Originally Posted by
daddyusmaximus
I just found this thread today, so I had to go back and read all the parts to catch up. I saw this post... ^^^
This idea of a handgun in the home gets brought up a lot in defensive threads. This is an "AR" defensive thread, but I also want to give my .02.
You ALWAYS want to run a long gun. (Rifle) Tight quarters? Get a short rifle. (It's still considered a "long gun".)
Any time you can, you want to run a long gun. (Rifle) You will have a platform you can control better, and a more potent cartridge. With the AR you have a fast shooting, low recoil, high capacity, accurate weapon that is easy to learn to shoot with.
The question is why carry a hand gun?
Convenience. The only reason to ever limit yourself to a smaller, less powerful, less accurate weapon is the convenience of not having to lug around a rifle all day, every day. Having a rifle slung across your back all the time is a PITA. Having a small hand gun strapped to your side in a holster is much less troublesome.
But I love my rifles.