So what's your ideal home defense gun?

[SilvrSRT10]

Pistol? Rifle? Shotgun? Slingshot? Straw and a spitball? I normally keep a pistol on the armrest of my easy chair. But I think the best HD gun is a shotgun. But as usual it depends on the layout of your home. Are the doorways and hallway wide enough to maneuver with a shotgun? Do you have a shortened shotgun (Bullpup style like a Keltec KSG) or something like a hunting shotgun that may be more difficult to move around with? Or are you more comfortable moving around with a pistol at the ready?

Some people say that there is a phycological advantage to a shotgun specially when the bad guy hears it pump a round into the chamber. I say I've already got one in the chamber and prefer not to give my position away. What are your thoughts?

 

[The War Wagon]

I keep a SA-1911A-1 with 11 rds. of 200gr. CorBon 'flying ashtrays' beside me at night, because I DON'T expect trouble. If I was expecting trouble, I'd keep this beside me, too.

Loaded with 31 rds. :naughty: of 69gr. CorBon JHP's.

 

[oppo]

Ideal? All the above.

Normally, I have my carry gun, full size M&P in 357 Sig, on me and at night, it sits beside me on the nightstand. There is also a 357 magnum loaded and handy as well as a shotgun full of buckshot but, if I have a few extra seconds, I am grabbing an AR15 that sits ready with a full mag.

 

[kwo51]

Pistols placed through the house , glock 19 and car keys on night stand 1911 by tv chair. Home invasion in the day time is the newest problem in this area. Snatch and grabs . Shotgun, ar and ak all at easy grasp in safe. All rifles have mags close to them but not lloaded. Best home defense is the gun in hand .JMO

 

[ifithitu]

I have semi pistols,revolvers,no rifles,I like my Shotguns for home defense.

 

[Arckadian]

Hmmm I have several handguns in .45, an Remington 870 tactical, and my AR-15 now

 

[SilvrSRT10]

If you like a shotgun, you'll love a KSG. This thing is really compact and holds 14 rounds +1.

 

[priell3]

I have handguns at various places around the house when I'm not wearing one on my hip and I have one within arm's reach when I'm in bed.

 

[kwo51]

If it was not for the deer and other critters around the house I would have motion detectors all over. Dog and geese seem to work well but dog is getting lazy.

 

[SilvrSRT10]

I rolled up to a customers house the other day and the donkey was singing his lungs out. Nobody is going to sneak up there. Homeowner said he chased off a pack of coyotes that was after a young cow the other night. But I don't think my wife would go for keeping a donkey in the house.

 

[kwo51]

A goose was taken by a fox and the donkey stopped him. Goose died and donkey took a health crap on the dead bird. They are almost tp good.

 

[SilvrSRT10]

I've heard that donkeys have sort of an instinctive hate of anything K9. But I've also heard stories where they tolerate family dogs (sometimes). I don't know if the donkey and dogs grew up together or what.

In a similar situation the dogs I adopted never bothered my cats but would go after any other cat that came into the yard. They seem to know who's a member of the pack no matter what species they are.

 

[kwo51]

doby and great dane stayed away from the donkey ,humans had no problem except he would beg for anything to eat.

 

[John123john]

In my home i haven't any gun for selfdefence, i only have an electroshock, cause in my area the criminals too small, so i think we no need any gun like you guys link here