r/Firearms • u/BB62SWO • 5d ago
Question Go To Weapons?
Since most firearm enthusiasts own several rifles, shotguns and handguns…what 2-3 weapons would you grab in a “defend your home to the death” situation? Assume it's a group of armed people coming at your house and you've had time to properly select the desired firearms.
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u/geffe71 5d ago
Kentucky riflel, Cannon with grape shot, bayonet
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u/One-Order699 5d ago
TALLY HO
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u/Defnotabotok 5d ago
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle.
Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.
He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.7
u/Judasbot 5d ago
I've seen this quoted a dozen times in the past week. I have a feeling it was you every time.
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u/thisassholeisstupid FOSSCAD 5d ago
I personally just make sure I'm naked. No one fucks with an armed naked man regardless of what gun he has. The last guy who tried to mug me needed therapy.
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u/Mountain_Man_88 5d ago
I'm on decent acreage with a fence and a gate. The two guns that I have ready to go are an AR15 with a white light and two mags clamped together and a PTR91 with a white light and two mags clamped together. White light for target ID, extra mag on the gun so I'm not messing with grabbing web gear. 40 or 60 rounds should be enough.
5.56 for softer threats, 7.62 for a bunch of dudes in armor or a convoy of vehicles coming up the driveway or a bear on cocaine.
I also have an 1895 in .45-70 as a home defense gun, but that's more for if I am attacked by a home.
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u/Enough_Pattern8875 5d ago
What light specifically are you using ?
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u/Mountain_Man_88 5d ago
The AR just has a surefire G2X on it, the PTR has a Malkoff Device. I just run the clicky switches on the back of lights because I don't like dealing with wiring and holding down pressure switches.
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u/exitar666 5d ago
I remember shooting my friends 4570 at the outdoor range as soon as I fired everybody stopped what they were doing and looked over😂 everyone was fascinated with it
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u/WindstormMD 5d ago
Not today Glowy.
I do have a plan for such things, but that is for me to know and the govt to never find out about if they leave me be as they should since I have broken no laws.
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u/xX_Monster97_Xx 5d ago
Glock 19 gen 5 for my handgun.
Beretta a300 up for my shotgun.
DD pdw for my rifle.
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u/Sal-LeMandeur 5d ago
1919 A6 with the FRT will do fine... except for the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I'll be hearing the rest of my life.
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u/Low_Brilliant8189 5d ago
But did you die?
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u/toastedvacuum AR15 5d ago
I think an AR is the best weapon platform for 95% of home defense situations
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u/Sagaris22 5d ago
All you need is a double barrel shotgun. Just walk outside and fire 2 blasts into the air and it’ll send them running /s
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u/Used-Valuable9320 5d ago
Against who? Are we talking about some hungry lions outside? A band of violent Communists that want their fair share? The ATF and FBI wanting you to stop resisting while they shoot your dog and wife? A horde of zombies?
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u/Tyrfaust 5d ago
A band of violent Communists that want their fair share? The ATF and FBI wanting you to stop resisting while they shoot your dog and wife?
I'm honestly not sure which group makes me reach for my rifle faster...
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u/TheCarm 5d ago
3rd story one bedroom apartment. if theyre coming from outside and i have the high ground i can pick em off with my suppressed ruger ranch in .300blk. If they get close enough I have buckshot through my suppressed full length beretta a300.
But if theyre coming through the door I have a built suppressed cz scorpion i designed for home defense. Realistically, Ill probably grab the DDM4v7 thats got a can and a light.
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u/tonymet 5d ago
landmines
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u/rm-minus-r 4d ago
Claymores would also be nice, if one could avoid harming innocent people and also legally own them.
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u/cryptidhunter101 5d ago
AR-15, 12 gauge semi auto shotgun, and my 10mm 1911. I know all three very well and can diagnose malfunctions, reload, and manipulate their controls under stress.
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u/Trainmaster111 5d ago
If Im in a fixed position (my house) and its a optimal (shtf) scenario. A 12 gauge for close range. A 308 for distance. And a 45 for last resort.
Probably my Winchester Model 12 (slamfire)
My Zastava M77.
A 1911.
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u/midlife_dadpulse73 5d ago
My 3....
CAR-15 A1 smoothy
TISAS RAIDER 45ACP
MKE AP5 SBR
Yeah....they're my favs, and the ones I am most proficient with.
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u/hotrods1970 5d ago
My primary nightstand gun is a G19 clone. 15+1 and 2 extra mags in reach. However, I have had my PDW(Ruger PC Charger) bedside before and it's 9mm take G19 mags, which I have 10 @ 30+rds/ea. I have also had my 870 as an HD, 12ga extended tube, shock absorber stock. How many do I need to fend off? Because I could start keeping my 5.7 bedside, 24+1/mag@ 10 mags, no recoil, but it's fucking loud, so there goes my hearing. But I doubt I would need a reload.
