Hello all,
I was out at the range this morning shooting my Sig 229 and Glock 23, both 40's, and while I was cleaning my guns a thought occurred to me regarding choosing my home defense weapon and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I have been fortunate over the years to be able to acquire a modest assortment of handguns, most of which are quite suitable to one degree or the other as a home defense gun. For a number of years I chose to use my S&W 66 2 1/2" in that role because I like it and felt it was adequate. This past year I switched to my Beretta 92D Centurion because once again I like it and shoot it relatively well. What prompted this post was the thought that, what if 2 or 3 guys were kicking down my front door and initiating a home invasion, would I be saying to myself "gee Mike don't you wish you had your Glock, Sig or whatever in your hand rather than what you are currently holding?" I do feel fairly well armed with my Beretta, but I've got to admit that should that unlikely home invasion happen and I was holding my S&W 66 I'm sure that I would have regretted not having one of my other guns with more ammo, better follow up shots etc. in my hand. I found today as I was shooting that although I prefer the Sig over the Glock for recreational shooting, which gun would I take if I were going to be in a gunfight, the Glock, simply because I can shoot it better in rapid fire.
This thread is not intended to start a which gun is best for home defense debate but rather do you use the gun that YOU feel is best for home defense from your available options or the one that you are just currently enamored with? Mike
I was out at the range this morning shooting my Sig 229 and Glock 23, both 40's, and while I was cleaning my guns a thought occurred to me regarding choosing my home defense weapon and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing. I have been fortunate over the years to be able to acquire a modest assortment of handguns, most of which are quite suitable to one degree or the other as a home defense gun. For a number of years I chose to use my S&W 66 2 1/2" in that role because I like it and felt it was adequate. This past year I switched to my Beretta 92D Centurion because once again I like it and shoot it relatively well. What prompted this post was the thought that, what if 2 or 3 guys were kicking down my front door and initiating a home invasion, would I be saying to myself "gee Mike don't you wish you had your Glock, Sig or whatever in your hand rather than what you are currently holding?" I do feel fairly well armed with my Beretta, but I've got to admit that should that unlikely home invasion happen and I was holding my S&W 66 I'm sure that I would have regretted not having one of my other guns with more ammo, better follow up shots etc. in my hand. I found today as I was shooting that although I prefer the Sig over the Glock for recreational shooting, which gun would I take if I were going to be in a gunfight, the Glock, simply because I can shoot it better in rapid fire.
This thread is not intended to start a which gun is best for home defense debate but rather do you use the gun that YOU feel is best for home defense from your available options or the one that you are just currently enamored with? Mike