Posted on 10/12/2023 7:32:51 AM PDT by 4Runner
Having an argument with the wife, she doesn't want to spend the extra money. Anywhere from $1,000 on up.
Don’t forget the expensive ammo.😀
Choices... we all make them.
She’d be fine. I’m a surgeon with a shotgun... Not a Tom Knapp, but I’d go up against most folks on falling plate with my A5 and be competitive.
3-gun teaches you a lot about your gear and your capabilities.
And a Fanny pack full of shells so you load on the fly.
Double ought buckshot will go through Sheetrock at close range like a knife through butter.
But it takes a lot more spackle to patch the holes!
Just practice a bit. It will penetrate soft body armor. Black tip ammo will penetrate a plate carrier.
If that was it then it had everyone using the word “clip” pretty much until the last 20 years or so.
I think the internet created this big thing about correcting people for saying clip.
Sig Romeo 5 red dot is very reasonable...$119 at Palmetto State. (Pre-tax and shipping probably)
“go to palmetto state armory and get a perfectly good home defense AR15 pattern rifle for about 1/2 of that and spend the rest on ammo and training”
Thats the correct answer.
A 223 shooting 50 or 55 grain soft points will stop anybody. Plus, the recoil is so light follow up shots are quick.
The IWI X95 is an outstanding rifle for all around, general defense purposes, especially if you are starting fresh and don't have a lot of prior experience using the AR or AK series of rifles that you need to unlearn.
It's compact for use in close quarters and cars and it fits nicely in a back pack if you need it to. With a 16 in barrel, it's a lot better at longer ranges and it's a lot more lethal at all ranges than a short barrel AR.
>If you practice and establish your pattern at several distances
For this sort of reason I side with those who recommend Federal Flitecontrol or Hornady’s Critical Defense/TAP. Since it’s not really a magic cone at home distances, one might as well get that good tight pattern.
That and a dot + 32MOA circle properly zeroed — unless our theoretical perp has exactly the same build as our theoretical kid, he’s in serious trouble. Take Kyle vs. Gaige Grosskreutz for an example; the close range 5.56 hit ripped the bicep, but a load of 00 buck?
Anyway as I wrote back there someplace ‘both’ is the best answer.
(On the agreeing side, practice is important for all. I’ve seen people (repeatedly) miss pie plates with their ARs at 25 yards, and miss a sheet of paper at 7 with their red-dotted handgun.)
Yeah, but even charging one can be a chore for smaller people, or women.
Don’t risk buying the wrong one. Get them all! God Bless Texas
OK, now that is funny.
Just don’t fall in the pool.
It's all about skill level and what you want to shoot often enough to attain and maintain a proficiency that will be up to the test. One old codger with a lever-action 30-30 who knows what he's doing beats a squad of wannabes with the latest battle rattle and no practice. So don't look at your choice from the point of view of the potential target, look at it from your own: what do you like to shoot enough to get and stay good? Same question for your wife. They'll likely be different answers.
5.56 is easier to find
Talked with my son just this morning. My son said his wife is ready to get something. Wanted to know what I thought. Pistol or rifle? I told him get both.
Having this discussion makes me want to check out something besides weapons and that is defense points, weapon access and lighting.
First weapon safety as each of us needs to evaluate children visitors or residents and weapon security in light of the same.
After that, it is a review of doors and lock, alarms, lighting and what weapons are stored near what defensible points. Is there a weapon accessible near your places you might be looking for one? Near your bed? Your desk? Your favorite chair?
If entry is attempted, do you have a weapon and defense point positioned for that entry. What about light on the target. What about automatic lighting?
Many of us haven’t properly pre-positioned weapons and ammo and now would be a good time to consider same based upon what we already have. EAP (Equipment Acquisition Paralysis) often gets our wants and priorities mixed up.
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