Changing Up The Home Defense Gun(s)

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SatanzBountyHunter

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About every six months or so, I go through this phase where I think I need to change the gun on my headboard from the SA 1911 to the .357 King Cobra (example), I may swap my CCW, what long gun is in the corner...even what knife I am carrying.

I don't know if I do it because it forces me to keep training with the different guns I have or it just seems static not to.

Does anyone else ever do this? Is it putting me at a tactical disadvantage? Am I over confident in my ability to engage with different guns?
Appreciate all comments
 
Is it putting me at a tactical disadvantage?
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IMO, if the guns have significantly different manuals of arms, then yes.

I have different guns doing self-defense/home-defense but I try to ensure that they point similarly and have similar operating procedures. IMO, nowhere is this more important than with the bedroom guns. They're the ones you'll be reaching for when you're just waking up, likely in the dark. It's a bad time to try to remember which gun you've grabbed hold of and how this particular one works.
 
I do about the same thing only with more types. I change out a 1911, Ruger .357 (GP100 & Speed Six) , XD9, & PT945. I just make a mental note of which gun I have in the headboard. I have had a couple of panicky moments and it seemed my hands knew what to do.

If you shoot a lot, you should be OK.

I don't worry about ammo that I know I have stored correctly until it is 20 years old.
 
BEWARE OF THE MAN WITH ONE GUN...

because he is probably really good with it.

I think alot of different guns are cool (I own alot), but from a tactical standpoint, I try to limit myself to a very small variety. I think familiarity and muscle memory with a familiar weapon would be paramount in a stressful situation.

I prefer 1911's, so I train with, carry and have handy only 1911's in tactical accesible places. Same goes with a remington 870 and AR style rifle.

I am not saying I couldn't handle one of my revolvers in a stressful situation, but I think I would be more comfortable with what I have been training the most with.

I do also train with a bolt for long range (200-500 yards).
 
Think of Annie Oakley. She would shoot everything from a pistol to a shotgun to different caliber rifles in one show. I bet no one ever broke into her house.:cool:
 
I usually use a revolver as my home defense weapon. I've changed revolvers a few times, but not often. I like to keep it simple in case of a 2 a.m. emergency.
 
I would think it would depend on how comfortable you are with your collection. If you can take any random one to the range and perform well with it you might be fine. For myself, I will try to keep to one kind just to keep the continuity there for me and minimize anything an unfamiliar moment might cause. Being gun poor helps to as I only have a few.:rolleyes:
 
Nope... right next to the bed is ALWAYS the Remington 870 Marine Magnum, with the Pistolgrip-shoulderstock... it is the best home-defense gun ever made for general use... (A Ma-Deuce might be better, but I can't have one!)
 
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