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Thread: 20 gauge - self defense load
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February 8th, 2019, 10:18 AM #21Grand Member
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Re: 20 gauge - self defense load
Magnum 3 inch shells are just more than you need for home defense and you start getting limited by sometimes brutal recoil and possibly reduced magazine capacity. And although I never personally had a problem with short stroking it is theoretically more likely with the longer shells.
I don't think many police agencies use magnum 3 inch shells in their 12 ga. In fact the recent trend is to use "low recoil" loads for increased accuracy with the follow up shots.
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February 9th, 2019, 07:52 PM #22Super Member
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Re: 20 gauge - self defense load
For my house gun in 12ga ,I have winchesters low recoil load 00 ............ they pattern tightly , which usually happens when you don't push them as fast as you can. The recoil feels like a light 20ga field load , to me anyhow and the wife can shoot them ..... unlike normal 12ga buck. The 20ga guns have a possible "advantage" of being a little smaller if that matters to a person.
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