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Ruger Speed-Six .357 Magnum

I keep a 2.75" Ruger Speed-Six .357 Magnum loaded with Remington 125 grain SJHP .357 Magnum ammunition. It is a simple gun to use...even in my groggy state of mind when woken from a deep sleep by the boogy man. Identify, point, and shoot. Plus, anyone that is at the house while I am gone will have no problem using it as again it is a simple machine, the trigger is smooth and easy while the ammunition, in my opinion, is not over-bearing to even smaller shooters.
 
A 4" .357 Magnum revolver and a mag light. Loaded with .38+p SJHPs to minimize collateral damage. Really, it's a backup. If something went down in the night I would grab the shotgun under the bed and take up position on the bedroom door; my significant other would have the revolver in case I had to leave the room for any reason, she's pretty handy with a .38 special but doesn't shoot my autos as well.
 
Glock 22 full of Golden Sabers. X-300 light mounted. Spare mag and SureFire Executive Elite next to it. Some spare batteries too.

Hopefully that will be enough to get me to the phone and my RRA M-4gery.
 
A Remington Rand Model 1911A1, cocked and locked and with a 2 year old boy and 2 day old little girl. It goes from the night stand to a high shelve in our walk in closet when I'm gone.
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By 2 years my son was climbing the book shelves. I think he was climbing them before he could walk -- can't recall to be honest. By 3 he was able to move stuff and make a ramp to get up and into stuff that was high and safe.

just food for thought
 
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Some of you installed lights on your handguns. Would this not give away your position to an intruder? Isn't it better to conceal your position when investigating a noise or bump in the night?

Is there a consensus that having a light on your bedside pistol along with a flashlight is a good practice? The reason I ask is I am considering pressing my HK USP Tactical .45 into service for this role. It is my only pistol with a light rail as I abhor light rails on carry pistols. However, this is NOT a carry pistol. In addition it wears a flash suppressor which would be another nighttime plus. Thoughts?
 
Some of you installed lights on your handguns. Would this not give away your position to an intruder? Isn't it better to conceal your position when investigating a noise or bump in the night?
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Most intruders are very much in the "chicken snit" category. They will run when / if they determine there may be resistance to an easy score. Also, I really really want positive ID before pulling the trigger to make sure it wasn't my kid sneaking in after hours or getting a 2am cookie snack, etc. It's also easier to hit the target when you can see the target.

If you are concerned about smart, brave highly trained intruders that can only be defeated by stealth and firepower -- well you probably won't succeed against them anyway. An armed sleepy guy stumbling around in the dark is not the combination for that situation! Just my $0.02 before taxes.
 
Pilot said:
Some of you installed lights on your handguns. Would this not give away your position to an intruder? Isn't it better to conceal your position when investigating a noise or bump in the night?
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The light mounted on your gun is not a general purpose light. You do not use it for searching and the like. It is to be turned on just before you pull the trigger to make one last positive ID of the target before you pull the trigger.

It's not like seeing someone carrying a flashlight out in a field, it's more like driving down a country road and suddenly having someone who was driving dark throw on their brights just as you're about to go by them. It's shocking, disorienting and a bit painful.

Used correctly, a weapon light is a weapon in and of itself. The disorientation, shock and pain can be used to your advantage - either causing the other guy to hesitate for that split second you need to deliver a double-tap or even as a way to cause them to submit and surrender.

I've done lots of training (and actual work) entering and clearing rooms with weapon mounted lights (M4s and sidearms) and feel very confident with it. As a side note, I do keep another light handy for searching if need be.
 
Good info. Thanks guys. I have never mounted a light on a weapon, preferring to identify potential targets with a flashlight, but I can see the advantage of having the light on your firearm to positively ID the target and not having to fumble with a flashlight in one hand and a pistol or rifle in the other.
 
CZ 75 with laser grips comes out of the safe and on the nightstand as soon as I get home. EDC of the day goes near it, along with a surefire,a Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter, a maglight and the cell phone. Wifey stores her J frame w Crimson trace in the kitchen a few steps away, she sleeps like the dead so I am her her bedside gunman.
3 dogs and 20 Guinea fowl mean no one is sneaking up on us at night. Except some dillers lately..
 
I keep the same gun that I ccw and carry with me everyday next to the bed. I have lots of guns but train with this 1. Ive had it for over 10 years an can run it in my sleep.
 
My father, who will be 80 next month, purchased his first pistol a few weeks ago. He got a snubnose .38 revolver, which he bought for the specific purpose of a nightstand gun.

He'd borrowed by 1911 a couple of times and didn't care for having to find the safety. The revolver is a "point and shoot" device.

Fine with me...
 
Well, the early warning system is three Airedale Terriers. Way better than Brinks or ADT! Beside the bed is the M&P9FS loaded up with +P 124gr HSTs, and a Fenix light. Beside the La-Z-Boy is the 4 cell Maglite and the P-220R Carry loaded up with 230gr HSTs. And I train with both on a regular basis.
 
Sig P220 Carry Elite on the right nightstand, 620 with 7 rounds of .357 on the left nightstand ... 12 ga. pump in the closet ..
 
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