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**Frenchy** · 10-23-2006, 11:06 PM

I actually prefer a revolver for the nightstand...

jednp · 10-23-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

I actually prefer a revolver for the nightstand...

My gun I want for a night stand is gonna be a revolver with laser grips, eventually. something me and my gf can use easily in teh confusion of sleep.

eleanor · 10-24-2006, 01:25 AM

Right now, my nightstand gun is a Glock 32 -- with a 40S&W KKM barrel. Usually I've got it loaded with 357Sig, with the factory barrel -- but since i've been shooting 40 at the range -- I just didn't bother to change. It think it will do the job.

It's pretty much foolproof. -- Truglo TFO's, a nicely "worked " trigger -- smooth and easy.

By the way, I voted for the Glock 23

DJDan · 10-24-2006, 01:32 AM

XD-9SC AND XD-45 on the nightstand when I'm home with my girl.

XD-45 sitting at home with the girl and I'm at work.

'Nuff said.

retired · 10-24-2006, 01:38 AM

The only 45 I have is a SA 1911 Milspec, but since I don't as much familiarity with it as I do with my XDSC9 (my daily carry), I keep the latter in my nightstand drawer.

All of kids have moved out, so the gun stays in the drawer, available if needed; I have no small gun safe to remove it from in a hurry. Hopefully off course, I never will have a need. I also keep my Surefire E2E with it. Plus, my home has a monitored security system.

Loligo · 10-24-2006, 02:26 AM

XD45 Tactical with rail light, loaded with 230gr Golden Sabers.

I also have the security system, in the form of Katie, my nosy (and vocal) black lab.

Exmasonite · 10-27-2006, 01:38 PM

i use my XD .40 service w/ tac light (only b/c i don't have a .45).

Here's my thoughts on tac lights and why you should have them:

1) never hurts to have them, there may be situations when you want/need it
2) even if you DON'T use it, i think it'd help you from a legal standpoint. should you be forced to shoot an intruder and the prosecutor makes the argument you couldn't properly identify your target, you can say you used the tac light. only the dead guy can say whether or not you really used it. it's kind of a stretch but why take chances?

Brickboy240 · 10-27-2006, 02:10 PM

If those were my only 3 choices...yeah, the XD45 for sure...even though I don't own one.

Why fool with a stubby grip or short barrel if you're in the house, right? Take the one with the longer sight radius, larger bullet and better grip. This is the place for a full-size gun with a longer barrel. Hell, even the XD45 Tactical would be great.

My nightstand gun? Beretta 96F 40SW (loaded with Hornady TAP 180grainers) with night sights and the Surefire G2 right next to it (3-12 round mags in the drawer, too). Yeah, I have other guns and an XD-40, but the Beretta has night sites, a longer sight radius and handles recoil better because of its big size.

- Brickboy240

Apdl · 10-27-2006, 02:20 PM

no point in having a compact night stand gun lol

nightraider · 10-27-2006, 02:33 PM

I would make sure that the biggest gun thats hardest to conceal and most accurate would be the nightstand gun. People who choose these little sub-compacts are crazy. Your not concealing anything, bust out the bigger guns. I personally don't own any "big" guns but all are service size, XD-9, CZ P-01, G19, Kimber 1911 Pro Carry and so on. I do have smaller guns, IE Makarov, that I'd never bust out in a home self defense scenario.

Lately I've been thinking about picking up an HK USP in the .45ACP flavor, full size specifically for home defense for this very reason. I kind of want to get a tactical with threaded barrel to throw a suppressor on it too and try and save my hearing if I have to shoot indoors.

View Poll Results: Which gun for the nightstand
XD 9 SC	15	13.89%
XD 45 Service	86	79.63%
Glock 23 .40S&W	7	6.48%
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10-23-2006, 11:06 PM	#21
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 14,304	I actually prefer a revolver for the nightstand... __________________ ~SC Harvey~ "The Republicans know we have a constitution, and they dismiss it with contempt and arrogance ... The Democrats simply never heard of it ..."--Livyjr-2008

10-24-2006, 01:32 AM	#24
DJDan XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,338	XD-9SC AND XD-45 on the nightstand when I'm home with my girl. XD-45 sitting at home with the girl and I'm at work. 'Nuff said. __________________ I like turtles.

10-24-2006, 02:26 AM	#26
Loligo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 108	XD45 Tactical with rail light, loaded with 230gr Golden Sabers. I also have the security system, in the form of Katie, my nosy (and vocal) black lab. __________________ If the Second Amendment only applies to muskets and flintlocks, the First Amendment only applies to quill pens and movable-type presses.

10-27-2006, 02:10 PM	#28
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,965	If those were my only 3 choices...yeah, the XD45 for sure...even though I don't own one. Why fool with a stubby grip or short barrel if you're in the house, right? Take the one with the longer sight radius, larger bullet and better grip. This is the place for a full-size gun with a longer barrel. Hell, even the XD45 Tactical would be great. My nightstand gun? Beretta 96F 40SW (loaded with Hornady TAP 180grainers) with night sights and the Surefire G2 right next to it (3-12 round mags in the drawer, too). Yeah, I have other guns and an XD-40, but the Beretta has night sites, a longer sight radius and handles recoil better because of its big size. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

10-24-2006, 01:25 AM	#23
eleanor XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: dallas, texas Posts: 551	Right now, my nightstand gun is a Glock 32 -- with a 40S&W KKM barrel. Usually I've got it loaded with 357Sig, with the factory barrel -- but since i've been shooting 40 at the range -- I just didn't bother to change. It think it will do the job. It's pretty much foolproof. -- Truglo TFO's, a nicely "worked " trigger -- smooth and easy. By the way, I voted for the Glock 23

10-24-2006, 01:38 AM	#25
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,583	The only 45 I have is a SA 1911 Milspec, but since I don't as much familiarity with it as I do with my XDSC9 (my daily carry), I keep the latter in my nightstand drawer. All of kids have moved out, so the gun stays in the drawer, available if needed; I have no small gun safe to remove it from in a hurry. Hopefully off course, I never will have a need. I also keep my Surefire E2E with it. Plus, my home has a monitored security system.

10-27-2006, 01:38 PM	#27
Exmasonite XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 812	i use my XD .40 service w/ tac light (only b/c i don't have a .45). Here's my thoughts on tac lights and why you should have them: 1) never hurts to have them, there may be situations when you want/need it 2) even if you DON'T use it, i think it'd help you from a legal standpoint. should you be forced to shoot an intruder and the prosecutor makes the argument you couldn't properly identify your target, you can say you used the tac light. only the dead guy can say whether or not you really used it. it's kind of a stretch but why take chances?

10-27-2006, 02:20 PM	#29
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	no point in having a compact night stand gun lol __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

10-27-2006, 02:33 PM	#30
nightraider XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,483	I would make sure that the biggest gun thats hardest to conceal and most accurate would be the nightstand gun. People who choose these little sub-compacts are crazy. Your not concealing anything, bust out the bigger guns. I personally don't own any "big" guns but all are service size, XD-9, CZ P-01, G19, Kimber 1911 Pro Carry and so on. I do have smaller guns, IE Makarov, that I'd never bust out in a home self defense scenario. Lately I've been thinking about picking up an HK USP in the .45ACP flavor, full size specifically for home defense for this very reason. I kind of want to get a tactical with threaded barrel to throw a suppressor on it too and try and save my hearing if I have to shoot indoors.

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