Subj : First firearm
To   : DaiTengu
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Jun 03 2020 07:44 pm

  Re: First firearm
  By: DaiTengu to calcmandan on Wed Jun 03 2020 09:10 am

 >   Re: First firearm
 >   By: calcmandan to All on Wed Jun 03 2020 10:21 am
 > 
 >  ca> What is a good calibur handgun to obtain for home protection? I am at a
 >  ca> 50/50 draw between 9 and 45 among all my friends.
 > 
 >  9mm with hollow points. In a home protection situation, there's a good chan
 > 
 > 
 > Really a shotgun is probably a better choice for home defense.
 > 
 > DaiTengu
 > 
 > ... When you dial a wrong number, you NEVER get a busy signal.
 > 
An AR-15 in .223 /5.56 performed much safer in drywall tests.  The 9mm and buc
kshot went through several layers whereas the .223 round would tumble end
over in the soft tissue and shed energy as it keyholes through a layer of
drywall or two.  Slugs and buckshot are loaded at pressures and velocities to
kill deer sized game at 50-70 yards, slugs even further.  I haven't seen any
tests with the mini-shells that are fairly new, however they warn on the box
they might not cycle in a pump or semi-auto loader.  

Buckshot does not spread out that much at 7-10 yards.  You can probably cover
the group it make with your hand.

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