Originally Posted by
turnburglar
Im in the camp that says: "stay away from pistol calibers for home defense".
Theres far too many reports and videos (a new one in General discussion) where perps survive MULTIPLE pistol wounds and keep fighting. ANY pistol caliber is a poor man stopper. Every single one. If someone is perceived to be breaking into my home to do me and my family harm, I am grabbing my 10.5" AR pistol loaded with Gold Dots. The glock is for concealed carry only.
"But your 10.5 is gonna be louder than your 16". Yea, I already have well documented hearing damage, and its way lower on my list of nice to have's over: bodily harm or legal prosecution.
I'm in this camp as well... and for the same reasons. That said, an AR pistol, even in a pistol caliber, would still be a better choice than a normal handgun. It's just a more stable platform to shoot with, so your accuracy is going to be much greater. That's gonna help no matter the caliber. Add to that, a more effective caliber like the 5.56 in a 10.3" and up pistol or SBR, and you're even better off. I use a 10.3" Danial Defense AR pistol. much more accurate, much more effective, and yes... much louder.
If things go wrong, and I ever have to use it, my ears will be ringing for 3 days, but I'll have a much better chance of both hitting, and stopping any threat, so it's worth it.
Then again, I also have a 9mm AR as well. I'd chose it over the handgun, but not over the 5.56.
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