I think it would depend on what the gun was being used for.While I have no fear of recoil, why bother? What are the pros and cons of 12 vs 20? Please believe, I have no dog in this fight, just looking for cold, hard analysis of why to choose one over the other.
If you have a barrel shoved in my face...I'm not taking the time to measure the hole.12ga. has a bigger hole at the end of the barrel. It makes bad guys run away.
True.if shtf there will be more 12 guage available
If you have a barrel shoved in my face...I'm not taking the time to measure the hole.
True.
Had a 9mm pointed at me once...from the business side it is as big as a 12 gauge also!12ga. has a bigger hole at the end of the barrel. It makes bad guys run away.
I don't have cold, hard facts...but for close quarter home defense...I would think a 20 ga. with 00 buckshot would do it's job well enough.
Thanks for setting me straight. I've never purchased any so I didn't really know. Makes sense though...a little less diameter means more shot in a smaller shell.FYI- From what I've seen, 20 ga. only goes up to 2 buckshot and that only in 3" shells. 2.75" shells are limited to 3 buckshot. This is actually a very good compromise load for minimizing wall penetration.