I guess I have carried a sidearm since Moby Dick was a minnow. I am by no means old, but when I was a boy the Dead Sea was just "tragically ill"!
After spending 57 years in Kentucky, we moved to Upstate New York 3-1/2 years ago to be close to our only child, her husband, and out 5 grandsons. I had to sell 19 guns in order to move.......it was painful, like selling children! It's been 3+ years and I still have not secured a CCL. What I have gotten accustomed to is a shotgun for home defense. I chose a pump over an auto for the simple reason is that they are fail safe, and the sound of a shotgun being "racked" is unmistakable.....especially in the dark.
The purpose of this post is to talk about the ammo for my pumps. I know that many will talk about "#2 buck" to "00 buck" for home defense. The problem with these rounds is that the cylindrical pellets over penetrate sheet rock. In other words, there is an opportunity to hit a family member by accident in an adjacent room when shooting at a perpetrator. PROBLEM SOLVED. I found a manufacturer that makes a nifty high brass round that has (40) teardrop shaped projectiles that run out at 1,800 fps. The projectiles tumble. It is tough on flesh, but on sheet rock they will penetrate one layer without passing through the second layer and entering the adjacent room. Good to know if your primary is a shotgun!
