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Marks on 06 January 2012
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greenmedic88 said:
Marks said:


Yeah that's a really good point. I really only have enough money for one gun right now so I have to decide between a tactical shotgun or a hunting/skeet shotgun. I'm not too worried about home defence right now (I live in a safe area) so I'll probably end up with a regular shotgun, and once I save up enough I'd go for a tactical one or just a handgun or something. I really wanna get an AR-15 too haha, but they're super expensive in Canada. (Haven't seen a good brand of one for under $1,200)

Are you a gun owner yourself? Right now I just have an SKS, whatever I get next is my 2nd gun. 

Dedicated skeet guns are typically over and under models since competitive shooting has a two round limit per pull. I don't know if you're interested in competive skeet shooting or if you just want to be able to actually use your new firearm rather than load it and store it in a gun safe, closet/wherever for emergency use only, in which case invest in a decent over and under model and get your enjoyment out it instead if you like sport shooting.

Handguns are fine, but again, rather than justifying a purchase for "home defense" just buy a quality one if you're interested in shooting at an indoor range for enjoyment. If you don't have any experience with handguns, they require more training to handle safely (BFSC is required in California before one can purchase one legally) and more range time to accurately hit what you're aiming at consistently. 

If it comes off like I'm more into pushing sporting use of firearms rather than advocating the "home defense" argument, I am. You'll get more use and enjoyment out of your firearms that way. Even if you live in a warzone, that whole "home defense" use will in all likelihood NEVER come up. 

And yes, I'm an 8 year US Army veteran, so I do own firearms, not that all veterans do. 

Oh that's cool man, I have huge respect for veterans. 

And I definitely agree with you, I'm really not into firearms for home defence at all, in my 20 years I've never been the victim of, or even seen a crime take place so I'm really not concerned about defence. I definitely just want one for sporting purposes with home defence being an afterthought. 

I was thinking about just a regular pump shotgun like a Reminton 870 or a Benelli SuperNova. Over/under is definitely the best option for skeet, but above my price range to be honest. Plus I may get into hunting small game in the future like turkey/duck, etc.