Home defense firearms for beginners? 12 ga. shotgun and .357 mag revolver.
Home Defense for beginners:
20 Gauge and .38 revolver (3-4” bbl.)
perps don't sit around and wait for you to load your firearm.
"use proper ammunition."
you mean a 22lr won't work in a 50cal.?
"always wear ear and eye protection when shooting."
when shooting a perp at 3a.m.?
"don't alter or modify your gun..."
unless you have a greater i.q. than a slug.
"...and have it serviced regularly."
by who? jiffy lube?
yes you cannot find a place to shoot it in the city but the ammunition is cheap and I would love to have a ruger 10/22 in my home at my disposal (as it is right now) if somebody came to the door who wanted to do me harm. Imagine if you can shoot a squirrel at 40 yrds in the head.....I could imagine it could easily pin down perps from the same or greater distance.
Teach everyone in your home to handle and fire your guns.
If we’re talking handguns in the home, whatever the caliber, a revolver is the best because it is simple to load and if it misfires, you just pull the trigger again. I would personally recommend a .38 or larger.
Use Glazer or Mag Safe ammo. If you miss, the bullet won’t go through the wall and kill someone innocent, but if it hits the bad guy, he’s in for one very bad day.
If everyone had a gun and were encouraged to carry them openly and use them liberally, we wouldn’t really need government for much. It’s the only honest form of democracy.
Compared to the rest of the world at the time, the Old West was a nice place to be. Class wars, gang riots, and crime sprees ended quicker than you can say ‘Winchester’.
Don’t worry about safety - Deal Leader’s Federal States Police Force (FSPF) will protect you from those who do have guns .... (/s off)
Guns are great for protection.. What concerns me is mobs burning down your house with you in it.. Short of building a fireproof bomb shelter and owning an assault weapon.. What kind of protection is there for that? Prayer is my guess.
That little nugget is overlooked by everyone...
I’ve decided to build a Castle with a moat full of crocks.
A long time ago I believed in that unloaded gun crap. I kept my unloaded shotgun on the top shelf of the bedroom closet in a lockable gun case. The ammo was in the basement in a locked container. Keys were in a dresser drawer. In 1983 I was stabbed while confronted by a burglar. The police chief asked if I had a gun, then he called me an idiot when I told him how it was locked away. He was 100% right. I’ll guarantee that scenario will never happen again.
Whoa, are you wanting to learn self defense from street crime level bad guys or are you looking for survival lessons such as gathering food and such after a catastrophe? I can do both, But I have to know.
Hi Point C9 9mm pistol. $130 out the door with a lifetime warranty.
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Required weapons for SHTF scenario:
1. 22 LR, either bolt or semi-auto
2. 22 handgun, either revolver or semi-auto
3. 12 gauge, pump
4. Rifle, medium capability, 30.06, .30-30 or .223
5. Medium revolver, .38 & .357 are good; .357 can fire .38 rounds, so the .357 is a plus.
6. Stopping capability handgun. I prefer a .45 semi-auto, but there are several good choices.
Over all, the fewer calibers you can get away with, the better. A firearm without ammo is of little value, and several boxes of ammo can run into quite a bit of money. That's one of the reasons I'm big on .22s. They might not be your firearm of choice, but you can stockload a ton of ammo for little money, and a good .22 is extremely accurate. A well placed .22 round will do stuff a badly placed larger caliber won't.
A few random thoughts:
There are tons of videos on youtube of morons giving a chick something like a .50 Desert Eagle and giggling as she breaks her nose the first time she fires it. NOBODY should start shooting with the larger calibers, although people can learn with patient teaching. Start them out with a .22 or a BB gun; don't give them a cannon and laugh at the reaction. Learning to shoot is like juggling; start out with bean bags and work your way up to chain saws.
Teach safety first, always. Here's a couple of youtubes of idiots who should know better (both of these are old videos, but still relevant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIJOVD8hwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNLgZul2CE&feature=PlayList&p=29050795EA1F1B53&index=41
Most of the tough talk on firearms is just that: 90% of the people who say what they'd do in a situation they've never been in don't know what they'd actually do.
If you have to cut down on my list, the most overlap is with the .357 and the .45.
As to personal preferences, I prefer firearms that look like hunting arms as opposed to the military look. They do the same job, but if you have a walnut stock, you're a hunter. If you have black pistol grips and a muzzle suppressor, you're a gun nut. I think it's best to not cut too big a swathe in appearance, as long as you get the necessary capability.