• OshagHennessey@lemmy.world
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    Price, availability, and ease-of-use make a 12 gauge pump action the best choice in areas where AR-15s and other scary looking black rifles are restricted.

    Make sure to have ammunition appropriate to your environment. 00 buck is perfect for rural homes, #4 buck is better suited to neighborhoods where collateral damage is a concern.

    Make sure to have some bird loads for drones, but use caution when shooting in, around, or toward populated areas.

    Be advised, hollow point slugs are not effective against armor, nor is any kind of shotgun load.

    And be warned, the instant you fire that thing indoors, you won’t be able to hear anything for a minute. Hearing protection can help, if you have time to put it on.