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I was thinking that being "a gun guy,"
I really ought to have a dedicated home defense weapon that has features that I consider to be ideal or nearly ideal for that role. I have never had one! I've had a bunch of guns that are 'pretty good' in the home defense role, but nothing chosen just for that purpose, optimized for that.
But, the thing is, I don't wanna spend a crapton of money on it because, honestly, I don't think that's a good return on investment. The odds of me needing a home defense carbine or SBR are too low for me to spend thousands of dollars on getting one that's ideal.
I'm willing to spend a few hundred dollars though.
Critical feature- it must be suppressor ready, or I will have to spend money to have the muzzle threaded or buy whatever adapters need to be bought to make the thing work with a suppressor.
Critical feature-- it must be a pistol caliber cartridge, and there has to be an ample supply of subsonic ammo for it.
9 mm would be acceptable because I know I can get 147 grain hollow points in that caliber. 40 caliber and 45 ACP are also good choices. I don't really care about it's caliber matching the caliber of other firearms I own.
Pretty important feature-- it has to have a shoulder stock, or a (wink, nudge) "pistol arm stabilization brace" that I can easily and effectively use like a shoulder stock. In fact, I'd probably be willing to spend the $200 and register the thing as an SBR in order to get a proper stock for it rather than an ill fitting pistol brace that doesn't really fill that role.
Pretty Important Feature: Short overall length (OAL) even with the stock extended (if it folds or telescopes at all) and with a suppressor on the muzzle. I want it to be compact, not just for wielding inside a narrow hallway of my home, but I also want it to fit easily in a vehicle should I decide to "bug out" and travel with this gun propped on the floorboard & passengers seat next to me.
Any ideas?
Things that aren't important to me:
- Commando teams use it.
-- It's got a great finish.
-- Every flat surface on the gun is covered with Picatinny rails so you can mount 11 different accessories on this weapon so that it will look like a Swiss Army knife with all the different blades and tools unfolded.
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- extra-high Magazine capacity. I don't really need 30 rounds and I don't want a very long magazine that sticks down 8 inches below the gun's receiver. If I had a .223 caliber AR 15 in this role, I would use it with a standard 20 round aluminum magazine. But I would prefer a staggered column magazine that holds 12 to 18 rounds over a single stack mag that holds 7 to 9 shots.
I really ought to have a dedicated home defense weapon that has features that I consider to be ideal or nearly ideal for that role. I have never had one! I've had a bunch of guns that are 'pretty good' in the home defense role, but nothing chosen just for that purpose, optimized for that.
But, the thing is, I don't wanna spend a crapton of money on it because, honestly, I don't think that's a good return on investment. The odds of me needing a home defense carbine or SBR are too low for me to spend thousands of dollars on getting one that's ideal.
I'm willing to spend a few hundred dollars though.
Critical feature- it must be suppressor ready, or I will have to spend money to have the muzzle threaded or buy whatever adapters need to be bought to make the thing work with a suppressor.
Critical feature-- it must be a pistol caliber cartridge, and there has to be an ample supply of subsonic ammo for it.
9 mm would be acceptable because I know I can get 147 grain hollow points in that caliber. 40 caliber and 45 ACP are also good choices. I don't really care about it's caliber matching the caliber of other firearms I own.
Pretty important feature-- it has to have a shoulder stock, or a (wink, nudge) "pistol arm stabilization brace" that I can easily and effectively use like a shoulder stock. In fact, I'd probably be willing to spend the $200 and register the thing as an SBR in order to get a proper stock for it rather than an ill fitting pistol brace that doesn't really fill that role.
Pretty Important Feature: Short overall length (OAL) even with the stock extended (if it folds or telescopes at all) and with a suppressor on the muzzle. I want it to be compact, not just for wielding inside a narrow hallway of my home, but I also want it to fit easily in a vehicle should I decide to "bug out" and travel with this gun propped on the floorboard & passengers seat next to me.
Any ideas?
Things that aren't important to me:
- Commando teams use it.
-- It's got a great finish.
-- Every flat surface on the gun is covered with Picatinny rails so you can mount 11 different accessories on this weapon so that it will look like a Swiss Army knife with all the different blades and tools unfolded.
.
- extra-high Magazine capacity. I don't really need 30 rounds and I don't want a very long magazine that sticks down 8 inches below the gun's receiver. If I had a .223 caliber AR 15 in this role, I would use it with a standard 20 round aluminum magazine. But I would prefer a staggered column magazine that holds 12 to 18 rounds over a single stack mag that holds 7 to 9 shots.
