Which of these two rifles for home defense carbine, with a twist?

[sinistr]

i have to agree with the other posters about keeping your firearms locked up.if your worried enough about their dollar value,then you aready pretty much agree theft could happen.then all this fire power you left out , loaded with high quality ammo ...is in the hands of some very unsaviery people. i too would feel better with a shotgun next to me, but i make do with a pistol for just this reason.i go some bigger stuff ready,its just in my safe

 

[lefteyedom]

OK you Walter Mitty's, heres the real deal.

Use one weapon that you are totally comfortable with. When the stress levels are super high you want simple. Keep It Simple SIR K>I>S>S>.

12 gauge pump, 20" barrel with a screw-in full choke and load with 6 shot, will kill anything you will find in you house. Forget the Hollywood shotgun spread BS. 6 shot threw a full choke inside a house hit like a stack of nickles.

Your lawyer will be able to tell the jury that you did not mean to kill anyone that is why you only used bird shot. You might win the civil law suit and get to keep all the of rest of the weapons in you gun safe.

OR use a simple none Magnum revolver such as a 38 special 44 special with a 4" barrel or a Glock.

Leave all the other high tech weapons for the firing range.

 

[Browning]

I guess the LSI/Rossi Puma 92, 16" bbl, .45 Colt lever action would be my pick out of the two options.

Although I have several detachable mag semi-auto rifles I kind of do the same thing and leave an SKS out just because it's cheap and easy to replace and it works. Besides, I don't think you'd need more than a round or two of .45 LC to put them down anyway.

 

[Girodin]

Your lawyer will be able to tell the jury that you did not mean to kill anyone that is why you only used bird shot.

Umm most places firing a shotgun at some one is considered using lethal force irrespective of the shot size involved. I'm not sure that a jury of your peers is really going to differentiate on shot size. A lawyer spinning things could make birdshot sound just as malicious as buckshot. It maybe BS but that isn't what will matter.

Given that things can be spun not matter what the facts and also given that I live in a state with a castle law and some of the best self defense and home defense laws in the country I will use what I think is most prudent and effective for self defense. If it a good shoot it is a good shoot. In other states this might be more of a concern.

You might win the civil law suit and get to keep all the of rest of the weapons in you gun safe.

I'm glad I live in a state where people (or their next of kin) cannot sue for injuries recieved during the commision of a felony.

OR use a simple none Magnum revolver such as a 38 special 44 special with a 4" barrel or a Glock.

Leave all the other high tech weapons for the firing range.

So a 1911 is high tech and a glock isn't? I'm really interested to know the reasoning behind your list of "acceptable" HD pistols.