I’d recommend 8” from door opening. You have a double stud (sometimes more for lights, outlets, switches, etc. Your studs are typically 16” apart. If you aim between 8” and 12” you are more likely to find a hollow wall spot.
Of course this assumes worst case scenario in a load bearing wall. I know I’m splitting hairs, but trying to just barely miss the studs is not advisable. Fire 3 between them. Stop, listen, repeat, reload.
I was taught to “know your target”. I would not feel comfortable shooting at a wall with a hidden person behind it and not knowing who I was shooting at — a perp who broke into the house or a half naked rape victim who broke in to use my phone.
I realize the perp is far more likely, but I just would not shoot at a target behind cover. I am the defender, not the assailant. He has to come to me. To do that he has to break concealment. He is free to wait behind concealment for the police to arrive after I’ve dialed 911.
I am only shooting when he breaks cover and approaches up the hall.
I think this is terrible advice unless you have seen the perp take cover and know he hasn’t completely fled (if his concealment leads to an exit, even a window he can open and climb through).
I think your advice is terrible. I would never follow it. I understand the mechanics that concealment is not cover and that if desperate, you could shoot right through concealment, but this is terrible advice. If the guy is laying down or has fled, you are sending rounds through your house to the outside.
If you shoot a neighbor kid who came in to your home, even for a bad reason, you aren’t going to feel good about it.
Great advice for combat.
Horrible advice for home defense.
That will get you arrested if it’s a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses ... LOL ...
The book I read 45 years ago said the best defense was to break apart a pair of scissors and tape one blade to a broom handle.
It was published in 1968 during the anti-gun madness after the death of Bobby Kennedy.
how about shooting through the bathroom door? of course it is probably a good idea to make sure your girlfriend is still in bed first...
What tactics do you recommend vs fire breathing tanks?
1. All firearms are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle point at anything you would not mind seeing a hole in.
3. Keep finger off trigger until ready to pull it.
4. Positively identify your target AND what is downfield.
Bladerunner violated number four. He should be charged with 1st degree murder.