Hello All-
This is my first post on The Firing Line and I'd like to solicit your opinion. Sorry if this rehashes past threads.
The recent addition of twin daughters to our household has forced me to seriously overhaul my home defense plans. In a nutshell, my previous plan (before children) was a static safe room defense, where I could "entertain" uninvited guests at the bedroom door as they came to the end of the hall. The classic "Fatal Funnel" effect.
Now, digging in and sending gratuitous amounts of buckshot downrange is no longer acceptable as my children are at the other end of the hall. Needless to say, overpenetration is now a PARAMOUNT concern. My ready service guns I keep in the bedroom are currently an 18" 870 12 GA loaded with #4 Buckshot and a 1911 .45 with several spare 8 rd mags (230 grain +P Corbons).
I have been researching overpenetration and now it seems many folks are leaning towards 5.56mm filling a CQB role as overpenetration is seemingly not the problem with this round it was once thought to be. I'm having some issues with the thought of pulling the AR 15 out of the locker and putting it by the bed. So, is the 5.56 overpenetration issue real or hype? (Clarification: When I say overpenetration, I mean both soft tissue targets and common building materials)
This is my first post on The Firing Line and I'd like to solicit your opinion. Sorry if this rehashes past threads.
The recent addition of twin daughters to our household has forced me to seriously overhaul my home defense plans. In a nutshell, my previous plan (before children) was a static safe room defense, where I could "entertain" uninvited guests at the bedroom door as they came to the end of the hall. The classic "Fatal Funnel" effect.
Now, digging in and sending gratuitous amounts of buckshot downrange is no longer acceptable as my children are at the other end of the hall. Needless to say, overpenetration is now a PARAMOUNT concern. My ready service guns I keep in the bedroom are currently an 18" 870 12 GA loaded with #4 Buckshot and a 1911 .45 with several spare 8 rd mags (230 grain +P Corbons).
I have been researching overpenetration and now it seems many folks are leaning towards 5.56mm filling a CQB role as overpenetration is seemingly not the problem with this round it was once thought to be. I'm having some issues with the thought of pulling the AR 15 out of the locker and putting it by the bed. So, is the 5.56 overpenetration issue real or hype? (Clarification: When I say overpenetration, I mean both soft tissue targets and common building materials)