cc-hangfire
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Hello, I'm cchangfire, and I'm a firearms enthusiast. (as my support group, the forum answers back, "Hello, cchangfire!")
I have a couple of guns I've accumulated that I'd like to stage in my home for defense purposes, & I'm asking for suggestions and thoughts. The guns are: a 20" single barrel 12 gage with a 5 shot stock saddle, and a little .25acp 6 shot Spanish Vest Pocket semi-auto. And before the objections come about their suitability, let my explain the home firearms defense layers.
First layer: at home I always carry in the house or around the yard - either a 5 shot .38 snubbie or a 6 shot .380acp pocket gun
Second layer: the two guns mentioned in the 1st paragraph.
Third layer: safe room with 20" 12ga pump shotgun in locked case w/ 5 shells 00 in the mag, & .22lr semi-auto (wife's choice... what can I say?).
Fourth layer: safe room closet inside a locked safe, hi cap 9mm semiauto with multiple magazines, second 5 shot .38 snubbie
(Hypothetical fifth layer for world without rule of law: the firearms safe and ammo room)
One more bit of info, three adults in the house, no small children (occasionally children will visit though).
So the second layer would be backups to what I carry and would be used in a surprise nasty situation when I'm not in the safe room. Where/how do I stage them? closet? bookshelf? China cabinet? in a drawer or vase? Mag & gun separate, single barrel broken down into components? Locked up tight, or just hidden?
Admittedly, this is overkill for my neighborhood but I gotta put my guns somewhere; might as well have some available just in case. I understand that practically all home invasions happen at home ! Your thoughts?
I have a couple of guns I've accumulated that I'd like to stage in my home for defense purposes, & I'm asking for suggestions and thoughts. The guns are: a 20" single barrel 12 gage with a 5 shot stock saddle, and a little .25acp 6 shot Spanish Vest Pocket semi-auto. And before the objections come about their suitability, let my explain the home firearms defense layers.
First layer: at home I always carry in the house or around the yard - either a 5 shot .38 snubbie or a 6 shot .380acp pocket gun
Second layer: the two guns mentioned in the 1st paragraph.
Third layer: safe room with 20" 12ga pump shotgun in locked case w/ 5 shells 00 in the mag, & .22lr semi-auto (wife's choice... what can I say?).
Fourth layer: safe room closet inside a locked safe, hi cap 9mm semiauto with multiple magazines, second 5 shot .38 snubbie
(Hypothetical fifth layer for world without rule of law: the firearms safe and ammo room)
One more bit of info, three adults in the house, no small children (occasionally children will visit though).
So the second layer would be backups to what I carry and would be used in a surprise nasty situation when I'm not in the safe room. Where/how do I stage them? closet? bookshelf? China cabinet? in a drawer or vase? Mag & gun separate, single barrel broken down into components? Locked up tight, or just hidden?
Admittedly, this is overkill for my neighborhood but I gotta put my guns somewhere; might as well have some available just in case. I understand that practically all home invasions happen at home ! Your thoughts?
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