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[Mr. I - Man]

Originally Posted by PhilD

A shotgun is a very formidable weapon and certainly intimidating. I have a Beretta FP1201 in the bedroom, but I'm a great believer that an unloaded firearm is an expensive club, so it is loaded and the only sound a BG would hear, well actually he wouldn't hear any sound.

A shotgun does not make a very good carry weapon, a pistol does. You can have a pistol nearby 24/7.

As to the accuracy of a handgun, you can engage targets out to 25 yds while moving with a good degree of accuracy, although in 99% of self defense scenarios there is rarely a need to use deadly force against someone 25 yds away. If you do need to engage at those kind of distances, use the handgun to get you to a rifle.

The beretta does not make alot of noise when you chamber a round. Its more of a suprise weapon than a deterent. I have the same weapon same setup at home shells are stagger loaded first shot 00 buck, second shot Hydro Shok Sabot slug and so on. If you don't hit him with the spread pattern first shot The second shot you will have an accurate shot for aleast 30 yards when the would be jacker is attempting to flee.