Robb,<br><br><br>First of all, I haven't went back and read my previous posts, but I am pretty sure I never mentioned "clearing a room." I am not qualified to do so, nor am I brave/crazy enough to do so. I would leave that to the braver, qualified, paid to do that people except in an extreme (very extreme) circumstance. I would be far more likely to abandon the house before I did that. Clearing a house, untrained and alone, is akin to volunteering to walk into an ambush. Get your family into one place, hole up, call the cavalry and let the SOB who invaded your home walk into an ambush. You'll live longer that way. I know ABOUT this stuff, I don't KNOW it. I apologize if I unintentionally gave an impression otherwise on that. My knowledge comes from lots of research and hanging out with guys who did this for a living. They let me play sometimes, but I have no real expertise.<br><br>Rather than go into the subject of "safe rooms" and such (it's a fairly lengthy discussion), if you'll send me your snail mail via PM or e-mail, I'll mail you a book and some magazine articles which cover the subject in detail.<br><br>Mr. Baker and Mr. Lost had some good points in other posts, particulary on fitting the shotgun. One addition--fit the shotgun to your wife, assuming that she is smaller than you. It will be much easier for you to "choke up" on a smaller stock than it will be for her to try and stretch to reach the controls.<br><br>Take care,<br><br>Andy <br><br>