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Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:21 am to Wooly
I keep a 38 in the night stand, 12g under the bed.
Wife can handle the 38 no problem, so in the event SHTF she would be holding it.
Wife can handle the 38 no problem, so in the event SHTF she would be holding it.
Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:25 am to Wooly
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9mm?
.40?
I got the one with the 9mm bullet and the .40 powder.
Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:33 am to Wooly
Anything that is reliable and you can most naturally hit your target with (which does not necessarily equate to "comfortable").
Ask people to let you fire their weapons in exchange for a box of ammo (if you can get any).
Are you set on a pistol platform? For an inexperienced shooter to use for home defense, my order of preference of platform would be:
1. Carbine
2. Pistol
3. Shotgun
But try each with two targets, and see how well/quickly you can methodically get two shots on each target is timed succession (without rushing).
Once you're set on the platform that works best for you, then worry about caliber.
Same selection process applies with caliber...whatever you can accurately send both first AND follow-up shots.
Ask people to let you fire their weapons in exchange for a box of ammo (if you can get any).
Are you set on a pistol platform? For an inexperienced shooter to use for home defense, my order of preference of platform would be:
1. Carbine
2. Pistol
3. Shotgun
But try each with two targets, and see how well/quickly you can methodically get two shots on each target is timed succession (without rushing).
Once you're set on the platform that works best for you, then worry about caliber.
Same selection process applies with caliber...whatever you can accurately send both first AND follow-up shots.
This post was edited on 4/5/13 at 8:57 am
Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:35 am to Wooly
300BLK
Posted on 4/5/13 at 9:15 am to Wooly
12ga 
Posted on 4/5/13 at 9:41 am to Wooly
Strictly for home defense? 12GA
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:19 am to Gaston
That would be a 9mm bullet and a 40 case, which equates to 357 Sig.
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:47 am to Wooly
Not .40 that's for damn sure.
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:50 am to Wooly
Sig P220
.45 ACP
(ETA: And I concur with those who might suggest you arm your home with a long gun, and my preference is a 12-gauge, pump action shotgun by Remington or Mossberg. A handgun is an inherent compromise. Portability is its only true strength, and that is negated in a defense of the home situation.)
.45 ACP
(ETA: And I concur with those who might suggest you arm your home with a long gun, and my preference is a 12-gauge, pump action shotgun by Remington or Mossberg. A handgun is an inherent compromise. Portability is its only true strength, and that is negated in a defense of the home situation.)
This post was edited on 4/5/13 at 10:53 am
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:52 am to Wooly
Must haves in your nightstand
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:55 am to Wooly
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taking a class with my brother next weekend on handgun safety since i have only fired rifles
Whatever you do, don't go out and buy a .44 magnum and take it to class thinking you're going to shoot 200-500 rounds out of it no problem.
Use a .22 or .32 for the class. Yeah, you'll get some laughs in the morning, but you'll be the one laughing in the afternoon.
Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:57 am to Wooly
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.357 magnum in a full frame 6" revolver
Posted on 4/5/13 at 6:39 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Whatever you do, don't go out and buy a .44 magnum and take it to class thinking you're going to shoot 200-500 rounds out of it no problem.
They provide the gun from what I'm told... we pay for ammo and the class
This is thw best way to go about getting familiar with a handgun right?
Take a class?
Posted on 4/5/13 at 6:44 pm to Wooly
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Take a class?
me and bapple may have a new job soon
Posted on 4/5/13 at 6:46 pm to KingRanch
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me and bapple may have a new job soon
:Cha-ching!:
Posted on 4/5/13 at 7:42 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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.357 magnum in a full frame 6" revolver full of 125gr SJHP.
#1 one shot fight stopper in all of handgun history.
Interesting ......... but (perhaps) a tiny bit misleading. Revolvers and semi-auto handguns (under .50 caliber) are unlikely to be reliable as "one shot fight stopper."
Plan on multiple shots -- and feel thankful if one shot takes care of the threat
This post was edited on 4/5/13 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 4/5/13 at 9:32 pm to dawg23
im also getting a shotgun, just want a pistol for the range and to blow off steam
Posted on 4/5/13 at 11:05 pm to Wooly
9mm +P and 12ga here.
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