Remington shotgun magazine extension tubes.

[vash]

my first shotgun was a Remmy 1100. i had the smooth full choke barrel that was super long. it was like a broom handle in my young arms. it took a long time to calibrate my brain to hit flying things, but being a teen, i rallied and things worked out..then i learned about other choke options..duh!! (probably hurt my shooting skills ironically)

this older friend of the family (to end up being my stepdad) loaned me his Remmy 1100 which had a factory 18" barrel with screw in chokes. i was 4'11" my freshmen year in highschool, so it was awesome. man, the DOVES hated that gun..so did all my stepdad's friends that was downstream of us (my brother and I) in the dove flight pattern. the gauntlet pretty much always ended with us, and the older guys would crack open beers.

well, i found that barrel and installed it on my own Remington. i think it would be a fun brush gun, and a home defense piece the rest of the time. i'm considering one of the screw on ext tubes to +2 the capacity. cheap for sure. anyone use one?

and for home stuff..what is the "expert" opinion on shotgun ammo? birdshot?

[MRM]

The 1100 is well respected and widely used for everything from trap to doves and grouse. It should be perfect for your use. Make sure you know the local laws and game rules about tube extensions. In some areas you're limited to a certain magazine capacity and you can get a stiff ticket if you have a higher capacity. Some states also have magazine capacity limits. I don't know any where you are offhand, but you should check to make sure.

For home defense the ammunition doesn't matter. You're at such close range that the shot doesn't have much time to spread and the effect of birdshot on the human body at that range is the same whether you're using birdshot or buckshot. Birdshot obviously has less chance of traveling through walls, so I'd think it would be preferred.

[id10t]

For home defense I'd etiher go wtih a small buckshot (#4 buck) or a very heavy birdshot (think goose hunting - B, BB, T, etc.). Yes, smaller birdshot won't penetrate as much drywall and such, but that also means it won't penetrate much human either, esp. if heavy clothes are being worn. You don't want a massive flesh wound, you want some penetration so you can *stop* the invader(s).

[targa911S]

use rubber buckshot for your first two rounds, then heavy shot after that. the rubber buck won't kill em but will stop them and leave horrendous black and blue marks.