What I know
about rifles and come from practical hunting application of both small game and
deer. To transfer this knowledge to home
defense requires a bit of thinking out of the box. Most of my hunting rifles
have been either large caliber single shot such as the Ruger No 1 or bolt
action like the Remington 70 or the savage scout concept. All have had some
type of glass on them. But of all of these I would only consider the Savage
Scout to be somewhat adequate for home defense.
There are a
few things to consider in a home defense rifle or carbine.
1. The
distance the gun is meant to shoot. (Will you be shooting at hordes descending
500 yards down a slope trying to gain access to your property?
2. Will you
be using the gun as a house clearing device. The invaders have already gained
entry.
3. Will you
be blockaded in a safe room until help arrives?
I think in all these scenarios I would opt for
a semi-auto. In #1 I might go with a good accurate bolt action. But I think I would
still prefer a semi auto in a larger caliber such as 308 or 30:06.
In all
situations I would prefer calibers that are very common, where picking them up
at Wal-Mart would be easy or some local hardware store might carry them. Save
the odd ball stuff for fun and games now. I would also consider stocking up on reloading
supplies such as proper dies powder brass primers and reloading manuals scales
and press. If you don’t want to spend a fortune then buy simple stuff. Such as
a Lee hand press. Most of the lee products are good quality and wont break the
bank. Practice the reloading technique now.
If reloading
isn’t in your future then consider stocking up on ammo. Keep your calibers to a
minimum. Such as 2-3 handgun calibers like 9mm and maybe a 22 to practice or in
our case I have a conversion kit for my 45 to convert to 22. I get to shoot my
primary gun at a fraction of the cost. With rifle I would stick also with basic
calibers. 30:06 or 308 for longer shots 7.62x39 for closer in shots and of
course the 5.56 nato or .223.
What would I
consider a good battery? For not so much money I would opt for a M-4 clone
maybe by rock river arms or Stag arms. Or there is always the SKS or the AK
type rifle. An ar10 could cover the 308
rather nicely. I would not feel under gunned with a good AR or M4 and a 45 acp
or even a 9mm hand gun.
The one
rifle I have left in my hunting battery is a Winchester 94 carbine in 44 Mag. As
this is a lever action and short and light I feel it’s a somewhat decent choice
to keep. It’s a good 100 150 yard game getter. And I would not be afraid to
defend myself or home with it as it is short and powerful enough.
So these are
my thoughts on firearms. Whatever you do keep it sane and keep it legal. The
following are a few links that may prove valuable.
There are
plenty of others please just google what you need or go to You Tube and do a
search.
God Bless
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