For home/personal defense would you choose a pistol or a revolver

For home defense, we primarly keep a number of revolvers stationed in stategic locations around the house.

However, I also have an auto, (Ber 96) that resides in the dresser, with a shoulder rig and tac light, loaded and ready to don should there be enough lead time to do so. In the ajacent corner is a 870P for good measure:p
 
If I had to choose between semi or revolver?

When we are talking HD at my house my first option would be my Mossberg 500 then my AR15. If I had a choice to use only a handgun in a HD situation I would probably go with my S&W Governor which I purchased for Anti-Car Jacking duty. I like the idea of having the .410 Shot shell with Winchester PDX1 or 000 Buckshot for close work.
 
The real answer....is pick the gun that you shoot the best...and in whatever platform you're the most comfortable with....

We know what you mean ...but revolvers are pistols too ...:D
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Personally I shoot at least twice a week...mostly with a variety of 1911's ( in 9mm and .45 acp ) ...and with a variety of revolvers - all S&W K, L and N frames...mostly .357 mag..../ my primary carry gun is a 5" 1911 in .45 acp ...my office desk gun(not in my home) is a 4" 1911 in 9mm ...but my bedroom gun is a K frame S&W mod 66 in a 4" in .357 mag with a speed strip next to it with some extra rounds.
 
The real answer....is pick the gun that you shoot the best...and in whatever platform you're the most comfortable with....

We know what you mean ...but revolvers are pistols too ...

I agree with that to a certain degree. I own a few weapons & I feel guns are like tools. One tool is not a "does all" for one particular job but certain tools work better for a particular job. For HD in the home I like a 12 Gauge Shotgun & the A15 or a similar battle carbine's. I guess because of my background & experience I am more partial to those weapons for HD purposes & I feel they are more ideal & tailored for that type of work. Not saying a revolver or semi-auto pistol couldn't do the job but I just think that platform is better suited.
 
Depends...

At home here in the city, I have a G19 that I carry and that sleeps in my nightstand. In a tent, or out in the country I am comfortable with a SA revolver in .45 Colt, though the Glock fills this role sometimes as well. Depends on my mood. I will admit that I am not the greatest shot in the world with a DA revolver, but I am working on it. In fact, I think I should go do that right now...
 
I always put a couple of revolvers in the ready rack, because of my wife's preference, but in the lower rack I place a HK or Sig, for my own piece of mind.
With appropriate magazines and speed loaders, of course.
 
I use both regularly,,,

I use/carry both regularly,,,
But I chose a revolver as my bedside gun,,,
I use a Colt Trooper loaded with .38 Special wadcutters.

My reasoning for it is that a revolver has no safety device,,,
In the event I'm needing it I'll be waking from sleep,,,
I want a simple Point & Click Interface right then.

I could probably get the same from a DA/SA semi-auto pistol,,,
But again, I chose the revolver for ultimate simplicity.

Aarond

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I keep a S&W model 25 on the bed side table. I shoot wheel guns and bottom feeders both but my wife will not shoot a auto pistol. So HD guns in the house are revolvers.
 
Have carried both revolvers & semi-auto's durning my LEO career. I found them both to be reliable weapons. Now retired, I own six revolvers and one semi-auto. For HD I keep a model 64 S&W on my nightstand and a 12 gauge DB with 18" barrels nearby .
 
I'm more comfortable with a revolver and shoot them better. But if I could put a suppressor on it (not legal here, even with a tax stamp) I would switch to a semiauto in a heartbeat -- then practice until I was confident in it too.
 
Having read all this post I have a couple of questions...

Is it really so dangerous living in America that you have to keep loaded guns spread all over the house for fear of armed robbers breaking into your property? And you feel compelled to carry concealed (and loaded) weaponry on your person when you have to go out anywhere for fear of being attacked by an armed person?

I am not having a go at anyone with this post but I don't think I could ever live anywhere where I felt in constant fear of my life 24/7.

Cheers
G
 
I like revolvers for a house gun.There are some advantages to that.

Everyone in the house knows and understands the manual of arms of a revolver. These have 7 shots on tap and a extra ammo in speedloaders or speedstrips handy. Everyone can handle a .38 Special revolver competently.

Simplicity is key.
 
Is it really so dangerous living in America that you have to keep loaded guns spread all over the house for fear of armed robbers breaking into your property? And you feel compelled to carry concealed (and loaded) weaponry on your person when you have to go out anywhere for fear of being attacked by an armed person?

Yes and no is my answer. It depends on where you live, whether in a big city or in a nice residential neighborhood with good neighbors and plenty of dogs around, or alone in the country without dogs or children.

Each person needs to weigh the risks of keeping loaded guns in the house vs the risk of someone attacking you at home. In most cases, family or friends are more likely to be injured by a firearm kept loaded for protection than its use in protecting the owners.

In a well-planned home invasion, I doubt that persons in the house would have time to protect themselves, even with a firearm within easy reach. In the case of a drunk trying to get into the wrong house, or drug-induced attack, chances are better.

Paranoia is our enemy, but sometimes our friend. Weigh the real odds in being attacked and you'll find they are miniscule in most locations. We are our own worst enemies sometimes. A B-I-L has shot a TV, a sliding glass door, a dog, a picture of Abe Lincoln, and squirted ammonia up his nose...all by accident, but never has actually used a weapon for protection.

That said, I have a few loaded guns in strategic places. We don't have children in the house anymore, except when grandkids visit, at which time, I remove the ammo, except for hidden guns that are out of reach. We live in the country and there have been break-ins nearby, but none when folks were home. My biggest fear is that I'll get home, interrupt a burglary and get shot with my own gun.
 
Home defense is a short barreled 12 gauge...followed by a .45 acp and then a 9mm...no sense in taking chances...lol
 
Reach your revolver fast and use it to reach your semiauto. Then use it to stay alive while you reach your shotgun. And if that´s not enough and you´re still fighting, then, get your M4.

I mean that it´s my compromise between readiness and fire power.

And of course revolver first.
 
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