GoBrush
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Depends??????
If you have no one in the house that sleeps in a separate room from you and you hear the bump in the night you could grab a shotgun and take a defensive stand in the bed room.
If you have others in the house in a different bed room especially kids then a good home defense handgun is your best bet. You can move quickly to rescue them. I feel that a handgun is better than a rifle because a rifle is longer and could be knocked away easier. Also if you have experience doing building searches you know that it is easier to see a long barrel as you round corners and while going into rooms better to keep your position secret as long as possible to give you as much advantage as possible. In this senerio better to leave the shotgun with your wife or girl friend so they can defend the bed room as you make your sweep through the house.
The only situation I feel a rifle might be the choice would be if you have a huge home with very large rooms or long hall ways that you would not feel comfortable with the ranges for a handgun.
If you have no one in the house that sleeps in a separate room from you and you hear the bump in the night you could grab a shotgun and take a defensive stand in the bed room.
If you have others in the house in a different bed room especially kids then a good home defense handgun is your best bet. You can move quickly to rescue them. I feel that a handgun is better than a rifle because a rifle is longer and could be knocked away easier. Also if you have experience doing building searches you know that it is easier to see a long barrel as you round corners and while going into rooms better to keep your position secret as long as possible to give you as much advantage as possible. In this senerio better to leave the shotgun with your wife or girl friend so they can defend the bed room as you make your sweep through the house.
The only situation I feel a rifle might be the choice would be if you have a huge home with very large rooms or long hall ways that you would not feel comfortable with the ranges for a handgun.