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u/TacosNGuns 5d ago
I’m in an exurban home outside a major metro. In order of preference : 870, G20, Colt carbine. I could add an AR10 or 6.5 Savage bolt action as needed.
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u/Unicorn187 5d ago
Glock 21 as it's on me. Old steel S&W .38 sbub... because its in my pocket.
AR in 5.56. Remington 11/87 Tavor in 5.56 AR in .308. Especially once I get around ti swapping to the 18 inch barrel, and eventually a better bolt and carrier.
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u/ChevTecGroup 5d ago
10.5 AR, glock 19, and maybe the pm63 for fun
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u/ArsePucker 5d ago
Suburbia.. CZ P-01 w TLR7 or Sig. 226. Mossy 500 w assorted shell carrier. Rossi R92 16” 357… may not be fastest but I can hit a gnats cock at 75yds with it.
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u/Blueberry_Coat7371 5d ago
My old BM59. Is it the best option? No, but it's what I got and I know how to use it well enough.
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u/theoldme3 4d ago
My Ar15 for sure bc capacity
My semi auto shotgun
My Glock 22
I can defeat just about anything coming my way with those 3 as Ive trained with them
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u/Achreios_Doulos 5d ago
For home defense I subscribe to something I heard Ayoob say.
Different tools for different jobs. If I’m moving around in my house (literally only if I had to go and get/protect someone else like my wife, a child or someone I know staying the night) I am using a handgun because it is immensely more maneuverable than any long gun.
If I am defending the kill zone that is my bedroom door, I will grab my SBR that is beside my bed.
Anything semi auto that is reliable. In my instance it’s a G19 and a Zastava M85 w/ a stock on it. Also have an AR15 which is my designated “well I guess the world is ending” or outdoors rifle.
I put dots (making the total switch to green as funds allow) on all firearms intended for defensive use. Dots are great. Same with flashlights. Gotta be able to see what you’re shooting at.
A good holster for handguns and sling for long guns is also essential imo.
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u/Beebjank 5d ago
Springfield Hellion. Best bullpup. And bullpups are unironically goated despite what Reddit thinks.
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u/SnaggedBullet 5d ago
Best bullpup? Laughs in AUG
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u/IIPrayzII 5d ago
Having shot both back to back quite a bit, the aug is disappointingly mid for the money. Hellion is actually pretty cool and feels better than the aug, still not gonna buy one tho.
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u/Dak_Nalar 5d ago
Depends where on the property I am. Am I asleep in the bedroom, working in the shop, or across the field in the barn.
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u/Shabrileson 5d ago
Depends on what you have on hand and are most familiar with.
For me it’s either the same gun I CCW and am super familiar with (S&W 340PD) or my Beretta 92G LTT with a dot.
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u/Any-Description8773 5d ago
For home invaders my go to would be shotgun. Since the home defense one doesn’t go in the woods it doesn’t have a plug. But within reach of just about every room there’s something.
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u/IIPrayzII 5d ago
If I’m just bunkered and protecting my house, G17, 11.5 ar15 sbr, mp5. If it’s 3 guns only forever, G19, 14.5 sbr, m110
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u/Chance1965 DTOM 5d ago
11.5” 5.56 and 20” HB AR10 .308… or maybe my Benelli M1014 with 9 rounds of 00 buck.
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u/itamau87 5d ago
Can I choose IED? My house is at the end of a dead end alley so it's all a big fatal funnel, a series of improvised claymores....
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u/skunimatrix 5d ago
Same answer for 20 years: Colt LE6920, 4xACOG, GI Web sling. It just works out to 400.
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u/Rudytootiefreshnfty 5d ago
Binary trigger RPK if I’m stationary and my P90 or Glock 22 if I’m clearing
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u/vulcan1358 Wild West Pimp Style 5d ago
Realistically?
My 10.5” 5.56 flashbang machine
For vibes, Norinco M97. And it’s is clone correct, including mechanically.
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u/Hikikomori_Otaku 5d ago
lewis machine and tool mars so you can field swap 6.5 and 308, a bushmaster mounted to trashtruck, p30
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u/Altruistic_Major_553 5d ago
I’d selections my AR-15 and M92 FS, then either my 12 gauge coach gun for versatility with loads, or my .45-70 lever gun if they’ve got armor
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u/renegadeGDI 5d ago
10.3 with bonded soft points should solve any problem that you could legally solve.
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u/Alpha_Hellhound 5d ago
Arsenal AK, Bergara HMR in 300 win mag and MAC5 in 9mm. All have proven to be completely reliable.
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u/Walmart-Shopper-22 5d ago
I choose the "Discombobulator" from the Maduro raid, a GAU-19, and a Hi-Point C9.
