[firestar]

How many out there have a handgun that is only used as a home defense gun and not a carry gun? If you use it for targets, that is fine but what I am asking is, do you have a handgun that you use for home defense but not for carry?

If you do, what is it? This is on the handgun board so don't list shotguns or rifles.

I keep a Beretta 92fs with nite sights and a factory pre-ban mag. I don't carry it anymore because it is too large but it makes a perfect home defense gun.

[The Silver Bullet 1719]

Our house gun is a S&W 10 loaded with 2 Glaser Safety Slugs and 4 Federal Classic +Ps .38. Its the goto gun handgun of the house (well my goto is my CZ, but everyone else gos for the S&W).

[tiberius]

My bedtime HD gun is my colt GM, but I rarely carry it (never say "never"). prefer the Colt LWOM for carry.

[Logistar]

F.I.E. TITAN TIGER 4in barrel .38 spec +P

I may have other guns backing it up but this revolver has been my primary "home defense" weapon for many years.

[Tamara]

Beretta 96D

[lawson4]

Mine is a Ruger Speed Six. I keep a flashlight right next to it.
It is actually my wife's gun; she is familiar with it and isn't afraid to use it. It requires only gross motor skills to operate when awakened at 2:00 in the morning.

Rick

[Al Thompson]

Bedside - S&W 5906 w/Surefie light mounted. Got to love a 9mm that weighs maybe 60 oz. :D Like shoooting a .22.

[Marko Kloos]

No dedicated HD gun here...whenever I take my carry gun off the belt, it goes on the nightstand for the evening.

[denfoote]

My wife's Glock 26 and two spare mags stays under her side of the bed!!

[Billy Sparks]

We have a hidden gun locker in the bedroom that is the dedicated HD area for lack of a better term. It contains a P225, a P229 (9mm), a Surefire and a canister of OC. Every night before we go to bed it gets unlocked.

[customfret]

Old Glock 17 with +2 mag extension gives 20 rounds of 9mm to chase 'em around the house with. Next to it is Surefire light.

[themic]

firestar, you have a beretta? ain't that outta your price range? ;)

my colt 1991 combat commander with wraparound rosewood grips is my dedicated HD gun. also have my CCW gun (the RAP) by me at night also.

will probably move eventually to RAP and Mossy once my wife gets more comfortable with those.

[WT]

Several J frame and K frame Smith & Wesson revolvers scattered throughout the house.

[cslinger]

SIG 220ST and a flashlight...............gotta have something to fight my way back to the real artillery.:D

[Ringer]

Old Timer - S&W 586

Newcomer - USP 45 (a couple hundred more rounds to go at the range and it will be HD ready)

[taoshooter]

S&W 686 (.357/.38 L-frame) is the deidicated house gun - always kept with the 2 speed loaders ready- Nice gun and accurate.

[Smoke]

Kimber Pro Carry CDP.

It took me a long time to find one, and even though it is my favorite single stack, I rarely carry it.

It does range time occasionally and stays in the house the rest of the time.

[Blueduck]

S/W 4506, 2 spare 8 Round mags

Good question firestar.

Lot of (most) folks don't carry at all, yet many still seem to buy small or compact handguns for the "dedicated sit in drawer" till needed task.

I guess you can make somewhat of an arguement that a shorter barrell makes for easier weapon retention, but still seems a lot of advantages of a full size gun are overlooked in favor of the single advantage of concealabilty that even the purchaser admits will never be used.

[greyhound]

Of course in this state we can't carry, but even if we could I think the Ruger 97 would be a little big for carry (for me- I know others do carry it) but 9 rounds of .45 is pretty good for home defense!

[Al Thompson]

Blueduck, Ayoob makes a good argument for the shorter HGs being harder to take from someone. I usually keep a J frame around for unknown visitors - sits in the back pocket just fine when I open the door. Ten (+) years and nobody has noticed.

[10-Ring]

HK USP 45 :D

[MikeJ]

Beretta 92D Centurion in the bedroom and a S&W 2 1/2" 66 in my home office. I am thinking of switching out the Beretta for my Glock 23.

[Fly Navy]

SIG P226 9mm w/ 3 factory hi-cap magazines (and the 2 low-cap that came with it). I love this pistol so much.

[Prof]

S&W 686 4" loaded with Glasers and .38spl +P hollowpoints.

