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re: Best value pistol for home defense
Posted on 10/21/19 at 4:43 pm to Huey Lewis
Posted on 10/21/19 at 4:43 pm to Huey Lewis
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the Taurus G2C.
Was at a gun shop last year and spotted one of these for 170.00. Felt good in my hands, so I bought it. I carry a Glock 26 for my EDC but wouldn't hesitate EDCing the G2. Sent about 2k rounds through it with no problems.
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Posted on 10/21/19 at 6:55 pm to southern686
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I'm a fan of the S&W MP shield for the price.
This ^
Posted on 10/21/19 at 7:20 pm to kingbob
Posted on 10/21/19 at 9:20 pm to kingbob
PSA has the Smith & Wesson shield 9mm W/O safety for $259.00, they are offering a $50 rebate . Final price $209
Posted on 10/22/19 at 1:04 am to ecb
I agree. I have a Ruger LCR .38 +P with home defense rounds.
Small hole going in and spaghetti coming out.
Easy carry in your pocket, soft rubber grip and no hammer.
Small hole going in and spaghetti coming out.
Easy carry in your pocket, soft rubber grip and no hammer.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 6:23 am to Bedhog
These guys annoy me but
They make an argument that you may want to listen to.
I have no experience with Taurus pt111
They make an argument that you may want to listen to.
I have no experience with Taurus pt111
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:19 am to Loup
quote:haha, yeah you're right. I've reached for it twice to be exact. Both times had a suspicious person in my yard on my surveillance cameras at night.
For some reason this reads like you live in Somalia or something lol. How often do you hear something at night that requires grabbing a shotgun?
Is that a modded 870?
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:09 am to kingbob
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:23 am to Lonnie Utah
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Where? Wife needs a Christmas present. Nevermind. Found it myself. PSA. Where else?
quote:
PSA has the Smith & Wesson shield 9mm W/O safety for $259.00, they are offering a $50 rebate . Final price $209
The $209 is before tax and shipping, correct? Smoky Mountain has the 9mm w/safety for $249 ($199 after rebate) with no shipping or tax.
Shield $199
Posted on 10/22/19 at 10:19 am to LSUChamps03
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Smoky Mountain has the 9mm w/safety for $249 ($199 after rebate) with no shipping or tax.
I recently bought a Ruger EC9S from Smokey Mountain with fast free shipping and no tax for $199. They also sent me a free gun case.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 4:24 pm to LSUChamps03
How does shipping work? They send it to a local shop for you to pick up?
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:26 pm to TheGator
And your shop will probably charge some sort of fee, anywhere from $15 to $35. I'm fortunate to live close to an FFL that doesn't.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:30 pm to kingbob
Price, quality, not going to cc, need some capacity = Canik Elite.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 7:31 pm to ecb
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Ruger, don't be too cheap if you are buying something that may save your life
We have a SR9, my wife loves it, it's her favorite gun.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:12 pm to southern686
Shield
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:15 pm to dstone12
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I have no experience with Taurus pt111
Now renamed as the Taurus G2c.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:35 pm to dstone12
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I have no experience with Taurus pt111
I have a Taurus PT-111 Millennium that my brother gave me for free. It's have no complaints with it. There was a recall/buyback due to a class action lawsuit for that model that ended prior to me getting it.
The lawsuit alleged that nine Taurus handgun models had a faulty design that allowed the pistol to inadvertently fire when dropped or to be discharged when the safety feature was still on.
The recall included nine of their more popular handgun models manufactured between 1997-2013, namely:
Taurus PT 111 Millennium
Taurus PT-132 Millennium
Taurus PT-138-Millennium
Taurus PT-140 Millennium
Taurus PT-145 Millennium
Taurus PT-745 Millennium
Taurus PT-609
Taurus PT-640
Taurus PT-24/7
Posted on 10/22/19 at 8:38 pm to kingbob
KB,
It's an iteresting question you pose. Basically, you'll need to find your personal "sweet spot", factoring in cost, reliability, mag capacity, size, ease of use and your intended purpose (how much home defense gun vs. how much cc, if at all). You'll need to decide which gun traits are more important to you since you're asking one tool to do different jobs. In general, for a home defense gun I usually recommend full size instead of compact, high mag capacity (usually a double stack mag) instead of smaller mag capacity (usually single stack mag) and DAO or striker fired semi-auto instead of revolver (IF you're comfortable w/ a semi-auto). Good examples would be Glock M17 or M19, S&W M&P series, Springfield Armory XD series, Ruger American series, certain Sigs/Berettas and many others. I own the Taurus G2c and Canik TP9SF that have been mentioned. I've had good experiences w/ both. If choosing between just those two, I'd choose the Canik for home defense and the Taurus for cc. I bought my Taurus for <$200 while the Canik was much more. I have reviews of both on the OB if you're interested. I'll be using the Taurus for cc this year while deer hunting. Keep us updated w/ your decision.
It's an iteresting question you pose. Basically, you'll need to find your personal "sweet spot", factoring in cost, reliability, mag capacity, size, ease of use and your intended purpose (how much home defense gun vs. how much cc, if at all). You'll need to decide which gun traits are more important to you since you're asking one tool to do different jobs. In general, for a home defense gun I usually recommend full size instead of compact, high mag capacity (usually a double stack mag) instead of smaller mag capacity (usually single stack mag) and DAO or striker fired semi-auto instead of revolver (IF you're comfortable w/ a semi-auto). Good examples would be Glock M17 or M19, S&W M&P series, Springfield Armory XD series, Ruger American series, certain Sigs/Berettas and many others. I own the Taurus G2c and Canik TP9SF that have been mentioned. I've had good experiences w/ both. If choosing between just those two, I'd choose the Canik for home defense and the Taurus for cc. I bought my Taurus for <$200 while the Canik was much more. I have reviews of both on the OB if you're interested. I'll be using the Taurus for cc this year while deer hunting. Keep us updated w/ your decision.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:20 pm to kingbob
Sup kingbob,
Not sure your price point but the Smith m&p shield is a great buy.....
But..
If you must have a pistol then find a used Glock. The confidence is there. Goes bang always.
If you don't need a pistol get a cheap pump youth 20g. Great home defense gun. Short barrel. Goes bang. Kills dead. Wife/kids can shoot.
Good luck.
Not sure your price point but the Smith m&p shield is a great buy.....
But..
If you must have a pistol then find a used Glock. The confidence is there. Goes bang always.
If you don't need a pistol get a cheap pump youth 20g. Great home defense gun. Short barrel. Goes bang. Kills dead. Wife/kids can shoot.
Good luck.
Posted on 10/22/19 at 9:54 pm to jimbeam
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S&W Shield
Anyone have experience with this and Taurus GTC?
I have old 38 revolver, but thinking about getting something semi-auto to keep by the nightstand. Will probably only shoot a handful of times a year. Advantages or disadvantages to either?
This post was edited on 10/22/19 at 10:05 pm
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