Not to redirect my own thread but what is a good barrel length for shooting skeet and a little...very little hunting. Primary use would be HD and then skeet randomily with friends.
That too isn't entirely true. If the jam is a FTE due to a damaged extractor, when you rack the slide you'll just be jamming a second shell into the one that still sits in the chamber.....I once had the same thought as you and was enlightened by the kind members of THR. The things they told me, I have repeated here and they really do make sense. There was another valuable lesson I learned from them about safes that actually prevented a friend from losing ALL her valuables.......But seriously in the event of a jam or misfire you just rack the slide to clear it.
That sound does nothing more than alert a potentially armed intruder of your position. Why would you pump a round to the floor just to frighten the BG with a sound anyways?.
I know what to know what I should look for in a home defense shot gun.
Anyone who thinks lowly of the Mossberg Maverick is really missing out, they are great, I have put 100 flawless rounds of Winchester bulk target ammo through the pipe on this puppy. 20 rounds of Berneke slugs, and 40 rounds of military grade buckshot. Anything that will fit a Mossberg 500 will fit on a Mossberg Maverick. If you want to pay $400+ get an 870 home defense or a 590 home defense. For those who want to save some money and get the same performance there is nothing wrong with the Maverick.