earlthegoat2
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Shotgun, 12 or 20ga with buckshot of some persuasion.
Pick 1 For Home Defense Gun
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rbernie
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BHP stocked with 147gr HPs for walkin' around and a 19" Browning Auto5 stocked with Fed LE buck for barricadin' the sleeping quarters.
1SOW
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I'd use #4 shot to lower the collateral damage.
2nd choice: High-cap 9mm in case I overlooked someone.
At night I don't want lights near me.
2nd choice: High-cap 9mm in case I overlooked someone.
At night I don't want lights near me.
Guitargod1985
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This^
But seriously, I think this is a bad idea. #4 shot's penetration may not be adequate to incapacitate an attacker, but WILL still penetrate through several layers of dry wall.
Any projectile or shot that possesses enough velocity and/or mass to pose a high probability of incapacitation to the attacker is going to carry the risk of penetrating a wall or two or three.
Likewise, if the shot/bullet exhibits minimal penetrtion through drywall it will likely not have sufficient penetration in the aggressor. Otherwise, we'd all use BB guns for HD, right?
Personally, I keep a Stoeger Cougar 8000 next to the bed, loaded with 124 gr JHPs, and I keep the Mossberg 500 nearby, loaded with 2 3/4" 00 Buckshot.
Well I do have a HD hand gun in 9 mm 14 rounds. But I have a family and have been putting alot of thought into getting a short barrel for my Shotgun. and putting number 6 shot in it for HD. My 9mm corbons will go thru walls alot better than the number 6 and I dont want to shoot my kids thru a wall if I miss a badguy.
If you dont think number 6 will stop a badguy think other wise. I have seen a dead(bad)guy full of number 6 from 1 shot. He is a believer.
As for going thru walls certainly it will. It will lose its energy alot faster than the 9mm will though. If youve ever been dove hunting and had shot rain down on you from across the field you know this is true. A 9 mm coming from across the field would have hurt.
If you dont think number 6 will stop a badguy think other wise. I have seen a dead(bad)guy full of number 6 from 1 shot. He is a believer.
As for going thru walls certainly it will. It will lose its energy alot faster than the 9mm will though. If youve ever been dove hunting and had shot rain down on you from across the field you know this is true. A 9 mm coming from across the field would have hurt.
AKElroy
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Close to perfect, except I'll trade 3" #6 2 oz turkey loads for the 4 buck. In close quarters, it's devatstating.
ACBMWM3
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My rem. 870 or one of the 40SW by my bedside.
Zach S
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Although I carry a 1911, I use a Glock 19 w/ an M3 for HD. Its my beater pistol, so it stays out most of the time. Its a rare occasion that it sees the inside of my safe.
If I had a 1911 with a light rail, or an XD45, I'd use it instead.
I never can seem to find an XD45 when I have money. Now that I'm broke, I'm sure there are a few local gunshops with decent deals on 5" XD45s without the thumbsafties.
If I had a 1911 with a light rail, or an XD45, I'd use it instead.
I never can seem to find an XD45 when I have money. Now that I'm broke, I'm sure there are a few local gunshops with decent deals on 5" XD45s without the thumbsafties.
Same here. While I sleep, my G19 is on the top shelf of my closet. But my AR15 is propped up in the corner.
johnnylaw53
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think of the situration you talking about you get up in the middle of the night your only ammo will be what in your weapon that why I do for a beretta 9mm with the new 18 round mags. Any good high cap will do I just like the beretta.
be safe
be safe
There's no "all the above?"
Both work just fine. So would a .357 DA revolver. (Which is what I currently use.)
Both work just fine. So would a .357 DA revolver. (Which is what I currently use.)
FMJMIKE
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Why not 13 + 1..........Glock G-21 with nite sites.........
Boba Fett
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45 ACP
You can get them with more than 8 round capacities.
And for minimizing the risks of over penetration, the 45 is a bit better than the 9mm.
Not knocking the 9mm. Perfectly good round. I love shooting it and am sure it will protect me if I needed to use it. But I have even more confidence in the 45.
Whichever you choose, get some good JHP ammo and practice with it so you are familiar with how it shoots and you can make sure it feeds well in your gun.
I wouldn't recommend magnum rounds for your home defense. You run a high risk of blinding yourself at night after the first shot and considering how loud magnum rounds are, shooting them indoors will be deafening. Not that any round indoors isn't rough on the hearing, but the magnums are even worse. This isn't my opinion, this is what our CHL instructor (a very strict instructor and wife of a police officer) said when asked about using magnum rounds for home defense.
But if you get a revolver, get something like a J-Frame S&W in 357 mag. Then, when you use it for home defense, put 38 special in it. If you want to use it during the day for carry and such, put 357 mag in it. http://www.recguns.com/Sources/IIIB4.html
You can get them with more than 8 round capacities.
And for minimizing the risks of over penetration, the 45 is a bit better than the 9mm.
Not knocking the 9mm. Perfectly good round. I love shooting it and am sure it will protect me if I needed to use it. But I have even more confidence in the 45.
Whichever you choose, get some good JHP ammo and practice with it so you are familiar with how it shoots and you can make sure it feeds well in your gun.
I wouldn't recommend magnum rounds for your home defense. You run a high risk of blinding yourself at night after the first shot and considering how loud magnum rounds are, shooting them indoors will be deafening. Not that any round indoors isn't rough on the hearing, but the magnums are even worse. This isn't my opinion, this is what our CHL instructor (a very strict instructor and wife of a police officer) said when asked about using magnum rounds for home defense.
But if you get a revolver, get something like a J-Frame S&W in 357 mag. Then, when you use it for home defense, put 38 special in it. If you want to use it during the day for carry and such, put 357 mag in it. http://www.recguns.com/Sources/IIIB4.html
Ohio Gun Guy
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Other: 12ga shotgun.
Guitargod1985
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I didn't say #6 wouldn't stop an attacker. However, there are certainly many other options which would stop the home invader with a greater degree of reliability. What I meant to say is that you should go for the right tool for the job, which in my case is the most reliably incapacitating round I can think of that I own (00 Buck). Obviously, you have other considerations (wife/kids) besides raw power, and I respect that. Nobody wants to shoot the little ones, and if that risk can be minimized by using #6, so be it.
Duke of Doubt
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Model 29 .44 Magnum.
I mean, why settle for less, if it's the HD gun? Sure, it's big and heavy. Sure, the target sights aren't all that practical for carry. But we're talking about a gunfight in your own fer chrissakes hallway. Use the real gun.
I mean, why settle for less, if it's the HD gun? Sure, it's big and heavy. Sure, the target sights aren't all that practical for carry. But we're talking about a gunfight in your own fer chrissakes hallway. Use the real gun.
Bill_Rights
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I voted "OTHER" .45 ACP
As someone else already said, why not a "modern" .45 ACP with double-stacked hi-cap mag?
Mine is the FNP-45 w/ 14+1 personal defense JHPs.
As someone else already said, why not a "modern" .45 ACP with double-stacked hi-cap mag?
Mine is the FNP-45 w/ 14+1 personal defense JHPs.
Zach S
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Because the grip sucks...
Although, if I found a good deal on one, I would be tempted to snatch it up, fill the backstrap with acraglas, and sand it down to where its more comfortable...
gwnorth
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Other - FNP-45, 14+1 rounds of 200gr Hornady TAP +p
Deanimator
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Good luck finding any these days. I gave up after almost a month and bought 230gr. Gold Dots.
sohcgt2
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I don't have much faith in 9mm, normally I would choose capacity over caliber but if the caliber 9mm or .380. Those are both cc calibers not home defence calibers.
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