 18.5". It has a lot of finish wear, but mechanically it's fine. It's my truck gun, so looks don't matter. These are tough guns! Does yours have Riot Gun stamped on the barrell?

[volfandan]

Not sure if this one says "RIOT" on the barrel.....I just won it on auctionarms last night. I think that it does, though.

[normsutton]

Danny

nice looking shot gun
every one should own one for a house gun

NORM

[papabear]

My one and only home defense shotgun is older Remington 870 pump 12ga with a 20" bbl that I got a couple years ago off GunsAmerica for $150 refinished it and it stays loaded in my gun room on the wall with my single shot H&R 12ga that was my uncle's. The 870 doesn't have the extended lug but I took the plug out so I can have 5 shells in it.





papabear

[torpeau]

Well, I've always kept my Para Ordnance P-14/.45 loaded with a full 14 rounds of .45 for home defense.....but have decided that I need a good old scatter gun.

Probably my Para Carry 12 is my main home defense weapon. My dbl-barrel 12 gauge is in the attic. Recently I have discovered that there are some people just as crazy about their flashlights as people are here about their guns. I'm not talking about your old 2 D cell types or your Maglights, but little super bright LED flashlights that could temporarily blind a night intruder. They have forums like this where many "flashoholics" strive to have the latest and greatest.