Hello Everyone,
I have been shopping for a home defense long gun for my wife that she can use when barricaded behind a locked bedroom door. This long gun will be in addition to a Browning Hi-Power she keeps at her bedside. Originally I had wanted to equip her with one of my short AR-15s loaded with 40-grain hollowpoints, but I am unsure if the backstop(s) that would be behind a BG kicking down the master bedroom door would be sufficient to stop such a round. Essentially another bedroom door AND the outer wall of the house or a window depending on the angle.
Due to the firing angles available in our home, my wife's petite build, and the fact we live in a cul-de-sac I am leaning heavily toward carbines in 9mm Parabellum like the Ruger PC-9 and the Beretta CX-4 Storm.
Does anyone have any experience with either of the firearms?
What are the pros and cons of each in your experience?
Do you feel such backstops would be sufficient to catch a rouge 40-grain .223 hollowpoint.
Thanks for your input.
I have been shopping for a home defense long gun for my wife that she can use when barricaded behind a locked bedroom door. This long gun will be in addition to a Browning Hi-Power she keeps at her bedside. Originally I had wanted to equip her with one of my short AR-15s loaded with 40-grain hollowpoints, but I am unsure if the backstop(s) that would be behind a BG kicking down the master bedroom door would be sufficient to stop such a round. Essentially another bedroom door AND the outer wall of the house or a window depending on the angle.
Due to the firing angles available in our home, my wife's petite build, and the fact we live in a cul-de-sac I am leaning heavily toward carbines in 9mm Parabellum like the Ruger PC-9 and the Beretta CX-4 Storm.
Does anyone have any experience with either of the firearms?
What are the pros and cons of each in your experience?
Do you feel such backstops would be sufficient to catch a rouge 40-grain .223 hollowpoint.
Thanks for your input.