Home Defense Arsenal

[OEF_VET]

S&W 686 with Hydra-shoks and Crimson Trace grips

Mossberg 500 "Cruiser"

Kel-Tec P32 when I remember to bring it in from the truck

cell phone

several knives

near the bed in boxes: cuffs, ASP, OC spray, more guns, extra ammo, flashlights

under the bed: SAR-1

 

[SnWnMe]

I am not about staging weapons around the house. I don't want to help arm any intruders after all. I guess I am getting complacent out here in suburbia.

Anyway, back to the topic:

1. I have a little anklebiter. Her job is to wake me up.

2. I keep a 20ga Win 1300 with 5 rounds, a 625 with 12 rounds and a 442 with 10 rounds.

3. My wife gets the 625 and calls the cops. I'll get the boomstick and the 442. We'll announce the fact that we are ready and have called the cops to our guests (by yelling I guess). Then we'll cover the bedroom door. No confrontations for me. I am in California.

4. Hope that nobody tries to enter the bedroom. For their sake.

 

[MJRW]

I don't think I would even bother waking up for an intruder.

He's guarding the house.

Not pictured is his back up. German Shepherd with a Remington 870.

 

[brian0128]

1) Glock 23 with M6 light in cheapy Unkle Mikes holster mounted to back of headboard with 6 loaded hi caps placed strategically around the house....2 in bedroom, 2 in hall closet (good cover spot for someone coming down the hall) 1 in computer room, and 1 in living room for coving the kitchen.
2)Springfield Operator in the nightstand with a Surefire flashlight loaded with Ranger's and 3 extra mags next to it.
3)Moss 590 12 gauge Pump Action w/ Speed-Feed synthetic stock, Ghost Ring Sights, 9-shot capacity, 20" barrel, with a LMT flashlight mounted on it loaded alternately with slug/#1 Buck mounted in a gun rack that was made for police cars that I bought from Galls and a cartridge belt that holds 25 rounds next to it.
4)Whatever carry gun I was using that day on top of my dresser in a holster and an extra mag.
5)Cell phone to call the coroner when it's over. J/K it's to call the police before anything happens.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

A "Beware of Dog" sign for each door -- 99 cents each.

And a few thundersticks including the required .45, shotgun and M1 Garand.

 

[Edward429451]

Upgrade particle board doorframes.
Chain locks.
ADT.
Brinks.
Personal Alarm.
Life Alert.
Whistle.
EBS.
Yapper.
Manual of begging for mercy in the 21st Century.
Oh and if they're really hardcore BG's, Pepper Spray.

 

[BHPshooter]

Upstairs we have two dogs that don't take kindly to uninvited strangers. Sally, a 50 lb. English Springer Spaniel is getting old, but she's still fierce.

Molly, my brothers dog, is a 75 lb. Black Labrador who sharpens her teeth daily. Her bark rattles your guts. My brother got her when I was away at college, and one day during Christmas break, I went into his bedroom at night to get something I left in there. I startled Molly, and let's just suffice it to say that I pity any BG that startles Molly.

I sleep in the basement, and the stairway is impossible to touch without making racket. Under my pillow I keep one of my Hi Powers, lately the FEG, and the other right next to my bed. The Mossy is in the room too, but I don't currently have any ammo for it.

Wes

 

[kernal_panic]

i got 2 blackhawk industries tactical felines.

no i'm not kiding i seriously have 2 crazy black cats that all they do all day and night is beat the ???? out of each other. its pure entertainmet of its own. i keep a rossi 971 .357 magnum next to my door (do you really want to enter a gun fight with something that doesn't say "remington magnum" on it?) so i can fight my way to ar-15s and the ak.

 

[Prodigalshooter]

MJRW, that is a beautiful dog!
Oh, nice rifle too.
My HD tools vary almost every night, like to spread the love around,
so they don't get jealous!

 

[Revolver Justice]

I have various S&W .38Spl k-frames around the house a Glock 19 on my hip. I am planning to buy some NEF single-shot 12 gauges to put around the house. I got this idea from reading Stuart Lake's biography of Wyatt Earp. Apparently he kept shotguns stashed around Dodge City at various friendly establishments.

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

I have 3 small dogs that are very good early warning systems, I have motion lights on all sides of my home, and threshold sensors on the doors and windows of the house. I would have internal motion sensors also but the three dogs and two cats kind of make that impossible. As for my firearm choise. My HD gun is a .357mag Taurus 65.

 

[Rampant_Colt]

Glock 22 loaded with 165gr. RA40TA 'Ranger' Talons incl. Insight Technology M3 light.
That will take me to my 870 loaded with Winchester low recoil 00 Buck. i also have a bandolier with 25 low recoil slugs and buckshot.

TEOTWAWKI scenario i have my SAR-1 loaded with steel core Chinese ammo with lots of spare mags and Wolf ammunition.

 

[Mannlicher]

arsenal? Whats an arsenal?

 

[Moondoggie]

Got a set of 4 First Alert alarms on sale somewhere for $9.99...goodness sakes they are annoyingly loud!

25 pounds of attack Lhasa Apso...he is absolutely fearless and HATES strangers.

Various firearms about the residence...gotta love that empty nest!

