Something goes bump in the night what do you take to investigate?

[tony101]

CZ P07 duty with 200 lumus light. Lights up the hole house

 

[lockinload]

Dunno about where you live, but the statistics here say that most residential burglaries tend to happen during the daylight hours while folks are working. Of those where the time can be narrowed down, about 40% occur between 2pm and 5pm and the others between about 9 am and 3pm. That indicates these are committed by high school teens after school. Another 45% by unknowns who wait for the last person to leave the house and strike before most kids are coming home from school. Less than 13% happen after dark and less than 6% occur when the resident is home

You missed my point. You are home at night almost always vs being home during the day. Your chances of an encounter are greater at night simply because that is when you are home. The title was "things that go bump in the NIGHT".
A light is imperative, shooting at something in the dark is not a good idea. A quality 100+ lum light will make a person turn their head and even disorient them. If you haven't looked into one of those lights, you should, you will see the tactical advantage of having one on your gun. One that has a pressure switch on it that only stays on while pressing. One that lives on your gun, I don't want to be searching around for a flashlight at 2:00 in the morning out of a dead sleep.

 

[BillCA]

You missed my point. You are home at night almost always vs being home during the day.

I did not miss your point. I was addressing your statement that an intruder was 10 times more likely at night than the day. And intruder is an intruder, regardless of whether you're home or not. As for the concept of things that go bump in the night I take that to mean anytime really.

I'm not home at night more than in the daytime. I used to work nights a lot and was home during the day. It's amazing how many "solicitors" still come door to door. The local PD estimated only about half are legitimate. And I turned in a few because they seemed surprised someone was home (and a few because they ignored the large "No solicitors" sign by the doorbell).

Re: Weapons mounted light. My primary objection is that to illuminate something, you have to point your weapon at it before you identify it as a threat. This violates Rule #4 - never point your weapon at anything you don't want to destroy. I much prefer the flexibility of the Harris light hold even if it is slightly less accurate than others. It's fast and easy to use, allows swiveling the light independent of the gun (limited arc) and you can separate the two (and return) rapidly if needed. It's also less fatiguing than some of the other holds.

Dismounting the light from the weapon becomes critical if you have young children in the house (6-to-teen) or elderly family. You need to check their status without the muzzle pointing at them (still in bed or out of bed?) and you don't want to light 'em up at gunpoint coming out of a bathroom.

 

[WV_gunner]

12 gauge with 000. If my 10 gauge wasn't a single shot, I'd use it.