What handgun should you carry? Read this scenario: fill in the blanks.
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CZ52GUY
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Rule 3, always be sure of your target and what is behind it. If I can't verify target more than brief glimpse (and that my loved one isn't in the muzzle path) I ain't shootin', even if I am taking fire.
To answer the question, any of my fighting pieces with NS and my Z2 using Rogers. If I get to pick for that moment, probably my CZ-75B (9mm) followed closely by my P220ST (.45 ACP).
Change the question from which HG to any firearm, it would be my Mossy with Surefire.
Nicely written story.
Safe shooting,
CZ52'
Brian Williams
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I normally carry either a S&W 13 or a S&W940 and I have a Inova led light that would come out with either gun.
Para P-12.45, trit front/rear with +2 mag base. Flashlights are critical in identifying targets vs friendlies. I keep one with my carry for this reason.
SapperLeader
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It usually would be my xd-9, someday soon my browning hipower. I may not always have a surefire on me, but I would always have a photon or two. Great Scenario By the way, it was very well written. Im not sure If I would go into the house or no. I hear crying, Im going to assume that my loved one is alive in the house. The smart thing would be to wait for the cavalry, but whoever said I was smart 
. Remove the crying from the scenario, and Im hunkering behind a car across the street, waiting for the local pd and a swat team.
. Remove the crying from the scenario, and Im hunkering behind a car across the street, waiting for the local pd and a swat team.Well,
I don't agree that the smart thing is to wait for the cavalry...your wife is in danger NOW! I would move in cautiously and do the best I can with the training and equipment I have (that's why I train and carry). My police response time is 15-20+ minutes (best case) where I live anyway, if I heard sirens down the block w/in a minute of the gunshot...maybe I'd wait.
Interesting how many say "shotgun" I don't have mine in my vehicle (how many people do?), so that's not an option in this scenario. I would have a Kahr K9 w/ night sights or possibly a BHP on me. I don't always carry my surefire, but this scenario drives home the point that I should.
I don't agree that the smart thing is to wait for the cavalry...your wife is in danger NOW! I would move in cautiously and do the best I can with the training and equipment I have (that's why I train and carry). My police response time is 15-20+ minutes (best case) where I live anyway, if I heard sirens down the block w/in a minute of the gunshot...maybe I'd wait.
Interesting how many say "shotgun" I don't have mine in my vehicle (how many people do?), so that's not an option in this scenario. I would have a Kahr K9 w/ night sights or possibly a BHP on me. I don't always carry my surefire, but this scenario drives home the point that I should.
Valkman
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I'd have my Kimber Compact CDP I and Surefire E2e that I always carry. If my wife were with me I wouldn't go in, but if she were in there I would.
There's no cover for at least 10' inside the front door, unless you go in and to the right and hit the hallway. The first room there is my office, and now you got me thinking of putting a 12 guage there.
There's no cover for at least 10' inside the front door, unless you go in and to the right and hit the hallway. The first room there is my office, and now you got me thinking of putting a 12 guage there.
coma
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Well as far as no light to see with, I carry my ShureFire E2 light with me 99% of the time. So that would be in my left hand next to my ether my SIG P239 in 9MM or my P229 in .40.
As far as Charging in the front door, not me i'm looking for another root in. I know the house the possible BG does not, this would give me a small advantage of suprise i feel. Also rushing in my get you and who ever is crying dead that much faster, we must not let emotion over ride smarts.
Good story. Stay safe and put a light in your pocket.
As far as Charging in the front door, not me i'm looking for another root in. I know the house the possible BG does not, this would give me a small advantage of suprise i feel. Also rushing in my get you and who ever is crying dead that much faster, we must not let emotion over ride smarts.
Good story. Stay safe and put a light in your pocket.
Kenneth Lew
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Since I cannot clear my house alone and going alone would be stupid, I would leave and wait near the point of entry of the thief and wait with a Glock 19 for them to come out.
Glock 17 or 19 if I'm using my ccw.
Possibly one of my S&W .357s if the home is invaded while I'm here.
Of course, in my scenario if I'm coming home, and my girlfriend is already home and this has occurred I'm going to need the SKS because my girlfriend packs heat also and always has one nearby in the house.
Possibly one of my S&W .357s if the home is invaded while I'm here.
Of course, in my scenario if I'm coming home, and my girlfriend is already home and this has occurred I'm going to need the SKS because my girlfriend packs heat also and always has one nearby in the house.
W Turner
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I would rather have my Springfield Armory 1911 and my Surefire G2.
In reality, I would probably have either a SW 638 with reload or a Kel-Tec P3AT and a Streamlight pocket LED light.
In either case, if I knew for a fact that my wife and child were not elsewhere, once I heard the gunshot and screams/crying, I would clear my house for two reasons...
1- That's my family in there and they are my responsibility.
2- The sheriff's dept. averages a 20 + minute response time in my area. 20 minutes is a long time to sit out in my car and wonder what is going on.
