Posted on 08/06/2022 6:33:10 AM PDT by jagusafr
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A shotgun is your best close quarters combat/battle weapon inside a home. A pistol is second best.
Outside the home a rifle is called for.
How about a COLT PYTHON .357 revolver. Simple as it gets...pull the trigger until it stops going bang.
JTS 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun. Awesome, dependable. 5 or 10 round mags available.
I have a Mossberg 500. When I went sporting clays shooting with it (yeah, I know - 18” bbl), it wouldn’t cycle the short-brass trap rounds. The work around was to depress the release button next to the trigger.
LOL.
Ah, for years gone by...
When you could buy a so-called assault weapon from a sales magazine ad for next to nothing, through the mail.
And I live in New York State!
1. A good pump or semi-auto shotgun. Lower penetration in a built up apartment or multi-bedroom home. In a SHTF scenario, it doubles as a good getter and ammo can be tailored to harvest everything from birds and rabbits up to deer sized game.
2. Look at pistol caliber carbines. If strictly for home defense, look at a semi-auto that takes common pistol magazines and if you want to, and later can afford it, get a pistol that shares the same mags and ammo. While perhaps maybe not quite as well suited to home defense, it's hard to beat the general purpose utility of a revolver caliber lever action and a revolver in the same caliber. While these can be had in a number of calibers I'd stick with either .357 or .44 just for ammo availability. Even .45 Colt is getting hard to find these days despite the fad popularity of Judge style revolvers. This gives you a handgun and long arms that shares ammo, and if you can find them, shot shells that can be used in the revolver for taking small game at close ranges.
“I used to use an AR, but got concerned about what would happen to my hearing inside a house and switched to AR9 pistol.”
That ain’t going to help mate! A 22 LR indoors from a pistol will give you ear ringing...maybe permanently like I did to myself!
I had some nutcase at my door. (I had been warned).
I told him that he could not come in to use the phone and to go away. I asked him to listen as I racked my 12 gauge.
I asked him if he knew what that sound was. He said that he did and left.
I then called the police.
“Semi auto shotgun, 7 plus 1 in chamber.”
Love the way you think!
If they stick around after three rounds of 00 buck, fired in quick succession, it means they’re dead/dying or much less of a threat.
And you STILL have four rounds of mayhem before a reload is needed. 😇😁
All You Bases,,,
In general, if a pershas no guns, I recommend:
1. Get a cheap, reliable, used revolver in .38 special. $200 + $50 ammo. Learn to shoot with it.
2. Get a cheap, reliable, 12 gauge 5 shot (5+1) pump. If you look, a very good Turkish made Tristar Cobra Force is 7nder $200, NEW. +75 ammo
3. Get a cheap, reliable AR in .223 Wylde. $500 + $100 ammo.
Practice, practice, practice.
Ha!
I’m Surprised he stayed
and Answered!
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Rack a 12 ga.
And ‘git some Respect!’
“Have you considered a 357 Magnum?”
My choice as well. I like the simplicity and reliability of a revolver. It’s like a big club - crude but effective.
A revolver is a good first choice and may be easier to practice with.
Having an AR-10, AR-12, AR-15, etc. works depending on the house layout but may be a lesser choice if you can't get enough practice with it. One problem with a long arm is that you may not want your neighbors to see you transporting it to and from a range whereas a handgun is much easier to avoid detection.
“For me, if you are using it for tactical/home defense purposes and not hunting you should go with the 18” barrel”
Right you are. Here is what I found that may fit his needs:
https://www.mossberg.com/maverick-88-security-field-combo-31014.html
You’ve been here since 2004, you’re in Texas, and this is just now crossing your mind?
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If this really is new to you, then take the recommendations of your real-world friends, not us. Why? They’ll be physically there to help you kit out, train along side you, coach and otherwise support you — all I can send are prayers and bits.
Sir,
Mail me if you are interested in a muzzle to buttplate assessment of your situation and likely risk. I do this for a living, sort of.
To all other responses, “ it depends” is a more correct answer than any of our personal preferences.
Regards
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