But the real answer to your question is: to quote Front Sight, "any gun will do if you will do". Which do you feel you can use better faster under stress in your home?
I live on the second floor of a 2-story house with 5 other college-aged roommates. Four upstairs and two downstairs. One of the guys downstairs is also armed, but he only sleeps here about half the time. So to be honest, I'm not sure if I should leave my room or not.
I'm planning to buy a shotgun when I have the money, and have been looking at the Mossberg 500 Home Defense, which holds 8 shells. Until then, however, I'm limited to rifles and pistols. I was wondering the other day what the optimum choice would be if, God forbid, I heard someone break into my house and had to grab something for defense.
I think the two most logical choices are the Baby Eagle .45 and the Mini-14. The BE currently holds 10 Remington Golden Sabers, and the Mini has generic varmint hollow points in either a 20- or 30-round mag. I'm a decent shot with either of them, and the longest distance inside my house is a little over 30 feet, down the staircase toward the front door. There are obvious trade-offs between range, capacity, accuracy, and penetration.
Which would you grab if something went bump in the night?
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