Is Ten Rounds Enough?

[Warp]

No it wasn't a sarcastic comment, hip fire is an apporprate way of using that weapon. Try swinging a long gun around in your house and see if you can get a shot off (without hitting funiture) in time at a moving target before you are overruned. Handguns would be more approprate, but shotguns will work in a pinch.

Jim

Aiming is good.

My HD weapon is my double barrel 12 GA with 3 inch birdshot i know that it would be a killer anywhere in the close quarters of my house but my thoughts with a defence gun was allways that they were suppose to intimadate so you dont need to fire so as long as its clear you have a gun and that you are willing to use it. Dont know if this is everyones thoughts but thats just my 2 cents

I always figured the point of the gun was to stop a violent attacker as quickly as possible. I also always figured that relying on them to just change their minds and run away immediately at the site of a gun, while it would be great, isn't something to rely on.

And birdshot is for birds, it isn't all that great for people

 

[Sam1911]

My HD weapon is my double barrel 12 GA with 3 inch birdshot i know that it would be a killer anywhere in the close quarters of my house

Birdshot has way too many well-known drawbacks to be used for defensive purposes. It is an acceptable performer on birds and clays. It is not so good on larger targets and under challenging conditons.

... but my thoughts with a defence gun was allways that they were suppose to intimadate so you dont need to fire so as long as its clear you have a gun and that you are willing to use it.

If you don't have a valid cause to be FIRING that gun, you'd better not be BRANDISHING that gun, either. (Threatening somewone with a firearm without justification sufficient to shoot them, provides them with all the justification they would ever need to lawfully defend themselves against YOU!)

Intimidation is a bad, BAD plan. If you draw that gun, you'd better be ready and justified to shoot it. If things are that bad, your shot had better be as effective as possible.

 

[skoro]

Yep.


Unless you're defending your place against a squad of commandos.

 

[LouisianaGunner12]

If it came down to me having to brandish a firearm, my attacker is going to be shot. I'm not going to stake my life on my attacker's psychological predisposition.

 

[Sam1911]

Isn't 1 round enough?

Sure. One gallon of gas is enough, if it gets you where you're going. Might be nice to have a little extra. Don't need to take out the back seat of the station wagon to bolt in a spare 100 gal tank just to get to work, though.

 

[Warp]

Isn't 1 round enough?

Maybe. Maybe not.

I sure as hell wouldn't count on it.

I might even say "probably not".

 

[PandaBearBG]

10 rounds is enough if YOU think it's enough. Regardless of caliber or weapon choice or ammo capacity, If YOU feel confident in your abilities with 10 rounds with your choice of home defense weapon in a high stress, worst case scenerio situation then it shoudl be enough. If not practice alot more or choose a different firearm that suits your abilities and situation.