Right now ( unless you buy tons of shot and get a good deal) you won't save any money on reloading 12 and 20 gauge. So the answer to your question is no. They do make great targets though.
Well, since you asked. My wife just bought a whole fillet that I sliced up. Cut me a big 20 ozer. It was good. I figured skeeter, I would just come to your house if I ran out of food. Is that OK?
Are you holding down the trigger when you pump it? Is it striking the primer at all?
If it's only 3 years old, why haven't you call CS? It's still under warranty.
A 120 pound deer is twice as strong as person twice it's size. Although you won't see a doe coming after a human, it could beat the **** out of any crackhead.
If your killing something in defense,does it have to be humane?
It would be hard to shoot dove with #3 buck and if you did, you would want a head shot.
Even 100 bucks seem high. Are these new or used? You can get a new set of carlson chokes for less. Sorry, I saw the thread earlier and didn't say anything because I didn't want to steel your thunder.
I don't know what your worried about. If they come to your house they will wax your parents in the next room first. So you'll have plenty of time to one man army together.