Don't care for 5.56 just a personal twist.

....what would you suggest?...geofkaye-[always open to new ideas]

As a substitute for the weapon you mentioned or for a weapon with the stated function of 'coach defense'? I wouldn't probably make a suggestiion for a substitute for the weapon, these types of weapons just don't have any interest for me. I'm not involved in close quarter hostage rescue scenarios, if I want to play that game I go to the paint ball range. As for something just to spray a lot of lead, I have a couple pieces of vintage make and model that can acomplish that just fine. For coach protection I'd choose a little number called the "Thunder Five" http://www.thunder5.com/docs1.html
This is I believe the ideal weapon for close quarters for women and others who may not have a lot of time in at the range, it also has the added advantage that you don't neccessarily have to see what you are shooting at clearly, like snakes in the grass or night intruders into your coach.

I think I'll stick with my Benelli M1 Super 90. Alternating rounds of slugs and 00 Buck.

Absolutely anyone with a firearms background should go with what they know, like, prefer and there is no finer shotgun then a Benelli. My suggestion was aimed at RV'ers who were considering a weapon, without previous firearms experience. For my choice of home protection has to be my Maverick 88 with Sidewinder and Breachers grip which makes even one handed fire possible and gives an unbelievable rate of fire and reloading speed. The Benelli probably cost more then the Maverick and the Sidewinder conversion together. For the purposes of making an intruder understand they've made a grave error, the ability to lay down 10 rounds in 10 seconds reload and get off another 10 rounds in the next 15 seconds cannot IMHO be surpassed. Also slugs and OO buck have great stopping power and penetration, however I rather think a slug or 00 buck is something I don't want penetrating the walls of an RV which will happen if there is a miss, not that any of us would ever miss at o'dark-thirty in the AM after being startled awake. Number 4 shot inside at close range I still think is the anti personel round I'd choose and still in the Thunder-Five. That damm shotgun makes such a lump under my pillow.

Good point - the current load is set more for home. I actually take one of the 9's with me on the road using glaser rounds in them.

The Benelli even with the 18" barrel is a bit large for maneuvering inside the rv.

I agree on the choice for people who haven't shot before, something easy to use and control is a wonderful thing.

Before Black Talon got so much bad press and they pulled them, tweaked them and released them with a more politically correct name I stocked up.

Lets get back to talking about Air Horns

Dang, remind me to stay away from you guys when out on the road.

I got a medium to cheap set of train horms (three tubes) at the chrome shop at Exit 2 on I-75 in GA. Not the loudest but great for the money. More than enough to make people jump, especially the wife since they're mounted under the cab under the drivers seat pointed at the passengers side

Warpath, I understand your point of view, but remember it might just be one of us who walks up behind some bastard breaking into your RV in the middle of the night. I'm a very lite sleeper. BTW when I walk around at night I usually don't carry a gun, usually just a monadnock tapper and industrial sized stun gun.