Pump or autoloading shotgun for home defense?

[TonyNorCal]

Shotgun for home defense...auto or pump?

[M. Sage]

If I had my druthers, it'd be a PM-5, so pump.

As it is, I don't have a shotgun (yet), so it's "something else."

[grammaton76]

Pump; I'm pretty sure jam clearance is a lot easier (WHAT jams?) on a pump, than on a semi.

[mblat]

Pump - added benifits for semi not worse the money/increased complexcity of the device.
It will generally be all done after first shot anyway. You have to run into very determined attacker that won't be stopped by 00 buckshot.....

[Richard]

why can't we have both?.......Benelli M3
My M3 performs flawlessley in either mode.

[Prc329]

The sound of chambering a round in a pump scares the crap out of me so I am sure a criminal would feel the same way.

[hkfooey]

The sound of chambering a round in a pump scares the crap out of me so I am sure a criminal would feel the same way.

+1 brother

[ZapThyCat]

The sound of chambering a round in a pump scares the crap out of me so I am sure a criminal would feel the same way.

This is the absolute truth: if you are the kind of person like me who would prefer NOT to have to kill someone, just the sound of that pump should be enough to deter (read: make them flee for their lives) most criminals. It's a fact that most criminals are cowards, so unless it's someone that's strung out on meth or crack, they won't be staying around very long after they hear that shotty being pumped....

[Spawn_X]

Now I know it may be just because I have a semi-auto, but to those saying pump because of the sound - what kind of situation are we talking about?

If you KNOW you have an intruder at your home, you will have already loaded one into the chamber (I think it would be a mistake not to). If the bad guy is in front of you, I think a shotgun pointing at is guts will scare him just as much as the sound, and by then it should already be loaded anyway

Just trying to understand during what practical situation will the sound scare more than the sight?

Only thing I can come up with is if it was dead quiet, you knew the intruder was nearby, and you pump a round through just to let him know you're armed, but realistically I don't see it all panning like that


That being said, my vote is for pump due to reliability, although I have a semi-auto myself

[kennisonxgs]

I don't care about the sound it gives to intruders. It just lets me know it's ready to go.

[Gunsmoker]

Now I know it may be just because I have a semi-auto, but to those saying pump because of the sound - what kind of situation are we talking about?

If you KNOW you have an intruder at your home, you will have already loaded one into the chamber (I think it would be a mistake not to). If the bad guy is in front of you, I think a shotgun pointing at is guts will scare him just as much as the sound, and by then it should already be loaded anyway

Just trying to understand during what practical situation will the sound scare more than the sight?

Only thing I can come up with is if it was dead quiet, you knew the intruder was nearby, and you pump a round through just to let him know you're armed, but realistically I don't see it all panning like that


That being said, my vote is for pump due to reliability, although I have a semi-auto myself

They're talking about how it's like in the movies... how the main character has his shotgun and waits till there's danger right in front of him moving about and then pumps the action emphatically.

[ZapThyCat]

I have a two floor townhome, and I don't keep my shotty with 1 in the chamber, so I will pump while upstairs, while they/he/she is downstairs where all the goods are. Once they hear that, they should be fleeing.

If not, well.... you know how that goes.

[AxonGap]

You can beat the daylights out of a pump. Reliable, no non-sense.

[mow]

Pump hands down.

Reliable and that click-click is an unmistakable sound all perps should fear.

[762cavalier]

I also chose pump but for other reasons. You can have a pistol grip stock and and 6 (or 8 with a mossy) round capacity without running afoul of the stupid assault weapons BS