.40 for home defense, general carrying?

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alkemyst

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qft. i would rather pay the 10cents a round more and buy factory loads from the store. I have way more important things to do then sit there and load ammo, plus i dont have space.

maybe the "man" has hidden RFID chips in all factory ammo they can disarm with a button.

lol.
 

marvdmartian

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Home defense really ought to be a 12 gauge IMO.

Absolutely. Much better for in-home defense. Buckshot will mess a person up at short range (like in a house), and you're more likely to hit them.....but at the same time, you're less likely to penetrate a wall, and hit an innocent bystander or family member. Even hollow points will punch through sheet rock and mess someone up.



Yeah, but harder to conceal in public! ;)
 

pontifex

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Dec 5, 2000
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Absolutely. Much better for in-home defense. Buckshot will mess a person up at short range (like in a house), and you're more likely to hit them.....but at the same time, you're less likely to penetrate a wall, and hit an innocent bystander or family member. Even hollow points will punch through sheet rock and mess someone up.




Yeah, but harder to conceal in public! ;)

Don't underestimate buckshot, especially 12 gauge 00.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot3_2.htm
 

qliveur

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Just get yourself a nice, small-frame revolver. Safe, simple, accurate and reliable. If you need more than six you're either a lousy shot or you're in a warzone.

Otherwise, get a Glock, like everyone else says. You won't find a better auto.
 

zinfamous

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:D I've seen that before.
 

alkemyst

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Just get yourself a nice, small-frame revolver. Safe, simple, accurate and reliable. If you need more than six you're either a lousy shot or you're in a warzone.

Otherwise, get a Glock, like everyone else says. You won't find a better auto.

First part, yes. Revolver. 6 shots. Quick loaders, profit.

Glock no...not the best auto. A damn good one though.

In the end it's been proven in a real life scenario accuracy goes down hill. You want extra rounds if you truly know you may be getting fucked one day.

For the dude in a 10 year old Civic, living in a guarded place, in an interior apartment....spend your money on upgrading your life rather than y0 gun.