Re: Re: First firearm
By: Weatherman to calcmandan on Wed Jun 03 2020 09:19 am
> > What is a good calibur handgun to obtain for home protection? I am at a
> > 50/50 draw between 9 and 45 among all my friends.
>
> > Daniel Traechin
>
>
> Impossible to answer and anyone who gives you a caliber is only going from
> their experience. With proper shot placement even a .22 LR can be effective
> at defense. Most "experts" say anything from a .380 on up is required for a
> defensive role. I'd venture to guess that if I put those "experts" in a roo
> and asked for a volunteer to be shot by a .25 ACP round not a single one of
> them would raise their hands. The commonly accepted answer to such a questi
> is "the largest caliber that you can shoot accurately and proficiently."
> Problem is that I'm accurate and proficient with my .454 Casull, but I sure
> hell wouldn't use it for home defense!
>
> The choice has to be balanced between the effectiveness of the round itself,
> the environment in which you live (house in the country? In the city?
> Apartment?), your comfort level with firearms, and also with knowledge of th
> fact that shooting a firearm in the confines of a home is an entirely
> different experience from shooting at an outdoor or even an indoor range.
>
> I have several handguns staged at my house and property for defensive use
> should I need them. They range from .380 through 9mm, .38/.357 on up to .45
> ACP and even .410/.45 LC. All are (in MY opinion) good choices. YOU need
> first decide which calibers you are comfortable shooting and then make a
> decision among those calibers which suits your living environment best for
> self defense. In my mind you can't go wrong with 9mm if you're a newcomer t
> shooting. It's effective, most 9's come with a relatively high round capaci
> magazine, and it doesn't create a whole lot of muzzle blast and is RELATIVEL
> quiet (compared to .454 or .500). Understand, that's just MY OPINION. It's
> NOT based on anything other than my personal experience. Others may
> justifiably feel differently.
>
> I know this isn't the answer you were looking for, but I hope I've given you
> information to assist in making a decision.
>
> Regards,
> -==*>Weatherman<*==-
>
I want to see someone do double taps in a high stress situation with a casull
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