Your Defensive weapons in the home.

[Rexster]

I saw mentions of lights on weapons. Yes, agreed, good idea. I have lost count of exactly how many Surefire X200/X300-series Weaponlights we have. The X200B is my favorite for rooms with white ceilings and light-colored walls, and almost never leaves one of my G19 pistols. The X300U, with its 600 lumens, is a bit too much for small rooms with white ceilings and light-colored walls, but nice to have outdoors. (I work night-shift police patrol, in a big city; none of this is armchair speculation.) The original-version X300 is a happy medium. The several original X200 lights thay we have are nice to have in reserve

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

1. Proper deadbolts and reinforced door jambs.
2. Alarm system.
3. Big, black lab mix.
4. My off-duty carry guns on me unless I'm in bed, then secure next to the bed with a high-powered flashlight and a one-button turn on the lights in the living areas switch.
5. My wife's gun secure on her side of the bed with another flashlight and one-button switch.

 

[md7]

Glock 17 with 2 magazines of 124 gr. jhp. Surefire handheld light next to it. In nightstand by bed.

BCM mid length mod 0 AR, Surefire weapon light mounted on rifle, vcas sling, Aimpoint PRO, stoked with 30 rounds of 69 gr. SMK. Underneath bed with 3 mags.

Ruger GP100 .357 magnum in kitchen on top of a cabinet.

Live in a rural area. Help could be a ways out. Think that'd get me by.

 

[The_Next_Generation]

I like to keep things simple - my HD is my CCW; just a plain-jane Glock 19 with some night sights and some defense rounds.

I live on the top floor of my apartment building, so it would be pretty difficult for anyone to get in except through the sliding glass door or kicking in the front door. Lots of other college kids around, aka plenty of bark but no bite. I never see them at the range or in the gym so I rest easy and keep a low profile.

 

[ACP]

great neighborhood in a very good town
outside motion lights
3 locks on every door and on most windows
German shepherd dog
4" S&W revolver
pump-action, 12-gauge shotgun with Surefire light

 

[MachIVshooter]

Good lighting. Good locks. Good neighbors. Video cameras. That pretty well covers burglars.

Anyone who isn't deterred by those will be staring at the blinding illumination of the Streamlight TLRs on either the 7.5" AR or Glock 20.

Also have 80 lbs of beautiful and sweet but completely worthless Siberian husky. Not part of the home security, but everyone else is bringing up dogs.

 

[Piedmont Plinker]

Nightstand has a Sig 2022 in 9mm plus an extra magazine, an LED mini maglite, a cheap S&W boot knife, whatever my EDC knife for the day was, and a 20" section of 1.5" red oak dowel underneath.

Security cabinet about four feet from bed has a lot more, including my Hi-Point carbine, MP-15, Shield, and 1911.

I live in a small townhouse so never that far from a gun and there's at least a knife in every room.

Roommate has his issue MP45, a PX4, and a lot more training than I.

Maine Coon mix cat will meow you to death.

 

[skoro]

I put my carry piece (S&W 642) in the top dresser drawer each night. In addition, I have three full size S&W Model 10 revolvers stoked with Buffalo Bore FBI loads in quick-access lock boxes in other locations around the house.

 

[stlcards]

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[gbeecher]

Hi-Point C9 9mm pistol bedside, loaded but not chambered, in open gun case. Mosin rifle in closet, in zippered case, with two five round clips.

 

[Kleanbore]

Hi-Point C9 9mm pistol bedside, loaded but not chambered, in open gun case. Mosin rifle in closet, in zippered case, with two five round clips.

would you be able to retrieve and make ready either of them if someone were to crash in when you were not in the bedroom?

Have you considered the effect of rising a Mosin in doors?

 

[gbeecher]

would you be able to retrieve and make ready either of them if someone were to crash in when you were not in the bedroom?

Have you considered the effect of rising a Mosin in doors?

Well, I protect myself within reason, but my home is not exactly a fortress..my two grown sons and I, do also have karate training..I also put my faith in God for His protection..

 

[RoboDuck]

Glock 21 , Mossy 500 00buck , Colt 6720

 

[TEAM101]

Good lighting. Good locks. Good neighbors. Video cameras. That pretty well covers burglars.

Anyone who isn't deterred by those will be staring at the blinding illumination of the Streamlight TLRs on either the 7.5" AR or Glock 20.

Also have 80 lbs of beautiful and sweet but completely worthless Siberian husky. Not part of the home security, but everyone else is bringing up dogs.

A 7.5" AR indoors is more pain than I want to experience.

 

[mustbe]

I believe good dogs are invaluable due to the fact they alert before actual entry and go on the defence unlike any alarm system. I would hate to lose a dog but they will buy the time necessary to wake, arm, and secure the family.

