[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

A .22LR is more than enough gun for anything you might encounter. The uninitiated greatly underestimate the .22LR round. Unless you are shooting from a great distance it will get the job done.

However, for home defense a shotgun is the weapon of choice. You don’t have to be accurate and it can bring down a bear.

But, you will have one hellofa bill for cleaning and repairing all the damage done by a 10 or 12GA.

Nope, our first choice is a .22 revolver loaded with subsonics:

A while lot less damage to the house, a lot less cleaning of blood, guts and body parts, and they won't wake the kids.

If need be either drag them out or carry them out a few hundred yards from the house and send them to meet Christ with a .357 Magnum. Dig a hole and forget it ever happened.

[Ken H]

I like the simplicity and reliability of a revolver.

[JimRed]

If need be either drag them out or carry them out a few hundred yards from the house and send them to meet Christ with a .357 Magnum. Dig a hole and forget it ever happened.

A much more eloquent way of saying, shoot, shovel and shut up.