I would recomend a shotgun rather than a pistol unless your a great shot and if someone does break in to your house you don't need to aim perfictly.

But if you a dead set on a pistol I would recomend a revolver over a semi-auto for home defense since as prevously stated are low matenace, don't jam and in the event of misfire are self clearing. You can also get "clips" for revolvers that hold all the rounds together for easyer loading if you are worried about reload time.

for home i still relie on both of my 44 blackpowers for conceal i use the 1911 just remember if you do have to shoot go for a chest shot

Try this link: http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/saarmy.44-40.asp

They have been very popular with lawmen for over 100 years. Must be a good piece then. I prefer my M-1 Carbine myself though, or the old Mossberg street howitzer.

I would say an FN Five-Seven

or as Officerpuppy said... http://www.protozoic.com/content/ima...5/wildey18.jpg

mmmmm FN five seven <drool>

I have a Llama 45...it Will go through walls...

very affordable....

http://ranchomagdalena.com/images/gun/llama45.html

Koon

Get a revolver not an automatic ... you can always tell when a revolver is loaded, but an automatic has a nasty habit of one in the chamber and you don't know it.

It only takes a few seconds to quick load a revolver, plus never shoot at shadows or you could spend the rest of your life in jail wondering why you did that.

Don't forget the trigger lock with children around.

Not a big deal - just treat every gun as though its loaded and you won't have a problem.

Revolvers have a nasty habit of not absorbing recoil. If you have to take a follow up shot (likely if surprised), nothing beats an automatic for the second shot.

-S

Not a pistol lover here, but I do believe in excellent weapons in protecting the home.

Free rock included with every purchase:
http://learnabit.homeserver.com/lab/...Commercial.wmv

My weapon of choice - A1 - here is a friend of mine trying mine out.
http://learnabit.homeserver.com/lab/100_1408.MOV

I like it because you can take them out at the front door, and then the next day you go to Home Depot and get a new front door.

You need Apple's QuickTime Player for the second one - sorry open it in a new tab Window and it works fine. OR save it locally to your PC [Save Target as] - then look at it.

Dunno much about pistols, but I think it's time to move!

PD

I have an old German revolver. Carries 8 bullets, uses .22 ammunition, very accurate, loud, and packs a hell of a punch. It's made by REGENT, and is a BURGO Model 106.

Actual barrel of the gun is 5 inches long, and it's one of my personal favorites since it can be loaded with hollow-point ammunition.

Of course if that doesn't work for you, there's always the Smith & Wesson revolver Model 10 MP used during the 1930s and 1940s by police officers. It, like the BURGO, can fire 6 bullets of the .22 calibre ammunition type and has a barrel just about the same size as the BURGO, although the weight of it is much heavier than the BURGO. It's accurate, it's loud, and it is very powerful, especially at close range (that comes from practice on melons, lol).

I'd prefer the BURGO if I were you, but that's just me. They're both good guns and they're both perfectly legal to own. The BURGO my dad bought when he went overseas in the 1960s for $10 at the time, and he also bought a Springfield 1903 rifle with a scope and bayonet for $25 total. The Smith & Wesson I bought about 10 years ago just for novelty value.

Buy what you can afford and feel comfortable with from a reputable gun dealer.

Get a trigger lock. Even if you live alone.

As for the revolver is safer than an
auto is B.S. It is YOUR weapon.

iF YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A ROUND CHAMBERED AT ALL TIMES....

You have no bussiness owning a firearm. Get a big Ax.

The short answer is, there is ALWAYS a round chambered, regardless if one is or not!

-S

This is why you don't keep a bullet in the chamber ... lol

The Major Cause of Gun Accidents — People’s Own Stupidity

Sometimes I cannot believe how utterly stupid people can be when dealing with matters of life and death. I’m probably to the right of Charlton Heston on the right to keep and bear arms, it never ceases to amazes me just how cavalierly some people treat guns.
A front page story in my local newspaper today is all about one such act of idiocy. A woman in Milton Township, Michigan, discovered a Glock .40-caliber pistol in her kitchen — several people lived in the home, including the woman’s daughter and grandchild, and there is no word yet on who owned the gun.
So what would you do if you discovered a Glock just laying around, and, of course, you don’t want children getting a hold of it? Make sure the weapon isn’t loaded and lock it in the trunk of a vehicle? Or maybe make sure the weapon isn’t loaded, remove the magazine and place it on top of a tall appliance like a refrigerator?
No, of course not! You’d do what this woman did — she put it in the oven. That’s right, the oven.
I’m sure you can see what’s coming next. That night, the family decided to cook a pizza and preheated the oven. There was a round in the chamber, and the intense heat caused the weapon to discharge.
Killing a male infant who was sleeping about 25 feet away in the living room.
The paper seems to indicate that all of the adults in the house at the time were aware that the gun had been placed in the oven earlier in the day, though obviously they had forgotten this fact when the oven was being heated. I hope all of them are charged with negligent manslaughter.

http://brian.carnell.com/articles/20...own-stupidity/

Always keep a round chambered. If you don't, you might as well lock the gun in a safe. The idea is, your typical baddie isn't going to wait for you the chamber one when he wakes you up in the middle of the night! :D :p You probably have one chance if that happens, so you better make it count!

Just my 2 cents.

-S