[foghornl]

Dedicated HD weapon:

Springfield Champion 1911-A1 w/spare mag, Rem 230-GR Golden Sabres.
IF we ever get ccw passed in Ohio, will become carry/HD weapon.

[Skunkabilly]

Nope. All my guns do everything--keep me company on roadtrips, run races, sit thru class with me at gun skul, etc.

They're ALL beaters and HD guns...

[Tamara]

How very... tactical. :uhoh:




:p

[Skunkabilly]

speaking of dedicated home defense guns, did Twoblink tell you about the guy with the 'four step' rule? :rolleyes:

[RON in PA]

Beretta 92FS with night sights and pre-ban mag loaded with 147 Rangers. Considering going back to a Smith model 13 loaded with 158gr LHPSWC +P 38s.

[curt]

Glock 35 with mag extensions for 20 rd capacity plus an M3 light. I leave this one set up for HD (mag ext and light) and carry its little brother (G27). Its a little large for carry although i do have a nice FIST holser for it, plus i prefer not to handle my loaded HGs any more than necessary. So i leave the G27 in its holster when i put it on or put it up and the G35 lays easy to grab in its location sans a holster. Both are always loaded.

[OF]

HK USP40f. As soon as I get some Ashley Express sights and a lamp on the thing it'll be perfect.

- Gabe

[Penforhire]

Walther P99 primary with a S&W 686+ for a New York reload. Always loaded and ready to rock sitting in a Gunvault next to my head when I sleep. No CCW use for me (LA county, CA)

[22luvr]

I just got a Rossi Model M677 .357 mag six-shooter snubby for $120 and it is now my bedstand gun. Being an older model, I took it to the range and it checked out perfectly. I wanted the larger, heavier revolver because my wife can shoot this one, if she needs to.

[Richard]

Sig P226 9mm in bedroom and a Glock 19 in the living room. Regards, Richard:D

[anapex]

My wifes dedicated HD pistol is a P99 in .40s&w with federal hydrashoks. My dedicated HD weapon wasn't allowed to be named in this thread ;)

[Delmar]

Ugly Roll Marked Combat Commander, and a stainless M60

[LeadPumper]

A Colt Police Positive in .38 spcl with tyler T's and 125grn +P gold dots.

It's the only one my wife and I can both agree on, so it stays.

-LeadPumper

[makdaddy03]

Russian Makarov, Loaded with 102 gr Remington Golden Sabres. And for added security there's a nice Winchester 1300 12ga Pump Shotgun nearby.:evil:

[S&W44]

S&W model 29 with 8 3/8 " barrel,loaded with 165 grain Corbon .44 specials.

[T.Stahl]

I'm not allowed to carry and my Glock 17L would be a bit too large to carry anyways. So that is my dedicated HD handgun.

[firestar]

My wife's HD gun is a Walther P-1. She really likes the smaller grip of that gun. I don't think she would be comfortable with the larger grip of the Beretta.

I don't think the longer bbl is an issue in a handgun unless you have a really long bbl like a 8 3/8" or something. If someone is that close to you in your house, you are in a hand to hand situation and you probably are in deep doo-doo.:D I like a shorter bbl most of the time but I think that advantages of the longer bbl (4-6") makes up for the downsides for a hose gun. It will have a little less muzzle flash and less recoil and will also point better. Those things may be very important in a home invasion situation because of the darkness, you don't want to get blinded by the flash and you may not be able to see the sights so the pointing factor might be a plus.

[Mike Irwin]

All of my home defense handguns are VERY dedicated to what they do. :)

Actually, though, I'm not sure if you would consider bowling pin shooting or steel plate matches "target shooting."

I consider those good practice with a defensive handgun, and it's the primary reason (OK, secondary, as I have a LOT of fun shooting those matches) why I shoot them.

[Glamdring]

My 4" 629, loaded with Speer's 200 GDHP, lives on the nightstand. But it travels with me when I travel (bedside gun when away from home also). And is usually close to hand on longer road trips when I am in the car.

[WebHobbit]

686+ (7 shot) 5 inch barrel (yes I said 5 inch) loaded with 125 grain Golden Saber Magnums.

2 speed loaders, flashlight.

All in the small safe in my "tactical closet". I'm gonna take some pictures of my setup soon and post them in a new thread.

:D

Carry gun is an SP101 with the same load.

