Shottys for danger close. Rifles for danger far. Handguns for danger in disguise. What's so hard to understand?

I've been a paramedic for 23 years and in all that time I have never transported someone that took a shotgun hit to the torso. I've had plenty of patients survive handgun wounds and even some that survived rifle rounds to the torso, but people hit with a load of buckshot are usually dead before we get there or shortly after. Not saying that it is the best HD gun (or what I use even), but it is a fight stopper for sure.

"Pistols put holes in people, rifles put holes through people, shotguns at the right range with the right load will physically remove a chunk of shit off of your opponent and throw that shit on the floor." - Clint Smith

Really good video with accurate information. I love my Beretta 1301; I can see myself "needing" a Langdon version. :-)

Paul Harrel said for years that a shotgun is good for home defense

I wish you influencers would stop talking about the 1301 so i can buy one.

Respect for owning your words and not shying away from what you used to think and say

“When did you find out shotguns were awesome?” “Gel test with 00 buck or slugs”

Love my Mossburg 590A1 for home defense. The same weapon I used for breaching in the army. Hooah

I'm sorry, in the first 30 seconds or so I'm yelling at the screen, "apparently neither of you live on a farm or ranch"! The first firearm I always and I mean, always grab first when I hear something in the middle of the night is a shotgun. Real world situations, when you do not know what you will be facing weather it's inside or outside, you want a tool that you can immediately change the type of ammunition to fit the situation. My 1301 has light for identification and several types ammunition attached to it to make quick changes. From Badgers, raccoons, snakes, to other peoples animals. The options shotguns have are pretty hard to beat.

I'm an old guy now but I served as an LEO for a large portion of my life, I was lucky enough to Instruct at Agency and Academy level. My experience with the shotgun was that if the shooter was of average build and worked with the gun, they were quick and lethal with less training than the pistol required. The only issue we saw was small stature officers having issues, due to gun fit. But if they chose to train they could overcome the disadvantage. It was also common (In my midwestern state) to have young men come into training that had been hunting and shooting shotguns their entire lives. Those guys were almost always just a little training away from being masters with just picking up some loading (select slug, shooting/loading from empty) training. As the muscle memory for the shotgun was ingrained in them from years of shooting. Yes the shotgun takes a long time to master, but "Police Proficient" was not a hard bar for Recruits to reach. Also I had conversations with quite a few people who were shot with handgun rounds, during my career as we waited for and I gave medical assistance. I never spoke with a single person who was hit with a shotgun fired in anger...

0:40 Clint Smith is screaming at his screen doing his best David Goggins impression. “THEY DONT KNOW ME SON!”

Im glad to see shotguns back in the conversation again.

Earnest did an AMAZING job describing the benefits and limitiations of the shotgun. The nuiance needed to do that is not lost, here. Thanks guys. One of your better PSA videos, for sure.

This might be one of your best videos in my opinion. I'm a retired federal agent. I thought it was a bad idea when we phased out the shotgun to run rifles only. I know of several bad guys shot with ARs (even multiple times) that lived. Not so much for those hit with the shotgun.

I live out in the country and I use a benneli m4 for HD . I’m not planning on engaging out past 25 yds and if 9 rds of 00 buck don’t take care of it I’m fucked anyway. We used them in house clearing in Ramadi ( we were ordered not to and only to use them on doors but I can confirm there are a lot less bearded doors with us now ) . At 25 yds and in it’s devastating. No need for more .

“Shotguns”: The indoor rifle.

That might be the coolest intro a human being has ever had. I'm changing from my life of crime that I never started.

I’ve had a Langdon 1301 for 2-3 years. Love it

Nice to see shotguns being recognized as great HD weapons. A shotgun was the standard go to for police, swat, home defense, Close quarters, and trench warfare for many years. And they are still as effective as ever. If not 10X more so with the modern combat and hunting shotguns like the 1301 and M4 variants. I got my first shotgun at 12 yrs old for Christmas in 1986. Mossberg 500 in mossy oak camo (back then it just looked like a rattle can job) with full, mod, and Improved choke tubes. It is still the only hunting shotgun I have ever owned. Until I was 25 yrs old all I had was my Shotgun and a Pump .22 rifle. I trained with a Mossberg 590 in the Marine Corps in 1994 and l bought one a few years later with a 7 shot tube. My Wife has a Mossberg 500 in 20 Ga, and I also keep a Mossberg 500 rifled barrel slug gun with Sabots hidden in the garage. I have shot them so much over the last 38 yrs since that Christmas when I was 12 its just second nature. Hunted with it all over the country from California to FL, Mi, Ohio even the Gulf of Mexico for ducks. I have AR's, Ak's and pistols but the tactical Mossberg 590 stays by the bed and has since I have been out on my own.

posting this while I wait on my LTT 1301 was perfect hype train timing …. Cheers Boys!

