Okay, which of three choices for a home defense rifle?

[Quartus]

Browning M2HB on a pintel mount, loaded w/ a 3 to 3 to 1 mixture of ball, raufoss, and tracer.

Ah! At LAST a sensible answer!



Welcome aboard, atek!


M-1 carbine ain't a bad choice.

 

[dev_null]

Depends where you live, doesn't it? Urban, suburban, country... Out of your choices, I'd take the Mini-14, but my own (suburban townhouse) is a Remington 870 in 12-ga. with #6 shot. My SHTF rifle would be the FAL.

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[stevelyn]

If you have to use a rifle for HD go with the Mini-14. Then invest in a supply of frangible ammo like Hornady TAP, Glaser, MagSafe, or Extreme Shock.
Otherwise, to coin a Clint Smithism, I recommend a reliable handgun to fight your way over to the HD shotgun you should not have let get out of arms reach.