Me too!

Same here! I’ve learned so much from Paul

Oh yeah he's a phenomenal teacher I absolutely love his perspective on firearms he's knowledgeable and he has the experience to back up what he has to say on his opinions and experience. Most of his opinion is based off of facts and anecdotal evidence from his life not just how he feels and wants something to perform. I was lucky enough to have a grandfather that loved guns and collected a wide variety of guns and was lucky enough to shoot many different types of guns from pistols to muskets to shotguns you name it weird rifle calibers weird pistol calibers weird rifle pistol calibers the list goes on and on. And you're lucky to live in a time where he has these videos and have someone you can go to cuz a lot of them are dying breed.

Amen, Paul is the gun-toting Father figure that some of us wish we had!

Same here!

the fact that he doesn't wear a chest rig every video is nice lol. I really hate the overly tacticool in gun videos

And if it doesn't, you probably have 3-6 more rounds that will do the exact same thing.

EXACTLY. Even if someone was on PCP I bet it would.

You aren't kidding!

😅

And that's after going through a good amount of clothing and a layer of pig ears.

I agree 100%. I've shot them both and love them both and seen them used very effectively for taking game that people say you can't, I've seen people harvest bear and deer with the 20 gauge and the same thing with a 30-30 granted it wasn't a grizzly bear and not an elk, but still that's pretty large game to be shooting. I don't know if they could harvest an animal that big AKA a grizzly bear or an elk but I imagine with the right ammunition they probably could if shot placement was proper. Just because something's not as powerful as another caliber or gauge, doesn't mean it's not powerful enough to do the job effectively.

@@BUZZKILLJRJR the 3030s actually been used on elk quite a bit. I've even heard tales of it being used on moose in Canada but that's a big stretch

@@BUZZKILLJRJR I guess with bigger game, placement and distance becomes extremely important in its ability to take something down.

12 gauge and 7.62x39 beat both pretty handily in terms of modernization and availability, but if you handed me a pump in 20 or a lever action in 30-30 when things go sideways, I certainly wouldn't be complaining.

Carbine sized brush beaters that are good for heading over hill and dale.

Paul is in the same league as Garand Thumb for military knowledge and Forgotten weapons for academic knowledge in my opinion

That’s why we’re here

He's the Alton Brown of guns

Lucky Gunner is worth a look

Yeah...but what about Russian collision?

Don't make many of him any more that's for dam sure

Hell, you even named yourself after him!

@@CowBeatsCrow Watch him actually be a distant family member.

@@Muster_Muckee_II long lost son

Darn right Nick

Cause it is the best demo on the interwebs! And just cool!

Every time I pass oranges at the grocery store, all I can think of is "that lung tissue looks pretty good".

I noticed that he always mentions the “new and improved fleece bullet stopper” when he goes to the meat target. Why is this? There has to be some back story to it...

mario9587 It's just a little joke, as the "high tech" fleece bullet stop is just a wad of fleece blankets bound together. The old one got too shot up to continue service, i'd be willing to bet.

A boy and his rifle hit the nail on the head. His old "high tech fleece bullet stop" got too chewed up.

Yep had a intruder show up on my deck and at my back door at 2 :30 am at which I promptly displayed and a chuc chuc of the pump 20 gauge shotgun pointed Two feet From his head and got a 😳😱😱 whoa whoa whoa whoa reaction out of him and whatya know he instantly ran off faster than a cheetah could EVER RUN 🤣👌 I DONT THINK HE EVEN KNEW OR EVEN CARED WHAT GAUGE SHOTGUN IT WAS !!!

@@peacefulwarrior4078 One time I lived near a university and at 2 or 3 am some one was banging on the apartment door. I held a pistol up close to the door and racked the slide, then held it behind my back, he did not see any thing but he could hear it. When i opened the door on the heavy duty chain i had installed he had his hands up drunkenly stammering about looking for a friend in the building. I said he is not here i don't know any of the neighbors it was time ti leave and he ran off.

If there’s good guys in the rooms behind the bad guy you shouldn’t pull the trigger, or figure out an angle to where there isn’t a potential for a flyer or shot that completely penetrates to harm your loved ones.

