What's yall's "the dogs are barking gun" ?

The gun I've got on me, lightweight 1911; yea, carry at home in a good (real good) area.

My dogs stay inside; they bark if someone knocks on door or rings door bell.

“Younger cat running under the bed” gun.

This happens with any repair people.

For these service professionals I only reach for a Nerf Gun. Young but grown "Aggie" is almost identical to this cat.

My go-to gun would be my S&W 9mm bc it’s in my nightstand.
Also in quick reach is a 12 ga pump Winchester and my AR-10. All I have is bird shot and .308 is too expensive to waste on bad guys so I’ll take the pistol.

it’s the bargain model SD9VE (something like that) which I don’t love. It’s reliable and was inexpensive but I’m not accurate with it and would like to upgrade eventually. The problem is, I really want a Walther Q5 which is kind of pricey. Otherwise I’d want a .357 revolver.

For my self I live in a city environment single, double and three family homes on 50X100 foot lots. Houses set back maybe 12 feet from curb. Nice quite neighbor hood. If one responds to a barking dog with a loaded firearm better make darn sure one hits the intended target otherwise the potential for a disaster is great. Even a discharge inside ones own walls could bring harm. Just saying.

The last time my dogs barked in the middle of the night & I told them to shut the next morning I found a broken window car window & a pretty decent stereo system ripped out of the dash.
Since then when my dog barks I get up right away & check things out. What's in my hand varies but it's usually a Ruger Vaquero loaded with fairly stout 44 Special loads or a 20 gauge shotgun.
Thankfully my dog doesn't bark all the time so when he does it's usually "something". So far it has only been harmless four legged night critters like cats, foxes, possums, raccoons or rats. I only worry about the two legged kind.

Charlie Martinez said:

The last time my dogs barked in the middle of the night & I told them to shut the next morning I found a broken window car window & a pretty decent stereo system ripped out of the dash.
Since then when my dog barks I get up right away & check things out. What's in my hand varies but it's usually a Ruger Vaquero loaded with fairly stout 44 Special loads or a 20 gauge shotgun.
Thankfully my dog doesn't bark all the time so when he does it's usually "something". So far it has only been harmless four legged night critters like cats, foxes, possums, raccoons or rats. I only worry about the two legged kind.

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What load are you using the .44 with ? I currently use the hornady critical defense but have been thinking of buying something with more oomph than this in my model 29

Never discount the practicality of having a good sharp knife around. Mine goes right with my carry and nightstand gun. You never know how a home invasion might go, you can hope and train for the best, but prepare for the worst. It's hard for me to imagine having an issue and not being able to exploit the home court advantage but there are many advantages a home intruder has too. The element of surprise being one. You will never know how skilled the intruder is either and whether he is there to steal, harm or worse.

What I'm more or less getting at is, in the dead of night, deep into your rem cycle you wake up to a noise or a figure before you, you havent got time to wipe the crusties out of your eyes and are at a disadvantage in terms of being less alert and have poor coordination upon first waking up. Vision and fine motor will be affected, you could very well have your hands full depending on all these different factors at play. The intruder may or may not know what he is prepared to do, all he knows is he is there and he should not be and that he is rolling the dice on his own life, maybe drugs or other factors will embolden him/them.

I consider a dog to be a necessity, as much or more than a gun or edged weapon. Chances are if you have a dog they will alert you to an intruder long before they become a figure standing in your bedroom. But I do believe a good quality edged weapon should not be discounted. I can think of at least 5 scenarios where having a concealed knife could be the ace up your sleeve in the event something happens where you're disarmed or forced to give up the gun. Just something to think about, if you haven't already. Intrusions are so random and there are so many variables that can affect a given outcome. I dont assume that I will have advanced warning to my advantage and often times sleep with a knife clipped to my track pants for bed. If anybody finds that weird, I'm glad. Chances are if you think it's weird the fact that I'm already armed before I pull off the covers will probably not even cross the bad guys mind.

I doubt I will ever have to say I'm glad I did, but if the bad day comes, I'll have decent cards to play. I think.

Barry the Bear said:

What load are you using the .44 with ? I currently use the hornady critical defense but have been thinking of buying something with more oomph than this in my model 29

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I roll my own using 9 grains of W231 (or HP38), behind a 200 grain hard cast lead bullet. Its a light/moderate 44 Magnum load that I developed from the very light cowboy loads I used in my CASS days. Recoil remains on the low end but it's deadly enough for close quarters defense in suburban neighborhoods like mine. It also works quite well with my Marlin 1894.
I would think that any 44 Special or 44 Magnum load is effective for close quarters SD as long as you make solid torso hits. Something hotter may be more appropriate if your Model 29 doubles as a hunting gun or protection from larger animals. I only use this load for two legged vermin in a home invasion scenario.

