mhdishere
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OK, maybe this is nuts, but what do you think of using an SKS as a home defense weapon?
I know overpenetration would be an issue, but for the sake of argument let's assume we have ammo for it that would cycle reliably and wouldn't overpenetrate more than the common HD handgun cartridges like a .45.
I figure a BG coming into my home in the middle of the night might expect to be confronted with a baseball bat, or maybe a handgun, but imagine his surprise when confronted with an overweight guy in his underwear holding a rifle with bayonet extended. The old anti theory that the gun would be taken from you goes out the window, just try grabbing a rifle with a foot of sharpened steel protruding from the front of it. Being a military weapon it would stand up should it be a good idea to use the rifle butt for attitude adjustment.
The downsides would be that it would be harder to get thru doorways with the bayonet extended, and of course overpentration issues I mention above. Plus, if I touch one off indoors I probably wouldn't be able to hear for a while.
I know overpenetration would be an issue, but for the sake of argument let's assume we have ammo for it that would cycle reliably and wouldn't overpenetrate more than the common HD handgun cartridges like a .45.
I figure a BG coming into my home in the middle of the night might expect to be confronted with a baseball bat, or maybe a handgun, but imagine his surprise when confronted with an overweight guy in his underwear holding a rifle with bayonet extended. The old anti theory that the gun would be taken from you goes out the window, just try grabbing a rifle with a foot of sharpened steel protruding from the front of it. Being a military weapon it would stand up should it be a good idea to use the rifle butt for attitude adjustment.
The downsides would be that it would be harder to get thru doorways with the bayonet extended, and of course overpentration issues I mention above. Plus, if I touch one off indoors I probably wouldn't be able to hear for a while.