Him and Hickok45

Absolutely the best and most informative firearm channel on youtube. While I enjoy the hoonery of IV8888, accuracy of 22plinkster and the sarcastic old man hickok45 I do think Paul's channel is both more informative and educational all-the-while not making you feel dumb if you are a newbie.

JCE3000GT he's a fantastic teacher

Fred slick no! Hickock is a sellout! Just like the NRA!

@Alan : Yep! Paul's channel.... when you positively, absolutely want to learn useful, real world firearm info, without bias, BS, or bravado. He's been at the top of my list for some time now. Love his humour as well. Kinda like a Pat Paulson with guns!

awesome

@@davidcamacho2178 what do you mean by power? It would seem by these tests that individual projectiles only lack 5-7% of the power from a 20ga compared to a 12ga. Am assuming you're calculating the mass of the projectiles as added power.

@@davidcamacho2178 ahhh ok

WHAT YOU NEED IS HALF-GAUGE SHOULDER-LAUNCHED ROCKET-SHOT HURR HURR HURR MY BLOOD SUGAR IS LOW I NEED ANOTHER KENTUCKY-FRIED MCDONALDS

its not the gun its the ammo a 20 gauge can stop a werewolf just fine all you need is shell with silver slugs or silver pellets dragons dreath shells are even better less expencive

@@darthkek1953 Now you made me pee myself!!! I can't stop laughing!!

I hunted with a 20 gauge for about three years (until I was large enough to use one of my dad's 12s) and did well enough with it.

Pryce Newberg I’m 75 years young been using 20 gauge last 12 years hit the right place it’ll stop about anything that you’re coming to contact with

Please tell me where you find 000 buck 20ga!!! the best I can find is Federal 3” #2 magnums for 20ga

@@colemanbonner , LGS. Just gotta keep a lookout. Or, order online, I am sure there are plenty of ammo suppliers that have it.

He's what you'd call a professional

yeah, but remember don't try this at home!

Clear, concise and great presentation; thanks for all the great info.

excellent!

And this is precisely what happened to me, three times. All three of my 20ga's were from family members. :) I love 20ga's, especially the two I just got as they are ultra light.

My Browning gold hunters are a pair of very fine shotguns indeed. No recoil if you know how to shoot, plenty of power for anything you’d feasibly shoot, very reliable, lightweight and light handling, what’s not to like? You definitely get what you pay for. Left to me by my late father, and running like tops since.

He didn’t buy junk

Both of mine were hand-me-downs. Love them. Old Winchester 1300 and a Ruger Red label. Love them both. And yes, the pump is my door prize, my GF can handle it and that's what's important.

Ah yes. Or maybe someone found a Ruger Red Label in 20 for a good price at their local armory today! Not to mention they are lighter to carry when tromping around hunting grounds. There is definitely a place in my safe for a good 20.

Several tactical 12 gauge shotguns do have a shorter length of pull than a lot of the sporting shotgun stocks, and you can get home defense oriented aftermarket stocks that also shorten length of pull that way. Doubly so if you can also get one that’s adjustable. Of course, the problem there is tactical shotguns are much more expensive, and due to import restrictions, things like collapsible stocks are often also expensive aftermarket parts. So I can understand simply going with a 20 gauge to get that benefit alongside a less recoiling round.

Don't fall on your way out little girl! Hahaha!

@@nicholasdiaz9424 Are you an ass in general or was there some point to your comment"?

Walmart seems to maintain a great stock of 20ga near me. Winchester super-x #3 buck and 3/4oz slugs are always available. I’m in rural Georgia, near UGA.

Whats your go to home defense load?

Well if you don't like him, unfollow his channel. He does his best to provide us with more knowledge of different guns. He deserves a thank you message at least rather than cursing.

WW 34 no no that's slang for he's awesome sorry lady you might be from uh another generation lol

FellowRser oops I am really sorry. I miss understand the slang term. Am not an American, perhaps that is the reason. My apologies

Only if you're an expert. Lol

You might hear "That is sick!" which also carries the same amount of approval. Kids huh! I'm glad I was never one.

