Home defense revolver (first bought gun)

How easy is it to enter your house very quietly?

The point is, if somebody does break into your home, it would be very likely that person would know how to do it without arousing the inhabitants by making racket. Otherwise, things are going to happen that will ruin several people's evening, yours included. Holes in the walls, blood on the floor, the cops, maybe a corpse, being questioned, maybe being hauled in an ambulance or worse, a hearse.

Keeping your home secured is the number one course of action. Have motion detector lights outside. A big can of bear mace at the head of the bed. Know what you are going to do if you hear stuff going on. And a gun you are very familiar with and the determination to use it.

And maybe a dog that will bark and let you know stuff is going on. (Dog is better than gun in my estimation.)

For John Q Public to engage in gun fight training and be successful in a home entry is pretty much a dream. Some will do it, think about it all the time, mentally rehearse how to nail Mr. Bad Guy. The rest of us go to sleep at night thinking about the next fishing trip.

There hasn't been forced home entry for a year in this town. Last one was drug related. Before that it was several years. Is it worth it to get all bushy tailed over a .000001 chance some bad guy is going to break into my house? Just my $0.02
 
I miss my Ruger GP 3"....intellectualizing war games to the point of 100 "what ifs" leaves me with a huge headache :eek: If you've never been there, you'll never know what you'll do until you have. Time for the Sox...anyway :)
 
I don't know the rules in your area, but it is common for the police to put a firearm used in a shooting in the evidence locker. You may or may not get it back in some areas. For this reason I prefer to use a cheapo gun, which the 627 is not unless you get in a drawing like I did.

I go with a 12 GA pump shotgun and keep the nice stuff for the range.
 
.44spl revolvers, home protection...

I read over the last few posts in the topic.
I strongly agree that a 3" or 4" barrel N frame .44 with some factory .44spl JHPs or a well made frangible(MagSafe, Glaser Safety Slug) could work well in a home protection set-up.
The large muzzle aimed at a home-breaker's face may be a useful deterent. ;)
As I've posted in other forum topics, I highly disagree with shotguns or SBSs(short barrel shotguns). The blast, noise, recoil etc would be hard factors to address. Weapon retention or security are issues too. There is a short clip on YouTube that explains these points in detail.
A revolver or pistol can be re-holstered but a small rifle or 12ga is still fully loaded & ready to be used quickly in a CQB event by a violent subject.

CF
 
Clydefrog, could you expand on that and post a link to the video? I don't have enough information from your post to understand what the issues are.

I am not worried about blast or anything else from the shotgun in home defense. Any firearm will produce blast and flash--particularly revolvers with the BC gap adding to the excitement.

I would not consider it wise to allow an intruder to come within reach. Pulling the trigger is probably the best method of weapon retention.

In my case, I feel a long gun is easier to steady and aim when the adrenaline is over the top.
 
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