Clint Smith said it best, "You don't double tap with a shotgun".

So you've never heard of Clint Smith huh? "Pistols put holes in people, rifles put holes through people, shotguns at the right range with the right load will physically remove a chunk of shit off of your opponent and throw that shit on the floor." - Clint Smith 83 Reply

As a new gun owner my main goal is Nice shotgun Nice handgun Nice AR

When it comes to 12ga slugs, there's no such thing as "just a flesh wound".

“You just broke into Ernest Langdons house” you have a better chance of survival at breaking into John Wicks house

Great call-out on legal matters. James Reaves has a great video on mock juries and the AR-15. It shouldn't matter, but it does

I keep a shotgun for home defense. I grew up shooting shotguns, a lot. Our entire family used to compete in trap, skeet meets, did dove hunting, turkey, qual, etc hunting. I learned a LOT about tactical shotguns in the Army. Retired now, at 65, I still prefer a shotgun. Thanks for having this man on the video. He does know what he is talking about. Yes, I still practice quite a bit because I love shooting (all manner of firearms) but to stay sharp as well. It takes more effort as you age but can be done.

What you prefer is what you train with. Which is always the best option

Mr. Langdon is such a sublime educator. Great video, gents.

Old Shotgun junkie here. Two of my favorites have Vang Comp barrels on them. Absolutely incredible patterns and slug accuracy, it was the way to go before they came out with $6 a shot Federal flight control wads.

Just watched the video. Thank you so much guys. My home defense weapon of choice is the shotgun. It has been for years since James Yeager's combat shotgun class taught me how to effectively set up and utilize it. Love the video. Subscribed and shared!!

Thanks Guys, for a great overall video. This is if not the best,then in the top 3 familiarizing shot gun videos ive seen this year. And also entertaining enough to be easy to watch.

I'm former Active Duty U.S. Marine Infantry. Nearly 10 years in a specialized Counter Terrorism Unit L.E. I'm a gun enthusiast and have had professional specialized tactical training over the years with Special Forces memeber with the U.S. Army Special Forces, Australian Special Forces, and with memembers of DEVGRU. I am NOT special forces nor was I ever. Just did a lot of specialized training with them in the L.E. CounterTerrorism world. In addition I've done specialized tactical training with Police SWAT teams from different agencies as well as with the FBI. I myself was also an instructor for helping to train tactical officers in CQB SWAT style tactics for Counter Terrorism or Mass shooters situations. That being all said. I have a shotgun as one of my go to home defense guns. I would never overlook a good shotgun for tactical SHTF/Home Defense use.

I love seeing more people loving shotguns. I wish more people would show number 4 buck as well. Imagine 27 "22LR" rounds flying at you at 12 to 1400 fps. OUCH!!!

"I've never heard someone that I respect recommend a shot gun as a home defense tool" a five second browser search would suggest otherwise, but maybe that's just me.

These 2 guys need to attend a class by Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch.

More people need to watch this. For one the education factor because soooo many people have misconceptions about shotguns and their use/place in this day and age.

Thanks to this video, the LTT Beretta 1301 is the newest dream gun on my list, right up there at the top next to the M1A Scout.

What you guys said about scatterguns a year ago is exactly what I told people asking me “what’s the best HD gun?” I just recently put a benelli m4 on my wife’s side of the bed but I still keep a bcm next to mine. The way I see it they both fuck and the m4 can pop a top as a 2nd line of defense. Thanks for the Friday night vibes and another trip down LTT’s rabbit hole. The 1301 from those guys is in my queue. 🤘

Interestingly I have always had shotguns. But just started to build a Mossberg 930 as a budget home defense weapon. Waiting on one final part to arrive, the extended magazine to make it 9 + 1!

My Benelli M1 has been my home defense number one gun since like 1993

On this episode of 1911 Syndicate a lethal man gives a compliment to lefties, a short ginger makes a joke, Dragon's Breath lights up the night, and a dog finds a carcass to chew on.

Always liked shotguns. Their main deficiency is ammo capacity and for that I keep a 50 rd bandolier on hanging on the house shotgun.

Everyone knows the best gun for home defense is a Phased Plasma Rifle in 40 watt range

I wasnt big on shotguns until I trained with one. Changed my mind in one day! Just got my Mossberg 590 and saving up to get on of these 1301 later this year. I cannot wait!

Glad to see you've finally caught the gauge fever.😆 Love my 1301 LTT and it is my first home defense choice.

A sling prevents someone from shooting you with your own gun...... especially in a tussle.

