No seems to want my stuff, so no home defence as yet. Except the best, preventative, measures. Visibly strong locks on doors and windows, overgrown lawn, psychotic garden gnome, bloody handprints on the concrete streaking blood towards the door.

I have three swords and a .22 rifle.

Ah, you reminded me. My girlfriend has a sword and three or four hunting knives. The sword is very old, probably wouldn't cut a cabbage, but the knives are beautifully sharp

You folks in the UK who have weapons will play in to the hands of the burglar and you go to prison, what you need is fish a big one.

Note the man on the left. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMKCLyhBBwI

Result the burglar will look like a right fool in court. ;)

PS: Once you clubbed the burglar cook the fish.

:rotfl:Make sure your wide awake before you slam that alarm clock button :rotfl:

I have a watch-parrot :p Bug her enough and she could wake the dead - who I'd be counting on to rush to our aid.

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P.S. And a Ruger GP 161 .357 magnum, but that's in its case locked away in my home safe, so not really a readily-at-hand home defense weapon.

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"You have 20 seconds to comply":up:

I still have my first issue 32 inch graphite baton and a Samurai sword I purchased in China, of all places in 77 :arrgh!:

Why? Either way i wake up! :D

My spouse prefers a handgun, its what she used the most when her father brought her shooting. I prefer a shotgun for many reasons

1. Again, no overpenetration through walls where you might accidently hit or kill your neighbor - youd be liable for that

2. A good old fashined scatter gun with double 00, will put your ass in the dirt, and your probably not going to get up. (if you dont want to kil him outright, load a birdshot shell last so its the first in the chamber, if they dont get the hint after that, your reload is a 00 )

3. More then likely, when you use this thing, it will be late at night, dark, and you'll be waking up out of bed. Point being, Aiming will be more difficult, you dont aim a shotgun, you point it.

4. Hitting center of mass with a shotgun is infintley easier, especially when your panicked or scared - and combine point 3, you more then likely will be to some degree.

5. You want to avoid that encounter to begin with, the sound of a shotgun charging is VERY distinct, and that sound alone will make someone crap their pants when they know its meant for them.

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There are few problems in this world that can't be solved by a TLAM...

It'd probably improve the house as well as deter any intruders.

The smell here deters most intruders.

If you need one, it will be too late to talk about what your first choice would have been.

@ elite_hunter_sh3: The Garand is a poor choice, as is my '03 Springfield, the earlier bolt-action rifle firing the same round. Why? because that round will go through the intruder, through the wall, through the wall across the street and through the neighbor (or his daughter). The shotgun or the .45 would be the best choice: slow lead rounds that won't go much further than the target, and are unlikely to go through the walls when you miss.

My spouse likes things simple. Yea, she perfers hand guns, too. Her second choice is this sort-of-plastic Baretta because of its light weight:

Light, simple to use, aim in the general direction, shoot and forget - wipe out the intruder in 9 rounds or less:

It is the gun in the Middle - all Black - fires 9 mm ammo. If you have one hand free, it will do the job for you.

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That Chinese AK-47 in the middle on the ground is a piece of junk. Biggest waste of money for me - I regret buying it. Weighs a ton and jams too often to shoot the intruder coming down through your hallway. And ammo for it is too expensive to use on the dirt bag in your home. Use a knife or baseball bat instead on him/her on the dirt bag and get rid of them. It's cheaper.


Some hand guns in our home that protect us from people like you :D :

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Have a nice day!
We are firm believers of home defense. :)