Are my strategies O.K.?
Nightstand Kit;
9mm Glock 19, sure fire flashlight, tritium night sights. No laser. I think that a laser may give away my position if I'm trying to surprise a burlar. The sure fire flashlight is not attached to my Glock because I don't want to point my gun at someone until after I identify the person with my flashlight. I don't want to shoot my drunk neighbors entering the wrong house at night, etc. With a 9mm, there's less danger of overpenetration, but still have good stopping power, and there's no "kick" to recover from so I can place multiple rapid fire controlled aimed shots easily.
MAK-90 (a semi-auto AK-47), attached flashlight, and attached laser. This is for hostage situations. I am a crack shot with rifles. Used to be on the high school rifle team. It is Texas, so, yes, there's actually a gun range and guns stored on campus at my old high school. I am risking overpenetration in exchange for accuracy here. I cannot place a head shot reliably under high stress with a pistol, but I never miss with rifle, no matter what the situation. Plus, if it is not a hostage situation, I could minimize overpenetration by aiming down with hip/groin shots. This will end up with the bullet hitting the ground instead of flying into my neighbor's house. However, if I am on the second floor of my house, even a shot aimed down at the groin might still end up in the neighbor's house.
ballistic clothing (normal looking bullet proof jacket), first aid kit.
Concealed Carry Kit;
Glock 19 with tritium night sights, Sure Fire flashlight, bullet resistant vest or tactical clothing (normal looking jacket made of kevlar threads), pepper spray. Pepper spray is for situations where the BG doesn't have a gun. I would like to try my best to defend myself without having to kill someone, if possible. However, if the BG is holding a gun, then I'm not messing around with pepper spray. He's gonna be swiss cheese.
Hot days, Kel-Tec P3AT 380 instead of the Glock 19.
Car Kit;
MAK-90 with light and laser for hostage situations, 1st aid kit.
Thoughts;
Tell me what you think of the following?
Should I add Crimson laser to my Kel-Tec P3AT? Would I be giving up size and weight for this laser? I mean, how much more will the gun weigh with this laser? Is it significant? Is the laser any good?
I am thinking about using a Charter Arms 38 special aluminum frame revolver with Crimson Trace laser for concealed carry instead of the Glock 19. It is more reliable than an auto, especially because shots from inside a car or close range may have me hold the gun at funny angles "limp wristed" therefore causing a jam with an auto pistol. The laser is O.K. for concealed carry because I am not trying to sneak up on a burlar at night.
What do you think of Glaser Safety Rounds? I would like to use them in my AK to prevent overpenetration, but I also heard that they are not reliable in semi-autos. Glaser rounds may not reliably cycle the next shot. I heard that they will turn my rifle into a single shot rifle in a shootout. Is this true? Are Glaser Safety Rounds kinda like shotgun shots with a dozen tiny shots per pull of the trigger?
Thanks for the advice.
Nightstand Kit;
9mm Glock 19, sure fire flashlight, tritium night sights. No laser. I think that a laser may give away my position if I'm trying to surprise a burlar. The sure fire flashlight is not attached to my Glock because I don't want to point my gun at someone until after I identify the person with my flashlight. I don't want to shoot my drunk neighbors entering the wrong house at night, etc. With a 9mm, there's less danger of overpenetration, but still have good stopping power, and there's no "kick" to recover from so I can place multiple rapid fire controlled aimed shots easily.
MAK-90 (a semi-auto AK-47), attached flashlight, and attached laser. This is for hostage situations. I am a crack shot with rifles. Used to be on the high school rifle team. It is Texas, so, yes, there's actually a gun range and guns stored on campus at my old high school. I am risking overpenetration in exchange for accuracy here. I cannot place a head shot reliably under high stress with a pistol, but I never miss with rifle, no matter what the situation. Plus, if it is not a hostage situation, I could minimize overpenetration by aiming down with hip/groin shots. This will end up with the bullet hitting the ground instead of flying into my neighbor's house. However, if I am on the second floor of my house, even a shot aimed down at the groin might still end up in the neighbor's house.
ballistic clothing (normal looking bullet proof jacket), first aid kit.
Concealed Carry Kit;
Glock 19 with tritium night sights, Sure Fire flashlight, bullet resistant vest or tactical clothing (normal looking jacket made of kevlar threads), pepper spray. Pepper spray is for situations where the BG doesn't have a gun. I would like to try my best to defend myself without having to kill someone, if possible. However, if the BG is holding a gun, then I'm not messing around with pepper spray. He's gonna be swiss cheese.
Hot days, Kel-Tec P3AT 380 instead of the Glock 19.
Car Kit;
MAK-90 with light and laser for hostage situations, 1st aid kit.
Thoughts;
Tell me what you think of the following?
Should I add Crimson laser to my Kel-Tec P3AT? Would I be giving up size and weight for this laser? I mean, how much more will the gun weigh with this laser? Is it significant? Is the laser any good?
I am thinking about using a Charter Arms 38 special aluminum frame revolver with Crimson Trace laser for concealed carry instead of the Glock 19. It is more reliable than an auto, especially because shots from inside a car or close range may have me hold the gun at funny angles "limp wristed" therefore causing a jam with an auto pistol. The laser is O.K. for concealed carry because I am not trying to sneak up on a burlar at night.
What do you think of Glaser Safety Rounds? I would like to use them in my AK to prevent overpenetration, but I also heard that they are not reliable in semi-autos. Glaser rounds may not reliably cycle the next shot. I heard that they will turn my rifle into a single shot rifle in a shootout. Is this true? Are Glaser Safety Rounds kinda like shotgun shots with a dozen tiny shots per pull of the trigger?
Thanks for the advice.