Home Defense Choice Pro & Cons

[Dr.Rob]

There are volumes of books, magazines, articles and endless gunshop commando discussions about this.

2 basic solutions:

4 inch .357

12 ga shotgun

as far as weapons, the rest is bells, whistles and range time.

as important:

a plan

a phone

a big dog

an escape route

etc etc

 

[lesjones]

More pluses for the handgun in the home:

- easier to hide in a convenient place
- as mentioned, easier to secure in a home with children
- can be hidden behind your back when you answer an unexpected knock at the door
- leaves one hand free for a flashlight, telephone, holding children, opening doors, etc.

Having long and short guns available is best, but if I could choose only one gun for home defense it would be a handgun.

 

[elric]

In my opinion and experience, it is dang near impossible to safely keep a long gun accessible enough for home defense in a household with children.

I have an 870 bolted under the bed in a GunVault long gun lockup thing. Works quite well, can get the thing free in just a couple of seconds (if you know the code). When its locked, you can't get at the trigger or safety, or pull back the pump. Got it real cheap at Sportsmans guide, only $30, everywhere else was over $100. I see they still have them for $30.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=176908

 

[GEM]

Elric - do you have a big soul stealing black sword also? And do you know that Moorcock lives in Bastrop (or he did)?

 

[Drav]

However, most rifle rounds will overpenetrate more than any other option, thus unless you live about a mile from the nearest neighbor it probably isn't a great option

Unless you live in a full-brick house...

 

[elric]

Elric - do you have a big soul stealing black sword also? And do you know that Moorcock lives in Bastrop (or he did)?

Yup, Stormbringer is my main home defense weapon. The 870 is just a backup. Why mess around with something weak like a 12ga when you can use a demon posessed sword that steals their soul and feeds its power into you?

I had no idea that Moorcock lived around here ... learn something new every day!

 

[chaim]

Unless you live in a full-brick house...

I'm not sure that the type of brick used on the facade of residential construction is going to hold up really well against 30-06, .308 or even 30-30 or 7.62x39.

 

[GEM]

Yep, I saw him at a Barnes and Noble book signing for a cowboy version of Elric and I knew a young lady who babysat his cat for him.

Sorry to hijack the thread but home defense choices are so overdone when you can talk about enchanted swords.

 

[Drav]

I'm not sure that the type of brick used on the facade of residential construction is going to hold up really well against 30-06, .308 or even 30-30 or 7.62x39.

With the exception of the 7.62x39, are you honestly going to shoot at an intruder with any of those other calibers? 30-06? Seriously?