I'm trying to pick out a good round for self defense inside my home or on my property (standard city lot). I live in the suburbs in a sheetrock/wood frame house with neighbors on 3 sides. My wife and I are the only ones in the house, so sleeping children in an adjacent bedroom aren't an issue. The rifle in question is a m4gery with 16" barrel (1/9 twist).
After reading just about everything I can find on the subject, I'm leaning towards loading a 30 round magazine with 10 rounds Hornady 40g V-max, 10 rounds M193, and 10 rounds M855. This would give me increasing levels of penetration. I can't imagine firing more than a few shots in self defense, so I'm fretting my choice of the 40g V-max. I would imagine that even a light varmint round would achieve some decent penetration at household distances (7 yards or so) while having a very low chance of riccochet or exiting the house.
What ammo is everyone else using in their ARs for home defense?
*I understand there are pros/cons with using a rifle in this role vs a handgun. Significant stopping power, lower chance of rounds exiting the house, and the fact that my wife can rack/manipulate the AR easier than any of my centerfire handguns have swayed my decision.
After reading just about everything I can find on the subject, I'm leaning towards loading a 30 round magazine with 10 rounds Hornady 40g V-max, 10 rounds M193, and 10 rounds M855. This would give me increasing levels of penetration. I can't imagine firing more than a few shots in self defense, so I'm fretting my choice of the 40g V-max. I would imagine that even a light varmint round would achieve some decent penetration at household distances (7 yards or so) while having a very low chance of riccochet or exiting the house.
What ammo is everyone else using in their ARs for home defense?
*I understand there are pros/cons with using a rifle in this role vs a handgun. Significant stopping power, lower chance of rounds exiting the house, and the fact that my wife can rack/manipulate the AR easier than any of my centerfire handguns have swayed my decision.