Backup housegun AND backup carry gun is a 686 (6 shot) with a 4 inch barrel.

Alien/wild animal attack defense gun is a 5 & 1/2 inch .44 Magnum Bisley Blackhawk with 240 grain SJHPs Magnums.

:D ;)

[MR.G]

686 plus 4", tuned and loaded with 158gr +p swchp.

[sidearm]

HD: Springfield 1911-A1 .45acp. w/ surefire mag
Wifes HD: Ruger Security-Six .357mag,
Carry: Ruger SP-101 2.25" stainless loaded w/ 158grn. federal hydrashoks, carried in bladetech IWB-

[tlhelmer]

Glock 21 with night sights and an M-3

[seeker_two]

S&W K-38 6" .38SPL & Ruger Blackhawk .357Mag 6.5" as bedside guns....

1911 5" .45ACP & Stoeger Coach Gun 12Ga. nearby....

.22lr pistols & knives in strategic locations around the house....

If that doesn't do it, then I'll break out the heavy weapons...

:evil:

[shooter.45]

I have a Glock26 with 2 mags loaded as my bedside gun. :D

[QuarterBoreGunner]

G23 with Speer Gold Dots; that should last me to the Benelli M1 Tactical in the closet...

[Zeke Menuar]

My dedicated home defense gun is a 12ga shotgun.

ZM

[Lancel]

Glock 20 with 6 in barrel and night sights.

Although its my HD gun, other than the range, sometimes I'll also take it for a walk in the woods so it can get some fresh air.:)

Larry

[Mal H]

Ruger KGP-141 except for occasional bowling pin duty.

[longeyes]

Two:

Colt Lawman Mk III, six 158-g .38spl +P LSWCHPs

Glock 30, night sights, 10 Cor-Bon 165g Pow'rBall HPs

[Dave Markowitz]

Four-inch S&W Model 28. This guy:

http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/frodo527/sw_model28.jpg

[VHinch]

My old Springfield Mil Spec is currently doing nightstand duty, with my Mossy 590 also close by.

Vance

[BryanP]

Mine is a Sig P220 loaded with .45ACP Golden Sabres. My wife's is a Taurus 617S loaded with 38+P Golden Sabres. The Taurus "Compact" frame (in between a small and medium) fits her hand perfectly.

[Kahr carrier]

Glock-21 with Trijicon night sights ,2 spare clips and a Surefire.

[Slow]

I keep a .357 snub loaded with .38 clipped on the bed frame until I can get to a bigger weapon.

[jato]

Glock 21 with night sights and an M-3

Ditto.

[krept]

my only handgun is a USP .45, so it has to do every job until I get to the longarm.

[boltaction]

My bedside firearm is a Taurus .357 Magnum (ss, 4 inch barrel, six shooter) with wood grips; been for over a decade. Keep it loaded with Federal hollowpoints. Despite what some people say about Taurus, they are now very reliable: when ever I pull the trigger on this baby it goes BANG, (as long as I load it with respectible ammo, of course).

[slh02]

Interesting that the Beretta is mentioned the most in this thread. They seem to really be one of those "love it or hate it" type of guns.

Personally, I have a P99 loaded with one mag of Hydra-Shoks and one mag of fmj available. 2000+ rounds without a single malfunction.

[Johnny Guest]

Right this minute, resting in the drawer at bedside is an S&W M19 4", with two 158 LSWCHP+P up first, followed by four 158 gr. mag loads. There is a spare speed loader alongside, as is a Browning HP loaded with 124 gr. Gold Dot JHPs. Both in same drawer.

Sometimes the revolver is a Military & Police; sometimes the auto is a Sistema 27 loaded with .45 FMJ.

Always two serious handguns, ever since I got remarried.

Best,
Johnny

[JMag]

At one end of the house is the S&W 686-4 .357 6" stoked with Golden Sabres, at the other a Glock 30 with Meps stoked with Corbon Pow R' Ball 165gr.

[megatronrules]

Browning hi power 9mm w/a 15 round KRD magazine and a 10 round factory for back up,also a maglite next to it.

[COK]

Ruger GPF-331 / .357 Golden Sabres

[bpisler]

S&W 45 colt mountain gun loaded with silvertips.

[andy]

Currently only own one handgun, a Glock 22. She shares my bed. :D

[DWS1117]

My springfield mil-spec lives on the night stand. It keeps company with 3 8-rounders loaded with gold dots. The Taurus 85 likes to walk around with me. At night the 85 likes to sleep on the wife's night stand. Since I am firearms poor that covers all of them.