Mike .45 said:

These guys almost never bark. Oliver (the lab) only barks during the day if he wants to play with the neighbor's kids. They usually come pet him through the fence.
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But if I had to grab something. This outta do.

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But the VP9 in the bedside safe is closer and faster. (Just not as cool of a picture though).

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Cool, but we're fortunate up here in that we don't have to spend the extra coupla minutes to don our plate carriers, as our coyotes and bears aren't (yet) armed with long guns. On a serious note, the occasional tweaker burglars have targeted homes and farms in our rural neighborhood, but that so far hasn't ended well for them.



On a serious note, it seems as though at least a couple folks (maybe members who have only lived in urban areas?) who've posted here don't understand why someone would have to go outside to investigate when their dogs alert. As a couple other posters have noted, if you own livestock or poultry (in our case, we've owned chickens, but our neighbors own goats, cows, horses, etc.) and you do live in an area with predators, even lowly 'possums, raccoons, or pests that can destroy gardens, crops (deer, rabbits) up to an including coyotes, bear and (not uncommon here) cougars -- there are times that you're compelled to at least check on the situation. And be armed. Discussion isn't pointed solely at the two-legged intruder(s)... So I regard this as a normal topic, not theoretical or with amusement (as a couple here seem to view it).

Don't assume, in a specific Russian home east of the Ukraine, that a lack of barking means that a burglar might be safe. "I Am Puma" has a Youtube channel. It's reportedly not very easy to own a gun in Russia--legally.

jdh said:

Just after dusk the other day all the biological warning alarms went off. Somebody’s Mylar birthday balloon was drifting across the yard. Not sure what the appropriate cartridge was for that treat so I stabbed it with the Gerber.

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Sounds like a job for a 375 H&H. You never know.

Ignition Override said:

View attachment 963455 Don't assume, in a specific Russian home east of the Ukraine, that a lack of barking means that a burglar might be safe. "I Am Puma" has a Youtube channel. It's reportedly not very easy to own a gun in Russia--legally.

His claws might only be .380, but his fangs might not need to be hollow points.

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I'm guessing we'll be seeing them on "When animals attack" eventually.

Ignition Override said:

View attachment 963455 Don't assume, in a specific Russian home east of the Ukraine, that a lack of barking means that a burglar might be safe. "I Am Puma" has a Youtube channel. It's reportedly not very easy to own a gun in Russia--legally.

His claws might only be .380, but his fangs might not need to be hollow points.

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Niiiiice Kitty....... Niiiiice Kitty ......

I wonder if they feed their feline little yippy dogs like Chihuahuas or Shih Tzus (I would)

Ignition Override said:

View attachment 963455 Don't assume, in a specific Russian home east of the Ukraine, that a lack of barking means that a burglar might be safe. "I Am Puma" has a Youtube channel. It's reportedly not very easy to own a gun in Russia--legally.

His claws might only be .380, but his fangs might not need to be hollow points.

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Child's play...

HK P30L on my night stand, extra mag too

My dog barks at everything, so no firearm. Now, if the doorbell rings, my CZ SP01 is in my right hand.

Old Dog said:

On a serious note, it seems as though at least a couple folks (maybe members who have only lived in urban areas?) who've posted here don't understand why someone would have to go outside to investigate when their dogs alert.

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I primarily asked “why” to provoke discussion. There have been several high profile incidents of police shooting the occupants of homes because they were (apparently) lawfully armed.

I understand the inclination and sometimes need to respond to the alarm of dogs but it’s a good idea to consider what your half asleep mind is walking into.

Glock 30 with a light & laser
Mossberg 590A1 with a light
Colt pattern 9mm AR

Depends. on the bark and the property.

Todd.

M-39 Finn Mosin.
Rabies is endemic in the Arctic, its nice to have something that will kill anything I aim at.

If its at night I roll over. Let the Rottweilers handle it. If its friends...they will be fine. If its not...

I live in a suburban neighborhood, if I walked out with a gun every time the dog in my signature photo barked at a squirrel, chipmunk, or another barking dog, the cops arriving from the neighbor's calls would have me on the ground, if not shot.

Better to observe through windows, and not leave the safety of the house. Legally, you're always better off if you stay in your house, someone intrudes into the house, that's another story.

Wouldn’t know. Ain’t got a dog.