evbutler462
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I will add one more comment, not to discredit anyone, but to give actual experience. I had the unplesant duty of firing a 357 inside a house at night doing my duty. The perp fortunately was taken down by the first shot. Believe me that I "HEARD" it and my hearing was gone momentarily as well as my sight. I was totally disoriented for several minutes. It was as if time was in slow motion until I gradually came to my senses. I have tinnutis 20+ years later and a ruptured eardrum that I will have the rest of my life.
Respectfully, anyone that has not been there, done that can only guess as to how their senses will react. The officers I have talked with that have been in similar situations give me similar reactions. The home owners that have been interviewed gave remarkably similar stories as to their senses ceasing to function and their disorientation that follows is unreal. It is one thing to think you will act normally and not hear the shot or see the muzzle flash. Those of us who have been there, done that know differently. The adrenalin flow begins when a shooting is imminent and increases dramatically when the battle begins.
The home defense weapon is a weapon of choice. I hope that you will never need to fire a weapon of any kind in anger. Several fine, knowledgeable people have spoken, some of them LEO's. We have nothing to gain by misleading you. Just good advice that may save your life and that of your family. I have read much common sense in this forum from many informative members.
I am also sure that some Rambo types have read this post and skipped over it because their minds are made up that they will use their short barelled shotguns with the fancy gadgets at first opportunity. These types are ones I am trying to get a message across to. We have picked up the pieces when these types messed up and became the victims due to errors in judging what happens when they fire that round in a confined space. The bad guy doesn't always get hit on that important first shot. Then he has the upper hand unless he is very close to the muzzle blast.
I will follow Hivelocity's advice as he knows of what he speaks. If you must defend your home, use a weapon with low muzzle flash, maybe a reduced load handgun or birdshot of the game variety such as promotional dove shot when the handgun runs dry.
Thanks cngerms for advising me on pupil dilation. We learn from each other.
Shooter1, I respectfully disagree with your conclusion as to audio exclusion. Thaks for your input as that was your personal experience. Thanks for sharing it.
CZ552Guy, good thinking. Very good.
CWL, I was an artillery officer in the 1950's before ear protection was in vogue. Shot 40MM AAAs from M141 dual turrets out in the open. Plenty loud. Nothing compared to a confined space shot.
ARTiger, I read you loud and clear, and I am still hard of hearing.
To everyone else, excellent thinking. Be careful, gents. The life you save may be your own.
Respectfully, anyone that has not been there, done that can only guess as to how their senses will react. The officers I have talked with that have been in similar situations give me similar reactions. The home owners that have been interviewed gave remarkably similar stories as to their senses ceasing to function and their disorientation that follows is unreal. It is one thing to think you will act normally and not hear the shot or see the muzzle flash. Those of us who have been there, done that know differently. The adrenalin flow begins when a shooting is imminent and increases dramatically when the battle begins.
The home defense weapon is a weapon of choice. I hope that you will never need to fire a weapon of any kind in anger. Several fine, knowledgeable people have spoken, some of them LEO's. We have nothing to gain by misleading you. Just good advice that may save your life and that of your family. I have read much common sense in this forum from many informative members.
I am also sure that some Rambo types have read this post and skipped over it because their minds are made up that they will use their short barelled shotguns with the fancy gadgets at first opportunity. These types are ones I am trying to get a message across to. We have picked up the pieces when these types messed up and became the victims due to errors in judging what happens when they fire that round in a confined space. The bad guy doesn't always get hit on that important first shot. Then he has the upper hand unless he is very close to the muzzle blast.
I will follow Hivelocity's advice as he knows of what he speaks. If you must defend your home, use a weapon with low muzzle flash, maybe a reduced load handgun or birdshot of the game variety such as promotional dove shot when the handgun runs dry.
Thanks cngerms for advising me on pupil dilation. We learn from each other.
Shooter1, I respectfully disagree with your conclusion as to audio exclusion. Thaks for your input as that was your personal experience. Thanks for sharing it.
CZ552Guy, good thinking. Very good.
CWL, I was an artillery officer in the 1950's before ear protection was in vogue. Shot 40MM AAAs from M141 dual turrets out in the open. Plenty loud. Nothing compared to a confined space shot.
ARTiger, I read you loud and clear, and I am still hard of hearing.
To everyone else, excellent thinking. Be careful, gents. The life you save may be your own.