I’ll stick with my Dan Wesson wheel gun and Winchester Pump. But please, feel free.
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Mrs. likes her HK P2000
The CORE Is milled for a MRD sight. A standard M&P with a decent light is a suitable choice. Save the money for AMMO and training.
I have shot the M&P series 9 mm at the range. It performed very well. In my opinion the SW 99 was a complete disaster. Very cheap and one of the worst triggers I’ve ever seen on a firearm. I own an M&P AR 15 but not the handgun. I’ve owned a Glock 21 since 1996 and I’m just very comfortable and familiar with it.
A CORE in .40 with a Trijicon RMR03 is my current nightstand gun. I’ve done a little work on it like an Apex trigger, and night sights for a low co-witness with the RMR, etc.
Half Husky half pit-bull, Rossi .357 magnum with 125 grain SJHP, and Mossberg 500 12-gauge with 00-buck.
Was carrying a 9c (which I left on my nightstand at night), but wanted something smaller I could slip in my pocket, so got a bodyguard .380. Now I carry it all the time. Only problem is it is prone to jam.
It's silly to need more than one shot..and .45ACP doesn't overpenetrate and get the neighbors through the walls.
I want this for my Night Stand.
When the Office announced it was transitioning to the M&P series in either 9mm or 45acp and that it was mandatory, I went to a local gun range and fired both examples. I have no complaints with either one.
It then came out that it was optional to go to the M&P but that the caliber choice was still limited to the two I listed.
Because I have been shooting a 1911 for many years (my current duty piece is a Kimber SIS) I decided to stay with what I am familiar with.
My point is, choose what you are most comfortable and familiar with and practice, practice, practice. When you are woke up in the middle of the night by a strange sound, you want your actions from condition white to condition red to be automatic.
We do not rise to the occasion, but sink to our level of training.
Within arm’s reach of my bed is a Ruger SP101 .357 with low flash, low recoil ammo and two speed loaders just in case. Within one step of my bed is a Springfield SD 9mm with four back-up magazines.
Why do I have a revolver as my first line of defense? Very simple: I don’t have to worry about “stove-pipes” and other types of ammo jams, which I believe are more likely to happen if I am suddenly awoken out of a deep slumber in the middle of the night. A revolver is going to go bang every time I pull the trigger even if my fundamentals are less than perfect.
The best weapon to have on your nightstand is the one that you have confidence in, and can operate effectively and comfortably.
My personal choice is the S&W 686+ or the Glock 23.
Also have one in the car with PDX1.
Now I lay me down to sleep
By my bed, a gun I keep.
If some creep breaks in before I wake
It’ll certainly be their last mistake!