410 Shotgun For Home Defense 12 Gauge. Goldilocks load, best stopping power & penetration: The mossberg “shockwave”.410 gauge shotgun.
My favorite home defense/travel companion is my mossberg cruiser in 410 bore (not gauge, dammit) shotgun. It comes in a number of variations, but the defender model has all of the essentials for home defense. 12 gauge velocity averages out to 1285 fps, while the 410s average 959.
Lowest acceptable power load for hd:
At the 40 yards range, a good shot is going to have to be fired as the shot pattern is less dense. In the survival role, the simple and inexpensive single shot 12 gauge shotgun performs very well. In the video below, he shows us his latest purchase; Goldilocks load, best stopping power & penetration:
