^ ...and then you use your rifle to fight your way to your shotgun...
And then it's time to carve the turkey.
^ ...and then you use your rifle to fight your way to your shotgun...
Both Elmer Keith and Col. Jeff Cooper thought highly of the 44 spl as a defensive handgun.I've often voiced the opinion that a Ruger Alaskan loaded with 44 Special ammo is one of the best of the best for a defensive handgun in the home.
Anything can be a weapon. Frying pans.............. weapon of choice for housewives for centuries lol
Over easy Uzi's anyone?
Joking aside I've always agreed with the above advice already given. It's better to have a caliber that one can comfortably handle and put rounds where they intended than to have a caliber so grossly overpowered for a person's skillset that they can't hit the broad side of a barn at point blank exchange range. Your responsible for wherever that projectile winds up and it's most likely your family on the other side of that drywall. Even if your shot hits the mark if your using higher powered handgun/rifle rounds they have greater potential to just pass right through the perp and keep on going. Shot placement is crucial. So is the proper round selection to do it with.
A good modern bullet designed to dump its energy quickly into 2 legged upright predators should be high priority on anyone's shopping list when selecting self defense ammo. Yet I see people all the time squawk about the cost and wind up cheaping out for a target load. Then they load it up and never go shoot the damned thing. Sometimes more than a dollar a pop for the good stuff is tough to swallow for burning up at a range but when your life or a loved one's is at stake why not give yourself the best possible tool for the job and practice properly with it? Even if its just always target loads? Never wise to discover your guns gonna jam when in a jam.
YMMV as usual.
Just ordered one of these S&W M&P R8 .357 magnum N frame 5" barrel for Christmas. ...Congrats. I am envious! Very nice Christmas gift.
Should be great for home defense....it can stay loaded all the time without worrying about springs like in a magazine & 8 rounds is comparable to a single stack 1911
Without a friggin' doubt.
Just ordered one of these S&W M&P R8 .357 magnum N frame 5" barrel for Christmas. ... Should be great for home defense....it can stay loaded all the time without worrying about springs like in a magazine & 8 rounds is comparable to a single stack 1911
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