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.
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.
That’s a two thousand dollar rifle in the .300 version. Are you saying it would be easier for my wife to use? Then we would need two of them.