What's your home defence handgun?

florin79 said:
what about a shotty with rubber bullets? can't remember what they are called... the ones used by riot police. they hurt like hell (not that i have experienced it) and it's not lethal enough to kill the intruder... what do you guys think?
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LEO refers to rubber shotgun shells as "less lethal" not non-lethal. A close enough shot hitting the wrong part will kill anybody.

More importantly if you shoot anything it is because you are in fear of your life. You don't have backup, you likely don't have vests and dogs and training. Why would you want to potentially injure someone who threatens your life. If it comes to shooting, you shoot to stop this person dead in their tracks. If you shoot shoot to kill, i fyou value your life and your loved ones.

If you don't have to kill, then don't shoot at all.
 
mlehtovaara said:
It seems this thread has gotten pretty serious and I am thinking not overthinking. All I was saying is that that gun is not a good isea and telling why. And if you have ever shot a s&w 500 or 460 you would know why.
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I have in fact shot both the .460 and the .500 - while I don't claim to be immune to the effects of recoil, in the words of Ashley Emerson "I shoot .44' like .22's and .22's like they're free".

I shoot a lot of .44 Mag out of half-dozen or 8 different wheelguns and don't have much problem with it. If you can hit with .460 or .500 and aren't worried about overpenetration (rural area or whatever) I say go for it...
 
drvrage said:
If it comes to shooting, you shoot to stop this person dead in their tracks. If you shoot shoot to kill, i fyou value your life and your loved ones.

If you don't have to kill, then don't shoot at all.
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Really, it should be you shoot to stop the attack. Once you have crossed the line to using deadly force, you keep shooting until the attacker is down and no longer a threat. It might take brandishing the gun, it might take one shot, it might take 2 mags, but you keep going until the attack is over. If he dies while being stopped, that was the chance he took in attacking you. But the goal is not to kill the attacker, it is simply to stop him from attacking you.

Mark
 
Shotgun

After reading all the responses, I've moved my handgun safe to the basement and moved my 870 Express 12 gauge to the bedroom closet with a trigger lock on it and 00 buckshot shells in a separate location.

If I am forced to stop an attack by an intruder in my house, the shotgun is not only a more effective weapon and a stronger deterrent, but will also be less likely to cause me legal problems after the event.
 
mudgunner49 said:
I have in fact shot both the .460 and the .500 - while I don't claim to be immune to the effects of recoil, in the words of Ashley Emerson "I shoot .44' like .22's and .22's like they're free".

I shoot a lot of .44 Mag out of half-dozen or 8 different wheelguns and don't have much problem with it. If you can hit with .460 or .500 and aren't worried about overpenetration (rural area or whatever) I say go for it...
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Penetration, and recoil aside, if you fire either of those guns indoors with no ear plugs you will be deaf for at least 5 minutes, and probably end up with a fantastic headache. Also in a low light situation the muzzle flash will probably blind you momentarily. So hypothetically if someone broke into my house at night and I had to pick up a gun to protect myself I would not want the one that would leave me deaf and blind.
 
mlehtovaara said:
Penetration, and recoil aside, if you fire either of those guns indoors with no ear plugs you will be deaf for at least 5 minutes, and probably end up with a fantastic headache. Also in a low light situation the muzzle flash will probably blind you momentarily. So hypothetically if someone broke into my house at night and I had to pick up a gun to protect myself I would not want the one that would leave me deaf and blind.
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handload - a big bullet at 1000 fps and low flash, especially if it's a .500 cal, but I still say set him on fire...:D
 
After reading all the responses, I've moved my handgun safe to the basement and moved my 870 Express 12 gauge to the bedroom closet with a trigger lock on it and 00 buckshot shells in a separate location.
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I'd recommend a combination trigger lock set one click away from unlocked for speedy removal.

If I am forced to stop an attack by an intruder in my house, the shotgun is not only a more effective weapon and a stronger deterrent, but will also be less likely to cause me legal problems after the event.
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In this country you'll be in a legal snare whether you use a handgun or a shotgun; especially since you will obviously be storing it separately from your others (why?) and using a particularly large shot in a short barreled shotgun. (see how it can be spun?)
 
Broker said:
If you lived in the US, what would be your home defence handgun?
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I use

Taurus 24/7 in 40 S&W in US form home defence and target shooting

in Canada I use

Browning 1907 in 9mm Browining Long. I put it together from parts for really low cost (around $80), so if police confiscate it as an evidence, I'd not miss it.

PS. Can you use restricted in Canada for self-defence... sure you can... some people think that you cannot and site storage laws for that... however, for some reason, those storage laws don't preclude the same people from hunting... wouldn't it be imposible to hunt with the trigger locked firearm without readily accessible ammunition? However, people don't use the same storage law to preclude hunting, target shooting, cleaning, gunsmithing, etc.
 
Gunney said:
I'd recommend a combination trigger lock set one click away from unlocked for speedy removal.



In this country you'll be in a legal snare whether you use a handgun or a shotgun; especially since you will obviously be storing it separately from your others (why?) and using a particularly large shot in a short barreled shotgun. (see how it can be spun?)
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Absolutely right. Heaven help the guy who uses something like a defender shottie with a pistol grip stored separately from his other firearms. He would be handing himself to the crown attorney or the plaintiffs attorney as a gift in this country.
 
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