Just ran across this very interesting 12 GA self defense round and would be very interested in hear about anyone's experience with it or other opinions.

12 Gauge Centurion Law Enforcement Multi-Defense Buck

Centurion Multi-Defense Buckshot provides a shell with unique characteristics. It is loaded with a combination of one .650" (65 cal.) round ball and six #1 buckshot pellets, this specialized shotshell offers a shell for extreme defensive situations. Its round ball provides maximum penetration and knockdown power and its buckshot increases target impact points. This is the best dual load buckshot on the market today.

Available here http://ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/product_info.php?pName=50rds-12-gauge-centurion-law-enforcement-multidefense-buck&cName=12-gauge-buckshot

If this isn't the best choice for a 12GA self defense shotgun please let me know what is and why.

Have never bought from them but this looked like a pretty good deal, wanted to pass it on.

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The ATK Law Enforcement (LE) Resource Library is a resource that can not be ignored by any serious student of tactical ammunition. Showcasing Federal and Speer LE ammo on their web site, categories include the following.... 

Catalogs (not only Federal and Speer ammo catalogs but also a shotshell and .223 rifle data books)

Images and Logos

Technical Bulletins (Want to know the difference between .223 and 5.56? They got a bulletin on that!)

Wound Ballistics (And I quote from their web site "ATK — Speer® and Federal® — pioneered the use of Wound Ballistic Workshops as a service to police departments nationwide. Utilizing the rigorous FBI Ammunition Testing Protocol, firearms training officers are able to test ammunition side-by-side in order to make informed decisions on the duty ammunition their department will carry." There are 10 different workshop reports there available for download!)

Ballisitics (Full ballistics tables and charts for about ever serious load in the Federal and Speer catalogs.  Want a side by side comparision of all of Federal's different weighted 9mm loads?  You can do that.)

Go check out the ATK LE Resource Library.  I think you will be quite impressed with the abundance of information available there.

A recent question I read elsewhere on ammo storage and some of the responses got me to thinking about stocking guns, mags and ammo. In my mind it makes little sense to stock 100 mags or 20,000 rounds of ammo for a single rifle. Instead of more and more mags and ammo you probably need some extra rifles (and everyone should have at least one backup and probably some spare parts) and ones that use the same mags and ammo as the first is probably a plus.

So for the newbies that come by here that are buying their first serious combat/fighting rifle…..how many mags and how much ammo at a minimum and then how many mags and how much ammo until you reach that point of where it makes sense to add the second rifle?  And then at what point do you add the third rifle and so on and so on?

For me, off the top of my head….one rifle, a minimum of 10 mags and 2000 rounds of ammo. When the stock of mags and ammo is doubled, add a second rifle and you’ll have the minimum for both your main and backup rifle. The point where the third rifle is added is a little cloudy in my mind, never made it that far. Of course number of able members in your household and such would effect how you look at the whole subject.

Thanks, Monty