SemperFiUSMC
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That is true of any gun used inside. I have shot 12 gauge, 9mm and .45 in a closet sized space in the dark, I wore hearing and eye protection. Even so, the pressure felt was enormous.
That is one reason why I keep both ear and eye pro by my bed, on my dresser, at the other end of my house, in the basement, in my garage, in my truck and all my go bags.
You can spin a million directions on any shoot scenario but the reality is half the time you may end up going outside, you may end up in the basement or garage. You do not control the situation.
A gun at night without a light is risky and can even be a legal liability.
Operating a pump shotgun to the best of your ability with a handheld light in your weakhand is BS. That is bad advice. That is plain and simple and easy to debate. The OP asked about shotguns and what to put on them.
Do you have eyes and ears for your wife? Kids? Dogs? Do you have a family password that tells them all to don their protective equipment because the range is going hot?
I'm not a huge fan of lights at night. We learned something very important in the Marine Corps. If they can see you they can kill you. A light on the end of a weapon in an otherwise dark area is a beacon to shoot at. $400 NV goggles are awesome and don't give up your position. I know they do it differently on CSI but in the real world you don't get cancelled until next season when we found out it was just a dream sequence.
IMHO the OP asked the wrong question. And my previous challenge stands. Pull the trigger on a shotgun in a very small dark area and see if you can follow up just with one single shot, let alone track a fleeing individual with the wherewithall for a followup on target shot. Unless you train for it you can't do it, unless you're wearing protective equipment or you're Helen Keller.
Just to be clear....
Shotgun for HD = Hollywood
Dual suppressed pistols for HD = legitimate
I think someone trying to fight with two pistols will be more of a danger than the concussive effects of a shotgun, but I'll grant you suppressors, in the form a pistol caliber carbine, anyways.
That's not what I said. Being able to whip off a string of rounds from a shotgun successively in an enclosed area in the dark either requires protective equipment, lots of training, or a Hollywood sound stage. Suppressed weapons eliminate the flashbang effect.