No experience with it. I can only comment on what I have carried, used, shot.
a 20 Ga pump is very appropriate for home defense. I would also recommend an AR15. the urban legends of 223/556 over penetrating walls is just that. the FBI has done tests on this.
handloaded ammunition has no place in a self defense situation because of the liability issues when you are placed on the stand and the plaintiffs lawyer asks you why factory ammunition wasn't "deadly enough" for you so you had to make up loads that were "even more devastating" or the defendant used "rifle powder" to make more powerful loads.
you think I am joking?? these issues have come up in trials of people who have used handloads in self defense. there are several books out there that detail case law and trials with these issues.
hollow base wadcutters seated backwards is also urban legend, widely touted in the 60's and 70's. if they expand, they wont penetrate far enough. you need 12" of penetration (as per FBI standards) in order to have a reasonable chance of hitting the vitals of a human form any angle.
