Home Defense Test: Taurus Public Defender .410 and Mossberg M590A1 12 guage

[Riverkilt]

Took my two home defense guns to the range today to test their patterns. I live in an apartment and the maximum I would engage an intruder at is 20 feet.

Loaded my Taurus Public Defender with .410 Winchester Defender that has three plated defense discs and 12 BBs.

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At 20 feet the pattern was 12" high and 10" wide with all three plated defense discs dead center with the 12 BBS forming a circle around them.

I am pleased with that. No doubt a tighter pattern at closer range.


Then I loaded my Mossberg M590A1 with 12 gauge Winchester Ranger with nine 00 buck and fired from 20 feet.

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All nine 00 buck hit in a 3" circle. Wads went left a bit but who cares. Very pleased with that pattern.

Feels great to have two fine home defense guns with good ammo..."just in case."

 

[jcreek]

What exactly is a plated defense disc? I've seen the PDX1 with the slug and three 00 pellets but never heard of plated defense discs.

 

[Riverkilt]

Just what Winchester wrote on the box...never opened a shell to see what it was and no way to find one after firing...sketch on the box looks like a thick disc...so sorry, no clue...they make a nice hole though.

 

[missoak]

What exactly is a plated defense disc? I've seen the PDX1 with the slug and three 00 pellets but never heard of plated defense discs.

The PDX in 410 has 3 small discs & 12 BB's. The discs are about the size of a watch battery.
I shot a cantalope once at close range with my Judge, with PDX ammo, & there wasn't much left to it.
Very impressive.

 

[Riverkilt]

My guess is those three discs would make a mess of whatever they were shot into. It the ammo the LGS recommended when I bought the Public Defender and told him it would be for home protection.

 

[Austin]

The discs remind me of the old school trick of 18 dimes...