rifle vs revolver, hd

It seems to me if I have time to put on muffs, I have time to pick a good defensive spot, hunker down, listen, call 911 if convienced I have a serious problem and wait for LEO to arrive to clear the house. In this situation I think the muffs are a great idea to have on the table.

If I'm awoken by a door, or window being busted in, muffs do not enter the script. I pick up the gun and prepare to protect my life.
 
Neither

I would vote for MP5-SD.

Unless you are living alone a 357 blast will create quite a stir with the noise.

I would use silenced smg with subsonic rounds on the intruder and go back to sleep without waking anyone up.

Will take the garbage out in the morning!
 
* a small note on the MP5-SD, it uses a ported barrel to keep all 9mm its fed at subsonic speeds= 115gr@approx 990fps...same for any 124,135, its fed. Which makes the same round loaded into a regular service 9mm pistol come out of the muzzle with more velocity & energy. Kind of a letdown for all of its cool factor and high cost of a select fire ,civilian transferable one(the cost of a really nice new car) or HK94 semi auto modified to SBR, and then to SD type suppressor(400.00 in tranfer tax alone) and folks seem to want 2,500.00
or so for the HK94 to begin with. Then when you have to shoot someone with it in a HD situation, it gets taken away from you and thrown around by property room folks until all the legal entanglements are over with.

Better off with a little .30M1 Carbine loaded with Corbon DPX ammo, or winchester HP and NOT tampering with the crime scene, Keeping ones mouth from making a case against them when the police arrives, and opting for an attourny before and during police questioning.....a shooting is far from over at the conclusion of the initial confrontation.( you can win the battle, and still lose the war.)
 
Please don't take offense, but...

"im going to look for a 30-30 or 357 levergun, and whatever pistol i can get, private sale only. im wondering if rifle has any advantages, or disadvantages."

You've got a lot more homework to do. Yes, I've got a couple of shotguns, .357 Mag carbine, several .22s, 9mm, but decided on a .38Spl+P for HD. .30-30 would be totally inapproriate, IMHO, unless you're living out in the boondocks. A shotgun would be a lot safer for all concerned. At typical HD range (<10yds) #4 12-guage buckshot in a standard load is plenty. If you've ever shot trap (or hunted, for that matter) you'd know that shotguns do not "spray all over".

Forget the hearing protectors. Yes, I have several pairs of electronic ones, but if someone breaks in, the last thing I'm going to worry about is earmuffs.

Best bet? Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 pump shotgun, followed closely by a decent .38/.357 revolver. Forget the .30-30.
 
yomama
First, why private sale only? Sounds a bit odd.

Second, both the 30-30 and the .357 would not be advised unless you got your ear plugs in.

Private sale makes prefect sense to me. No names, no forms. Just hand over cash, and take delivery. :)

I try to buy all my guns used, and private sale.
 
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