Lights, K Bar, phones, armed wife.....yep.

Our local PD has 10 officers + 4 in the SO...I'm not counting on a lot of help in a hurry. A guy ought to be able to look out for himself inside his own home.

 

[murph50]

I live in a bad area of town.
Wife is handicapped--bed or wheelchair.
Most guns are in the safe--I don't need an intruder finding one.
Wife is always armed with a S&W 38 Sp when I'm gone.
When I'm home--Mossberg 500 12ga by my bed and a handgun is within my reach or on my person at all times. I'm partial to 9mm's
Back yard has a high fence and good lighting. Front yard --good lighting and a clear view.
I've rigged my back porch door with my own devised locking system which is hard to figure out if you don't know how it works. If someone tries to get in they will have to make a lot of noise.
I have also been collecting knives for years.
I was born and raised in Camden NJ--so my street sense and ability to handle bad situations is quite good or nasty depending on how you look at it.( a clean fight is one where you've taken a shower before you hit the SOB with everything you've got --LOL).
Also something else which I feel is real important--I know all of my good neighbors.We watch out for each other.The bad neighbors and gang bangers know me just well enough not to mess with me --my wife--my property or my good neighbors.
I've been in this house since 1983 and it's worked so far.Other than some childish type stuff--never had a major problem.
I've had to call LE many times and the reponse time here is real good. That is somewhat comforting but not something I will rely on. I believe in having all my bases covered.
Jack

 

[yahkohb]

my home security system

Biological Intruder Detection and Elimination System (BIDES):



If that doesn't work: Kimber 1911 and a couple AR-15s:

 

[melrinh_13]

i have a homemade phone+laptop rig censer on my front and back door. the laptop has video. so i know when someone is here. i personally would rather detain someone than kill in self defense. i have many knives, a sword. 2 fully auto paintball guns, with easy power-adjusters, for either distraction or just to push someone out with an endless barrage. and they're colored and easy to spot driving away. i have a sword: 20lbs, 4+1/2 feet long, sharpened. i'm making another sword. forged armor, thick enough to stop a shotgun. shields; also thick. a spear, several wood poles. my parents have a .22 rifle in their closet, and a .22 pistol, plenty of ammo. i don't have any guns, except a BB gun. i have a longbow and a hunting bow, with ~10 arrows apiece. 10 with razors 10 not. if needed, we have bolt-locks on all inside doors, which i would think the attackers would rather use to hide from us... *evil* oh, i almost forgot my huge Akita dog. she's beautiful, i have no idea of her weight, she's twice as big as me, though. you don't want to wake her up. ever.

 

[ChCx2744]

I guess it would go in this order:
1) Grab Glock 20
2) Grab Bushmaster E2S M4A3
3) Grab the level III vest and strap it on right quick
4) Get out of quick-peek or cut-the-pie view
5) Dial 911 and tell them to rush the call
6) Key up on the radio and tell them again, because of the time-lapse delay between call-ins and dispatch
7) Stand by and take appropriate action(s)



The 870, G26, 92G and Sigma .40 would be in other places in the residence, so I wouldn't be able to get to them as fast as what I mentioned...lol

 

[ccsniper]

9mm above my head on headboard, 12 next to my bed, cell on table next to 12.

 

[chuckusaret]

I have:
1. Outdoor motion detector lighting system
2. Security system with indoor/outdoor video 3. Deadbolt reinforced entry doors
4. Mossberg 500 12 ga Pursuader loaded with 1st round 000 buck followed by 7 rifled slugs.
5. XD 40 cal sub compact loaded with Federal JHP Hydra-shoks
6. A wife who is very possessive of her toys.

 

[WoofersInc]

First is the early warning radar supplied by 4 Chocolate Labs. They feel the need to tell me any and every movement that occurs outside of and near the house. Once I'm up and ready there is a XD45 in the nightstand and a Mossberg 590 close by.

 

[AriKona]

Outdoor security lighting system - no light bulbs.
Excellent security system - unmonitored and turned off.
No dogs or other animals that might warn of intruders.
Signs warning intruders that "the homeowner is armed and nothing is worth risking their life for inside" at all entrances.
The necessary equipment to authenticate the signs validity.
The necessary ammunition to keep certain equipment loaded.
The necessary mindset to use the equipment when appropriate.
Equipment includes, but is not limited to: .223, .45 and 12 gauge.
A telephone. For what, I don't know.

 

[Spot]

me: .38 Special loaded with Planet Wrecker Special loads.

Friend: .44 Magnum pistol.

Friend's wife: 12 gauge.

3 4-legged ankle biters.

 

[UhKlem]

Home Defense Secrets of the Master

I have a hive of miniature dachshunds. As few invaders bother to armor their ankles, these have a nice distracting effect along with their really annoying sonorous bark. Any invaders who subsequently look up from their bloody ankles after dispatching my freak canine german eugenics experiments will then discover the business end of german hammer-forged engineering. And God help any commissioned functionary dressed in a tactical badger uniform. ;-)

In our next lesson we'll discuss escape tunnels and dual-species canned survival rations...

 

[Dr. Fresh]

S&W Model 59 with an extra mag

Mossberg 500A with 7 shells in the mag

H&R 9-shot .22 revolver