
Originally Posted by
marufamin
Actually, rifles are far easier to shoot than pistols. However, I think a pistol is a better home defense firearm. It is far easier for an untrained person to move through their house with a pistol than a rifle. Training can fix that, but not everyone has the training. Overall, however, I believe a 12ga shotgun loaded with birdshot is the overall best weapon for home defense. Just my opinion. If you already own a AR 15 then you don't have to worry about home defense. It does the job very good. And keeping it under the bed in a case is my preference.
Welcome to the forum. I was curious about your background so I looked at your other posts. I'd guess that you are fairly young and feeding your interest in firearms by visiting forums. This one i particular is generally a good place to learn. There are very knowledgeable people on hare and a also some very opinionated folks who may not have the facts or experience to back their opinions. It is up to you to sort the wheat from the chaff.
I generally agree with your first sentence:
Actually, rifles are far easier to shoot than pistols. However, I think (my edit - OFTEN) a pistol is a better home defense firearm. It is far easier for an untrained person to move through their house with a pistol than a rifle.
Many folks, though feel differently, this is a subject for which there are no written in stone answers.
This though, is a misconception:
Overall, however, I believe a 12ga shotgun loaded with birdshot is the overall best weapon for home defense.
The rules of physics tell us that if we are throwing projectiles of the same shape and density at the same velocity, the lighter projectile will penetrate least, and the heavier projectile while travel further and penetrate more.
So yes it it true that 'birdshot' loads will have less penetration than 'buckshot' loads or rifle and pistol loads. The issue is that by the same token, penetration on a human is lessened to the point that heavy clothing may be birdshot armor. Yes, folks are killed by birdshot in hunting accidents. Those are generally point blank shots due to unsafe gunhandling or involve heavier shot loads.
At across the room ranges, someone may be die after being shot with birdshot, but will they be immediately incapacitated? There is very little chance of birdshot reaching the central nervous system and causing immediate incapacitation in other than point blank ranges.
So yeah, if you can shove the muzzle nearly into the guy's face or chest, birdshot would be effective, but otherwise not so much.
Last edited by 26 Inf; 07-07-18 at 14:03.
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