Did you read my #50 post? Second paragraph.
Thanks for the redirect to #50. I think I only glanced through it because I do not live in a semi-rural setting.
If you live in a semi-rural setting, you might want to consider purchasing a .357 revolver and a lever action rifle in the same caliber (.357) with a 16 to 18 inch barrel so it is manageable inside a dwelling. And practice as often as possible. You can purchase beaucoups of .38 Special and .357 ammo and will have a pistol and rifle chambering the same ammo. If you can handle a .44 or .45 caliber handgun, you can get the rifles in those calibers as well. But the best homedefense weapon is a medium to short shotgun model in pump action with 1&3 duplex shells.
***Good points, which is where I’m headed with this. I just need to figure out how much ammunition is. I think I’m settled on a rifle + handgun of same ammunition. I intend to get a revolver for the handgun; I don’t trust automatic handguns, I’ve heard they jam too much. But semi-auto rifles seem to be pretty reliable.
Do rifles fire snakeshot? Would it ruin the rifling?