Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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12 gage,no plug,short barrel. And a dog to wake me up.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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Shoot for the feet.Blow his feet off so he cant get away.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: hippie]
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Calvin
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I have a revolver. 357
No hunting the safty, just pull the trigger. Most of my autos don't have a safety. Doesn't matter though. Whatever you are comfortable with and can get to in an instant. In a safe isn't going to do you any good....which can be a real issue for those with kids.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Boco]
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12 gage,no plug,short barrel. And a dog to wake me up. X 2 Plus a semi-auto with a 17 round mag in case I have to fight my way to the shotgun.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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so ive never shot a shotgun that had a decent spread at "inside your home distance"...10ft? Shotguns are fine for home defense, i have one by my bed too but realize you still have to aim that thing and you wont have any spread at close range. buckshot or birdshot and the wad is all going in the same big hole at those distances. As far as pistols, i prefer a semi auto. More magazine capacity (generally) than a revolver and alot easier to reload. My carry pistol doesnt have a mechanical safety to dicker with either, its on the trigger itself. So all the benefits of a double action revolver with twice the ammo capacity easily and night sights to boot. None of this matters if you dont actually practice with any of it though.
"If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Boco]
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Shoot for the feet.Blow his feet off so he cant get away. i thought in canada you were suppose to help them carry your stuff to their get away vehicle. Isnt it against the law to fight back? god save the queen.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: KeithC]
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A 12 gauge shot gun with bird shot is safer to use inside your home, for self defense, if you have family members in other rooms. You are less likely to shoot through the walls and have collateral damage.
It's also easier to hit your target in low light, high stress situations, with a shotgun, with a decent spread.
Keith you really need to build you a practice wall and shoot it even with birdshot at inside the home distances. get back to me on penetration once you have done it. I have cut down many trees in my youth with a shotgun and birdshot at close range.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Boco]
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Yes sir
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Shoot for the feet.Blow his feet off so he cant get away. good thinking!! Gives you time to finish them off however you want.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: KeithC]
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A 12 gauge shot gun with bird shot is safer to use inside your home, for self defense, if you have family members in other rooms. You are less likely to shoot through the walls and have collateral damage.
It's also easier to hit your target in low light, high stress situations, with a shotgun, with a decent spread.
Keith I agree with everything you said up to a point. At home defense ranges of 15-20 feet, bird shot should still be in a small enough spread to be effective. But several studies have shown that a leather jacket can help reduce its effective stopping power. The problem with large (00 & 000) buck shot is that it can punch through sheetrock and harm innocents... IIRC, #3 or #4 buck was a good compromise between knockdown and overpenetration. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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Shoot for the feet.Blow his feet off so he cant get away. good thinking!! Gives you time to finish them off however you want. It'd be a shame if I was so freaked and shaky that I couldn't dial 911 on my cell... Poor guy might bleed out. Mike
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Boco]
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The Possum Man
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Not if you get rid of the body possumman. touche' well played sir
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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A 12 gauge shot gun with bird shot is safer to use inside your home, for self defense, if you have family members in other rooms. You are less likely to shoot through the walls and have collateral damage.
It's also easier to hit your target in low light, high stress situations, with a shotgun, with a decent spread.
Keith you really need to build you a practice wall and shoot it even with birdshot at inside the home distances. get back to me on penetration once you have done it. I have cut down many trees in my youth with a shotgun and birdshot at close range. I have shot drywall, plywood, glass, brick and many cars, back when I was in the police academy. As I stated, you are less likely to shoot through the wall with bird shot. I did not state that the wall would stop all the pellets. It does stop a lot of the pellets and the pellets that do make it through are traveling slower and will do less damage. Single bullets will almost always go though and they lose little energy passing through the wall. The spread of birdshot at 10 feet is many times the spread of a single bullet. Keith
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Boco]
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12 gage,no plug,short barrel. And a dog to wake me up. X2, safer for innocent bystanders, and most people are more likely to hit their intended target than with a handgun.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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4" .38 special or .357 magnum revolver. Good natural pointing length and plenty of stopping power. No safety needed and no stovepipes in the dark when you're not holding it right. 6 reliable shots every time...if needed.
The good lord has blessed me with the ability to trap. I trap to honor him and those who lived the explorer/trader/trapper life that I cannot.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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A 12 might go through a wall but a bullet will for sure and under stress a shotgun makes up for all of the shaking!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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