Fred Fuller
Moderator Emeritus
A Storm or other similar pistol caliber carbine will do just fine for defense at home- IF you will do, that is. It's the shooter that matters more than the hardware.
lpl/nc
lpl/nc
The advantages of a .223 would be better ballistics, and quicker reloading with stripper clips. A PLR16 would be plenty small enough for close quarters and still has good 100 yd. accuracy. Keep the ear muffs next to the gun.
and what good are earmuffs?
I hope all of you people ragging on the storm realize that it comes in 45 ACP as well.
I also wouldn't advise someone use a .22 short for home defense and wouldn't stand in front of one. You'll have to decide for yourself what size wound channel is acceptable enough, but a "real" rifle will make a much larger one than any pistol caliber round. I see it as a voluntary handicapping.Those of you decrying the pistol caliber carbine rounds probably wouldn't volunteer to stand in front of one, would you?
To each his own, seldom do you see those who worry about ballistics of 9mm, .40 and .45 go to frangibles though...Ballistics are similar.
In CQC, such as one's home, I would HIGHLY recommend frangible cartridges of whatever caliber one intends to use.
Uh neither? CX4 is basically a pistol with the bulk of a rifle. You'd be better off with either a pistol or a real rifle shooting a real rifle caliber. Ie, an AK or AR in some intermediate caliber. For the cost of a storm, you could get a really good AK or build a decent AR.