Somebody mentioned about living in an apartment and being "limited" in what alterations they could make, so I have a couple of suggestions.
This one would not be visible to the landlord or property manager and that is simply replace the screws in the door plate where the bolt goes into the frame.
Thank you for validating my choice of a Mossberg 590 as my home defense weapon. It's loaded with 00 buck, and is within arm's reach of my bed. If someone kicks in my front door, I'm not going to try to clear the house. But if they kick-in my bedroom door, I think I'll be able to make the shot from 12 feet. And I agree with you, that one shot a that distance should be a fight ender. I just pray that I'm never put in that position.I learned some hard lessons - all those years ago on the street... The first (and in my opinion - the most important...) is that a handgun is what you use because you couldn't get to a better weapon in a close quarters fight, period. The actual results of a deadly shooting rarely seemed to involve whoever was shot simply dropping to the ground and ceasing whatever they intended to do (and that goes for victim or perpetrator... the human animal can take killing shots - but they just don't kill right away....). There really are a few folks around so dangerous that you might just have to outrun them - after hitting them a killing shot...
My choice was then - and still is now... a 12ga shotgun every time for close quarters work - and the basic 00buck round in just 2 3/4 standard size is all that's needed for conflicts at less than 15 meters range. One good center of mass hit is pretty much a fight ender at close quarters - and that's what I'll be reaching for if I'm ever forced to defend home and family. If I lived in a rural area I'd swap that shotgun for a carbine...
I'll say right now that I hope to never ever need it again. What you will go through afterwards won't be any fun at all - and I know what I'm talking about. Fortunately my one shooting incident was in uniform all those years ago - but I still was in and out of court for six months afterwards before the case was finally ruled a justifiable homicide... It really did take almost three years to get my head screwed back on straight though.... Coping with taking a life wasn't easy at all for me.
And 3M security film on the windows. 58 seconds to get in if the first move is shooting at the window, vs 3 seconds without it.With regards to home invasion...
Consider hardening your doors and windows to make it so they can't be easily "kicked".
This means steel doors & frames and "security" storm doors.
Also consider outfitting INTERIOR doors with steel doors & frames with deadbolt locks that can be unlocked from the inside (example bedroom door) or are double cylinder (example: kitchen to basement, closets, bathrooms).
While doing this type of hardening won't stop the marines, and it isn't the intent to do so, all you need is 30 seconds maybe less to prepare.
Also, knowing where an intruder can and can't go easily is a HUGE tactical advantage.
A female is sometimes the one who tries to gain entry. I experienced that twice -- once during the day, "I'm from the DWP and we need to survey something in your back yard but I'm not allowed to go there without you because that would be trespassing", and once in the wee small hours, a woman banging on a back window saying she needs my help.Criminals usually work in groups, sometimes one car following another. Don't get fooled by females either, I've been reading more and more about female accomplices driving the getaway car.
https://amp.kob.com/articles/fbi-seeks-jeyden-barnhill-pretrial-release-5308692.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/1300514/female-suspect-in-crime-spree-gets-away-again.html?amp=1
This is the reason I bought a high cap SA.
In my thankfully former neighborhood there were a lot of crazies and drug addicts (due to the homeless population). That is a nasty combination, I heard many stories about such types being shot repeatedly but continuing the activity they were being shot for.I think I’m ready. I have 6 rounds loaded in a K Frame.
I am always curious what is so important about continuing on with your crimes when you start getting shot at during what appears to be a simple home invasion. Do the perps think there are gold bars in the safe in this house or are figuring if the resident is using deadly force to defend his property then there must be something good or are they just in survival mode?
You hear stories about meth heads doing what ever it takes to get their fix and about how they can be quite spectacular bullet sponges.
A couple of years ago there was a terrorist in Israel who ran over a man with his car, then got out and started stabbing him. A nearby armed citizen appeared and shot the terrorist from maybe 10 feet away. Terrorist fell down but got up again. Armed citizen shot him again. Terrorist went down again but again got up. Finally after the third iteration of this he stayed down. It was captured on surveillance video and IMO should be required watching for anybody who plans on defending him- or herself.In the real world people don't drop as if they were struck by lightning when they are shot.
^^^^^She survived without harm--that is a win.
Great idea!And 3M security film on the windows. 58 seconds to get in if the first move is shooting at the window, vs 3 seconds without it.
Or you could like, hit what you're aiming at.