Home defense, questions....

[Mule]

I have been wondering what levels of readieness most home defenders are at.

What do you use for your primary weapon (ammo) and why?
What kind (if any) of home defense practice do you do?
How often do you practice tactical skills?

Thanks
Greg

[Colorado Osprey]

I have been wondering what levels of readieness most home defenders are at.

I can't answer for most, but I have a tactical carbine and handgun close at hand and others in the home.

What do you use for your primary weapon (ammo) and why?

Primary is a Oly K9 9mm AR-15 with a 32 round mag of Carbine +P+ 147 grain HP Gold dots....red dot site...why..100% reliable, plenty of ammo, and little chance of hitting a neighbor.

What kind (if any) of home defense practice do you do?

X-LEO....I had load of practice...it's like riding a bike

How often do you practice tactical skills?

Never, but I do practice stress shooting to simulate the stress that you would be under in that sitaution. Stress can be running a mile right before you shoot and then only using moving targets....or having multiple targets and someone else is timing you for fast time as well as calling which target.

What does everone else do?

[Artyboy]

What do you use for your primary weapon (ammo) and why?

I've got a Mossberg 500 in the basement (where I spend most of my time when I'm at home) and a USP 9mm upstairs in my nightstand safe. I've got 00 buckshot in the shotgun and 124 gr gold dots in the USP. The way that my house is situated I shouldn't have to worry about hitting the neighbors.

What kind (if any) of home defense practice do you do?

Not much. If my dog starts barking at night I pull out the USP and check the house. It's rare that he does it.

How often do you practice tactical skills?

Almost never. I need to start again.

[Hoser]

An 870 behind the front door and another behind the bedroom door, both loaded with 00 buck. A J-Frame in the nightstand loaded with 38 special.

I shoot IPSC, IDPA and 3-gun every weekend. You wont get better gun handling skills anywhere. Tactics, not really. Go to Gunsite or actual classes for that stuff.

[Mule]

Let me add one more thing.

Kids or other family members in the house?

My setup is:
XD-40 in the safe next to pillow, 165g Golden Saber, one clip w/ 12 rds
Tactical NEF 12ga pump w/ "00" buck.
My concern at night is; a daughter sleeping upstairs, second daughter and my mother in law in the basement. No worries of hitting neighbors.

[Asha'man]

I have my Glock 19 by the head of my bed, but it's just got WWB in it right now, and only 12 rds because that's all I had left after the last shoot. [wink] Besides, I'm not the only one living here (parents and dog) and I sleep like the dead anyway, so I would probably be the last one to know if there was a BG in the house.

I think I'll be pretty much screwed once I move out.

Brian

[HunterCO]

I have my Glock 19 by the head of my bed, but it's just got WWB in it right now, and only 12 rds because that's all I had left after the last shoot. [wink] Besides, I'm not the only one living here (parents and dog) and I sleep like the dead anyway, so I would probably be the last one to know if there was a BG in the house.

I think I'll be pretty much screwed once I move out.

Brian

Naww it would take a nuclear warhead to wake me up thats why I have a dog. [wink]

She barks and I am up with gun in hand. :mrgreen:

[newracer]

I have my safe about 3 feet from bed, door is unlocked when I am home. AR inside with two 30 rnd mags filled with Hornady TAP. On top of the safe is a pistol safe with keypad that has a Glock 22 with two 15 rnd mags of Federal.

Haven't trained nearly enough.

Have a GSD that is still a pup but hopefully she will become a nice addition to the home defense.

[Asha'man]

Naww it would take a nuclear warhead to wake me up thats why I have a dog. [wink]

She barks and I am up with gun in hand. :mrgreen:

The dog barks sometimes at night, enough to make my folks get up and go downstairs to shut him up. I've never woken up at all. Once my sister's highschool friends came by to "kidnap" my sister at about 0630. Eight yelling highschoolers ran up the stairs and directly past my front door, engaged in much noise and commotion, and left the same way. I never even twitched.

It's weird.

Brian

[jesseb]

Primary night time would be my colt detective w/+p .38 special hollow points at my nightstand when i am home, its like clockwork, i leave, it goes in the safe, i come home, first thing i do is unlock and place on nightstand. Reason: my most reliable weapon + ease of use + decently powerful. Only downside is lack of capacity. Accuracy also sucks (probably me) but at 6ft or less i seriously doubt i would miss.
Or i have the mossberg 500 18" barrel w/6 buckshot loaded. OR if things are really bad then i can pull out the ar, but with surplus ammo fmj its a killer for the neighbors. It would be my last choice to fire indoors.

Training? I feel confident with my home clearing ability. There have been a couple times where i woke up to a noise and was convinced someone was in my house.

I think a .40 mid or full size glock w/flashlight and night sights would be ideal. If you cant see the sights/target thats not good.