[Marcella]

“Yep! Bought my first gun two weeks ago... Ruger 38 Special Revolver”

I have that weapon and bunches of hollow points for it. I also put a red laser light on it to be sure I hit the target.

A warning to bad guys, break into my house and the red light hits you and you are gone. My front door and the one window on the front of townhouse, are rigged with motion sensors and if they move, a loud alarm goes off so at first sight of someone setting off one of those alarms, the red light goes on bad guy(s).

Upstairs, on the front of my bedroom door there is a practice target with bullet holes in it in center mass of man and one low on the target man outline in the crotch area. Bad guy is dead if that door opens. Have a Colt 38 revolver on my bedside table. First shot is bird shot to hit bad guy, then hollow points after that. Will have to clean carpet of blood if bad guy enters. :o)

[nikos1121]

I see that a lot, I mean a lot. I have many friends that have bought several guns, almost like each time they’re in the gun shop they buy. Then comes the purchase of vault. My friend’s latest buy was a bazooka.

[Ancesthntr]

I wouldn’t shoot .38 birdshot at anyone, and in your position I would change it.

1) You have a Crimson Trace or something similar, plus you undoubtedly practice. You ARE going to hit the center-of-mass target on the first shot.

2) Birdshot can kill or blind someone (though not the latter with a COM shot), but it is more likely to just wound them...and piss them off. Especially if the person is on some serious drugs, that won’t come close to stopping them, but will actually cause you more danger.

Re-evaluate. If you come to the same conclusion, fine. But at least consider the above facts first...we want you around for a long while.

[libstripper]

Before the TBA, my protection system was a 115 lb. Great Dane sleeping on the living room couch and an 85 lb. Pitador on the bed, backed up by a Beretta .40.

[Lazamataz]

A warning to bad guys, break into my house and the red light hits you and you are gone. My front door and the one window on the front of townhouse, are rigged with motion sensors and if they move, a loud alarm goes off so at first sight of someone setting off one of those alarms, the red light goes on bad guy(s). Upstairs, on the front of my bedroom door there is a practice target with bullet holes in it in center mass of man and one low on the target man outline in the crotch area. Bad guy is dead if that door opens. Have a Colt 38 revolver on my bedside table. First shot is bird shot to hit bad guy, then hollow points after that. Will have to clean carpet of blood if bad guy enters. :o)

You just laid out the map so I know how to effectively attack.

[Lurker]

Bird shot is for birds, dear lady. Even at close range that stuff won’t penetrate a stiff leather jacket. Get rid of it.

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