Home Defense Combo!

[rwt1405]

Maybe it's just me, but why wouldn't you have a shotgun for/in your "safe room" (I think that would be a bedroom for most of us)?

I agree that if I have to move around the house, I am going to take a handgun, but then again, I'm going to need a pretty good reason to leave my "safe room", and my shotgun I have there.

To me it isn't/shouldn't be an either/or, it's about which tool, for the situation at hand.

So as for me, I'm hopefully going to use the right tool, at the right time, for the right purpose, but then I guess that's just me.

 

[fmflorida]

The reasons one may pick a handgun over a long gun/shotgun can vary person to person for MANY reasons.

If we are assuming the person is in an apartment then a long gun doesn't make much sense at all...(This is assuming the average apartment not a 2kSQFT penthouse).

Also assuming the person is in their home......if they live in a residential area.....alone.....maybe a long gun is a good idea......maybe a handgun....

Lets toss in they have kids in the house......I personally wouldnt want a rifle that could over penetrate and hit someone in another room. So again handgun comes into play.

My personal thoughts on "the handgun gets you to your rifle" mentality is that 1) that ALL depends on the situation. 2) that started back when handguns had limited capacity/bullets technology wasnt so great

Its not a bad school of thought by any means if you are in a zone where a firefight is likely however in the home......assuming you are just an average citizen, you will likely face 1 maybe 2 assailants in the home.

For me, a handgun loaded up with 15-20 rounds is plenty for such a task. I don't anticipate engaging in a prolonged firefight inside my home.

Now if you live out in the country and lets say have a bear problem and bears are known to break sliding doors/get into the house......Then yeah maybe a long gun in a good idea however that's a far fetched idea for most of us.

All in all, do what you feel is best for your situation but dont presume to know.....based on what youve learned in your classes/experience.....that it will work for others.

 

[Xfuzz]

Odds of such a happening are remote to say the least.

If some mope has made it ONTO your home your losing.

I hope my gun skills are good enough to have long ended
the event BEFORE I "fought my way" to a long Gun.

Pick what you shoot well and what YOU have confidence in.
Sleep tight.
BTW...My choice...

 

[Rick_A]

The reasons one may pick a handgun over a long gun/shotgun can vary person to person for MANY reasons.

If we are assuming the person is in an apartment then a long gun doesn't make much sense at all...(This is assuming the average apartment not a 2kSQFT penthouse).

Also assuming the person is in their home......if they live in a residential area.....alone.....maybe a long gun is a good idea......maybe a handgun....

Lets toss in they have kids in the house......I personally wouldnt want a rifle that could over penetrate and hit someone in another room. So again handgun comes into play.

My personal thoughts on "the handgun gets you to your rifle" mentality is that 1) that ALL depends on the situation. 2) that started back when handguns had limited capacity/bullets technology wasnt so great

Its not a bad school of thought by any means if you are in a zone where a firefight is likely however in the home......assuming you are just an average citizen, you will likely face 1 maybe 2 assailants in the home.

For me, a handgun loaded up with 15-20 rounds is plenty for such a task. I don't anticipate engaging in a prolonged firefight inside my home.

Now if you live out in the country and lets say have a bear problem and bears are known to break sliding doors/get into the house......Then yeah maybe a long gun in a good idea however that's a far fetched idea for most of us.

All in all, do what you feel is best for your situation but dont presume to know.....based on what youve learned in your classes/experience.....that it will work for others.

While for most people it's a matter of preference, the facts are that an appropriate long gun (14"-20" shotgun or 10.5" to 20" carbine) is both easier to shoot and far more effective, regardless of handgun bullet technology. There's literally no comparison.

Whether across a cramped apartment room or across an entire dwelling...if a long gun or carbine feels ungainly that's a matter of not knowing how to maneuver it.

And again, anything effective against an assailant is going to go through building materials. The idea that a handgun is safer in such a respect is plain wrong.

Again, to each their own...but this is starting to feel like beating a dead horse. Those assumptions are essentially meaningless in this context.

The one plus to a handgun is accessibility...that it may be placed on the person or in near vicinity more easily and readily.

 

[Rick_A]

Odds of such a happening are remote to say the least.

If some mope has made it ONTO your home your losing.

I hope my gun skills are good enough to have long ended
the event BEFORE I "fought my way" to a long Gun.

Pick what you shoot well and what YOU have confidence in.
Sleep tight.
BTW...My choice...

Nice gun, but the whole point should be that it should not be a fair fight. Hope is something that's not in my vocabulary when it comes to people up to no good.

One of my coworkers lives in a nice residential neighborhood that has been a haven for robberies lately. The chance is always remote...it doesn't matter where you are...

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

My choice is: 44 special with 240gr JHP, back up Remington 1100, if needed 30-30 and snub .38. I can't foresee ever needing all of these
but they are available and loaded. Our plan is for the wife to hold her
position with the snubby while I would investigate things that go bump
in the night.
The alarm system is two blue heelers that also sometimes bark at deer
coyotes and other strange noises.
BTW as to shooting a shotgun with one hand, I quail and dove hunted
with a guy who had his arm cut off in a cotton gin. He shot a double
barrel and could shoot quail and doves as good or better than I. He was
limited to two quail on a covey rise, other than that a good shotgunner.

 

[Echo40]

It's a bit late to be posting this comment, I know, but I think it's worth noting, especially considering the enduring misinformation regarding how supposedly impossible it is to shoot a Mossberg 590 Shockwave or Remington TAC-14 accurately. It's all in the technique...

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLxOmvuY3Sk&t=309s[/ame]

Yeah, yeah... I know, "You can still shoot sooo much easier with a shoulder stock." That isn't the point though, the point is that there is a method for shooting the Shockwave/TAC-14 in a simple yet affective manner.