Home Defense Options

[Annihilator]

What is your preferred home defense weapon that you keep nearby for this purpose.

I keep a 10in SBR AR in .300blk suppressed with a pressure switch light mounted by my bedside in the event that something goes bump in the night then I can bump back quietly...

 

[Pitdogg2]

Claymore

 

[Talyn]

The first five, plus these two accessories.

and

 

[KillerFord1977]

I truly feel the multiple dogs going ballistic ward off intruders. Hounds bark at the slightest noises outside.
Element of surpise is gone for a perp and I think that is something they want to have an advantage on.
If they do enter, pistols/shotgun await. Even my adult kids can handle firearms proficient and have access . It will not be easy for them

 

[Belt Fed]

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We all know you wanted to check that box, but knew the spankin was a comin if'n you did.

 

[ECS686]

While I have a 45 close by and wife had a K frame alone with another item for anyone coming in uninvited.

What gets overlooked and I recommend for anyone wanting a king arm (it really shines for those that are not into training)
Is a Ruger 10/22 with CCI solids. (Any 22 really but Rugers are pretty good)

They generally are easy for someone to point and the 16-20” barrel gives the 22lr some great velocity. The solids
Flattens out and get to vitals (they don’t bounce around like the farmers takes say and that’s coming from a Trama surgeon that teaches Tactical Anatomy) and the majority of good torso hits with a 22 LR from a rifle tend to be fatal.

 

[Talyn]

If you're using a sword always get this guy from behind....

 

[Talyn]

The list should include the Ticonderoga No. 2 for @BET7

 

[Jfal]

I truly feel the multiple dogs going ballistic ward off intruders. Hounds bark at the slightest noises outside.
Element of surpise is gone for a perp and I think that is something they want to have an advantage on.
If they do enter, pistols/shotgun await. Even my adult kids can handle firearms proficient and have access . It will not be easy for them

Dogs are universal regarded as one of the, if not the best deterrent.

 

[OldGrunt]

This is the first line of defense. I might not be needed to help repel invaders.

 

[Old_Me]

i was always told to get a shotgun for the home

but i don't wanna deal (or pay for) the massive destruction they do.

 

[Onewolf426]

The list should include the Ticonderoga No. 2 for @BET7

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Allowed in carry on bags and checked luggage. And the sharpener/reloader is also allowed.......should the point get wet and........break.

 

[UC_Guy 1971]

I was going to pick "Sword", but I'm between shankers right now. So I went with "Pistol". This is where my Judge rules the roost. For me.

Light and pre-light​

I even have a holster for it. Weird.

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[HayesGreener]

I truly feel the multiple dogs going ballistic ward off intruders. Hounds bark at the slightest noises outside.
Element of surpise is gone for a perp and I think that is something they want to have an advantage on.
If they do enter, pistols/shotgun await. Even my adult kids can handle firearms proficient and have access . It will not be easy for them

My dogs have different barks depending on what they sense. I get concerned at what I call their "get your gun Papa" bark, which up till now has just announced an opossum on the porch. Not to be confused with the "UPS Delivery" bark, or "The Grandkids Are Here" bark.

 

[HayesGreener]

Dogs are universal regarded as one of the, if not the best deterrent.

When taking an undergraduate criminal justice course 50 years or so ago we interviewed some career burglars in the state Penitentiary and asked what concerned them enough to make them bypass a house. Big dogs was number 1 on the list. Followed by nosy neighbors, security lighting, and making noise while entering. Armed homeowners was low on the list.

 

[Annihilator]

We all know you wanted to check that box, but knew the spankin was a comin if'n you did.

 

[trader]

more than one common caliber within reach, and, since I'm a MA, several swords stashed all around jic. Never know, might have a craving for sushi.

 

[Musashi]

Where’s the checkbox for my nunchucks lol? G23 on nightstand, 870 under bed.

 

[Onewolf426]

Years ago, an ADT solicitor called wanting to sell me an alarm system. First question he asked: "Do you currently have a home security system?". My response: "I have two large dogs and a 12 gauge shotgun. I'm good." His response? "..............oh, ok..........Thank you for your time." *click*.

 

[jumpinjoe]

i was always told to get a shotgun for the home

but i don't wanna deal (or pay for) the massive destruction they do.

Don't I remember that suggestion to get a shotgun also included instructions to go out onto the balcony and fire off two blasts into the air? I chose to not get the shotgun since I didn't have a balcony to blast from.