I’m buying my first shotgun next month,this video helped

My Home Defense Shotgun Is A Mossberg 590-S, Loaded Up With FEDERAL FLIGHT CONTROL, OO-Buck, 9 Pellet Load...

If you're Langdon, shot gun is a great choice. They are all a viable choice if you train on them and are comfortable running them.

One thing I criticize when people talk about shotguns and how they have limited capacity, is that there are people who point that out will sometimes carry a 1911 with 8 round in the magazine same as a shotgun yet that has way less muzzle energy than a shotgun.

I almost set half of Utah on fire with my 1301 and dragons breath ammo. Luckily, I brought a fire extinguisher and a wife who's apparently a firefighter.

You must learn The Gospel of the Gauge. Rob Haught and his son teach the best shotgun skills.

Langdon Tactical Rocks!!! Another great shotgun enthusiast and legend along with Paul Harrell and Clint Smith. Plus they trick out the HK P30, I’m still hoping to get mine worked on soon. Absolute Legend.

I’ve always thought the argument between shotgun pistol ar or pcc was stupid. The answer is yes. Get them all

Worshipper of the Gauge, eveyrone only talks about Birdshot, or 9 pellet buck. Shotguns have the singular largest variety of ammo capable on a singular platform. Its not a platform for everyone, shotguns are hungry, hungry machines. You have to be proficient in keeping it topped off, at all times. But, for straight damage output out of a common, civilian affordable, and legally obtainable platfom, its about impossible to beat. And if ammo capacity is a concern, get a Siaga 12. Even the Ruskies realized its a worthy platform.

What about #4 buck really effective

Owner of a Mossberg 590 S. I do need to take it to the range and get more practice. I’m extremely happy with my purchase.

Semi auto shotguns are a game changer! I have the mossberg 940 tactical and ive modified it a bit. I will go into the zombie apocalypse with that thing. One of my favorite.

I’m still amazed you guys don’t have 5 mill subscribers. Great videos guys

Always shoot a gun you're comfortable and confident with that's reliable and you can do the job most effectively... People try to crap on the shotgun but look what they're using in Ukraine after the first year many teams have a shotgun and using shotguns for trench warfare again. obviously not all units full of shotguns but a large majority of the teams have a shotgunner or shotgun and they're good for shooting down drones. A lot of things have changed, but the king of CQB is a shotgun, it is really hard to beat it's one of if not the most devastating close range weapon. Even today with all the statistics compiled from years of shotgun uses in self-defense situations+ it usually takes (one) two rounds was rare, maximum. 99% of those encounters are lethal. People also forget that they used double barrel shotguns on stagecoaches as a coach gun to keep attackers off of them because of their effectiveness end Shotguns have been in history for a very long time from the Blunderbuss till now. Looks like shotguns are back on the menu boys 😂

Credit to you fellas for owning up to your mistakes. In a society low on accountability, that's very refreshing.

Thank you so helpful. I just an a300 patrol for home defense, you answered a lot of questions.

I've always been a shotgun guy

It's rare for me to go more than 10 min on any KZfaq video but I enjoyed every minute of this. Well done! Subbed.

GREAT video gents! Just found this channel, and I’m hooked. Thank you!

Excellent video! Informative, funny, practical and useful. Thank you.

Always like seeing shotgun content, great video and demonstration. Also, did Ernest have a Beretta 1301 Comp with Magpul stock and 1301 Tactical handguard? I had been looking at either the 21” or 24” 1301 Comp’s and wondered how many parts are compatible with the Tactical.

Best intro yet 👌

I knew basically nothing about shotguns before this video, so this was some great knowledge for me! appreciate the video

One of the most informative shotgun videos that I have ever watched. Period!

Master all of your available tools. Keep the skills sharpened.

The disfavor of shotguns seems to come on the heels of the "soldier gear = good, everything else = fudd" mentality that has defined 2A culture since the bro-vets brought it back from the GWOT. People have forgotten that civilian self/home-defense looks nothing like combat. There's no suppressive fire. There are no long-range engagements. There's no patrolling. There's no kit. There's no reloading. Almost every characteristic of a rifle that makes it good for combat is irrelevant in realistic civilian gun use. Don't get me wrong, I think every civilian has the right to get kitted up for maximum LARP. But in no conceivable home defense scenario are you going to utilize the range, capacity, ammo carrying ability, etc. afforded by a modern rifle. Shotguns make a TON of sense for civilians when you look at the data for civilian gun use... short time, short range, and low round-count. What comes to mind when you think of a weapon good for short range, low round-count use where there will be no supporting kit worn? Its literally an HD shotgun.

Shotty's are hands down the most versatile and deadly firestick available , from #8 target load @ 20yds to sabo's @ 200yds ....

