Recommendations for 12 gauge riot gun?

[bbbass]

Riot Gun in the woods camping? WTF?
10mm / 44 Mag / 41 Mag. 'Nuff said.

Not everybody is Pistol Pete with a handgun...

 

[BPOR11]

Pump over semi if you plan on using a variety of loads or mixing a magazine.

Proof mini shells before betting your life on them, I hear problems with feeding.

These minis are a tad longer and run reliably, I hear. From War Wolf Munitions in Idaho. Pretty hot, though.

 

[Siglvr]

Vepr 12. They have a 25 round drum for it as well. Fast reloads, fast shooting. It's a joy to shoot.
you tube vepr 12 - Bing video

 

[Wombat of Doom]

Mossberg 930 or a shockwave for me. Shockwave is much more portable if you aren't averse to a pump. Also the minishell slugs still pack a wallop. With minis and a 1 round extension, mine is a 10+1.

 

[DirectDrive]

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870 Police Magnum $299
In stock at post time.

 

[EPS]

These are not very plentiful right now, but here is one at an honest price...

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870 Police Magnum $299
In stock at post time.

The basic 870 is 4 in the tube one in the chamber.
But you can buy a tube to add 2 or 3 or even 4 more ROUNDS.

 

[GWS]

Riot Gun in the woods camping? WTF?
10mm / 44 Mag / 41 Mag. 'Nuff said.

If you want to use them on the bigger bears, be sure to file that front sight off
Vang Comp Mossberg 590 for me.

 

[EPS]

My 870 with extended tube.
6 in the tube 1 in the chamber. 2 3/4 buckshot.

 

[coop44]

870 forever. Durable. Steel. Balanced. Your grandkids will be shooting it fifty years from now. The only other gun I will consider would be a model 12, but dang nice ones are getting pricey.

 

[Fast Eddie]

If she can handle it, 12 GA magnum 00 Buckshot or rifled slugs are your best bet, if you're worried about bears.

A shoulder stock is essential for a serious defense gun imo. When you are delivering that kind of muzzle energy, the likelihood of a malfunction with a semi auto is very likely. I have an 1100 that would malfunction if I hip fired it. You also need to carry extra o rings for the semi auto, if you get dirt or grime in the gun, I'm always losing track of mine.

Mine is set up HD, that gun would be a holy terror in a gunfight with slugs or buckshot. I keep a combination in mine.

An 870 or a 500 should do just fine.

A friend of mine just picked up a Maverick 88 very inexpensive and generally regarded as a reliable defense gun for the budget minded, it is a similar configuration you are talking about, it has a pistol grip and can accept a variety of folding or rigid stocks.

FWIW-A full sized .44 mag with a 6"barrel has very tolerable recoil and can be quickly drawn.

 

[DunRanull]

Some good recommendations here... check out the 12ga Remington 870 and the Mossberg 500s. Ive used, qualified and carried both professionally. The available add-ons like sights, extended tubes, slings etc are widely available.
Ive owned a 12ga Savage 67. Fewer (if any) add-ons made for this weapon.. and it has, as I recall, only a single arm between the pump and the breech block, which can break under stress.. I wouldnt touch it unless it was the only firearm available and the excrement has hit the fan.. just sayin, YMMV...

 

[oremike]

My wife's camp gun is a Stoger 20ga double barreled coach gun loaded with my pet 4 buck loads.

 

[Fast Eddie]

My wife's camp gun is a Stoger 20ga double barreled coach gun loaded with my pet 4 buck loads.

Took Uncle Joe's Advice, didn't you?

 

[titsonritz]

A shoulder stock is essential for a serious defense gun imo. When you are delivering that kind of muzzle energy, the likelihood of a malfunction with a semi auto is very likely. I have an 1100 that would malfunction if I hip fired it. You also need to carry extra o rings for the semi auto, if you get dirt or grime in the gun, I'm always losing track of mine.

My 1301 will function shooting it with one hand like a pistol. I use to have an 1187P and it soured me on autoloading shotguns for a long time. Anymore I believe most people under estimate the reliability of today's modern autoloaders and over estimate the reliability of pumps and are not considering human error of short stroking the action. I've used the 500/590/870 for years but anymore I'll choose my 1301 any day of the week.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Some good recommendations here... check out the 12ga Remington 870 and the Mossberg 500s. Ive used, qualified and carried both professionally. The available add-ons like sights, extended tubes, slings etc are widely available.
Ive owned a 12ga Savage 67. Fewer (if any) add-ons made for this weapon.. and it has, as I recall, only a single arm between the pump and the breech block, which can break under stress.. I wouldnt touch it unless it was the only firearm available and the excrement has hit the fan.. just sayin, YMMV...

I bought a Stephens 320 because it was super cheap. They are notorious for having the spot welds fail on the slide bars. My Dad has just picked up a brand new Ruger LC-9, His blood stains on the box are still there after he got slide bit. The take up didn't bother me and I was comfortable with the break and the recoil so he gave it to me. I presented him with the Stephens with full disclosures about the reported failures out of the box. We are both still quite content with the trade.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

All these and the 1100 trap is a fancy riot gun

 

[DirectDrive]

All these and the 1100 trap is a fancy riot gun
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So if the Home Invader is clean cut, you choot 'im with the Trap gun ?

 

[solv3nt]

4 footed bears

Sounds like a small bear

 

[DunRanull]

Not everybody is Pistol Pete with a handgun...

Be surprised what ya can do with a pistol if properly motivated (as in getting pounded into the ground).

 

[DunRanull]

Go with a 12 guage magnum? What brand? Thinking of remote wilderness camping with a woman where 4 footed bears and wolves are known as well as two footed drinking nutjobs travel with pickups. About 30 miles off road and 60-70 from the law. Better go with a 20 guage magnum? What brand?

I carry an AK as a rule, tho a 12 ga 870 w/ extended mag tube isnt out of the question. ALWAYS backed up with a .45acp or .44 Redhawk. A maggie is unnecessary, there are plenty of buckshot and slug loads in 2&3/4" which weigh and kick less. Ive shot a couple bears with 2&3/4" loads and the bears didnt know the difference. If you do use slugs remember the sights, might want to get a slug barrel.