Home Defense/Tactical Defense is more "Mind Set" than cool hardware.
The cost of hardware should be of minor importants. How much is your wife's (replaceable), your childrens' (also replaceable) and your life (not replaceable) worth?
When selecting hardware you should start by decideing on how it will be deployed, not on how it looks. How much trainning you can do, and how & if you will you train. A look at the ranges you will be killing at will dicate which weapon you should train with. I heard story about a guy who defened his front door with a sword. After the cops arrived they found one guy laying in the street missing a hand, one guy laying on the front steps with his head half cut off, and the third guy is still running after a week. That Man had "MIND SET".
Decide on what the ranges will be and then choose the hardware, and train with it at those ranges. After you have decided what you will use, don't start "Second guessing yourself".
Appox. ranges:
0 yards to 20 yards: Handgun
15 yards to 35 yards: Shotgun
20 yards to 75 yards: Carbine
50 yards to 300 yards: Sporting rifle
250 yards to way out there: Spe. pur. rifle
Your mileage may vary...
When your family's and your life is on the line, don't even think about "What would happen if the bullet/pelet doesn't stop inside the house?" Deal with that later.
The cost of hardware should be of minor importants. How much is your wife's (replaceable), your childrens' (also replaceable) and your life (not replaceable) worth?
When selecting hardware you should start by decideing on how it will be deployed, not on how it looks. How much trainning you can do, and how & if you will you train. A look at the ranges you will be killing at will dicate which weapon you should train with. I heard story about a guy who defened his front door with a sword. After the cops arrived they found one guy laying in the street missing a hand, one guy laying on the front steps with his head half cut off, and the third guy is still running after a week. That Man had "MIND SET".
Decide on what the ranges will be and then choose the hardware, and train with it at those ranges. After you have decided what you will use, don't start "Second guessing yourself".
Appox. ranges:
0 yards to 20 yards: Handgun
15 yards to 35 yards: Shotgun
20 yards to 75 yards: Carbine
50 yards to 300 yards: Sporting rifle
250 yards to way out there: Spe. pur. rifle
Your mileage may vary...
When your family's and your life is on the line, don't even think about "What would happen if the bullet/pelet doesn't stop inside the house?" Deal with that later.