Need some suggestions for a home defense pistol please....

[ChattanoogaPhil]

45ACP delivers a lot energy without a great amount of muzzle flash (relatively speaking). I think that's important for home defense because invasions occur more often at night. Whatever fits your hand and goes bang every time is the best one to pick. If the Glock fits...

["I may also go for just getting a flame-throwing flashlight that would blind someone and not give away my location so much."]

Just my 2 pennies about lights... Other than for fleeing from the home at night (which is always my first option) I don't want a weapon light on. If there are no lights on in my house then I'm in bed. If I'm alerted to an invader(s) (gotta have a dog) I'm not going hunting through the house to find the invader(s). I will take a defense position in the bedroom with my 12ga or 45ACP aimed at the door. I would certainly not want or need a light to give my position away. The idea of trying to blind an invader(s) with a flashlight is a very popular one, but in my home darkness is on my side.

 

[cmort666]

Other than for fleeing from the home at night (which is always my first option) I don't want a weapon light on.

Unless my home is on FIRE, it's not my first, fifth or ninety third option. Ohio has castle doctrine for a reason. I'm NEVER going to give up cover and concealment in a known environment for the great outdoors with who knows whom lurking in the darkness.

Not too long ago, a guy who was the victim of a home invasion got the drop on the home invader and held him at gunpoint while dialing 911. He told 911 who he was, what he looked like, and that he was holding the criminal in his home. When the police arrived, one of them promptly shot the home owner multiple times in the back, including while he was helpless on the floor. In a similar vein, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy recently shot at a robbery victim who was standing outside, pointing out the robber's line of flight.

If it's not safe to encounter police in the home, there isn't the slightest chance that I'm going to be OUTSIDE armed when the cops show up. There's WAY too much opportunity for an "accidental" shooting for which the shooter will blame ME.

 

[shooboy]

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45ACP delivers a lot energy without a great amount of muzzle flash (relatively speaking). I think that's important for home defense because invasions occur more often at night. Whatever fits your hand and goes bang every time is the best one to pick......

Hmmm, maybe I should show this to the wife unit and tell her I absolutely need to protect her by buying this S&W 4506 .45ACP I held today.... wonder how that would go over...... Shoo

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Hmmm, maybe I should show this to the wife unit and tell her I absolutely need to protect her by buying this S&W 4506 .45ACP I held today.... wonder how that would go over...... Shoo

The sacrifices us gun owners make to protect the family...