Hey everyone, I’m wondering what the usual advice for home defense looks like where you live. If someone has no idea about the topic and walks into a gun shop asking for guidance, what’s the typical response? For example, I live in a suburban area. Houses are close but not cramped, and they’re slightly smaller than the national average. Around here, people often say you need guns that cover four roles. You don’t need four separate guns, but you need tools to do these:
Something compact and discreet.
A long gun or shotgun.
Something affordable for practice.
Something with serious stopping power.
An example setup might be:
A 9mm concealed-carry pistol.
A 12-gauge shotgun (also works for #4).
A .22 rifle for cheap training.
A .357 revolver as another heavy hitter.
What’s the general advice or strategy where you’re from? Obviously, budget can limit options, so you’d have to prioritize.
Micah said:
I’ve got some preloaded muskets tucked behind trees in the driveway and carry a tomahawk for any unexpected visitors.
I keep a musket for home defense, just like the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. ‘What the devil?’ I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle, blow a golf ball-sized hole through the first man—he’s gone. Draw my pistol, miss the second man entirely because it’s smoothbore and hit the neighbor’s dog instead. So, I turn to my cannon loaded with grapeshot. ‘Tallyho, lads!’ The blast takes out two intruders, and the last one bleeds out waiting for the police because triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.