Best firearm for home protection? I realize a lot is personal choice involved?

[two_bit_score]

After the last shortage I bought some .22WMR just because.

 

[Jstpssng]

Years ago (in the 80s) I read an article. More people died of .22 rounds than any other and most died within 48 hours. If you want your assailant to languish a bit, and not get off so easy, maybe .22 isn't a bad choice. AND you save money!

I'm saving a lot of money on ammo right now... because I can't FIND it! Having said that a .22 would probably be my go to gun if I ever needed to defend myself. I've shot more rounds through my .22 hand guns in various configurations than with every other firearm I own, combined.

 

[Semper Paratus]

Don't forget Co. Cooper's admonition:
"A handgun is only a tool to fight your way back to a long gun"

 

[sandman2234]

may have to put this on a wish list, saw one in Florida gun shop years ago

I actually have the carbine model of that thing, bought by a friend prior to Clinton's ban in the 90's. He retired and started selling off guns. I didn't have nearly enough money back then (or now) to get all the neat things he had, but I got a few. This one has never been out of the box, much less shot.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

I'm just saying, wether you shoot someone multiple times or hit them with a baseball bat multiple times, there's gonna be questions to answer to the police and when their family sues you. Hard to control the emotions when you're beating someone to death with a baseball bat. Yikes. Hope no one ever has to use any weapon to defend themselves or loved ones.

Unless your gun of choice is a full auto, then it is just "the trigger stuck"!
David from jax

 

[Industrial Toys]

Decidedly Inconvenient time for your semi auto to start "Slam Firing"

 

[Hay Dude]

Anyone have/shoot Ruger 10/22 takedown lite?

 

[MoKelly]

Don't forget Co. Cooper's admonition:
"A handgun is only a tool to fight your way back to a long gun"

He also said -

“A handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to fight - I’d chose a rifle, a shotgun an RPG or an atomic bomb instead”.

MoKelly

 

[fried1765]

Not too far. Maybe 1.25 hours.....
Wilmington DE only 10-15 minutes. Lots of murders and crime there.
Philly is 45 minutes. One of the big 3 for crime in the USA.

I had my boat registered in Wilmington.
Never been there.
Registered/incorporated through a mail agent.

 

[RSKY]

This is all from memory but if I remember correctly the FBI went back to 9-mm after several studies of actual shootings and not bullets into ballistic gelatin. They found that the most important factors in a gunfight with handguns were: 1) shot placement, 2) getting the second shot on target as fast as possible. They were not concerned with killing the adversary, just stopping the fight. If I remember the charts correctly the best 'fight stopper' was a shotgun loaded with buckshot. Three 'stops' for four shots. Last place went to 25ACP which took nearly three shots per 'stop'. The main point realized from their studies was that after getting up to a 380ACP there was very little difference in stopping ability up to the main man-killer handgun round which was the 357 Magnum.

Back to home defense. I want something readily available, simple to use, and reliable as an anvil. For a high stress situation a revolver is what I want.

RSKY