What Auto do you use for Home Defense and why???

[Grey Morel]

Just about anything and everything:

CZ-75, Smith 4506, Smith 629, Beretta 8040... It's not the arrow, its the indian.

 

[sniper55]

SA 1911A-1 with 200 gr. Hornady XTP, 2 clips.

 

[kokapelli]

SA 1911A-1 with 200 gr. Hornady XTP, 2 clips.

Magazines

 

[HisSoldier]

Colt stainless Commander (Series 80 garbage removed) with RangerT's, because I will never be convinced by the current mythology that a 9MM equals a .45 ACP.

 

[inSight-NEO]

Short answer....one within my reach. If I cannot get to it, capacity, caliber, whatever...it would not make one bit of a difference.

Second answer...one that has "proven" itself.

Third answer....if I can get to a shotgun first, the handgun (auto loader or not) instantly moves to "backup" status.

 

[noob_shooter]

G19 and Rem 870 express magnum.

 

[wow6599]

S&W 4506-1.......because I have more faith in it than any other auto I own and it fires a big, slow bullet

 

[CowboyGSP]

A HK45 and a USP 45 Tact. are my 2 Home Defense handguns - if I can't get to the SG first.

Why? They fit, they shoot better than my ability to wring it out of them, they're uber reliable and I bought each at a price that would make the 1911s I was looking at blush (under 800 OTD for each).

 

[gearhead]

Well, in 2002-2003 when this post first appeared the only handgun I had in the house was an old Titan .25 that had been my mother's purse gun. I didn't try to delude myself into thinking it was much good for home defense though! My current bedside gun is a FNP-9M with night sights, my wife keeps a S&W stainless snubby with laser grips in the nightstand on her side.

 

[zxcvbob]

Buick.

(oh, you mean guns. CZ-82, P3AT, and Ruger Security Six are the ones I keep loaded. Not necessarily in that order.)

 

[kopcicle]

Bedside an HK USP Full in .40 S&W with extra two mags, one extended, all with Federal Hydra-Shok 185 gr..

For the rest of the house a S&W 5" 686 seven shot loaded and one speed loader with .38 spl. Federal Hydra-Shok 110 gr. and one speed loader of Nyclads.

In the workshop a S&W Model 64 loaded with Nyclads and two speed loaders of Nyclads.

In the yard a SIG 238 (or 232) with Golden Sabers.

Ever seen Nyclad performance in gelatin ? Even out of a a snub nose it's impressive .
I was dancing a jig when Federal decided to produce it again . I had a M-85 stainless Tarus and a Ruger Security Six that were both w/o adjustable sights and hit to point of aim with the Nyclad .

~kop

 

[kopcicle]

Buick.

(oh, you mean guns. CZ-82, P3AT, and Ruger Security Six are the ones I keep loaded. Not necessarily in that order.)

 

[AF FAL]

Whatever I carried that day (Springfield SS Champion, or SW 4013) in my nightstand, .40 S&W HK USP EXPERT in wifes nightstand. One spare in the drawer for each, all loaded with Gold Dots.

Also keep a 9mm AR just inside the closet, two 32rd mags loaded with frangibles.

If by some miracle all that fails, one of 2 family dogs is a 100lb Rotty. Probably cares less about the adults, but she'll eat your face protecting the kids.

May be overkill to some, I have had a break in while home, I call it keeping the odds in my favor.

 

[Pilgram]

Sig P229 9mm w/Lasermax & Golden Saber +Ps
Browning HP (just in case)

 

[killchain]

FNP45 and a Winchester 1300 Defender.

And if those don't work, the AR15.

 

[possum]

sa xd service model with m6 light and spare mag.

why you ask? that is what i carry and train with so that is what i use. and with over 17,500rds through it i would bet my life on it.

 

[gofastman]

Glock 20 in the right and a PF9 in the left, spray and pray in large, poorly controlled bursts

 

[CTShooter]

I use to use a C-4 but it couldn't handle the power so I went for the Turbo 400

 

[redarmy67]

I am currently using a Glock 30sf with Winchester Supreme Elite 230gr JHP ammo as my nightstand gun. I am fixin to add a Mossberg 500 Persuader 12g shotgun to my home defense arsenal.

 

[Old Shooter]

My side, Colt Commander .45 with Winchester 230gr HP.

Her side, S&W 36 with Winchester 158 gr LSWCHP +P.

In the corner, Remington 870 Express with 2 3/4" Remington 00 Buck.

Outside, meanest half-breed dog in the county.

 

[357sigRog]

Glock G33 357sig with 125gr golden saber bonded hollow points. I know I would probably lose my hearing for a while if shot in the home but it has a lot of speed and 500+ ft lbs. of energy behind it, and I am very confident with it. Sometimes I do put a lone wolfe 4 inch 40 S&W barrel in it with 165gr Winchester PDX1 bonded ammo in it. Either way I feel confident.

 

[Fishslayer]

I use to use a C-4 but it couldn't handle the power so I went for the Turbo 400

meh....

 

[ChCx2744]

G17 + 3 extra 33 round magazines on the window sill shelf above me. Can't go wrong with 116 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 9mm 124gr +P JHP's within arms reach

 

[pockets]

Smith & Wesson 6946

 

[gofastman]

I use to use a C-4 but it couldn't handle the power so I went for the Turbo 400

meh....

I beleive C-4 as used in this context was refering to a Ford transmission...