More on the Shotgun

Take a look at Massad Ayoob's great primer on shotguns at Backwoods Home Magazine.

I also came across a series of great articles on the shotgun in the firearms section of Chuckhawks.com that I thought might shed some more light on the subject of shotguns, both for home defense and for hunting. I can't recommend reading Chuckhawks enough. That site has done much for increasing my general knowledge of firearms.

Take some time to browse the Shotgun page in general, but specifically take a look at these pages:

• General information on shotgun types.
• An article titled Home Defense Shotgun Ammo.
• Some good advice on shopping for a used shotgun.

From the Xavier Thoughts podcast, here are two articles on shotguns:

• Home Defense Shotguns
  
• House Guns- this article takes an interesting angle on storing home defense guns in the home.

Finally, here are two articles from the excellent ProArms Podcast:

• Homing in on the Defensive Shotgun Part A- make sure to download the podcast and take notes. There are also a couple of good pictures of 20 gauge buckshot patterns here.
• Homing in on the Defensive Shotgun Part B- download this podcast as well, and take the time to watch the video that Massad Ayoob has put together for you.