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View Poll Results: What's your home defense weapon?

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post 1579367051 05-03-2019, 12:07 PM
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Shotgun vs handgun for home defense

Yeah, we have the MFC thread, but I want to know what most general miscers are using.
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You forgot to enable multi vote, would have voted 1 and 4 (no homo).

I have a shotgun with birdshot in it since I worry about over penetration, but in4answers from MFC members.
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For my apartment my Glock 19 with a 500 Lumen light attached is good enough for me. I could easily see the argument for a shotgun in a house though. If that doesn't work I got an AR + weapon light also.

I picked shotgun BTW.
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They both have their merits. Handguns are nice and light and easy to get aimed in a hurry. Shotguns have spread so no need to have perfect aim to be effective. I keep the 12 gauge by me because I take out my contacts at night and I'm can't see chit without em
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Originally Posted By sword_⏩
For my apartment my Glock 19 with a 500 Lumen light attached is good enough for me. I could easily see the argument for a shotgun in a house though. If that doesn't work I got an AR + weapon light also.

I picked shotgun BTW.
bump on the attached light. Or maybe a laser sight. For a hand gun, I'd go with a semi-auto. Easy to keep unloaded, for safety, and easy to load. A shotgun is good due to the wider area, but that's why a laser sight is good. Helps with aim.
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post 1579369011 05-03-2019, 12:32 PM
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Why not both

I have a S&W 9mm in my nightstand with a 15 round mag loaded with quality hollow points.

Are there better guns than that? Probably. But I don’t lose any sleep worrying about it.
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Canada crew checking in. Nothing,as we’re not allowed to defend ourselves . Well unless you want to sit in prison and rot after someone breaks into your house and rapes your wife
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Shotgun, and I don't mind doing a bunch of drywall work if I had to use it. Don't even have to remotely aim, just point it in that direction.
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You could make a case for either, but I'd vote for a handgun since shooting ranges are more friendly to handguns than shotguns. Most indoor ranges don't allow buckshot or birdshot to be used either and therefore you are left with expensive slugs to practice with. You really don't want to shoot 100 slugs during a practice session at the range. A handgun is more concealable and portable when walking around outside or inside too. Sometime I don't want to cause a big alarm with the neighbors when inspecting the outside during the middle of the night so I'm not carrying my 12-gauge out with me in plain view. It's usually a Glock 17. It's also harder to conceal a shotgun when answer the front door for anybody.
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Pistol for me. It's much easier to maneuver than my shotgun is but that one has a longer barrel meant for hunting.

Those saying they prefer the shotgun because the spread is wide enough you need perfect aim; have you ever shot yours at a paper target within 10-15 feet to see what kind of pattern it throws? Depending on the choke, you may be surprised at the results.

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Beararms,

You may want to watch some of the YouTube videos on this man. Paul Harrell has some good ones. The pattern spread at 7-10 yards (the extreme far end of home defense) is like 6". It's way, way, way easier to miss at defense distance with a shotgun than people believe.
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Originally Posted By fmylife4real⏩
Those saying they prefer the shotgun because the spread is wide enough you need perfect aim; have you ever shot yours at a paper target within 10-15 feet to see what kind of pattern it throws? Depending on the choke, you may be surprised at the results.
Originally Posted By LinuxJon⏩
Beararms,

You may want to watch some of the YouTube videos on this man. Paul Harrell has some good ones. The pattern spread at 7-10 yards (the extreme far end of home defense) is like 6". It's way, way, way easier to miss at defense distance with a shotgun than people believe.
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I voted shotgun but I have a glock19 with a 15 round mag full of JHP's and an Inforce flashlight on it. Rather would have a flashlight than a laser though on my glock.

But ideally a shotgun with a flashlight mount would be perfect. Cant go wrong with g19 though
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Originally Posted By MyBaddBrah⏩
lol @ these geniuses for falling for the age old troll
Dude I legit had this argument with someone I shoot with on a regular basis. Most gun people actually believe a shotgun work birdshot spreads like 6'
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For me:

shotgun > AR > handgun

This is based on my experience/confidence with each. I think every home should at minimum have a 12g pump shotgun in it. It's a simple, cheap and versatile firearm.
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Do most people who use a shotgun not have kids and leave it loaded somewhere nearby or do you actually have some sort of large quick access safe? If you are going with something bigger and harder to maneuver with than a pistol though is there any reason to not just use an AR instead?
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
You forgot to enable multi vote, would have voted 1 and 4 (no homo).

I have a shotgun withbirdshotin it sinceI worry about over penetration, but in4answers from MFC members.
You mean you worry about penetration AT ALL LOL. Good luck with that birdshot if you ever need it, ill pray for you.

Also if you didnt pick AR, youre doing it wrong. Unless you have slugs in your shotgun.
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Originally Posted By Vexidi⏩
For me:

shotgun > AR > handgun

This is based on my experience/confidence with each. I think every home should at minimum have a12g pump shotgun in it. It's a simple, cheap and versatile firearm.
this..any intruder once they hear that pump are going to chit bricks and run
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Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩
They both have their merits. Handguns are nice and light and easy to get aimed in a hurry.Shotguns have spread so no need to have perfect aim to be effective. I keep the 12 gauge by me because I take out my contacts at night and I'm can't see chit without em
Originally Posted By Beararms⏩
Shotgun, and I don't mind doing a bunch of drywall work if I had to use it.Don't even have to remotely aim, just point it in that direction.
Want to know how I know you two have never even fired a shotgun?
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Originally Posted By fmylife4real⏩
Pistol for me. It's much easier to maneuver than my shotgun is but that one has a longer barrel meant for hunting.

Those saying they prefer the shotgun because the spread is wide enough you need perfect aim; have you ever shot yours at a paper target within 10-15 feet to see what kind of pattern it throws? Depending on the choke, you may be surprised at the results.

If you're going to use a shotgun, you really need to use a sawed-off. It's the only way to expand the pattern.
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Originally Posted By Horse86⏩
this..any intruder once they hear that pump are going to chit bricks and run
No kids so all of my guns are kept loaded and ready to rock. The only sound the intruder would hear is the round being fired.
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Originally Posted By fmylife4real⏩
No kids so all of my guns are kept loaded and ready to rock. The only sound the intruder would hear is the round being fired.
they shouldn't even hear that if you did it right
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Got a Ruger 375 and the Beretta M9 ready to go, but I voted shotgun.
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