Mine is loaded in a fashion whereas the first 2-shots are #00-buck, the next 3-shots are 1-oz slugs and the last 2-shots are #00-buck. My thinking is the 1st couple of shots for close-range duty and the next three if additional knock-down power is required. The remaining couple of shots for whatever may have transpired after going through the first 5-rounds.

 

I can't imagine I've have anything going on that would really require more than the 1st couple of rounds, but who knows.

5 in the tube 00 buck, nothing in the chamber.

 

Unfortunately my shotgun is not really in a readily available spot so my HD weapon at this point is still my full size handgun (M&P .40) until i buy a house and construct some sort of safe holder for the shotgun (have a young child). Tho im sure my daughter cannot pump it, **** she prob cant even lift it up lol.

5 in the tube of #4 Buck, nothing in the chamber, ready to be racked, safety off.

I keep both barrels of my 20" Rossi Coach Gun (hammer type) filled with No 4 Buck.

5 00 Buck in the tube, chamber empty. I figure the buckshot can injure anything and it has a little less penitration then slugs, so I won't hit the neighbors.

5 in the tube 00 buck, nothing in the chamber.

 

Similar for me, but with 7 in the tube and a handgun nearby, also with nothing in the chamber. Sometimes I wonder if I'll have time to do all that racking in the event of a home invasion. No kids, so I guess I could keep them ready to go, if I really wanted to.

870 has #00 for full sized people and the HS410 has #000 in case it's a midget, not to mention pistols LnR..

#4 buck, chamber empty, slide locked, safety off.

Empty chamber, 7 00 buck in the tube, 6 #4 in the side saddle.

Empty chamber, tube full of Centurion buck and ball

 

 

 

FOUR IN THE TUBE, NONE IN THE CHAMBER SO I CAN RACK IT AND GO *CHUCKCHUCK* FOR MAXIMUM BADGUY PANTS ****ING POWER, FIRST SHELL IS LOADED WITH CONFETTI, SECOND IS LOADED WITH STREAMERS, THIRD IS LOADED WITH GLITTER, FOURTH IS LOADED WITH 1 OZ NUCLEAR POWERED FISSION SHELL FOR THE PROPER SEND OFF AFTER THE PARTY I JUST THREW THEM.

 

...Or if you want a serious answer, five in the tube safety off. All 00 buck.

This::: :icon_mrgreen:

 

harry, I just picked up some of those loads last week

I keep both barrels of my 20" Rossi Coach Gun (hammer type) filled with No 4 Buck.

 

You sir, are the man!

 

As for me, 5 rounds of Remmy HD birdshot in the Mossy and 2 rounds of PDX-1 in the Stoeger

This is great as long as you're not a sound sleeper or you get your throat cut in your sleep.

 

Do you and your significant other take turns standing watch?

i keep the old benelli m4 loaded with pdx-12 6 in the tube 1 in the chamber safety on

harry, I just picked up some of those loads last week

 

 

Don't use them for th match this weekend, I don't thnk that would go over to well.

i keep mine loaded with 5 shells full of this

if these dont put down the threat than we are all doomed

This is great as long as you're not a sound sleeper or you get your throat cut in your sleep.

 

Do you and your significant other take turns standing watch?

 

hopefully my dog will wake us up, but chances are he wont wake up either unless he is sleeping in the living room lol

There is a school of thought that says you should fill the tube with one type of load, and have a side-saddle with "alternate" loads that you can pop in in case your primary loads don't work.

 

By progressively loading a pump/autoloading shotgun, you are burying the slugs at the end of the tube. What happens if you need a slug first? Do you dump the first rounds of bird/buck shot on the floor? If you have your slugs in the side-saddle, you can load the slugs at any time. How do you know how many rounds of bird/buck shot you'll have to go through before deciding to go to more penetrating rounds?

 

I don't want to argue the merits of bird vs. buck shot in the home, because I'm not enough of an expert, and there seems to be some debate as to whether or not bird shot is effective on people. I know that I personally would not want to get shot with it, but that doesn't make it an effective man-stopper. But while I understand the logic behind progressively loading a shotgun, the argument against it seems to be much stronger than the argument for it.

There is a school of thought that says you should fill the tube with one type of load, and have a side-saddle with "alternate" loads that you can pop in in case your primary loads don't work.