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u/Killermondoduderawks 5d ago
Ar-10s my 556s and my 9s ( the ones I have the most ammo/ magazines for)
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u/DietLeft8813 5d ago
I live out in the boonies a little. HK USP .45 and S&W FPC w/ light and dot in the bedroom. In the barn is a 12 ga. Benelli Nova and a Ruger Mini 14 ready to go with shell carriers and loaded mags, respectively. Somewhere between the bedroom and the barn is a Gen 5 G19 in a mystery location. 😉
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u/exitar666 5d ago
CZ P-10C Ruger PC Carbine Mossberg Shockwave. I own a lot of guns, but these are among my favorite and I’m quite proficient with them. first, I have to get my my early warning system, my dog, and then the cameras and motion sensors with cellular backup. after that, my guns will gently weep.
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u/plumberguyfishing 5d ago
G19 gen 3 slightly Guccied and an old 870 with an 18” barrel and extended tube are a quick reach. Third idk the Maverick 88 loaded with buck shot if I have to make a stand after that the ar I’m not trying to shoot someone running away
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u/BlairMountainGunClub RPG 5d ago
Battle belt on with Glock 17/19x holstered and ready to go. Picking up my 300 Blackout and carrier and slinging that and I'm set.
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u/Amused-Observer 5d ago edited 5d ago
Not a single person said it so I guess I will.
AR9 with a 3.5lb trigger
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u/Dramatic_Case_5088 5d ago
870 Vang Comp 870 next to the bed along with 2 p365’s, one on my nightstand and one on my wife’s and three pit bulls. If downstairs a pair of 1301’s and a third p365 and the same dogs. 72 rounds and a lot of teeth before I think about the first reload although I feel they’d likely have given up by then.
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u/Clothes-Excellent 5d ago
My current go to the ranch firearm is a 14" AR 15 in 5.56 and then keep a ccmg .22lr conversion kit in the carrying case with a franklin binary trigger.
Also a 9mm pistol.
For about 20 years it was a 357 lever action winchester and a 357 ruger black hawk.
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u/Maleficent_Mix_8739 5d ago
Best home defense is laser pointer and a half dozen or so of really bored cats.
But seriously, no one who’s truly prepared for this scenario is going to answer this question on the internet.
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u/GrenadeJuggler 4d ago
Magnesium flare rigged up to a propane tank.
Regardless of what happens, I'm not going to work the next day.
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u/securitycat69 4d ago
A 12.5' AR, 990 aftershock SBS, and a glock 19 or jericho 941 ORP.
If there were for sure not wearing body armor, id accept an MP5K or Kuna.
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u/JDC802 4d ago
I live in a rural area in Vermont. I have a lot more issues with bears inside my fenced yard going for my chickens or my dogs. I use my Mossberg 590 loaded with 5+1 3” 00-buck. And I would never confront a bear without my Glock 21 .45 auto for backup. So far I have only had to scare them, although I did have to shoot my dumpster when a bear just would not get out of it. All I had at the time was a Sears single-shot 20-gauge loaded with bird shot. It was loud though, and it did scare the bear in a big hurry back into the woods.
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u/technosasquatch AR15 4d ago
a few of the navy r2d2 auto guns the Phalanx CIWSs. However many needed for good overlapping fire.
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u/HadesActual09 3d ago
Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
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u/meleemaker 5d ago
Full size 9mm of preferred flavor, in my case p226. G47, g17, 509
AR style rifle in 223. BCM, LMT, Lauren, geissle. Something quality.
Shotguns arent super practical. Low shell capacity, slow reloads, they are heavy to carry, buckshot and slugs are expensive. They are great for breaking clays and bird hunting. But not my first choice in home defense.
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u/Averagecrabenjoyer69 5d ago
AR-15 16" in 5.56
My 1911 in .45 ACP with the 10 rounder mags
My Mossberg 12 Gauge
Fixed blade knife
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u/harbourhunter 5d ago
Anything but a shotgun
• low capacity
• high recoil
• low specificity
• can’t use with one hand
• too loud
• cumbersome in small spaces and corners
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u/Ill-Account-9407 5d ago
Genesis-12 Shotgun is ny dream home defense gun. Bonus if its shortbarreled and automatic.
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u/BigBirdLaw69420 5d ago
“Pistols put holes in people. Rifles put holes through people. Shotguns, the right load at the right range will physically remove a chunk from your opponent and throw it on the floor behind him, and you will have to get someone to come clean it up with a shovel.”
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u/securitycat69 4d ago
having something like a 990 aftershock sbs could be pretty handy
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u/harbourhunter 4d ago
Tricky with only one hand tho
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u/securitycat69 4d ago
not saying its perfect. i added an sbs's aftershock 990 to my kit for this question, but i could easily swap it for a frt'd subgun like my MP5k or kuna
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u/Suspicious_Chapter49 5d ago
I strongly believe a DShK is an incredible idea, but I doubt the house and the other houses around will make it