Having the courage to change one's judgments after being presented with new evidence is a sign of honesty and increases, not decreases, one's credibility.

I’m gonna hold onto my SPAS-12 extra tight while watching this video

OK, now I want one. 👍👍

Nice assessment and informative! Thanks!

We are a very small FFL in AZ close to his shop. I got a 1301 and a P30 worked on by LTT and even though the order was small, they were extremely detail oriented and attentive. I had the pleasure of talking to his wife a few times and she is super nice and really funny. I was so impressed with the shotgun that I kept it and I will likely keep the P30 as well lol. Can’t recommend them enough.

Tonight on 1911 Syndicate: Ernest Lansgon brings him Boom Tube, Jake talks about humans a lot, and the LTT 1301 pretends to be Godzilla in the desert

I think the average person would just have a easier time ending a threat with a shotty compared to a rifle

Awesome info guys! 💯 thank you 🙌🏽

Great video My home defense first selection is a 12 gauge; the first 2 rounds are "less then lethal" bean bag, pepperball, buckshot, buckshot, hallow point slug. My secondary home defense is my pistol.

Lefty’s unite! Lfg haha love the video!

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Shotgun fan boy here, I’m glad you owned your words, at the end of the day each gun is a tool for a specific job. Shotguns are devastating for up close work.

Very informative video guys... Txs for doing it.

I am not usually a fan of shotguns, but I just got back from the psa gathering. I no longer worship at the church of Ernest p worrell, I am now a convert to the church of Ernest Langdon. I was blown away. Guess I need a shotgun now.

LTT gang 🤘🏼

My issue with a shotgun for home defense is the incredibly stupid and incompetent mindset most people have with shotguns such as "you point a shotgun, you don't aim it", "you don't have to aim a shotgun", "the shot will spread and cover an entire hallway or door", "birdshot works at close range" and "one shot is all it takes with a shotgun". The only fatal shootings I've worked with a shotgun all involved buckshot, slugs or contact shots with birdshot and outside of suicides were the minority of shootings involving shotguns for the very reasons listed above.

Glad to hear Ernest say the same stuff I did in my Buckshot size Selection for HD vid I filmed at 11 yards & my upcoming Semi Auto vids I did 7, 10, 15, etc. w a 1x Gideon

Double shell loss @7:10

Respect for reconsidering your position

Very informative. Good video!!!

Yall made me see the big picture on shottys & im definitely buying a full tac.shotty but in camo!!!..thank yall so much...

“This thinking was brought home to me recently while talking to an officer from a Southern California department. They have had problems with both men and women officers undergoing firearms training. This officer told me that they were considering an entirely new concept in weapons. This thinking would not affect their SWAT team; it would only affect the rank-and-file officer on the street. As I understand their situation, they have parks, large open areas, large shopping centers, warehouses, slums, business districts, and some nice residential areas, creating a town of around 100,000 people. They have discovered that shotguns are almost useless at forty, fifty, sixty yards. Shotguns have a tendency to blast pellets not only in the general direction of the felon who stands fifty yards away but also to blast pellets into walls, the street, into bystanders, automobiles, etc. Far too often, the officer is at a distinct disadvantage due to his refusal to fire and endanger the surrounding area. Obviously, in darkened or badly lit areas within a building or on a street, it 1s foolish to attempt to fire at a moving or even motionless felon at forty or fifty yards with a handgun. So, what did they come up with? A most ingenious solution. The department has been issued a duplicate of the U.S. Government pistol. The men do not particularly like this piece. Further, it is expensive. Based on all this thinking the small advisory group within the department are seriously considering replacing their shotguns and pistols with Marlin’s 9mm carbine and the new Ruger P-85 pistol. This would give the entire department a single cartridge for both handgun and long arm.” “Number 4 buckshot loadings contain twenty-seven pellets. At close range this has proven to be a deadly loading and preferred by many officers. At over twenty-five yards its use can be questionable. The spread of the pellets and the relatively small size of the pellets may or may not force the felon to cease and desist. Beyond twenty-five yards the shot charge can become erratic, again depending upon the relation between the pellets and the bore dimensions. These pellets ricochet widely, and while a single pellet is seldom lethal, several pellets striking the human body can inflect painful wounds not only upon the felon in question but upon people walking by or sitting in their houses or apartments. This is one of the drawbacks encountered in using shotguns.” Source: “The 9mm and Law Enforcement Today” 1989

ive never heard an instructor not advocate for a SG for home use. #7. I can't believe you guys did not know all this stuff, wtf? This is the basics guys. This is why dads are important.

Just got my Benelli M4 Gen2 LE and LOVE it!! Shotguns leave meat on the ground, wall, ceiling. The most versatile tool that probably holds the record for one shot victories.

Excellent info! Thank you.