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Birdmane:
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Probably none of us, what is your point?
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Shotgun is said to be one of the best home defense weapons you can get. You don't load it with buckshot or a slug, you use maybe #4 bird shot. Also the racking of a shotgun is one of the more recognizable sounds, especially to someone creeping around your house.
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This Robert guy is retarded.
--- Quote from: Andras;2963611 ---Or you could just have a small caliber pistol to immobilise them without killing them. Shoot out their knee or hands or something. Minimum damage to your house as well.
You don't want to go using a gun that causes the same amount of damage to your house as a burglar would.
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If someone broke into my apartment I would probably grab the shotgun and rack it a few times hoping that they would leave. If not I would shoot them, it is a 20 gauge so it wouldn't be deadly if aimed correctly. My other roommate would surely come out with his .44 and kill them.
If I lived with a family of my own then I would shoot to kill and be loaded up with hollow points.
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Ben Dover:
I'm just saying there's no point blowing your walls apart to shoot a burglar who's nicking £500 word if it's going to cost 700 to get the walls fixed.
Small caliber = dash of plaster on your wall to fix it if you miss and not having to deal with anything court related because you splattered the burglars brains up the wall.
Birdmane:
If a junkie broke into your house all hopped up on something, a .22 wouldn't do the trick, especially in a non lethal place. .22 is bad also because they break apart and shards of bullet go everywhere, its hard to find them all then results in poisoning.
If you have a gun for self protection in your home it should always be shoot to kill. It saves you the chance of being hurt and saves you from lawsuits from the home invader.
I see what you mean about the home damage, I would be more worried about the high calibers going through walls and harming someone else who wasn't meant to be shot.
Ben Dover:
How gutted would you be if you shot your room mate trying to stop him from getting hurt by the junkie/burglar. And I see what you mean but I just think a pistol would be easier to use in a small space than a shotgun.
Birdmane:
Thats why I would rather use a shotgun, .20 gauge, than a high powered pistol. There is just less of a chance for someone else to get hit, but still stopping power and deterrence in the racking noise.
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