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SgtWKPII · 11-29-2007, 01:04 PM

If you're in bed and you wake up to glass breaking, dog barking, or alarm sounding, what do you grab, why?

robinsre · 11-29-2007, 01:09 PM

Shotgun :

Why?

Larger pattern.

Lots of power,
plenty of potential for damage,
more accurate,
manual operation (little if any chance of a jam with a pump action shotgun).

I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, with one bedroom as my office. My wife is in the same bedroom I am. If I am sleeping she probably is too. I don't have any children so that negates my need to navigate my residence during a break in.

Grab the shotgun, hunker down behind cover, call the police, and cover the bedroom door with the muzzle, the door opens, assess the threat and start firing until the threat is neutralized.

I've heard the "I'd rather have a handgun because ......" but noone has been able to illustrate a situation that I would be in in which my shotgun would be at a disadvantage to a handgun.

vafish · 11-29-2007, 01:10 PM

No choice for "All 3"?

I'll generally grab a handgun, mostly because it is easier to maneuver in the house with.

I know you are supposed to sit and wait for the BG to come to you, but doing so puts my children's bedrooms as my backstop, so I do need to get out of my bedroom and cover a long hallway.

**PackerfanXD** · 11-29-2007, 01:13 PM

I've got a great hd shotgun but my pistol is easier to grab 'n' go and better suited imo to clear a home.

crossfireltd · 11-29-2007, 01:14 PM

The best gun to grab is the gun that you have....or the first one that you do grab, I personally perfer a shotgun.

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 11-29-2007, 01:14 PM

Hand gun because it has a light on it, I'm an expert shot with one, and my XD holds 13 +1(The whole reason I bought it) so with the two mags I have enough fire power to kill the intruder 28 times, like to be sure.......

**Se2002** · 11-29-2007, 01:14 PM

During some Close Quarter Training, the handgun proved most effective with multiple threats and when hallways and corners were concerned.

SpringfieldXD.40 · 11-29-2007, 01:21 PM

handgun because:
- it is next to my bed
-I can shoot the hell out of it
-don't own a shotgun
-AR stays in the safe

**Bycyclist** · 11-29-2007, 02:19 PM

Handgun is fastest access.

As soon as I get that out and ready, my wife grabs the shotgun out of the safe, so I know she'll be fine

IndianaJones · 11-29-2007, 02:28 PM

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11-29-2007, 01:04 PM	#1
SgtWKPII XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Camano Island, Warshington Posts: 18,572 Blog Entries: 19	Home Defense If you're in bed and you wake up to glass breaking, dog barking, or alarm sounding, what do you grab, why? __________________ Peace through superior firepower. Last edited by SgtWKPII; 11-29-2007 at 01:07 PM. Reason: grammar error

11-29-2007, 01:09 PM	#2
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,793	Shotgun : Shotgun : Why? Larger pattern. Lots of power, plenty of potential for damage, more accurate, manual operation (little if any chance of a jam with a pump action shotgun). I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, with one bedroom as my office. My wife is in the same bedroom I am. If I am sleeping she probably is too. I don't have any children so that negates my need to navigate my residence during a break in. Grab the shotgun, hunker down behind cover, call the police, and cover the bedroom door with the muzzle, the door opens, assess the threat and start firing until the threat is neutralized. I've heard the "I'd rather have a handgun because ......" but noone has been able to illustrate a situation that I would be in in which my shotgun would be at a disadvantage to a handgun. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

11-29-2007, 01:10 PM	#3
vafish XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,239	No choice for "All 3"? I'll generally grab a handgun, mostly because it is easier to maneuver in the house with. I know you are supposed to sit and wait for the BG to come to you, but doing so puts my children's bedrooms as my backstop, so I do need to get out of my bedroom and cover a long hallway. __________________ \"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.\" -- Confucius

11-29-2007, 01:13 PM	#4
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,054 Blog Entries: 1	I've got a great hd shotgun but my pistol is easier to grab 'n' go and better suited imo to clear a home. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

11-29-2007, 01:14 PM	#5
crossfireltd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Varina, VA Posts: 276	The best gun to grab is the gun that you have....or the first one that you do grab, I personally perfer a shotgun. __________________ *Commonwealth of Virginia CCW* NRA/USPSA/USCCA SA XD .45 ACP 4" Service Model - Black Taurus Millennium Pro PT145 .45 ACP-Stainless/Polymer Remington 798 .243 w/Leupold Scope Benelli M1 Tactical Special 12ga 18.5" Open Sight w/Muzzle Brake Mossberg Maverick 88/500 12ga 18.5"

11-29-2007, 01:14 PM	#6
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 563	Hand gun because it has a light on it, I'm an expert shot with one, and my XD holds 13 +1(The whole reason I bought it) so with the two mags I have enough fire power to kill the intruder 28 times, like to be sure.......

11-29-2007, 01:14 PM	#7
Se2002 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AL Posts: 1,248 Blog Entries: 1	During some Close Quarter Training, the handgun proved most effective with multiple threats and when hallways and corners were concerned. __________________ If the prospect of having your thumb hit by the bolt is unacceptable do not attempt to load your Garand.

11-29-2007, 01:21 PM	#8
SpringfieldXD.40 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Woodstock, VA Posts: 6,951	handgun because: - it is next to my bed -I can shoot the hell out of it -don't own a shotgun -AR stays in the safe __________________ We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. — George Orwell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUR HONOR STUDENT IS MERELY A PAWN IN MY PIT BULL'S WORLD DOMINATION PLOT www.pitbullforum.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ McCain - Palin 2008

11-29-2007, 02:19 PM	#9
Bycyclist XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NorCaliforneeya Posts: 1,829	Handgun is fastest access. As soon as I get that out and ready, my wife grabs the shotgun out of the safe, so I know she'll be fine __________________ =============================================== BYcyclist - the worst day on a ride (or at the range) is better than the best day in the office ===============================================

11-29-2007, 02:28 PM	#10
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