So, You're home alone in your suburban house, It's getting late in the evening, and you hear a single scream from the house next door. you look out the window and see the following:
The Husband's car isn't in the driveway: you seem to recall he left on a business trip yesterday. The wife's car IS in the driveway, that's probably whose voice you heard... the couple have no children or houseguests. The door to the house is wide open, and the porch and hall lights are on, but you can't see or hear anything more about your neighbor's status. You dial 911 with one hand while opening the long-gun safe with the other. You fill the operator in QUICKLY, and are moving out the door with a long gun in hand. (you were already wearing your handgun in a concealed holster)
So here's the question: What type of long gun do you choose? A shotgun is the traditional weapon for suburban work, but if you walk into a hostage situation, you won't be able to take the shot without hitting both. A pistol-caliber carbine would probably work... if you selected sights and duty rounds for housework ahead of time. Is the carbine really prefferable to a high-power rifle? how worried should you be about a rifle overpenetrating? and frankly, how many of those guns did you actually have stored one step away from being locked and loaded in the first place?
The Husband's car isn't in the driveway: you seem to recall he left on a business trip yesterday. The wife's car IS in the driveway, that's probably whose voice you heard... the couple have no children or houseguests. The door to the house is wide open, and the porch and hall lights are on, but you can't see or hear anything more about your neighbor's status. You dial 911 with one hand while opening the long-gun safe with the other. You fill the operator in QUICKLY, and are moving out the door with a long gun in hand. (you were already wearing your handgun in a concealed holster)
So here's the question: What type of long gun do you choose? A shotgun is the traditional weapon for suburban work, but if you walk into a hostage situation, you won't be able to take the shot without hitting both. A pistol-caliber carbine would probably work... if you selected sights and duty rounds for housework ahead of time. Is the carbine really prefferable to a high-power rifle? how worried should you be about a rifle overpenetrating? and frankly, how many of those guns did you actually have stored one step away from being locked and loaded in the first place?