i don't think you really would wanna shotgun for home invasion... to shoot someone with one could get extremely messy... and tear your walls lol..

not to mention shotguns are generally more dangerous, especially because of the fact it spreads out.. for example, if your gun was pointing down you could very easily shoot your foot, with a standard bullet, it's got far less chance of hitting you... then f course with a semi pistol, you know when it's empty, because the slide sticks back.. a shotgun, the only way you really know if it's empty is, a. count the shells (still leaves for human error tho) or b. you go to pull the trigger and there's no boom.

then of course there's always the fact it's longer, more dangerous in close encounters... act even a second too late, and that invader could grab that barrel, point it away from him as you fire off the first shell, then you're at a disadvantage. he could easily just push it into your face, chest ect from the barrel and grab it from you...

the only real good thing of having a shotgun over a pistol, would be the sound... everyone knows what a shotgun sounds like, and it's pretty damn intimidating. a pistol on the other hand, can be so quiet they'd never even know you have it... no intimidation means greater chance you'll have to use it.

ontop of all that.. if you miss 15 shots in the close range of a house, well lol you deserve what you get lmao... natural selection.. :wtf: you don't really gotta aim a pistol much either, cuz it'll be close range, point in the general direction, aim at the stomach (the gun will recoil, bring the barrel up a bit from where you were aiming, you aim for the head and there's a good chance you're gonna miss) and just open fire...

even if you didn't manage to hit him (trust me tho, you will atleast once, unless you're purposely trying to miss) he is NOT gonna stick around lol... more then likely, he's not even gonna be standing there after the first bullet, he's gonna be running away...