I had an incident awhile back where a severely intoxicated college kid tried to enter my back door. It was cold and he was at the wrong house. The dogs woke me and kept him out. Had the door been unlocked and there were no dogs, I might have killed a dumb kid.

Just think if your teenage kid or their boyfriend/girlfriend tried sneaking in late. The dogs know them as a friendly, no panic, no shots fired. Ass whooping maybe but no one dead.

 

[Elkins45]

We live in a very rural area that would have been described as Mayberry before the scourge of meth hit the small towns. No kids are ever in the house. I keep guns out of the safe for non-SD purposes, primarily to battle the groundhogs the are digging out under the garage floor. There is generally a 17 rimfire by the kitchen door for that reason, and a Remington 870 in the bedroom loaded with #4 as a critter/ bad guy compromise. There's also a Sig P220 DAK with night sights and lasergrips (mine) and a J frame (wife's) by the bed.

Our power goes out occasionally for a couple of hours, so there are flashlights all over the house. There's a 90 pound Shepard/Pyrenees mix running loose in the backyard that makes a very effective alarm and deterrent. We have exterior lighting that turns on at dusk--if we didn't you could kill yourself just stepping off the porch during a new moon. I almost did, which is why I installed the lighting.

There's also my carry gun, which is usually either on my person or on the mantle where I empty my pockets.

 

[Sarge]

Well like several here I have guns in several places in the house. One is within easy reach of the couch while I'm watching TV. When in bed I have a MAC 10 9mm with a suppressor laying on the chair by the bed. WHY a suppressor you ask? Simple: A. I have it so why not use it. B. it keeps me from going deaf should I have to use it. The selector switch is set for full so I'm going to shoot him at least 2x, maby 3x since I may not be fully awake and easy on the trigger.
Sarge

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Two months ago, I started out to the stable to feed the horse and donkey, and found a pit bull on the door mat. I thought he was dead -- you can't imagine how emaciated he was. He could barely stand, and had a wound on his back a foot long and an inch and a half wide. My wife and I fed him and called the Humane Society. They don't take pit bulls.

We picked the ticks off him, put Cut Heal on his wound, and later, when we figured he could survive the trip, brought him to the vet.

He now weighs about 65 lbs, and is bouncing and running around like a mad thing. His wound is almost healed, although with a bad scar. Between that dog, whose kennel is on the porch by the front door and my Model 37 Ithaca, I figure I have it covered..

 

[GBExpat]

Good on you & your wife, Vern!

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Relative to the OP ...

Aside from times that I have gunsafe(s) open, I have only one usable firearm available at any time here at home; the one that I am carrying.

The reason that I say "usable" is that there are some longguns stored outside of gunsafes but I store the bolts for same in a gunsafe.

A BG may beat me to death with my own gun, but he will not shoot me with it ... a minor but important difference to me.

 

[herrwalther]

Dogs are the best and worst home security system. I have 3 dogs ranging from 90 pounds down to a puppy just over a year old. They will bark at a large leaf blowing down the road but they are always alert. They all sleep in the bedroom with my wife and I, never give anyone of them up. I plan to put in a real security system in my home soon but it is hard to beat the smell and hearing abilities of a dog.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I live on the top floor of my apartment building, so it would be pretty difficult for anyone to get in except through the sliding glass door or kicking in the front door.

I used to live on the top floor of an apartment building. I never bothered to lock my slider because 3 floors up.
Then one day I locked my keys in the apartment. I was sitting in the parking lot talking to my wife deciding if I needed to get maintenance when one of my neighbors walked by. We got to talking, I told him what was up, he said "that's no problem." and went up the side of my building in less time than it took you to read this far.

Never left that slider open again. Now I won't live in a house with one.

 

[scaatylobo]

After reading comments concerning home/self protection I some times wonder if some are not under constant siege. J s/n.

I keep fire extinguishers in most rooms of the house,NOT expecting a fire but prepared in case.

I keep flashlights ALL over the house [ ok,its a collectors fetish too ] just in case.

I have a blade on me at ALL times,and a handgun too.

I have seen the results of home invasions and I will NEVER be that guy !.

I live in a VERY safe neighborhood ,with police response in minutes.

NO ONE will ever get past my live body to harm my wife.

Simple rule,I live very comfortable with.

I drive a car with a spare tire AND emergency brakes as well as a first aid kit = NEVER hoping or thinking when I will get to use them.

Trained with all of the above,yes the tools of survival are many

 

[Kingcreek]

I've got a menopausal wife that is a very light sleeper. She keeps a Colt Diamondback .38 in the nightstand.
All my gunz are plan B.