From: peteR at Sniper Country

The Remington 870 Express Project

For home defense the Shotgun may be legitimately argued to reign supreme especially down a short hallway, or across the Boudoir.  Multiple pellet loads like the Remington Reduced Recoil Buckshot, or even a simple “Dove” or trap load, will accomplish their task awfully decisively.  The vast majority of the resultant semantic debate involves “stopping” power and ammunition interchangeability/versatility.

…The total cost for this Home Defense project shotgun was less than many of the packages offered for Home defense, Tactical shooting use, and still allows quick conversion for the option of politically correct “legitimate sporting” purposes.

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