I'll take a seasoned marksman with a POS .22 over a greenhorn with a shotty any day of the week.
But yeah, I totally get where you're coming from.
I'll take a seasoned marksman with a POS .22 over a greenhorn with a shotty any day of the week.
It doesn't have to. Why don't you just be reasonable and see things my way?
Honestly, I got in 2 fistfights in my life and lost them both.
Me too!
What's wrong with a pistol?
Nothing. Nothing at all. I have several. Inside my home, they (pistols) are my third level of defense. First are the dogs, second is a 12-guage pump and third is a pistol.
As you age, you realize that palm, forearm and elbow strikes hurt a LOT less. Breaking your Metacarpals is just not as much fun as it used to be.
I agree with you Bryce, but let's think about the ranges that one would see in a home invasion scenario. In my opinion you aren't going to see distances beyond the magical seven yards.Bryce wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:08 amNothing. Nothing at all. I have several. Inside my home, they (pistols) are my third level of defense. First are the dogs, second is a 12-guage pump and third is a pistol.
To be really good with a handgun, like anything else in life, it takes a fair amount of training. To hit what your shooting at with a 12-guage with 00 buck, even under the stress of a home invasion, less is required.
Even with lots of range time with a handgun and being proficient at various distances and all the safety protocols in place, that can all go out the window when you throw the stress quotient into the mix. Practicing shooting under stress is something the average handgun owner never does, but really should.
If someone has no desire to ever carry a gun for personal and family safety outside the home, and is only going to purchase one firearm for home protection, the 12-guage pump would be the first one I would try out. The second would be a 20-guage. Plus, there is just something that the sound made by racking a shotgun shell that can stop even the craziest person dead in their tracks.