BigEastDeac
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For the cost of a laser, I'd rather have night sights.
For the cost of a laser, I'd rather have night sights.
Laser is a lot more effective inside a home IMO, even for an experienced shooter. Night sights are great for precision in low light, but not all that helpful while groggy in the dark and shooting "from the hip" in a home invasion. Plus, a laser, like the sound of a pump action loading, may be intimidating enough in itself.
I still say forget the pistol and buy a pump 20 gauge if you are just looking for something "easy" and effective around the house.
If you're going the shotgun route, I'd get a pump 12 gauge in the shortest legal barrel (I think it's 18") but that's personal preference.
I definitely prefer 20 to 12. No contest. (woman perspective)
The smaller the gauge, the larger the barrel diameter. .20 gauge is good for rabbit/squirrel hunting and would be something your wife could easily shoot. That's the shotgun we have right now. I've got some slugs for it, that supposedly can take down a deer, but I doubt I'd ever take it deer hunting. You can get single shot (lots of kick), pump action, or semi auto. The semi auto has significantly less kick, but its hard to beat the awesomeness of a "click, click" from a pump action shotgun.
My wife HATES my 12 when we go shoot sporting clays. Kicks her ass (and I have a nice, smooth 12).