 

By progressively loading a pump/autoloading shotgun, you are burying the slugs at the end of the tube. What happens if you need a slug first? Do you dump the first rounds of bird/buck shot on the floor? If you have your slugs in the side-saddle, you can load the slugs at any time. How do you know how many rounds of bird/buck shot you'll have to go through before deciding to go to more penetrating rounds?

 

I don't want to argue the merits of bird vs. buck shot in the home, because I'm not enough of an expert, and there seems to be some debate as to whether or not bird shot is effective on people. I know that I personally would not want to get shot with it, but that doesn't make it an effective man-stopper. But while I understand the logic behind progressively loading a shotgun, the argument against it seems to be much stronger than the argument for it.

i keep my shotgun with 5 00 buck in the tube and 5 HP slugs on the saddle just for this reason so if i need one or the other they are on hand

hopefully my dog will wake us up, but chances are he wont wake up either unless he is sleeping in the living room lol

 

Dogs are a good thing to alarm you out of a sound sleep.

 

But for fear of hijacking the thread, I feel compelled to mention that if you are a known firearms owner, you just accepted an additional liabilities.

 

#1 You are known to have something a criminal may want, and #2 you need to protect your assets from getting into the hands of those not worthy.

 

I won't make any reccommendations but know your risks.

i keep my shotgun with 5 00 buck in the tube and 5 HP slugs on the saddle just for this reason so if i need one or the other they are on hand

 

this is actually what i do as well, didnt mention it in my 1st post...

There is a school of thought that says you should fill the tube with one type of load, and have a side-saddle with "alternate" loads that you can pop in in case your primary loads don't work.

 

By progressively loading a pump/autoloading shotgun, you are burying the slugs at the end of the tube. What happens if you need a slug first? Do you dump the first rounds of bird/buck shot on the floor? If you have your slugs in the side-saddle, you can load the slugs at any time. How do you know how many rounds of bird/buck shot you'll have to go through before deciding to go to more penetrating rounds?

 

I don't want to argue the merits of bird vs. buck shot in the home, because I'm not enough of an expert, and there seems to be some debate as to whether or not bird shot is effective on people. I know that I personally would not want to get shot with it, but that doesn't make it an effective man-stopper. But while I understand the logic behind progressively loading a shotgun, the argument against it seems to be much stronger than the argument for it.

 

I'm pretty certain that if 5 shots of 00 buck don't do the trick, that ****er ain't going down.

I'm pretty certain that if 5 shots of 00 buck don't do the trick, that ****er ain't going down.

 

^^^

THIS LOL ya if its not going down after this hmm not sure what than. throw some slugs in lol

I keep the mossberg 500 pump tube loaded but non in the chamber and do the same for my semi auto shotty. I just have to chamber a round. I use low recoil 00 buck and pdx.

if the tube is full and there's nothing in the chamber the only way to load a diferent type of shell would be to chamber whatevers in the tube, load new shell into the tube, then rack it again.

 

seems like a lot of work to me...specially in a HD situation.

 

I love slugs as much as the next guy... but taking into account the pattern you'll get from 00 or 000 buck at indoor distances it doesnt really matter (at least from a 26"+ barrel like I have).

 

I leave mine on the gun rack with 5 2-3/4 00 in the tube and the slide unlocked.

if the tube is full and there's nothing in the chamber the only way to load a diferent type of shell would be to chamber whatevers in the tube, load new shell into the tube, then rack it again.

 

seems like a lot of work to me...specially in a HD situation.

 

I love slugs as much as the next guy... but taking into account the pattern you'll get from 00 or 000 buck at indoor distances it doesnt really matter (at least from a 26"+ barrel like I have).

 

I leave mine on the gun rack with 5 2-3/4 00 in the tube and the slide unlocked.

 

That's exactly the reason why you should down-load your tube by one round. Then if you need to change ammo on your first shot, you stick the alternate shell in the tube, rack, and go.

 

Or, conversely, you can leave the tube fully loaded and leave the action open. Then you could alternate load through the ejection port, close the bolt and go.

Speaking of the Moss 500. Finally took mine to dix yesterday. No issues at all... 5 rounds of 00 buck and 5 slugs, man that thing has some kick to it.

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