Home Defense: 9mm Semi-auto or 7.62x39mm AK-47?

Haha, a little difficult for a fast situation or multiple shots, but god damn I think I'd rather be shot with a rifle than a rage. They go straight through deer at 30 yards, can't imagine a person at 5. Would certainly be messy...

 

No, you used some lingo from that board, thought you were one.

 

Oh lol,no I was a resident OT member of another vehicle forum but have no need to bring that over to this site. Much more laid back than the SRT forums I must say,which is a nice change.

 

That's for sure,but as long as you have the drop on them that's one hell of a surprise for him. And I have had some practice with drawing another arrow in a small amount of time due to hog hunting and their thick hide. And unlike a bullet with a small entry and large exit that rage could do more damage than a bullet I would think,with a cutting area of 2" in diameter you are bound to hit something vital.

 

If we get technical... Practice low light shooting with a T box shot...

http://youtu.be/tku8YI68-JA

Interesting video

 

If you haven't trained with the weapon(s) you will be defending your life or your family with you stand a good chance of making your situation worse

Any firearm will do in an emergency but shooting a firearm in your own home or in your vehicle is a situation that needs to be trained for... if you have a particular weapon that you might use for home or self defense, you need to train with that weapon

Proper training for the situation... Training with a firearm, knife, can of wasp spray, etc

If you live alone you can hunker down

If you have kids upstairs or in bedrooms on the other side of your house ... Now you have a great reason to use offensive tactics

These are some of the things that should be thought about, and planned for, if you are going to be defensive or offensive

What would your kids do if the front door gets kicked in and the alarm siren is going off ? Hunker down or run through the house screaming ?
What would your wife do ?

Situational awareness is important

Shooting at paper targets at the range is not proper training

 

"Shooting at paper targets at the range is not proper training"

I agree, but it's a start for the average Joe who needs to familiarize himself with his weapon! also Tactical pistol is an expensive weekend at the range for most people, that course usually runs for $450 weekend, several hundred rounds of ammo, now your asking the average family man to cough up a mortgage payment to learn to shoot pistol, I can speak for that, So hitting the range a couple of times a month helps build my confidence in how I operate my pistols and where i place my shots!

 

And talk like batman

 

It depends on the person...how much training do you have, how many classes have you been to and how many shoot houses have you went through? Most people won't spend their money on stuff like that.

Also it's pretty well known rifle rounds beat pistol rounds and I'd take higher capacity and faster follow up shots over low capacity slow shooting shotguns

 

All I'm saying is know your limitations

Shooting at paper targets is not how you get comfortable with a weapon

Handling the unloaded weapon

Aiming the unloaded weapon and go thru scenarios

Shooting houses are great and I dig that kind of competition but that's not your house

You have to train for what your situation could be

It's a serious situation to have a pistol in your face or shots going by your head

Most think they know what they will do but most have never really thought seriously about the actual situation. The bad guy may shoot first or shoot back

Paper targets don't shoot back

It's not a video game - no reset button

 

I have only done drills in my own home because that's what I will be defending if the situation arises. And lots of range time with different ammunition,as far as higher capacity do you plan on a small army breaking into your house? I just don't see spraying 30 rounds in my home when my G23 holds 13, if I can't hit him or them with 13 rounds well then I guess I lost that fight before it even started. Plus with my house there are too many places for somone to be waiting for that rifle barrel to stick out for their taking.

 

This ^ X100
We can all say what we would do,at least I know I have,but when the shit hits the fan that's the game changer no matter who you are or what you do for a living. I know if an intruder were to come in through the front door and I confront him the closest room to him would be my daughters room,now with that said we just went from a home invasion to a possible hostage situation,no training can be done for that especially if he's holding a weapon,I will be at his mercy.

 

I'm down for whatever training I can afford, be it at the range or save up and take a tactical pistol course, many times in the past a 75 yr old grandma has put holes in the guy breaking into the house!

 

And using a shotgun at that,I doubt granny has a sbr AR15 next to the bed lol. But if she does she means business.

 

I don't plan on anybody breaking into my house but I try and plan for worst case scenario not the best case.

Also training with professional shooters teaches you the technique on how Togo through a house and it's up to you to apply that you your own home. Also if someone can grab your rifle barrel without getting shot you're doing somethin wrong.

It's a mindset really. I don't care if 30 guys break into my house I'm not just going to lay down and die, I'm going to do what I can and hopefully come out alive.

 

True but the discussion was about what's best.

A pointy stick will work if I can sneak up and jab it through the bad guys eye.

Of course a rifle, pistol or shotgun will work better and just having a plan is better than what most people have.

 

I agree with training,I will eventually start with some advance classes and get the wife to take the basic class. Because she works nights at a hospital in a sketchy part of town. The only time I will break out the sks is if both kids are in our room and we are hunkered down.