Pistol or .308 Rifle or Shotgun for Home Defense?
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Doc_Jude
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Big Bill said:
Funny, I have one one next to my bed, depending on my mood... and the range, of course.
I'm a big Cold Steel fan, I go to most every event they have down in Ventura.
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AllAmerican
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12G Mossy with 00 Buck in it...
That, as has been said here is the correct answer.
That, as has been said here is the correct answer.
TexasRifleman
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There is no "correct" answer to this question.
There are valid pros and cons with all the choices.
If you are expecting trouble under 25 yards, I'd choose a social shotgun; one with an extended magazine and good visible sights in 12ga. I found that I could hit faster and harder with a 12ga than a 45acp or 10mm under 25 yards. Over 25 yards and most of the buckshot misses the important areas of the target. My home has no indoor lines-of-sight over 17 yards.
"Experimentally it was found that a 10 dB increase in sound level corresponds approximately to a perceived doubling of loudness." from http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/dB.html
I too think that those test numbers are faulty. Perhaps they did not use a filter to eliminate "pressure" from the muzzles tested which is outside of our hearing range.
"Experimentally it was found that a 10 dB increase in sound level corresponds approximately to a perceived doubling of loudness." from http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/dB.html
I too think that those test numbers are faulty. Perhaps they did not use a filter to eliminate "pressure" from the muzzles tested which is outside of our hearing range.
The .308 is comparable to a .30-'06, and shooting an '06 outdoors without hearing protection is a very bad idea. The effects on me were permanent.
Many years ago, a friend who had a high-power bullet trap in his basement decided unwisely to function fire a new Garand he had just acquired. He wore ear protection. One shot....
Bad move.
The concussion broke some of the lights in the basement. It also brought down a big cloud of dust from the ceiling and knocked some tools down. I cannot remember what he said about the effects on his ears.
I would never shoot a .308 indoors without ear protection for me and the family. I think I'd rather fight with the buttstock than shoot the thing.
Many years ago, a friend who had a high-power bullet trap in his basement decided unwisely to function fire a new Garand he had just acquired. He wore ear protection. One shot....
Bad move.
The concussion broke some of the lights in the basement. It also brought down a big cloud of dust from the ceiling and knocked some tools down. I cannot remember what he said about the effects on his ears.
I would never shoot a .308 indoors without ear protection for me and the family. I think I'd rather fight with the buttstock than shoot the thing.
mljdeckard
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Why on earth would I want to ever trust my life to "non-lethal maybe" ammunition? That stuff will send you to jail or the morgue. If it's a situation where deadly force is justified, using "mixed intent" ammo opens up the possibility that maybe you weren't really justified in using deadly force in the first place.
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