[Dr.Rob]

Until I find a spare $200 laying around for my permit, the Magnum Carry is a Magnum Nightstand.

I sometimes keep the FEG hipower at the ready instead, but I like the fact that a revolver is ready to go with no tension on its springs. Besides, 6 full power 158gr hollowpoints ain't no laughing matter.

[DMK]

A CZ-40B and a S&W Model 28 are the primary defense handguns although a number of my other handguns stand their watch now and then.

Of course, these are only backup to a pump 12 gauge.

[Felonious Monk]

Ruger SP101 .357 stoked with 38 +P Gold Dots.
Coupla speed loaders full and ready to go in case.

Oh, and the Streamlight 4AA right beside it in the Gunvault.

[Mastrogiacomo]

I can't carry so I guess it'd be either of my Beretta compact Ms. If that changes, it'll probably stay the same except I could add my new S&W 686P 4" to the list....:D

[Longbow]

A vintage S&W model 10 loaded w/ 125gr Corbon HP's.

[Navy joe]

No for me, if it's too large to carry it must mean it has a shoulder stock. So, lately it has been the Glock 17 for carry, home, and sports.

Until I find a spare $200 laying around for my permit, the Magnum Carry is a Magnum Nightstand.

:confused: Dang, I didn't know that Jim Crow moved to Denver. 200 bucks? That is insane and/or 200 bucks worth of "infringed".

[enfwago]

Glock 19 with Night Sights

[skippie]

glock 34 with surefire and 2 spare 19 round mags should get me to the 8 rounds in the 870:neener:

[dkochan]

Glock 22 with two 15 round mags and Insight M3 flashlight.

[mr e man]

My trusted Para Ordnance P-14.45 LIMITED with 2 full cap mags.

[rappa]

SIG P229 .40 w\Meps.

[JeepDriver]

Anyone of these 3
http://www.fototime.com/1EF93D0B8B2D994/standard.jpg

Currently the GP100 is in the night stand along with the 2 speed loaders

[keithernTN]

S&W 5906 with two 15 round mags, and a S&W 642 for the wife.

[Sportcat]

My Beretta 92fs w/ night sights and two 15-rounders.

Plus my Kel-tec P32 :D

[samwise]

Guess i'm the oddball, mine is a CZ 75D PCR in 9mm.

[rodgers330]

First choice: Remington 870 defender with 00 Buckshot
Otherwise, in my night stand: Glock 35 with 3 loaded clips and a Ruger P85 with 4 loaded clips
Wife: S&W Model 60, 3" barrel with 2 speedloaders
All stuffed with Federal Hydra-Shok JHPs

[Richard]

JeepDriver, I like your choices; simple yet elegant. Regards, Richard:D

[RVSinOK]

A 4 inch S&W 686+ (7 rounds) with .357 Hydra-Shoks for me.

[RustyHammer]

Depends upon the room!

[Zach S]

Taurus M85UL. Never leaves the house, unless it goes to the range, which is rare.

[jacketch]

The handgun I back up my 12ga Mossy with is a 9mm BrowningHighPower with two 13 round mags.

[Dorian]

USP .45 + UTL

stays under my pillow at all times.

Will eventually be replaced with a USP Tactical

"Depends upon the room!"

I like that! Once I expand my gun collection I think the same will stand for my house :)

The stainless 9mm in the kitchen to go with the kitchen knives, etc

[Rick Blaine]

First line defense is a Mossberg pump with Federal #4 Tactical buckshot. The house handgun is a S&W model 19 .357 loaded with Winchester Super-X 38 Special +P 158 grain lead hollow point semi-wadcutters.

[brookstexas]

Sig P220-Nightsand

[Spragins]

His: S&W 627
Hers: S&W 640

We love our S&W wheel guns, and have quite a few others, but these are the "dedicated" PD guns that stay in the bedroom at night.

None of our guns are for daily carry in our home state of Maryland, since our politicians have chosen to give our criminally inclined citizens every advantage and prohibited law-abiding citizens from carrying outside of our homes (subject to a few exceptions that nobody I know can squeeze through). We can lawfully carry in some other states, however, and have a S&W 386 and 342 for concealed carry purposes, mostly while backpacking.