Need advice on PDW for home.

[venomballistics]

I see a lot of Bidenesque "Get you a shotgun" advice here. While the shotgun does have impressive terminal effect, assuming proper shot placement and appropriate ammunition, it didn't get that rep with birdshot. I'll also note I've seen some gruesome results from stray shot, BTW, birdshot penetrates drywall with sufficient engergy to cause death or serious bodily injury.

The shotgun can be effective but it's long, heavy and cumbersome, making it difficult to contact 911 while handling it. It also has substantial recoil with appropriate ammunition. If you decide to go this way, look at the 20 gauge, especially if you're new to firearms. At home defense ranges it's a good choice.

Finally, one of the ways you prevent-or minimize-the dangers is to practice so that misses are unlikely at the ranges within the home. Another is to examine your home -or have someone with proper knowledge do so-with a eye to figuring out where you have lanes of fire and where you are best advised to hold your fire lest you do a neighbor a mischief.

correct in many cases ... in this instance, the OP indicated that his focus of gun familiarity lies in long arms, While a transition to a pistol is in order, it takes time he may not have. Upgrading to a larger rifle would cause collateral damage, even if he placed his shots, which brings the shotgun into play as the most logical next weapon to depend on while he learns the care and feeding of a handgun

 

[Murdock]

I see a lot of Bidenesque "Get you a shotgun" advice here.

Bidenesque? Really? Uncalled for, sir.

 

[Lost Lake]

I never landed gear-up, after over 1800 hours of flying time.

Yet.

You'll know when you land gear up... The landing is much noisier and the roll out is shorter.

I never landed gear up, but my instructor's words still ring in my head... LOL!!


Get a shotgun. Any reliable pump will do. I bet I could find an old Remington 870 for under $150 this afternoon.

For a handgun, which I depend on and practice with, I'd choose an old revolver if I was strapped for cash, or any used (or new if you can afford it) M&P. I would recommend a third gen but they are getting so hard to find as folks realize how dependable they are. Maybe your local gun shop has a 5906 for $300, take a look. These were police issue 9mm's.

An M&P in any caliber is a proven gun. The .45's shoot like a dream, the .40's hit hard and kick a bit more, and the 9's are easy to shoot. All will do the job reliably.

Glocks are reliable but I don't like their grip angle.

Good luck! Barricade that door and be ready with whichever weapon you choose.

 

[walkin' trails]

My first suggestion would be an M&P 9 or G17 or 19, however, if you can't find them right now, consider searching for a distributor that offers police trade-ins for sale.

 

[flagman1776]

There are very inexpensive door wedges that include intrusion alarms. Even in a rental, no excuse for not having several.

I agree with barricade. NO reason to go looking for an intruder, make him come to you. Stay behind a locked door. Several is better.
If your final bedroom door is breached, you want to behind the most solid protection available. There used to be articles out about undercover stolen property stings where the counters & wall (behind which the back up officers were stationed) had steel plates covered with paneling. But it was a place of protection.

Personally, I have a simple shotgun (I've had Mossberg 500 20" with rifle sights, also a double 12) with spare shells on the gun in a carrier. At across the room distances, bird shot is just fine. Bird shot makes what is called a rat hole would track... one ragged hole... at most the space between 2 shirt buttons. The afore mentioned is backed up by a K frame with 38+P HPs and a 9MM for my wife & myself.

Ayoob on opening the door https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD3zIA6vJkQ

 

[WR Moore]

Bidenesque? Really? Uncalled for, sir.

Not really. I've been an instructor for over 30 years, I long ago lost count of the number of times I've seen people either short stroke or forget to stroke a pump gun to reload it. And this was with allegedly trained people on a training evolution, not under the stress of a deadly force encounter.

Without sufficient training to turn the reloading action into a habit pattern, a pump shotgun sets the user up for failure.