Clean up on isle 4 lol

Yup, I would have it blown to bits.

I always wonder how he avoids shooting it.

He's a better shot than most -- WAY better than me.

I was amazed he did that. That's a man who knows what he is shooting.

I always think he’s gonna shoot that thing it’s amazing he’s never hit it

spudrubble Jesus and the 12 disciples carried 20 ga. Benelli shotguns. I personally own a half dozen 12 ga. Scatter guns but rarely take them out of the safe.

Oh yeah my grandfather and his brother bought Ithaca Model 37 Twenty gauges when they came back from World War II. They're still in the family and they were more than enough gun for these two farmers to hunt and do things that you have to do on the farm sometimes.

I used 20 ga. for years. Killed anything I shot at. Went back with the 12 because 12 ga. ammo is everywhere, cheap and good. 12 ga. slugs are man/deer accurate out to 150m. I have a Mossberg that thinks it is a rifle with 12 ga. el cheapo Wolf slugs. With a Knox recoil reduction stock I've been known to shoot up a case just messin around. Soda cans @100m are in serious danger. To much fun!

Soda cans @ 100 meter. That's some good shooting.

@@redheadedrambler2549 I hunted ducks all my life with a Model 37 twenty gauge, great little gun, and light as a feather!!!

Tom Burgess I like a youth model 20 gauge shotgun with number 4 birdshot for self defense. Less recoil and more maneuverable and the wife can handle it as well.

Unless you're hunting an angry bull moose, I'm sure that 20 gauge will serve you just fine.

I gave an 870 tactical 20 gauge to my wife for Mother's Day and its great. Nothing says love and trust like arming your wife.

" Nothing says love and trust like arming your wife." So very true sir...

20 is plenty

Maybe he's getting a call from HR soon, who knows these days.

Damn bosses.. hope he is cool.

He likes Paul too.

Isn't good ammo harder to find in 20 gauge? I can't say I've ever looked but I don't really remember seeing it often.

Absolutely, there's a smaller selection, it's harder to find, and more expensive when you do find it. Pre 2012/3 ammo apocalypse, I always had a hard time finding 20 gauge slugs at any of my local stores. That being said, most people who buy one of these for home defense can get a box of buckshot or two, keep them around for actual home defense; and then just practice with the birdshot that is readily available. 20 gauge ammo is harder to get than 12 gauge, but that's really just because 12 gauge is the most common form of ammunition out there, I think. Easier to find good 20 gauge than it is something like .357 SIG or 10mm in stores.

Sedan57Chevy shorter barrels on the 20 gauge kick just as much as a full choked 12 gauge. First gun my daughter shot, an 19" barreled 20 gauge with short brass bird shot.

To Chris Jones and others, reloading is a great option to reduce costs and you can custom your own powder loads and shot. Just some friendly advice. I load for an old European 24 ga, and have #4 buckshot for home defense. Its a good pumpkin smasher.

@@chrisjones6002 Chris, try going on line for 20 gauge!!!! I buy a lot of hunting ammo on line. They've got some great prices!!!

And frankly, shot for shot, I'd take #4 or larger buckshot shell over just about any common handgun round. 12 gauge is measurably better but I'm not sure if it's meaningfully better, particularly at household ranges.

how about, use what you got.4, 8 ,10 ,12, 20, 16, 28, 14, .410 .......unless your like me...any excuse to buy another gun..

You missed the very rare and forgotten, but effective European 24 gauge.

@@johnwunder3521 I like the way you think!!!

Would you recommend 20 gauge for a womab whos never shot a gun before? Im looking for a gun for my mom, and i cant find any short .410 puml shotguns still in production

Ive heard from an emergency serviceman that 20 gauge buckshot creates a crater

​@@Realbobo 20 gauge is highly effective.

@@davidrpriest 20 gauge bird shot weirdly especially so. the combination of small pellets in a small area does something ridiculous. And even more so for a 20 gauge because you can fire faster and more accurately

Same thing here! number 6 birdshot no problem 👏