I haven't done a lot of shotgun blogging, so I thought this might be a good time to point out Mossberg's Just In Case line of shotguns.

If your New Year's resolution includes preparing that disaster survival kit you've been meaning to put together for the past eight years, you might want to take a look at these.

Each J.I.C. kit includes a 12-gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun with an 18.5" barrel and pistol grip. 3" chambers and 6-round capacity means that you will have a wide variety of ammunition to choose from and that, in post-apocalyptic scenarios, ammo that you scrounge is going to work. The weapons are enclosed in a heavy-duty, resealable bag and the container floats and is water tight to at least 40 feet.

The Home Security model (51340, pictured above) includes a waterproof Survival Kit-In-A-Can which contains the necessities to keep you going when an emergency strikes. The Mariner model (52340, below) includes a Marinecote™ metal finish for the shotgun and a multi-tool and survival knife in the kit. A Sandstorm model (53340, not pictured) features a desert camouflage finish on the shotgun.

If you've got a little cash from Santa burning a hole in your pocket, a survival preparedness kit is not a bad idea. You never know when disaster is going to strike, and you don't want to be sitting in the dark wishing you had spent a little time getting ready just in case. My brother sent us a red backpack with some survival gear inside a few years back as a Christmas gift, and we've added a few things to it since then. It's on a hook near the door, and we all know to grab it as we go if we have to leave in a hurry.

Firearms can be part of a plan, and Mossberg has put together a few good looking kits for those who don't want to do the work themselves.

Images are copyright by O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.