Home defense SKS question :?:

[benEzra]

If a rifle is to be used for home defense, you really need to use frangible loads for it (or at least relatively fragile HP's). With a .223 that's easy--40-gr and 55-gr JHP's penetrate far less in building materials than even 9mm JHP out of a handgun--but it's a little tougher with the heavier, slower bullet of the 7.62x39. Cor-Bon's 125-gr JHP might be a good start; Glasers/Magsafes would be even better if you can afford them.

 

[benEzra]

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[jercamp45]

Yes, the 7.62X39 tends to penetrate a bit....

So, using Corbons or magsafes, if you can find them and test them for reliability, is a great idea.
The shotgun one is better. You can get some short pumps fairly inexpensively, or buy a combo gun with two barrels to fulfill 'other' requirements.
That said...my home defense gun for a while was an AK loaded with corbons...I could not afford a shotgun, not had a lot of use for one. And lived in a less population dense area. Still do not really have alot of need for a shotgun other than HD , which can be serve fairly well by what I do have at the moment.
Mainly I rely on a 1911 .45(or several actually...the AK is stashed in a safe in another state) and a recent addition of a mechtech carbine conversion unit for one of the 1911's in my collection.
Not a perfect 'battery' but my apartment is real small and ranges will be real close. I have .45 mags stashed in all sorts of places...so it keeps it simple for me...same ammo, same mags...45 caliber thump.
Mainly I use 230 gr jhps, but the first 2 HD mags are 185 gr silver tips, cause they tend to penetrate less.
But ya never know what might appear in the domicile after I get back from the gunshow on Saturday?
Jercamp45

 

[Mannlicher]

I always chuckle when I read about shotguns not having to be aimed, and how bad rifles are.

I keep a Russian SKS loaded at all times, as well as a shotgun, handun, and blowgun.

 

[355sigfan]

Aa long as you are not pulling the bolt back and letting fly home you shouldnt have problems with slamfires...
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The proper way to load a semi auto rifle or pistol is to pull the slide or bolt back and let it fly home. Easying it forwad can cause malfunctions and creates bad muscle memory.


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You overlooked the point of a home defense weapon, to stop an intruder. What better way to stop him than to make the very loud and distinctive sound that let's him know you've just chambered a round. Follow this up with an authoratative shouted threat to shoot. He might leave you a yellow puddle as a present,
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While I disagree with leaving longguns in condition 1 for safety reasons. They are not like handguns and don't have things like drop safety's. However the deterance factor of racking a shotgun or closing the bolt on a rifle or racking the slide of a handgun is grossly overated. If they can't tell your serious from your demeanor and command presence then your done. A frightened wimp racking the gun over and over will not get respect. A confident man or woman holding the gun pointed at you without so much as blinking will cause far more respect.

Pat

 

[Art Eatman]

"A confident man or woman holding the gun pointed at you without so much as blinking will cause far more respect."

I think I'd worry more if that gun-pointer said, "I'm scared!" My uh-oh meter would be off the scale.

Art