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That's 50% more than most revolvers, and about 1/3 more than a 1911. I prefer a full sized pistol with a mag that fits in the grip but holds as many as possible, but what you have will do the job if you do your job.
Yes, unless you're moving into "Gangland USA". The only problem with the Shield as HD gun is inability to mount powerful combat light on it.I am going to buy a house in the next 4 to 6 months.
I just sold my AR-15 to help catch up bills and will not be able to
buy any guns for a while.
I have an M&P shield 9mm with a Magguts 9 + 1 mag.
I also have a 1911, will the sheild be enough for home defense in a small
900 square foot house w/ a garage??
Jimmy
Basing an awful lot on some assumptions....The most likely break-in where bodily harm to my family is either possible or (God forbid) planned would be a late evening assault. They would have to get noiselessly through the door/window, past the dog, and up the stairs if they really wanted to secure us and not just try to quietly steal our stuff.
If I can roll out of bed quick enough,...
I ended up doing that.I usually have my CCW on me during my waking hours, anyway.
A couple of my house guns are revolvers.The vast majority of self-defense gun uses are resolved with less than 5rounds. But some aren't.
No one can tell you what your self-defense gun use will look like ahead of time, but I wouldn't worry unduly about 10 rounds--lots of folks still use revolvers for home defense after all.
What I would be worried about is insuring that the gun is 100% reliable, especially with the reworked magazine. Unless you have at least 100 rounds downrange with the mag since the mod, I wouldn't trust it.
a few years back, a guy was dealing drugs across the street in one of the safest precincts in my county.
Before asking about round count, shotguns, carbines, etc., ask yourself these questions:
- At anytime in the night or day, where are you likely to be in the house?
- What are the possible points of ingress for evildoers?
- For any combination--of where you are, of where they come in--how would you get to your gun?
- Could you always get to it in two or three seconds?
From those you can realistically assess just how useful a long arm is really likely to be.
You can determine where your much more portable handgun has to be. On you, perhaps?
And you can start thinking about what do do about those points of ingress.
I don't think I would make such a positive statement about any risk mitigation strategy, much less a defensive handgun.very short answer...
Yes!
Excellent thinking!I'd rather have a Shield on my night stand and a few hundred bucks of good security measures (eg 3" screws on all door hardware, strong deadbolt locks, night locks, door jamb armor, windows with locks and security film, etc) than an Hk 416 and 3/4" screws holding my $10 Wal mart lock in. If you can, set up your new home with security in mind.