Your Opinion-Home Defense-Semi Or Pump? Why?

Sorry, but that (scaring a bg off with the sound of racking a pump) has been debunked all over the Net as false. Additionally, if you have bad guys in your home and your gun is still unloaded - that is not good, especially when that sound just gave away your position
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I have wondered about this, oneounce, but if it is dangerous to keep a round chambered what is the solution? I keep the 870 with a full tube next to the bed and if something sounds wrong in the middle of the night, I quietly rack it and then go out on the landing to listen quietly for anything amiss. Of course if things sound definitely bad, my wife is on the phone to the police and I have my son breaking out the skeet gun for a back up if time permits.
 
if something sounds wrong in the middle of the night, I quietly rack it and then go out on the landing to listen quietly for anything amiss
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Respectfully... why is it dangerous?

Aside from the compound safety you possess between your ears... you have a manual safety on the gun. Why not keep a round in the chamber rather than go thru the mechanizations of chambering, then I presume, unchambering a round?

If your son is "breaking out the skeet gun" then there are no concerns about unsafe gun handling with him.

Cheers,
C
 
Creeper said:
Respectfully... why is it dangerous?

Aside from the compound safety you possess between your ears... you have a manual safety on the gun. Why not keep a round in the chamber rather than go thru the mechanizations of chambering, then I presume, unchambering a round?

If your son is "breaking out the skeet gun" then there are no concerns about unsafe gun handling with him.

Cheers,
C
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Well, I'm a person who keeps my long guns fired on an empty chamber but all my handguns chambered, simply because of the much-lighter average trigger pull on long guns.
 
Well, I'm a person who keeps my long guns fired on an empty chamber but all my handguns chambered, simply because of the much-lighter average trigger pull on long guns.
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Respectfully... I think this might be a different situation LockedBreach. KlawMan is referring to his home defense weapon, not all his guns.

By that I mean: The guns I have placed around the house for home defense all have rounds in their respective chambers and safeties on... as well as any gun I may carry for the day. The guns in the safe are all empty.

Cheers,
C
 
Buy what you will practice with and what you will actually enjoy shooting. Personally, I prefer pumps. You may not. Either is a fine choice if you take the time to learn the gun and what it likes and dislikes. I like manual actions, maybe you feel more intune with a semi auto. If you can, try both types. See what fits you.
 
Either will work as will the double gun (I love Double guns). Keep them clean and working well and practice. If its a Semi test it after you clean it, sometimes things like O rings get broken or pieces in wrong and keeps it from cycling.
 
having a full blown shootout in yer house are ya? just askin..sems like alotta overkill..literally...the spread on the distnce indoors is minimal..why a 12 ga..
 
Respectfully... why is it dangerous?

Aside from the compound safety you possess between your ears... you have a manual safety on the gun. Why not keep a round in the chamber rather than go thru the mechanizations of chambering, then I presume, unchambering a round?

If your son is "breaking out the skeet gun" then there are no concerns about unsafe gun handling with him.
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Besides my son there is my daughter and wife at home and the occasional visitor. The safety blocks a shotgun trigger from being pulled. Drop it and the sear can release the hammer and boom!
 
I don't have a preference on either, as both will work fine IMO. But I do suggest the Keltec KSG for 14+1 capacity. That thing is sweet!
 
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