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Thread: AR For Home Defense--Where Do You Store Yours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Goodtimes View Post
    Where it’s readily accessible?


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    Here I am in the loft next to my wife, asleep. My two dogs wake me up with some sort of disturbance. I am groggy and easily confused. My AR is hanging in the closet so I have to get out of bed, unzip the case, pull out the AR, find a magazine, load it, charge it, and then head downstairs to see what is wrong.

    OR, after awakening, I could open a drawer on the nightstand, pull out a handgun, maybe a 38 revolver, pull out a flashlight with my other hand and then head downstairs.

    So "accessible" to me is in comparison to a hand gun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Bullseye View Post
    Here I am in the loft next to my wife, asleep. My two dogs wake me up with some sort of disturbance. I am groggy and easily confused. My AR is hanging in the closet so I have to get out of bed, unzip the case, pull out the AR, find a magazine, load it, charge it, and then head downstairs to see what is wrong.

    OR, after awakening, I could open a drawer on the nightstand, pull out a handgun, maybe a 38 revolver, pull out a flashlight with my other hand and then head downstairs.

    So "accessible" to me is in comparison to a hand gun.
    Sounds like you have a .38 for home defense and an AR for something else. I keep both beside the bed, handgun is loaded and AR is in condition 3. If there is time I’ll grab the rifle which only involves one more step to make ready, so short of someone hovering over my head with a knife I’m probably gtg.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Goodtimes View Post
    Sounds like you have a .38 for home defense and an AR for something else. I keep both beside the bed, handgun is loaded and AR is in condition 3. If there is time I’ll grab the rifle which only involves one more step to make ready, so short of someone hovering over my head with a knife I’m probably gtg.


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    No, I don't have the .38 but I am considering it along with the AR as a bedtime companion. The .38 revolver sounds simpler at this point. Remember, I am going to be groggy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Goodtimes View Post
    I keep both beside the bed, handgun is loaded and AR is in condition 3. If there is time I’ll grab the rifle which only involves one more step to make ready, so short of someone hovering over my head with a knife I’m probably gtg.
    What's the negative or downside to keeping the AR in condition one? Generally speaking and in your specific situation if you're willing to say. Also, not exclusively a question of Mr. Goodtimes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightchief View Post
    What's the negative or downside to keeping the AR in condition one? Generally speaking and in your specific situation if you're willing to say. Also, not exclusively a question of Mr. Goodtimes.

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    Repeated chambering of the same round via dropping the bolt can dimple the primer, my understanding is that through repetition this can lead to an accidental/negligent discharge. I handle/dry fire my weapons frequently so this has made condition one with the AR a no go for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moose-Knuckle View Post
    More importantly the sling if deployed correctly will negate a disarm by an intruder(s). Something that happens when one rounds corners with a longarm.




    Yes but can you fire it accurately at a moving target that does not wish to be shot while also activating your WML with said one hand?




    I'll assume your speaking of interior doors. You may find yourself in a situation where you will have to bail and unlock and manipulate exterior doors, possibly while taking fire and or shooting.

    The scenarios are infinite and there are no wrong answers to what a homeowner chooses be it handgun, shotgun, or rifle.








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    Middle drawer of nightstand, covered within the drawer but easily accessible to me. 9mm. Flashlight and weapon-mounted light. AR locked in cabinet in closed closet with two coupled mags in another drawer; not my go-to for home defense.

    I have kids.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JediGuy View Post
    AR locked in cabinet in closed closet with two coupled mags in another drawer; not my go-to for home defense.

    I have kids.
    I would think the AR would be less dangerous to the children than a handgun in a drawer.



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    Quote Originally Posted by TheWambo View Post
    Repeated chambering of the same round via dropping the bolt can dimple the primer, my understanding is that through repetition this can lead to an accidental/negligent discharge. I handle/dry fire my weapons frequently so this has made condition one with the AR a no go for me.
    Doctor Roberts's specific advice regarding rechambering ammunition for duty or defensive use is don't.
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    Cocked and locked under my bed when I'm home.

    I chuck it in the safe before I leave.

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