Anyone who thinks they are Dirty Harry and can protect themselves and a home environment with a handgun better than they can with a shotgun probably should just learn how to crochet, and then stab intruders with a crochet needle instead.
I'd wager that about 75% of the idiots with handguns out there would be fumbling around shooting themselves, their children, the wall, the ceiling, the floor, the window, and the crock pot on the kitchen counter, instead of actually shooting an intruder before an intruder could shoot them.
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Todd
Those around here that think they can protect themselves with a sawed off shotgun better put down their bottle of Jack Daniels and stop being rednecks. Besides they would have more drywall repair if they peppered their house with buckshot. I prefer to do it the Clint Eastwood way.
Not sawed off because no stamp. 22 - 26" inch field barrel w/ improved cylinder. I kill the absolute chit outta' deer out to 60 yards with a full choked 32" barrel and 3.0" magnum copper plated 00 buck. At that distance, (12) .32 cal pellets going 1800 fps end up in a spread of about a little bigger than a basket ball hoop. At 40 yards, the spread is the size of a basketball. So on an so forth until about 10 yards, where it's just a single fist of death.
The trick with the slow type of zombies and shotguns is to wait it out when heads cross into a single field of fire for a multiple one shot kill (if you can, like say day drinking beers from a roof top). At 20 - 40 yards, you can get doubles and maybe even a triple every once in a while. How fun is that?