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I've been reading a number of articles and studies on home defense. According to several, the "experts" are coming full circle and are again recommending a shotgun or a .223/5.56 for home defense due to the over penetration of handgun ammo. One study published that even your neighbors are at risk in their own home if you are forced to shoot an intruder in your home. Whereas, they found that buckshot and 5.56 ammo was far less likely to over penetrate within the home and even less likely to exit your home and enter the neighbors' homes around you.
Years ago, I kept a loaded 20ga double barrel on my side of the bed after my accident. Once I rebuilt my upper body strength so that I could shoulder an autoloader one handed, I sold that gun in favor of a handgun for the bedside and a 12ga Mossberg 9200 for turkey, etc. I'm once again leaning toward a 12ga or 20ga side-by-side for my first in the hand gun along with my 40S&W XDm.
I've been looking at two guns for this purpose. The first one I looked at is the Rossi Circuit Judge .410/45LC that's based on the Taurus Judge. It's a lightweight 5 shot revolver that I can easily use one handed. With Federal's 2 1/2 inch OO buckshot each round has 4 pellets compared to the 3 pellets of OOO buckshot in the other ammo makers' 2 1/2 inch loads. That's 20 pellets of OO Buckshot total but in 5 shots. The Circuit Judge runs @ $540.00 in these parts.
The other gun I've looked at is Stoeger's Coachgun with it's 20 inch cylinder bore barrels. This base model is offered in 12ga, 20ga, and .410. It's a base model but the blueing and the finish on the wood is rather nice. This two trigger model runs @ $370.00 around here. The higher grade single trigger gun that has interchangeable choke tubes runs slightly higher.
There is another Stoeger that I've read about and looked at on Gun Broker but haven't actually held or seen in my area is the Stoeger Double Defense. This gun has a single trigger, cylinder bore 20 inch barrels, and black wood with picatinny rails---one under the barrels and one for mounting optics. In my area it's running $430.00. It's an ugly gun compared to the regular Coach guns. However, I'm fond of ugly guns that are cheap and function. a pretty gun that doesn't go bang every tine the trigger is pulled is worthless to me.
In all the 12ga Stoeger double barrels throw the same amount of lead buckshot downrange as the Circuit Judge does but in only two shots. The Coach gun is just as easy to maneuver and handle quickly and feels much more solid in the hand than the Rossi does. That solid feel comes from a gun that weighs practically the same thing the Rossi weighs.
Given the broad range of folks and tastes that makes KTOG so great, I'm certain that at least one has experience with these guns---the Circuit Judge and the Stoegers. What is the build quality and endurance of these guns? Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.
Years ago, I kept a loaded 20ga double barrel on my side of the bed after my accident. Once I rebuilt my upper body strength so that I could shoulder an autoloader one handed, I sold that gun in favor of a handgun for the bedside and a 12ga Mossberg 9200 for turkey, etc. I'm once again leaning toward a 12ga or 20ga side-by-side for my first in the hand gun along with my 40S&W XDm.
I've been looking at two guns for this purpose. The first one I looked at is the Rossi Circuit Judge .410/45LC that's based on the Taurus Judge. It's a lightweight 5 shot revolver that I can easily use one handed. With Federal's 2 1/2 inch OO buckshot each round has 4 pellets compared to the 3 pellets of OOO buckshot in the other ammo makers' 2 1/2 inch loads. That's 20 pellets of OO Buckshot total but in 5 shots. The Circuit Judge runs @ $540.00 in these parts.
The other gun I've looked at is Stoeger's Coachgun with it's 20 inch cylinder bore barrels. This base model is offered in 12ga, 20ga, and .410. It's a base model but the blueing and the finish on the wood is rather nice. This two trigger model runs @ $370.00 around here. The higher grade single trigger gun that has interchangeable choke tubes runs slightly higher.
There is another Stoeger that I've read about and looked at on Gun Broker but haven't actually held or seen in my area is the Stoeger Double Defense. This gun has a single trigger, cylinder bore 20 inch barrels, and black wood with picatinny rails---one under the barrels and one for mounting optics. In my area it's running $430.00. It's an ugly gun compared to the regular Coach guns. However, I'm fond of ugly guns that are cheap and function. a pretty gun that doesn't go bang every tine the trigger is pulled is worthless to me.
In all the 12ga Stoeger double barrels throw the same amount of lead buckshot downrange as the Circuit Judge does but in only two shots. The Coach gun is just as easy to maneuver and handle quickly and feels much more solid in the hand than the Rossi does. That solid feel comes from a gun that weighs practically the same thing the Rossi weighs.
Given the broad range of folks and tastes that makes KTOG so great, I'm certain that at least one has experience with these guns---the Circuit Judge and the Stoegers. What is the build quality and endurance of these guns? Any help at all will be greatly appreciated.