W
In reality, I would probably have either a SW 638 with reload or a Kel-Tec P3AT and a Streamlight pocket LED light.
In either case, if I knew for a fact that my wife and child were not elsewhere, once I heard the gunshot and screams/crying, I would clear my house for two reasons...
1- That's my family in there and they are my responsibility.
2- The sheriff's dept. averages a 20 + minute response time in my area. 20 minutes is a long time to sit out in my car and wonder what is going on.
W
An incident slightly similar happened to me recently at about 2:30 a.m. Major difference was that no gun shot, no broken glass and no screams. A call to the wife on her cell phone and one to the son at the other end of the house resolved the anxiety. Now for this scenario, it would depend on where I was coming from. If from one of my many out of town trips then it would be my trusty H & K USP .45C and my 870 MM. I would leave my car light on trained at the front, opened door while I wait ready with the 870 for the calvary at the back entrance. If I was just coming from around town engagement, it would be just the USP with an extra mag.
38SnubFan
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Which ever handgun I'm carrying!
grnzbra
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gun, heater, gat, Roscoe
I really hate it when writers seem to have taken a description from a custom gunsmith's website and add it to the end of, "I grabbed my..."
By the way, on the call to 911, the first words out of your mouth should have been your location. If your cell phone decides to die at that point, they know that something is going on at that location. If you answer her question and it dies, they know exactly what is happening somewhere.
I really hate it when writers seem to have taken a description from a custom gunsmith's website and add it to the end of, "I grabbed my..."
By the way, on the call to 911, the first words out of your mouth should have been your location. If your cell phone decides to die at that point, they know that something is going on at that location. If you answer her question and it dies, they know exactly what is happening somewhere.
one45auto
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Personally, I want to hear Skunky's tactical rendition of the same scenario!
Come on Skunk, favor us.
Please?
Come on Skunk, favor us.
Please?
Sean85746
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I'd be carrying a Glock 22 in 40cal with a 17 round mag (std 15 with the +2 floorplate) and two spare 15's on my belt.
If I went back to my car, as you say, I'd have my 3 cell MagLite from the center console of my truck.
I'd also be wondering why Tywla Von Puppymonster the rottweiler wasn't on my porch picking her teeth with the bones of the BG.
Since I know my house intimately...I would have gone in low, and made a left into the archway between the living room and den. It offers me good cover from which to listen and assess the situation.
After the shots were exchanged, I would move deeper into the den, and go through the bathroom that opens into the hallway, and come around from behind where I had seen the muzzle flashes. I may even turn on the kitchen lights from the laundry room, and leave myself in a dark, well concealed position.
You never know 'til you are there...but it is MY house, and I know all the spots to conceal, cover, and ambush. It is also a single story, so I don't need to worry about someone above me.
If I went back to my car, as you say, I'd have my 3 cell MagLite from the center console of my truck.
I'd also be wondering why Tywla Von Puppymonster the rottweiler wasn't on my porch picking her teeth with the bones of the BG.
Since I know my house intimately...I would have gone in low, and made a left into the archway between the living room and den. It offers me good cover from which to listen and assess the situation.
After the shots were exchanged, I would move deeper into the den, and go through the bathroom that opens into the hallway, and come around from behind where I had seen the muzzle flashes. I may even turn on the kitchen lights from the laundry room, and leave myself in a dark, well concealed position.
You never know 'til you are there...but it is MY house, and I know all the spots to conceal, cover, and ambush. It is also a single story, so I don't need to worry about someone above me.
Battlespace
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Since I have two large dogs that spend nights inside the house and hate strangers, the BG would more than likely be outside waiting for the ambulance after his own 911 call.
Sam
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I have some unusual security requirements at my home and wife and I have practiced and planned extensively.
I never would have entered that door. I have a couple other ways in. There are also seven(7) dogs to deal with.
Weaponry,
There is a 1911 and a 37 Ithaca in every vehicle I own.
Sam
I never would have entered that door. I have a couple other ways in. There are also seven(7) dogs to deal with.
Weaponry,
There is a 1911 and a 37 Ithaca in every vehicle I own.
Sam
ThreadKiller
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Obviously you're using a gun you've trained with and are comfortable with.
Beyond that, this is an exercise in tactics. The gun is secondary.
Tim
Beyond that, this is an exercise in tactics. The gun is secondary.
Tim
RevDisk
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Unless you have NVG's, it'd probably be a wiser idea to wait outside. That said, if I recognized the voice screaming as my wife or kid... I'd go in regardless. Stupid, probably. But I'd still do it.
As there is nothing in my place currently worth my life, and I'm not married, I'll keep my night vision monocle in my apartment. As there is no one living in my place except my roommate, I'd wait outside with a cell phone for the cops.
As there is nothing in my place currently worth my life, and I'm not married, I'll keep my night vision monocle in my apartment. As there is no one living in my place except my roommate, I'd wait outside with a cell phone for the cops.
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