Remington 870 12 GA with a Knoxx recoil reducer adjustable stock on it. Low recoil buckshot for the load.
My daughter is 5'2" and 100lbs soaking wet and has no issues with this set up
Remington 870 12 GA with a Knoxx recoil reducer adjustable stock on it. Low recoil buckshot for the load.
All good advise, but in our home the sound of a racking shotgun has been made long before an intruder will hear it. It's just me and the wife with no kids at home and I feel if my wife ever needs to defend herself if I can't, racking a round is one less thing she well have to remember to do. She has her own 870 youth 20 gauge loaded with a mixture of 00 buck and No 6 shot on her side of the bedroom. If I was a bad guy I would hate to face her with it in hand especially if she remembers to take the safety off. We practice often to keep her fresh if a bad situation happens. We have never experienced any type of home invasion, but I would think being mentally prepared would be as important as being physically prepared.It should be a pump. The sound of racking a round in a shotgun is a good thing. Everyone knows what that sound is.
It should be easily accessable but out of the way, Ladies in an apartment don;t normally hang them on the wall.
It should fit them. At least the smallest of them.
It should have a nice recoil pad.
It does not need to be expensive or have things hanging off it.
It does need ammo.
My vote goes to a 870 wingmaster built in the 1980's when they had the nice dark wood and deep blue, that is to me what a shotgun should look like not something used in a mad maxx movie.
As far as 20 verses 12 or 410 I don't think that matters much as long as it hits where it is aimed. A double gun my friend bought hit targets well with one barrel and the other was off 8 inches left of the right barrel, It got sold and was mentioned in a post above.
All good advise, but in our home the sound of a racking shotgun has been made long before an intruder will hear it. It's just me and the wife with no kids at home and I feel if my wife ever needs to defend herself if I can't, racking a round is one less thing she well have to remember to do. She has her own 870 youth 20 gauge loaded with a mixture of 00 buck and No 6 shot on her side of the bedroom. If I was a bad guy I would hate to face her with it in hand especially if she remembers to take the safety off. We practice often to keep her fresh if a bad situation happens. We have never experienced any type of home invasion, but I would think being mentally prepared would be as important as being physically prepared.
Because in my opinion a shotgun is probably the all around best tool for home protection. It is loud, intimidating, and hard to miss the target espesially in halway and close quarter situations.
I will be sticking to pump and as short a barrel as possible.
In time of a crisis you don't have to aim, point and shoot.
As a father, your opinon should be valued, however your daughter and her friend need to select a weapon, or two based off their needs, and level of comfort in operating a weapon. It seems to me that you are making the selection for them. They need to find a weapon that they are comfortable with that is still suitable.
Major stinker of an idea, the Nova is too long for most people under 6'. Those little ladies will not like the felt recoil with the long LOP of the Nova.They are both 21 around 5'4". They are maybe around 135 lbs (please don't tell them I pu that here)
I am thinking about a Benelli Tactical 12 guage pump with shoulder stock and pistol grip.